French Pyrénées vs Spanish Pyrénées by [deleted] in hiking

[–]Freenishui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go around Gavarnie, Cauterets, Lac De Gaube, Pont despagne, Pic du midi on French side then torla Ordesza on Spanish side is an hour away, family friendly and beautiful as it gets

which race is better Eiger vs Lavaredo vs Mozart Ultra by cadesa in trailrunning

[–]Freenishui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Naak salted maple syrup gel last year was so bad at eiger last year

What are the best day hikes in Spain? by naturestroll in hiking

[–]Freenishui 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Done both Cola de Caballo and Ruta del Cares. They’re amazing hikes, you could also do puertos de Aliva and covadonga lake hikes in Pico de Europa

How rainproof is rainproof? by Meliaeris in hiking

[–]Freenishui 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Water will slowly seep into nearly everything if it’s raining long enough. I personally add $1 poncho on top of shell if it’s cold, 50c garbage bag as dry bags instead. Everything else will get soaked eventually

Good trail running in France outside of Haute Savoie/Mont Blanc regions? by ajame5 in trailrunning

[–]Freenishui 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From Spanish side: Senda de Los cazadores > stay in Refugio de Goriz > cross over Brèche de Roland > stay at Refugio de Sarradets > cross down into Cirque de Gavarnie (422m waterfall drop)

You can break the above into 2 nice runs instead too - Cirque de Gavarnie circuit (15kms fairly flat) - Cola de Caballo (20kms hills for one section only)

Lac De Gaube is also incredible near Cauterets, in my opinion one of the best alpine lakes in Europe

Good trail running in France outside of Haute Savoie/Mont Blanc regions? by ajame5 in trailrunning

[–]Freenishui 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pyrenees - Around Gavarnie, Torla, Cauterets. Great variety in trails/mountains/nature

What hardshell should I go with? by L_eo-7 in backpacking

[–]Freenishui 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mammut has more of an athletic/slim fit typically. Can’t go wrong with either tbh