Snowshoes in Vallter 2000!
Snowshoes are ideal for being able to walk on snow and not sink because of our weight. Thanks to their racket shape they provide us with buoyancy. That is why, in winter, the best way to do a walking route in the Pyrenees is with Snowshoes.
Close to Barcelona and Girona, we have the Vallter 2000 area, an ideal place to start and to make intermediate and advanced excursions as well. Vallter is located in the Capçaleres del Ter i Freser Natural Park in the Ripollès region.
Snowshoeing Discovery excursions are ideal for a first contact, for all types of people, with incredible high mountain snowy landscapes.
We propose the Snowshoes Discover, a 3 hour excursion where we will enjoy nature, the landscape, the snow and the fresh air. Pi negre forests, steep mountains, snowy rivers, .. an excursion with snowshoes simple but very beautiful!
For the little ones, we suggest Snowshoes and Igloo Construction, where we will make a small snowshoes excursion to the place where we can build the igloo. Both the older ones (it can be a perfect emergency shelter in case of bad weather in the winter mountain) and the younger ones, will enjoy building it!
And for the most intrepid, we propose the departure of Snowshoes with Full Moon, a night experience that will not leave you indifferent!
The ideal time to go on excursions is from December to April, always depending on the state of the snow and the weather conditions.
So, if you want to discover the Pyrenees in winter with Snowshoes, don't hesitate !! in the Vallter area we have several possibilities for all tastes, levels and ages! Come and discover the Snowshoes at Vallter 2000!
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These months of September - October we have trained as Guides of Natural Park of Volcanic Zone La Garrotxa. A very interesting course, taught by historians, geologists, volcanologists and biologists, among others, great connoisseurs of La Garrotxa.
We have been able to deepen our understanding of the environment in which we live, focusing on all the important aspects that make it up:
Thus, we start from the base, entering with the rocks that form the region, with a predominance of Sedimentary Rocks such as the sandstones of the Transversal Range and the Limestone of Alta Garrotxa. However, with a large influx of Magmatic Rocks of Volcanic origin, in La Garrotxa we have the best volcanic landscape in the Iberian Peninsula, with about forty volcanic cones. Volcanism in La Garrotxa began 700,000 years ago and the last eruption we had was 11,500 years ago with the eruption of the Croscat - Santa Margarita - Pomareda system. It is not ruled out that there may be a new eruption in the area and that the geodynamic conditions of La Garrotxa have not changed and therefore volcanism is not extinct in the area. In La Garrotxa we find volcanic cones formed from strombolian eruptive activities, as is the case of the Croscat Volcano, Montsacopa, ... we also find craters formed by phreatomagmatic activities, such as the case of the Santa Margarita Volcano and then, also , effusive activities, which give way to lava flows (such as the lava flow under the Fageda d'en Jordà, from the same Croscat) and dam lakes (such as the Vall d'en Bas). We can also find lava flows in sight where we can see their different formations of columns and slabs such as the flows of Sant Joan les Fonts or the spectacular basaltic cliff of Castellfollit de la Roca.
From the rocks we move to the natural environments, the coating that gives color to the landscape and that here in La Garrotxa, makes it special, especially in times like autumn and spring and we have a great abundance of deciduous forest. We have learned to identify the most important species of trees and shrubs in the different natural environments that we find in La Garrotxa such as: the beech, with the predominance of the imposing Beech, the humid oak, important and characteristic of the Olot area, with the Roures Pènol, the dry oak grove with the Roures Martinencs, the riparian forest, the mountain holm oak grove, the most extensive in the whole region and finally, the coastal holm oak grove, where we find few areas with this atmosphere and, la Garrotxa, is a humid and cold region, with an Atlantic climate and for this reason, we have natural environments more typical of Central Europe than of the Mediterranean climate.
Once we have analyzed the landscape we find, we have delved into human evolution about this landscape, how we have inhabited and transformed it, from the first men to the present day. Thus, we have known where they lived or where the first men passed in La Garrotxa, which was specifically in the Vall del Llémena during the Lower Paleolithic, then the Mesolithic and Neolithic, where for the first time, La Garrotxa experienced a considerable occupation of the territory especially in the area of the Vall del Llierca, but also in the Vall del Fluvià. Later, the Ages of Metals and then the evolution towards the Iberians, where in La Garrotxa we find, for example, the village of Boscarró in Sant Joan les Fonts and the possible Olotssitani? We also find evidence of the passage of the Romans still preserving the Via Annia. The Medieval Age in La Garrotxa is the period in which we find the most footprint. From many buildings such as the large number of Romanesque hermitages, to really important events, such as the REVOLTA REMENÇA, the first organized social revolt of the European peasantry and which began in La Garrotxa, with the main center in the Vall d'Hostoles, with Francesc de Verntallat at the head, born in the Vall d'en Bas. We continue with the Modern Age, with mythical characters such as Joan Sala i Ferrer, Serrallonga, born in Les Guillaries but who also acted in the area of La Garrotxa, to end with the Contemporary Age, where the Wars had a strong impact. Carlines but also the Pictorial School of Olot with the Vayredas. In the twentieth century, with the Civil War, until today, that we are part and evolution of all this history, and that when you analyze, you realize that it has not changed so much, made up and modernized, we continue to repeat canons of the past which should not be repeated.
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Some of you already know us, but for those of you who don't know us yet, we introduce ourselves.
We are Esteve and Raquel, two people from Osona living in La Garrotxa, between beeches, rivers of turquoise waters and volcanoes. We ended up in La Garrotxa because we liked it and today, we still like it a lot more.
Esteve, born in Vic, was taken to the mountains by his parents when he was very young. A lifelong family of hikers. Who passed his passion and admiration for the mountains.
Raquel, from Sant Martí de Centelles, was born and raised on a farm. Between animals, trees and mountains and on weekends, during farmers' time, they also made some excursions with their parents to climb some mountains in the Eastern Pyrenees.
After adolescence, the interest in mountain activities gained importance, and apart from the mountain biking and hiking that we had always practiced, little by little, we became fond of canyoning, via ferrata, rock climbing, snowshoeing, downhill skiing, mountaineering, ... looking to go a little further.
Until we make our passion, our work. We both studied mountain sports technicians and here we are, forming Guies Ama Dablam.
The mountain is our life, our day to day. When we have finished working, we look for which peak we can climb or which canyon we can go down. Or if it's cold, we take off our mountain skis or ice axes.
Responsibility and Sustainability
In the mountains, no matter what the activity, we are happy. Breathe fresh air, listen to the silence, observe the immensity of the landscape... be part of the environment.
That is why we always try to instill the values of sustainability and responsibility with nature, of the importance of caring for what we have. To be respectful of the environment. In 2019 we were accredited with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, of which we are very proud and which gives meaning to our way of doing things.
Our specialties are canyoning, rock climbing, via ferrata, snowshoeing, hiking, orienteering. If you want to do some activity with us, contact us, we will be happy to guide you, teach you everything we know and above all, make you have a special day!
Activities throughout Catalonia, Southern France and the region of Aragon, among others, but where do most of them is the area of the Garrotxa, Ripollès, Osona, Southern France and Eastern Pyrenees.
The age to participate is from 6 to 7 years. We have activities of different levels, to unload adrenaline to the maximum or to simply enjoy the nature spending a pleasant time. Activities for groups of friends, couples, bachelor parties, as well as for families, ideal team building activities for companies and schools activities! We adapt to each group and situation.
Thank you for your trust,
Salut i muntanya!
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