It was a long day starting in L'Artigue without night in refuge Pinet. I needed 7h to summit of Montcalm and 8h to reach Pica d'Estats. I climbed 2100 m of slope walking 16km in 13h.
kleberr - May 27, 2023 11:58 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2023
First peak in the Pyrenees
Quick weekend escape while on a business trip. I was hoping to climb the SE Ridge but the conditions were too bad. So I went for the rather easy standard approach (which wasn't that easy since I didn't bring ice axe and crampons). Glad there was another party on the mountain that knew the way....
boriskrielen - Feb 7, 2018 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2008
Normal route solo
Climbed the normal route solo, together with Montcalm and Pic Verdaguer.
damgaard - Aug 9, 2014 3:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2014
Nice climb
Slept at the Vallferrera refugio and took the normal route to the summit. There was a lot of snow this season, so there was snow from Port de Sottlo almost to the summit. Crampons and ice-axe not needed through, since the snow was soft. Went to Montcalm before going to the summit of Estats. Back at the car park after 7.5 hours.
efrainlarrea - Dec 29, 2011 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2003
Ruta normal
Ruta pels estanys de Sotllo i el port de Sotllo
ferbat - Feb 22, 2011 11:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
Do it
Impresive veiews of the Pyrenees. You can sleep in the Vall Ferrera hut or if you have a van, you can sleep in the car parking area. Next morning you can reach the top and come back to your van in the same day.
PadreTed - Jan 4, 2011 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2009
Solo Guiri
Arrived at the bottom of the valley for the ascent to the Vallferrera refuge. Was on motorbike so parked and hiked up, meeting a smashing couple on the way. Slept dreadfully in the refuge (no fault of the accomodation, was just very restless), set off before sunrise. Made the peak. View was incredible. Descent was long and hard, but made it back to my bike some sixteen hours later. Stayed at Llavorsi and really enjoyed a few cold beers.
french approach to Ariege and Catalogne highest top (+ visit to Montcalm, last 3000m on the east of Pyrenees
Bruno baschung
ojo - Aug 26, 2010 9:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2005
From Vallferrera
Our planned day had to be postponed because of bad weather but the following day we managed Montcalm, Verdaguer and Estats. My first tresmiles, with Alf.
A long day. Met very few folk. Remember the long, windy, path through trees and the flat plain above before the terrain started to get more rocky.
Have just found an foto of me on a summit. Thanks to this site, I can now identify it as the summit cross of Estats.
I may have forgotten some detail, but my overall memory of the day is a day that was unforgetable!
bruno.carbonne - Aug 15, 2010 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
Montcalm and Pica d'Estats
From several ascents of these mountains, the last one was one of the nicest, with my son Thomas (11), 2 days ago. We started in the clouds from Pinet hut and after some time, we were above a superb seas of clouds (see photos from 2010 and also from a winter ascent in february 1985).
FrançoisJ - Aug 17, 2009 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006
Route climbed: normal
Sabrina and I climbed from refuge du Pinet this day :
Sottlo, Verdaguer, pica d'Estats, Rodo de Canalbona, punta Gabarro and Montcalm.
Very nice from the crowd to loneliness...
I returned to Pica d'estats in a marvellous day to climb all the three-thousands in the same day!!!. We camp the previous day in estany de Sotllo (2h from refuge Vallferrera) and we climbed the next day across the spectacular ridge S.E. passing Rodó de Canalbona (3.005m), Punta Gabarró (3.114m), Pica d'Estats (3.144m), Verdaguer (3.133m), Montcalm (3.077m) and Sotllo (3.073m). We walked more than 11 hours returning to car very tired after a very nice day.
geeman - Apr 7, 2009 10:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Pica d'Estats and Montcalm
A day scramble to tackle both the Montcalm and the Pica d'Estats from the trailhead at L'Artigue (French side). Stopped at the L'Etang du Pinet refuge for lunch on the way down.
Andy_Hornung - Jul 12, 2008 7:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
fantastic day
Decided to tackle Pica d'Estats from the north in one long day rather than two short days, wanting to pack as much into my trip as possible. So, left L'Artigue car park at 07:15 expecting the return trip to take around 11 hours. A cloudless day saw me on the summit by 12:30, enjoying breathtaking views in all directions. In all, the round trip took just 8.5h and was a fantastic finale to my 2008 trip to the Pyrenees.
Rafa Bartolome - Sep 5, 2006 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Long day...
