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Ossoue Glacier

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Ossoue Glacier

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Parc national des Pyrénées (cœur)

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  • Location: Cauterets, Argelès-Gazost, Occitania, France

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    August 10, 2023

    Mountaineering

    Located at an altitude of 3000 m, in full regression it is quite a visual spectacle and a luxury to be able to step on its ice in sudden retreat.
    Difficult to access due to the route and unevenness, it is advisable to be an experienced mountaineer to visit it, and also to be prepared with crampons, ice ax and helmet to enter it.
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    July 1, 2025

    Mountaineering

    The Ossoue Glacier is a glacier in the Pyrenees located in the Viñamala massif, on the northern slope of the French-Spanish border, in the Hautes-Pyrénées department of Occitania.

    It is the only tongue-shaped glacier in the mountain range, and the second largest after the Aneto Glacier, and ahead of the Monte Perdido and Maladeta Glaciers.
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    Lake Ossoue – Vignemale loop from Aire de bivouac

    15.0km

    09:04

    1,370m

    1,370m

    Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    Elevation 3,140 m

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    Location: Cauterets, Argelès-Gazost, Occitania, France

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