Pic Schrader
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The Pic Schrader or Grand Batchimale (3,177 m) is a high summit in the central Pyrenees, for the most part located in Spain. Il buckles the vallée du Louron by its impressive silhouette.
It is located between the massifs of Monte perdido and Posets, allowing for a stunning view on a clear day.
Toponymy
Formerly named Grand Batchimale, it was renamed in honour of 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 the first known ascension on August 11 1878 along with 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 Mémoires the term Pic Pétard in the sense of Pic Tonnerre « thunder » [1].
Topography
It is located on the summital Franco-Spanish borderline crest between the vallée du Louron (Hautes-Pyrénées) and the Spanish Huesca province, which is also situated on the pyrenean watershed.
History
On August 11 1878 at 10:05[1], the first ascension was carried out by Franz Schrader, along with guide Henri Passet, and a porter whose name is forgotten.
Access
One can access the pic Schrader from the French side of the mountain through the vallée de La Pez or from le refuge de La Soula. One can also go up from the spanish side, which offers two itineraries : one from Viados, following the western crest of la Punta del Sabre and the other, less frequented, passing by les lacs de Batchimale.
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