Anthony Froidevaux Photographer
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Pyrenees

Ridges and valleys, on both sides of the border

Silhouette contemplating a sea of clouds at sunset, from a rocky spur
Silhouette contemplating a sea of clouds at sunset, from a rocky spur

From the Basque ridges to the Spanish summits, I often climb at night to be there when the light changes. Seas of clouds, valleys in the light of sunset, hidden caves and waterfalls. More often than not, I come back down with different images from the ones I went up for.

From Iparla to Iraty, from the Ossau Valley to the Vignemale, from the Lescun cirque to the Ordesa canyon: a notebook of Pyrenean light, from summer days to starry nights.

The heart-shaped Lac du Montagnon bathed in golden light below the Pic du Montagnon d'Iseye, Ossau Valley Bird's-eye view from the Peña Collarada over a mountain lake and a sea of Aragonese summits The Ilhéou mountain hut on the shore of Lac Bleu d'Ilhéou, bathed in warm light above Cauterets The summits of the Vignemale massif gilded by the setting sun, seen from the Col de Hougade A sea of clouds at dusk seen from the Iparla ridge, the summits rising like islands Snow-dusted Pic d'Orhy beneath a blazing sky, above moors of flowering heather Artzamendi rising from the haze under a pink and blue sky, seen from the Iparla ridge A silhouette on the summit of the Pic du Montagnon d'Iseye, in the orange haze of sunset Bluish ridges in successive layers under a red sky, seen from the Iparla ridge A sea of clouds at dusk from the Iparla ridge, lit from within by the lights of a village The Pic du Montagnon d'Iseye silhouetted in the haze at sunset, Ossau Valley Layered Pyrenean ridges in brown monochrome, in the luminous evening haze The Aiguilles d'Ansabère lit by the setting sun above a russet autumn beech forest The north face of the Vignemale and its glacier under a stormy sky, above a stream lined with crocuses Rock towers emerge from clouds and mist in a dark, mysterious atmosphere La Rhune rising from the mist at blue hour, framed by bare birch trees A line of pastoral fire snakes across the mountain at dusk, facing the snowy summits above Luchon Two white Samoyed dogs in a spring beech forest at Iraty, on a carpet of green grass A calm pond in the Iraty forest, crossed by sunbeams filtering through the trees A twisted beech tree covered in moss, in a misty green forest A cluster of mushrooms on a carpet of fallen leaves, in the golden light of the Iraty forest Two lone hawthorns on the Iraty pastures, under a pink and purple sky at dusk A white Samoyed lying at the foot of a lone hawthorn, in black and white An old moss-covered pollard beech in a lightly snow-dusted forest, near Luchon The Pic d'Anie framed by frost-covered trees, under a winter sky The Pic du Midi d'Ossau beneath white clouds, its snowy slopes rising above a lake and tawny rocks The snowy karst of La Pierre-Saint-Martin and its frosted pines, crossed by iridescent light The Pic d'Anie turned pink by the setting sun as the moon rises, seen from the Orgues de Camplong Limestone needles and snowy slopes of the Orgues de Camplong, facing the summits of the Aspe Valley Dead, twisted mountain pines in the snow at sunset, at the Orgues de Camplong A snowy plateau beneath a stormy sky, lit by a break in the clouds, at Lauriolle A walker near a lone tree in fog and snow, Belonce valley Comet NEOWISE and its tail above a Pyrenean ridge, in the blue night sky A starry sky above the moonlit cliffs of the Ordesa National Park A lit shepherd's hut beneath a starry sky, on a snowy slope in the Belonce valley A deep blue sky scattered with stars above the dark ridges of Ordesa The twin-toothed Pic du Midi d'Ossau, dusted with snow, above a deep blue mountain lake The limestone prow of the Tozal del Mallo under an intense blue sky, above the pines of the Ordesa canyon A ridge trail through golden grass above the Ordesa canyon, under a blue sky and a starburst sun A stone-stepped trail climbs through golden grass towards a towering rock wall, Ossau Valley A fiery sky at sunrise over the layered cliffs and sierras of the Ordesa canyon A tent pitched on a grassy spur facing the Pyrenean foothills at sunset A silhouette standing on the edge of the Iparla ridge, facing a sea of clouds set ablaze by dawn A rock needle silhouetted against the setting sun above snowy summits, at the Pas d'Azun Backlit false hellebore leaves beside a mountain stream, beneath a peak pierced by sunbeams The Vignemale massif tinged with pink under a pastel