Pic d'Iparla

The peak of Iparla dominates the ridges of the same name, culminating at 1,044 meters above sea level. This magnificent natural wall symbolizes the separation between France and Spain. From the village of Bidarray the ascent is gradual without too much difficulty along the ridge.

The first loop from the bidarray car park is impassable. When you leave the road to take the black route to go to point 3, the paths are not maintained at all and are covered in brambles. The scree in which we are supposed to evolve next was frankly slippery (yet no recent rain) and many trees and branches largely blocked the road. The stones are also very unstable. For me the path is not passable as it is (October 2021). The topo section indicates slopes of 50% (!??) it was much less steep but not easier!
Although we are regulars in the mountains, we chose to turn back! I advise against.

An impressive cliff. As you get closer to the void, you feel a current of air pushing you upwards