"Climb the Costerillou Ridge to Balaitous with a Guide"

Included

• Two days with a high mountain guide.
• Technical equipment, including climbing shoes, harness and helmet.
• Shared safety equipment, including ropes and anchoring systems.
• Assistance insurance.

Not included

• Your accommodation and meal expenses.
• The guide’s hut accommodation expenses.

What you need to bring

• Comfortable sports clothing.
• Ice axe and crampons, if you have them.
• Waterproof jacket, warm hat and gloves.
• Sunglasses and mountain boots, preferably semi-rigid.
• 30 litre backpack.
• Sun protection.
• Food for the day and 1.5 litres of water.

Equipment we can lend you

• Technical equipment: climbing shoes, harness, helmet, ice axe, crampons and similar items.
• Shared safety equipment, including ropes and anchoring systems.
• A large backpack if you do not have one.
• Contact us for advice.

Meet at 15:30 at the PirineoSur office, Calle Antonio Beltrán 1, Jaca, Huesca. Ask when booking whether another meeting point is possible. Check equipment, then drive to the start.

Day 1: Leave vehicles at La Sarra car park and walk approximately 2–2.5 hours to Respomuso hut. Overnight in the staffed hut, with dinner and breakfast.

Day 2: Leave around 05:00 for a 2–2.5-hour approach to Cresta de Costerillou, reaching the start around first light. Follow the ridge to Balaïtous, then abseil and walk back to Respomuso hut, approximately 3 hours 30 minutes for the descent and return to the hut. Continue down to La Sarra.

For people who have completed a bolted multi-pitch climbing course, or already have some climbing experience, and want to improve their protection and safety systems on routes without fixed gear.

You must be comfortable seconding grade V.