sky, seen from the Col de Hougade The Pic d'Anayet reflected in a mountain pool ringed with golden grass, in low sunlight The first ray of sunlight ignites the crest of a summit in Ordesa, behind the silhouette of a pine Mammatus clouds herald a storm above the summits of the Ossau Valley A hiker on the shore of a mountain lake facing the Balaïtous massif, lit up beneath a dark sky The snow-capped summit of the Hautza lit by a break in a stormy sky, above green pastures A pointed summit rises from the mist above rolling hills, in black and white, Ossau Valley Smoke from pastoral burning on a grassy slope above Poubeau, with dead trees in the foreground The Belabarze waterfall pours into an emerald pool, surrounded by moss and fresh leaves Silhouette exploring a cave lit by a waterfall pierced with golden light A backlit hiker silhouetted in a misty forest, beneath beech branches Beech trunks on a carpet of red leaves, in the evening light of the Iraty forest Hawthorns on an Iraty hillside, russet grass in the foreground and a pink sky at sunset A lichen-covered rock emerges from a snowfield facing a jagged summit, under a blue sky Panorama of snowy Béarn summits under a blue sky, from a snowy ridge near the Orgues de Camplong A stream draws a curve through the snow at the foot of a rocky spur, at the Col d'Arrouy Snowy ridges lit by low sunlight above a snow slope, at Lauriolle A rounded snow-covered summit with tiny hikers on the ridge, at Lauriolle A pine-crowned cliff above a snowy slope, facing the hills of Béarn at sunset A snowy beech forest steeped in fog, in the Belonce valley Two glowing tents at the foot of a rocky peak, beneath a pink and blue sky at dusk, Ossau Valley The Milky Way above a sea of clouds lit by the towns, seen from the Iparla ridge A sky studded with stars above the black silhouette of a Pyrenean summit Lac de Gaube mirroring the glowing slopes and the snows of the Vignemale, near Cauterets The Aiguilles d'Ansabère framed by bare branches above a vivid green meadow, Aspe Valley The vast layered cliffs of the Ordesa canyon gilded by late-day light Scots pines framing the cliffs of the Sierra de los Alanos at Zuriza, Ansó Valley A hiker gazes at the Pic d'Anayet reflected in a mountain pool at sunset Successive ridges in the orange haze of sunset, seen from Aiako Harria in the Basque Country The jagged ridges of the Vignemale massif reddened by the last light of day Ridgelines ablaze with the setting sun, seen from the Iraty range A stream winds through the grass of the Anayet plateau at dusk, between the Pic d'Anayet and the Midi d'Ossau The sun sets between two grassy slopes of the Anayet massif, above a rocky gully Pyrenean valley bathed in the warm light of the setting sun Panorama of the Ordesa canyon under an orange and pink sky at sunrise A vivid red sun sets at the end of a Pyrenean valley, setting the stream ablaze A vast limestone wall in Ordesa lit by the setting sun, above rocky slabs Tiny hikers on a grassy ridge beneath a stormy sky, Ossau Valley Panorama of rocky ridges beneath a storm sky full of mammatus clouds, Ossau Valley Polished limestone slabs and scree beneath a changing sky, near the Brèche de Roland A lone fir in the mist above a moor, with purple flowers in the foreground A carpet of flowering wild garlic on a forest slope, near the Bidouze cave A hiker on a beech forest trail bathed in mist and green light A dead tree in a forest steeped in blue-green fog A lone golden larch amid a dark slope of pines, in autumn in the Pyrenees A gnarled hawthorn silhouetted against a fiery pink and orange sky, on the Iraty ridges A stoat in its white winter coat on a dark rocky slope, in the Pyrenees Snowy ridges tinged with pink by the alpenglow, seen from the Orgues de Camplong Snow-covered mountain pines under falling snow, at La Pierre-Saint-Martin Snowy cliffs blushing pink and a full moon at blue hour, between the rock columns of the Orgues de Camplong An izard standing on top of a snowy rock dome, under a pale sky A red chalet in the snowy Iraty forest, surrounded by snow-laden beech trees A forest of firs and beeches lightly dusted with snow in the mist, near Luchon A starry sky streaked with green airglow above snowy Pyrenean ridges A hiker with a headlamp on the Iparla ridge, under a starry sky, above a sea of clouds lit by the towns A thin crescent moon sets behind the silhouette of the mountains, seen from the Iparla ridge Silhouette of an izard on a ridge at blue hour, under a gradient sky

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