Pyrenees Trekker Dave Rogers Hit By Storm on Trail

Aug 24, 2011 | Blog, Inside the College Fund

Dave Rogers has posted this photo of himself entering the wild mounts of the Ariege in the Pyrenees Mountains on the first week of his Pyrenees Challenge Trek.

Dave Rogers pictured on the night after the storm.

The night after the storm, I awoke to find my titanium tent pole bent from the wind. There was a thorough drenching all round. A randonneur (trekker) was blown off a neighboring ridge that same night. We are going very slowly due to heavy pack weight and very steep slopes up and down in the Ariege valleys.

 

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