The Pic Schrader or Grand Batchimale is a central Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,177 m (10,423 ft), located for the most part in Spain. It buckles the Louron valley with its impressive silhouette
| Pic Schrader | |
|---|---|
 Pic Schrader (on the right) and Punta del Sabre (left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,177 m (10,423 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°41′58″N 0°23′43″E / 42.69944°N 0.39528°E |
| Geography | |
  Pic Schrader Location in the Pyrenees | |
| Location | France – Spain |
| Région Communauté | Midi-Pyrénées Aragon |
| Département Province | Hautes-Pyrénées Huesca |
| Parent range | Massif du Batchimale (Pyrenees) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 11, 1878 by Franz Schrader and Henri Passet |
| Easiest route | Par le versant espagnol, en partant de Viados |
It is located between the massifs of Monte Perdido and Posets.
Toponymy
editFormerly named Grand Batchimale, it was renamed in honour of the mountaineer, cartographer, geographer and landscape painter Franz Schrader (1844-1924), who charted many mountains and valleys in the Pyrenees in the 19th century and who carried out its first known ascent on August 11, 1878, with the mountain guide Henri Passet.
The name Batchimale is the name of the borderline crest of which it is the highest summit (there is also the Petit Batchimale). Franz Schrader quotes in his memoirs the term Pic Pétard in the sense of Pic Tonnerre ("thunder").[1]
Topography
editIt is located on the Franco-Spanish borderline crest between the Louron valley (Hautes-Pyrénées) and the Spanish Huesca province, which is also situated on the Pyrenean watershed.
History
editOn August 11, 1878, at 10:05,[1] the first ascent was carried out by Franz Schrader, Henri Passet and a porter whose name is forgotten.[citation needed]
Access
editPic Schrader can be accessed from the French side through the valley of La Pez or from the refuge of La Soula. From the Spanish side, there are two itineraries, from the Viados refuge, following the western crest of la Punta del Sabre and, less frequented, passing by the Batchimale lakes.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Franz Schrader (1936). Pyrénées, Courses et ascensions. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
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