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At the height
of the pandemic,
where any type of massification is fled (and prohibited), who was going to say that one of the busiest places was going to be precisely the
purest nature in
the open air.
This is what is happening at the highest point in the
High Pyrenees
, Pica d'Estats, where mountaineers, hikers and curious people gather in a long queue of dozens of people
at 3,143 meters above sea level
to take a
selfie.
It is the complaint that the Federation of Entities of Excursionists of Catalonia (FEEC) has submitted by posting a photo of the
queue on their social networks
warning of the situation that
the Alto Pirineo Natural Park is
going through on weekends
, a protected area located in the province of Lleida that extends between the regions of Pallars Sobirà and Alto Urgel.
The situation is not new, but it has already been experienced on
Everest
, one of the highest mountains on the planet, located
at 8,848 meters
, where there have even been deaths due to the saturation that has been reached.
In the case of the Catalan Pyrenees, not only is
Pica d'Estats
saturated during leisure days, but the surroundings of the natural park are also affected by the
excessive presence of people
, who come to the place by car and motorhomes to to camp.
The
saturation
has been repeating since the confinement ended.
As an example, in July
about 75% more people
went to Pica d'Estats
than in that month last year.
Excess of cars and motorhomes
Not only the FEEC has denounced the saturation, but also the
Alto Pirineo
park itself
,
since the parking lots in the area of access to the place are collapsing.
Not only that.
It is also criticized that visitors bathe in the lakes and ponds that surround this
corner of the Lleida mountain
, something that is prohibited.
Likewise, the federation criticizes the use of sun creams and
mosquito repellent
lotions
,
toxic to the animal species that populate these waters.
Group of mountaineers in the lakes of the High Pyrenees.FEEC
In a statement, the FEEC makes it clear that they defend access to the mountain "for everyone", but that
"important measures"
must
be taken
to stop access at certain times of the year and at specific points with constant overcrowding.
The
failure in environmental education
and the lack of awareness and responsibility for the natural environment has been confirmed. "
For his part, Jordi Merino, president of the federation, denounces the lack of training and education on mountain issues, to the point that there are people "insulting each other to take a picture and that cannot be.
This is not Barceloneta
, you are at 3,000 meters high ".
For all these reasons, the FEEC has asked the Generalitat to regulate
access to natural spaces
like these and the response has been positive from
the regional government,
which will limit the number of visitors on weekends.
In this sense, from the
Twitter account of the High Pyrenees
it has been indicated that a "system for regulating access to the area will be established in conjunction with the EMD of Àreu, the owners of the land and accesses and the Alins City Council" .
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