Walking and Climbing

Hi Tom,

I've been out there a few times and yes there is rescue services but I'm not sure of the number. When you mean go bad I assume you mean accident? If so I wouldn't be going anywhere without insurance. I always use BMC as they cover a multitude of areas and are always very helpful on the phone. 

I was at Aneto back in Septemeber and the weather was quite mixed (27 deg on arrival an -9 on departure with some snow). There were a load of rescue personnel at refugio de la renclusa, which is I assume a hut they use for there base when training. I've stayed there too and it was pretty good. Good food, beer and wine and well located. If it's the first time you've been then you can also pick up supplies at a town called Benasque which is on the way through - but don't forget siesta!! It's a challenging area but some stunning scenery and I'm sure you'll love it!

Enjoy!

Oh, try this site as I used it when I went out and it was spot for weather conditions for the entire week.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Pico-d-Aneto/forecasts/2500

There's lot's of water around the hut and in downpours it can flood very quickly (which happened a fair bit so be careful where you pitch. I'm not sure how they'll take you pitching there too plus it's not that flat.

 The boulder field over the ridge can take some time to cross so make sure when heading for Aneto you stay high and right or you'll waste a lot of time "boulder hopping"

Any more questions give me a shout.