The Pic des Spijeoles is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at .

Toponymy

The name comes from gascon ''eths picholes'' (pronounced ''es pitcholes''), meaning « smalls rills » ("spijeole" is an erroneous derivation).

Geography

It lies in the High Luchonnais near the spa town of

Bagnères-de-Luchon Bagnères-de-Luchon (; oc, Banhèras de Luishon), also referred to as just Luchon, is a commune and spa town in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Lucho ...

, on the border of the hautes-Pyrénées and

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

departments.

History

The first ascent by normal route was made by Henry Russell and guide from Luchon Firmin Barrau on June 30, 1880. On September 6, 1906, luchonese pyreneist Marcel fell victim of a fatal fall at la brèche "gap" des Spijeoles.

Access

The Spijeoles ascension from the barns of Astau and the refuge d'Espingo (normal route) is quite long though without any real difficulty (aside from in foggy conditions). Even in Summer and in good weather conditions, it is reserved for skilled hikers. It offers a superb panorama on the central Pyrenees and la vallée de Luchon. The 2000 m climb often requires a sleep at le refuge d'Espingo.Ascension des Spijeoles (3.086 m)
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Toponymy

Geography

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