{"id":75,"date":"2017-05-03T13:10:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T12:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T12:56:47","slug":"el-glaciar-del-aneto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/el-glaciar-del-aneto\/","title":{"rendered":"Aneto glacier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rimaya_glaciar_aneto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-124\" title=\"Rimaya en el glaciar del Aneto. Monta\u00f1a Segura\" src=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/rimaya_glaciar_aneto-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"el-glaciar-del-aneto\" width=\"345\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a <strong>surface area of 90 hectares and a maximum thickness of 50 metres<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glaciar_del_Aneto\">Aneto Glacier<\/a> is the largest body of ice in the Pyrenees, forming part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/monumento-natural-de-los-glaciares\/\">Natural Monument of the Pyrenean Glaciers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A glacier is a large <strong>perpetual body of ice<\/strong> that <strong>moves<\/strong> downhill, just as if it were a fluid, a movement that is unnoticeable to the naked eye but that can be measured over the course of years. These large chunks of ice act as enormous diggers, ripping out rocks and <strong>being one of the main causes of erosion and the creation of new formations in the high mountains<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Do we have to walk on the glacier?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>If you want to reach the top of Aneto, you will have to walk on ice and snow<\/strong>. Whichever route you choose to the summit \u2013 whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/ruta-sur\/\">southern route<\/a> or the one up the <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/ruta-norte\/\">north face<\/a> \u2013 you will pass over Aneto Glacier.\u00a0Even <strong>in summer<\/strong> when the snow has disappeared, what you see is the <strong>pure ice of the glacier<\/strong>, which is <strong>extremely hard and slippery<\/strong>. This means that it is vital to take an <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/piolet-y-crampones\/\">ice axe, crampons and helmet<\/a> with you as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/mochila\/\">your equipment<\/a> in order to successfully complete this activity.<\/p>\n<p>If you are starting in La Besurta in the summer, you will find <strong>snow by the time you reach Portill\u00f3n Superior<\/strong> in June, and a little further ahead as summer progresses. <a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/el-glaciar-del-aneto-en-agosto\/\"><strong>It does not usually snow<\/strong><\/a> towards the end of the summer season, but <strong>you will have to cross over the glacier (although you should avoid it as much as you can)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"juxtapose\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/juxtapose\/latest\/embed\/index.html?uid=d0364896-3006-11e7-aa4f-0edaf8f81e27\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600.7000705716302\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the footprints of other mountaineers in the ice often lulls you into a false sense of security, making you lower your guard. However, don\u2019t think that you are in the clear: you <strong>will still need to use your ice axe and crampons<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>What if I climb the south face?<\/h4>\n<p>If you decide to <strong>start in the south<\/strong> (Puente de Coronas, Vallibierna), <strong>you will still have to pass over snow or ice<\/strong>, as this route joins up with the northern route at Collada de Coronas. Once here, you will still have the <strong>steepest part of the glacier ahead of you<\/strong>. In addition, <strong>depending on the month<\/strong> of your trip, it is highly probable that you find <strong>snow even at Ib\u00f3n Superior de Coronas<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As well as <strong>taking with you an ice axe, crampons and a helmet, you will also need trousers and a long-sleeved top<\/strong>. If you were to slip and fall uncontrollably<strong>, <\/strong><strong>your helmet would protect your head against possible blows, while your long clothes would keep you from scratching and scraping your skin on the snow<\/strong> before performing a self-arrest with the ice axe.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that it\u2019s not just a matter of taking safety equipment with you (<strong>ice axe and crampons<\/strong>), you also need to know how to use it. <strong>On the way up Aneto is not the best place to learn how to use such technical devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_125\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-image-125 size-large\" title=\"Vistas del Aneto con su glaciar. Penjats per La Aran, Teresa Bigorda\" src=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar-730x487.jpg\" alt=\"el-glaciar-aneto-panoramica\" width=\"730\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar-730x487.jpg 730w, https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/panoramica_aneto_glaciar.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foto: Penjats Per L&#8217;Aran, Teresa Bigorda<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"miTabla\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-left btn-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/la-renclusa\/\">La Renclusa<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-lg btn-right btn-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/puente-de-mahoma\/\">Puente de Mahoma<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a surface area of 90 hectares and a maximum thickness of 50 metres, Aneto Glacier is the largest body of ice in the Pyrenees, forming part of the Natural Monument of the Pyrenean Glaciers. A glacier is a large perpetual body of ice that moves downhill, just as if it were a fluid, a movement that is unnoticeable to the naked eye but that can be measured over the course of years. These large chunks of ice act as enormous diggers, ripping out rocks and being one of the main causes of erosion and the creation of new formations &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anetoseguro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}