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Ascent of Mont Aigoual on 2013-08-09

Climber: Martin Richardson

Date:

Friday, August 9, 2013

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Mont Aigoual

Location:

France

Elevation:

1565 m / 5135 ft

Ascent Trip Report

For pictures and context, see my blog 'Went up a hill and came down' at:
Aigoual>

Extract of text from my blog:
Mont Aigoual in the Parc National Des Cevennes appears to be a very popular destination for a drive. It is topped by a Meteo meteorological station (and exhibition centre) and an IGN trig hidden in a round circle of stones – and the large car park was full.
However, for the thousands who must visit daily in the summer – or ski there in the winter – I suspect that only a small handful bother to visit the true summit about 1.6km away.
1.20km, 105m ascent
For the true summit, even the marked path that starts at the roadside at (1521m) N44.12332 E3.57020 traverses rather than visits it – this is the only access from the west that does not involve getting over a barbed wire fence and ignoring signs about it being a tranquillity zone.
However, there is a fainter path that follows the fence line to the summit marked by a small communications mast that looks a bit like a sailing boat. The view was far and wide, but there was not a lot to see, really.
2.31km, 160m total ascent

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