.. but beautiful area and valley with important mountains. I climbed Verdaguer (3131m), Pica d'Estats (3143m) and Montcalm (3077m) in 6h across Puerto de Sotllo. After the last summit it fell a lot of rain while all the descent to valley of Vallferrera and I leaved the peak Sotllo for another day.
eza - Sep 5, 2006 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
No way
Hadn't slept too well, forgot half the food in the car... Not my day - but nevertheless I managed to reach the Estany d'Estats from the Vallferrera Hut
Rafa Bartolome - Jul 29, 2023 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2023
From L'ArtigueIt was a long day starting in L'Artigue without night in refuge Pinet. I needed 7h to summit of Montcalm and 8h to reach Pica d'Estats. I climbed 2100 m of slope walking 16km in 13h.
kleberr - May 27, 2023 11:58 am Date Climbed: May 27, 2023
First peak in the PyreneesQuick weekend escape while on a business trip. I was hoping to climb the SE Ridge but the conditions were too bad. So I went for the rather easy standard approach (which wasn't that easy since I didn't bring ice axe and crampons). Glad there was another party on the mountain that knew the way....
boriskrielen - Feb 7, 2018 2:08 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2008
Normal route soloClimbed the normal route solo, together with Montcalm and Pic Verdaguer.
damgaard - Aug 9, 2014 3:56 am Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2014
Nice climbSlept at the Vallferrera refugio and took the normal route to the summit. There was a lot of snow this season, so there was snow from Port de Sottlo almost to the summit. Crampons and ice-axe not needed through, since the snow was soft. Went to Montcalm before going to the summit of Estats. Back at the car park after 7.5 hours.
efrainlarrea - Dec 29, 2011 11:13 am Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2003
Ruta normalRuta pels estanys de Sotllo i el port de Sotllo
ferbat - Feb 22, 2011 11:57 am Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
Do itImpresive veiews of the Pyrenees. You can sleep in the Vall Ferrera hut or if you have a van, you can sleep in the car parking area. Next morning you can reach the top and come back to your van in the same day.
PadreTed - Jan 4, 2011 5:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2009
Solo GuiriArrived at the bottom of the valley for the ascent to the Vallferrera refuge. Was on motorbike so parked and hiked up, meeting a smashing couple on the way. Slept dreadfully in the refuge (no fault of the accomodation, was just very restless), set off before sunrise. Made the peak. View was incredible. Descent was long and hard, but made it back to my bike some sixteen hours later. Stayed at Llavorsi and really enjoyed a few cold beers.
bruno baschung - Oct 10, 2010 2:58 am
french routefrench approach to Ariege and Catalogne highest top (+ visit to Montcalm, last 3000m on the east of Pyrenees
Bruno baschung
ojo - Aug 26, 2010 9:31 am Date Climbed: Jun 7, 2005
From VallferreraOur planned day had to be postponed because of bad weather but the following day we managed Montcalm, Verdaguer and Estats. My first tresmiles, with Alf.
A long day. Met very few folk. Remember the long, windy, path through trees and the flat plain above before the terrain started to get more rocky.
Have just found an foto of me on a summit. Thanks to this site, I can now identify it as the summit cross of Estats.
I may have forgotten some detail, but my overall memory of the day is a day that was unforgetable!
bruno.carbonne - Aug 15, 2010 2:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2010
Montcalm and Pica d'EstatsFrom several ascents of these mountains, the last one was one of the nicest, with my son Thomas (11), 2 days ago. We started in the clouds from Pinet hut and after some time, we were above a superb seas of clouds (see photos from 2010 and also from a winter ascent in february 1985).
FrançoisJ - Aug 17, 2009 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006
Route climbed: normalSabrina and I climbed from refuge du Pinet this day :
Sottlo, Verdaguer, pica d'Estats, Rodo de Canalbona, punta Gabarro and Montcalm.
Very nice from the crowd to loneliness...
Rafa Bartolome - Jul 13, 2009 2:17 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2009
Ridge SEI returned to Pica d'estats in a marvellous day to climb all the three-thousands in the same day!!!. We camp the previous day in estany de Sotllo (2h from refuge Vallferrera) and we climbed the next day across the spectacular ridge S.E. passing Rodó de Canalbona (3.005m), Punta Gabarró (3.114m), Pica d'Estats (3.144m), Verdaguer (3.133m), Montcalm (3.077m) and Sotllo (3.073m). We walked more than 11 hours returning to car very tired after a very nice day.
geeman - Apr 7, 2009 10:44 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Pica d'Estats and MontcalmA day scramble to tackle both the Montcalm and the Pica d'Estats from the trailhead at L'Artigue (French side). Stopped at the L'Etang du Pinet refuge for lunch on the way down.
Andy_Hornung - Jul 12, 2008 7:05 am Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008
fantastic dayDecided to tackle Pica d'Estats from the north in one long day rather than two short days, wanting to pack as much into my trip as possible. So, left L'Artigue car park at 07:15 expecting the return trip to take around 11 hours. A cloudless day saw me on the summit by 12:30, enjoying breathtaking views in all directions. In all, the round trip took just 8.5h and was a fantastic finale to my 2008 trip to the Pyrenees.
Rafa Bartolome - Sep 5, 2006 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
Long day..... but beautiful area and valley with important mountains. I climbed Verdaguer (3131m), Pica d'Estats (3143m) and Montcalm (3077m) in 6h across Puerto de Sotllo. After the last summit it fell a lot of rain while all the descent to valley of Vallferrera and I leaved the peak Sotllo for another day.
eza - Sep 5, 2006 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2006
No wayHadn't slept too well, forgot half the food in the car... Not my day - but nevertheless I managed to reach the Estany d'Estats from the Vallferrera Hut