Pica d'Estats

If you are a kind of outdoor person and love mountaineering, probably you've already climbed Pica d’Estats.The most Catalonia’s emblematic mountain. Although there are several normal routes to get there, the past year a bunch of pals and me decided to avoid normal itineraries and take an alternative trail, wilder that went through forgotten tracks . We put on 15 Kg rucksack on our back and started our hike. That day, the weather wasn’t good and there was a strong wind blowing. After a hard hiking and getting lost for two times we arrived to the Shelter of Baborte .Pic.1 It took a certain amount of arranging but we managed to settle down in relative comfort and ate supper by the light of our head torchs; as music we had the strong wind.

Next day we awaked at 5 a.m. and climb up into the daylight rather into the dark, thus we put on our headlamps and went ahead. Today, the weather was changing for the better and this time we did our route whithout too much troubles. After dark, fortunately we reached the “Boarte Shelter”. pic.2
My god! What a luxurious one!. Inside, a table with benches!. From here and after hiking a little we got the summit. The end of our little expedition was one long party.

Go to the mountains off season by this kind of paths was much more adventurous, lonelier and certainly a little bit dangerours, however, for me, was enourmously satisfactory and best of all cleared my mind and soul from daily servitudes and official atmosphere.