We’ve escaped the heat of Madrid for cooler weather in the Pyrenees and look forward to lots of mountain adventures this summer!
Below is a video from a couple of summer’s ago, a classic, stunning mountain hike, with lots of great hiking vocab for you, check it out now!
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Useful Spanish hiking vocabulary from the video
Estamos haciendo una super ruta de montaña – We are doing a fantastic mountain hike
Balneario – Thermal baths /spa
Un punto de encuentro importante para los montañeros – A big meeting place for mountaineers
Es una ruta con mucha pendiente y muy pedregosa – It’s a very steep and rocky route
Estamos siguiendo un río todo el rato – We are following a river the whole way
Cataratas – Waterfalls
Tiene trozos con mucho desnivel – There are some very steep sections
Te tienes que agarrar a una cuerda metálica – You have to hold on to a metal rope
Estamos siguiendo unos hitos – We are following some way-markers
Esta marca roja y blanca marca las GRs – This read and white marker marks the GR routes
Cruza los Pirineos de lado a lado – It crosses the Pyrenees from one side to the other
Equipo/Equipamiento de montaña – Mountain/hiking equipment
Bastón – Walking stick/pole
Me ayuda mucho en la bajada – It helps me a lot on the descent
Cuando estoy subiendo cuando hay un gran desnivel – When I am going up and it’s very steep
Me ayuda a apoyarme – It helps me support myself
Calzado de montaña con buen agarre – Walking shoes with good grip
El agua a veces correo incluso por el camino – Water even runs down the path sometimes
Llevamos bien de agua – We take a lot of water
Cantimplora – Flask
Agua de manantial – Spring water
Agua del deshielo – Meltwater
Gorro – Sun hat
Crema solar – Sun cream
Un ibón – A tarn/mountain lake
Aquí al lado hay un refugio – There is a mountain refuge just round the corner
Vamos a tomar algo refrescante – We are going to have something refreshing to drink
Judías blancas con chorizo – White beans with chorizo
Macarrones con salsa de tomate y verduras – Macaroni pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables
Pollo asado – Roast chicken
Arroz con leche – Rice pudding
Un cortado – Black / expresso coffee with a little milk
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