Ken and I followed the easier line to the eastern side of the ridge after crossing through the Portillon Superior. The last wall from the snowfield to the ridge was exciting and we needed a couple of attempts to find the best line. Once on top of the wall we emerged just a few metres from the summit marker. Unfortunately the cloud was down so our view was limited.
yes, at last in the summit. Strong wind in the access to col de la Rimaya, bad conditions in the exit of the coulouir. Bad snow and 45º of slope, dangerous,... 2 ice axe very advisables.
It was a great sunny winter day, temperature around -7C with winds up to 35m/s. Tried to climb Col de la Rimaya but the strong winds on the summit ridge made us turn back at 3200 meters.
After a long climb of almost 6 hours I don't climb the last meters of the coulouir of access to Col de la Rimaya with recent snow very soft, I fall a little of meters in the coulouir... very difficult for me. I leave it at 3200 meters this time...I'm very unlucky with this peak.
A lot of snow, a lot of sun, the snow very soft was a hard work for only two persons. I tried the peak Aneto but the access to Portillon Sup was impossible and we turn to Maladeta but I leave the route at 3010 meters in the first spun of the ridge after the Portillon Superior.