He THREW UP All Night (Pyrenees Mountains, Day 4-5: Refuge de Larribet to Gavarnie)

In July my friend Chad and I began a 300 mile (500 km) hike of the Pyrenees Mountains along the Pyrenean Haute Route (HRP), starting in Lescun, France, and ending in Puigcerdà, Spain.
On the fourth night Chad suffered uncontrollable vomiting (and other issues) while camping on the plains below the Oulettes de Gaube glacier. The following day Chad struggled to ascend 2000 feet to Refuge de Bayssellance and then continue down 4000 feet to Gavarnie.
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Accommodations:
Hotêl Le Compostelle (room in Gavarnie)
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Bar Brasserie Pizzeria "Le Mourgat" (dinner in Gavarnie)
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Gaia routes:
Day 4: Refuge de Larribet to Oulettes de Gaube glacier
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Day 5: Oulettes de Gaube glacier to Gavarnie
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Gear List:
BackPack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear 3400 Windrider
Tent: Zpacks Duplex
Sleeping Bag: Marmot Helium (regular)
Sleeping Pad: NeoAir UberLite (regular, wide)
Sleeping Clothes: REI Co-op Silk Long Underwear (crew top and bottom)
Sleeping Socks: REI fleece socks (discontinued)
Stove: BRS-3000T
Cup: Snow Peak Titanium Mug, 0.45 L
Poles: Black Diamond Distance Carbon FLZ Trekking Poles
Shoes: Hoka Challenger ATR 5
Socks (inner): Injinji Trail Midweight Mini-Crew
Socks (outer): Thorlo Running Lite Cushion Mini-Crew
Camp/Hut Sandals: Target flip flops
Cap: Outdoor Research Sun Runner Cap
Balaclava: Seirus Balaclava
Beanie: REI Co-op Polartec Fleece Beanie
Sunglasses: Cebe glacier glasses (discontinued)
Rain Jacket: Timmermade DCF rain jacket (custom made)
Rain Pants: Timmermade DCF rain paints (custom made)
Fleece Shirt: Patagonia Micro D Fleece Pullover
Fleece Vest: Decathlon Quechua MH120
Down Vest: Feathered Friends 900 fill down vest
Gloves: Seirus Soundtouch Xtreme
Stuff/Dry Sack: Hyperlite med, large, and xlarge stuff sacks
Water filter: Katadyn BeFree
Water blatter: Platypus Platy Water Bottle - 70 fl. oz.
Headlamp: Petzl Actik Core (rechargeable)
Power Banks: Anker PowerCore 10000, GoalZero Flip 12
PLB: Garmin InReach Mini
Photography and GPS:
Camera: iPhone 12 mini
Camera case: LifeProof Fre'
Tripod: Joby GripTight ONE GP Stand
Drone: Mavic Mini 2 (flymore combo)
Apps: Gaia GPS

[@asiam7436]

Poor guy. Gee wiz.

[@MiguelGomezMountainRunner]

Yea, it was a bummer that he got hit so hard and had to drop out. I was really hoping we’d make it to Puigcerdá together.

[@olyvoyl9382]

Boy, Miguel, your friend deserves a lot of credit for the effort he made to get as far as he did. I hope he got some electrolytes in him when you were at that hotel.I am so glad he recovered.

[@MiguelGomezMountainRunner]

Yea, I felt really bad for him. But there is so much livestock there it’s difficult to completely avoid at least some stomach trouble, even when you’re diligent about filtering your water. I got sick twice, and other people I talked to had problems, too.