Mountain refuge Cabane de Bassibès

Between the Bassibès circus and the Bastions line

The approach to Cabane de Bassibès It is already moving on open mountain land, about 1980 meters, on the Fontpédrouse side and within the eastern Pyrenees sector that links with the Bastions cordal. More than a coat associated with a low valley, it fits into a high strip where the relief begins to be organized in lomas, hills and cubes of glacial origin. This position places it in a useful area for those who progress on long routes or seek a simple basis before winning higher levels.

From here, several ascends of the immediate environment make sense. The Pic de Bacivers is relatively close, and in the same mountain arc there are summits such as the Pic de Freser , Piolet de Bastions or the peaks of the Cow, which help to define the alpine character of the place. This is also the case. HRP , with stages and variants in the vicinity, so that the cabin can be used both to break a journey and to link with crest routes and steps between sides. In a wider radio, the environment also connects with signposted itineraries such as Les Balcons de la Têt.

The immediate logistics highlights the presence of a source at about 110 meters, a relevant data in an area where autonomy remains important even if there is water nearby. However, in the high mountain it is appropriate to foresee rapid changes of time, fog and wind in the upper part of the corral, and not to take for granted more equipment of the strictly known. For its location, it is especially practical for mountaineers with a certain custom of moving through pirenaic terrain of height, either on a journey or with the aim of summit in the sector of Bastions and Bassibès.