Thanks Wayfarer, I've done a lot of Mountain walking, have got the experience and the skills............its my engine that is starting to misfire.
I'm led to believe that GR11 tends get less rainfall than the GR10 which was another of it's atractions for an already Soggy Scot.
Houlet
your welcome to borrow my maps for the Gr11.
sounds like your a munro bagger.. being one of Glenmore lodges finest I was looking forward to doing the GR11 with a view to taking a small group the following year with me.
I have completed the GR11 in its entirety..there is less rain than the GR10,(not that a Scot would worry about that) you need to be spot on with your Navigational skills..undertaking this route solo..I used 1:40:000 scale maps, (there was sporadic sections with a good snow covering so no visual on the ground for the markers) and when there was a lot of snow melt the very few people I did come across turned back due to the fastness of the water run off and the swollen stream coming of the mountains...time and patience finding a suitable spot to cross...
maps
which consists of 46 maps divided onto 23 maps pages using both sides..compared to being spoilt using the OS maps in Scotland the prames maps need some work.
I encountered a few areas where snow was still lying around even in August at a lower level... on one occasion I arrived at a huge cornice which delayed me having to take a very long detour going back down and around taking a day out of my food supplies..not being able to reach my days intended destination. I carry one Days extra emergency food ration anyway for unexpected delays...and seeing that there was still a lot of snow in a few areas I decided the next day reaching Puigcerda to resupply food wise and rest for a day or so. preparing my maps for the next day I discovered map 37/38 was missing, these maps come in a sealed cover..I was fortunate enough after asking many people in Pugcerda to be able to find a older version of the map I need... the timing of arriving and staying in Pugcerda was for me a blessing in disguise...that evening into the early hours there were some serious storms raging in the mountains
I never bothered with the huts,instead camping all the way and working my way down every four or five days depending to resupply and continue.....the wildlife and scenery reminded me of New Zealand...everyday was stunning... passing through Andorra I took two days off and decided I want to move there,which is now happening early 2016.
I took four and half weeks to complete ....
books
I read a cicerone guide by Paul lucia through the Pyreness:GR11 who had done this before. a good read..included are basic map pages..did not take guide with me.
The prames 7a edition GR11 senda pirenaica comes with a heavy guide book in Spanish...
view from my tent at a summer camp.? note the other tent opposite..