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Fat bloke up a mountain (photo by Rob McIvor)
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Sunrise lights up the Tourmalet the next morning
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On the way down from the Tourmalet, looking towards Sainte Marie de Campan in the valley
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Strange local custom - there are stuffed bodies all over the place
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Starting the climb of the Col d'Aspin. The mountain is Pic du Midi-Bigorre, the Tourmalet crosses the ridge to the left of it
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Fat bloke up another mountain (photo by Gabriel Fox)
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Looking south from the Col d'Aspin. The furthest ridge is the main watershed of the Pyrenees
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Fat bloke up yet another mountain (photo by Gabriel Fox)
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Lloyd, showing signs of exertion on the Col de Val Louron-Azet. The snakey road on the other side of the valley is the climb to the ski station Pla d'Adet, used as a stage finish in the Tour de France
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Richard on the Col de Val Louron-Azet. The valley leading away and upwards in the background is the Col de Peyresourde
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Col de Val Louron-Azet - one of my favourite pics from the trip
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Climbing the Peyresourde from the west - the road just goes on for ever
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That fat bloke again (photo by Gabriel Fox)
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Looking back up the road we've just come down from the Peyresourde. It must be very demoralising to go be faced with this going up.
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The Cycle Rides crew moonlighting one evening
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Descending the Col du Portillon into Spain. This is the valley of the Garonne (in French)/Garona (Spanish)
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Evening light in Arties, near the foot of the long climb up the Port de Bonaigua
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Near the top of the Port de Bonaigua. This is the head of the valley of the river Garona/Garonne
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There he is again (photo by Rob McIvor)
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At the top of the Port de Bonaigua. This is the Pyrenean watershed and it's a long way up, cold, windy and desolate.
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The quiet valley above Gerri de la Sal
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Nearly there - a bar in a field before the final descent
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The final descent from the Col de Perves to El Pont de Suert. Even up here there's no escaping from the cables.
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Journey's end, and a well-earned beer
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Another way to celebrate
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