# Guided ascent of Aneto, in two days via La Renclusa What to do en Benasque Valley · Benasque Valley Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/things-to-do/aneto-guided-ascent · Revisado: 2026-11-12 - Desde: 287 € per person, with half board at the refuge - Duración: 15 h - Temporada: From 15 May to 15 October, depending on the state of the glacier - Para quién: Mountaineers with very good fitness and high-mountain experience High mountain · 2 days · 15 km and 1,500 m · roped glacier and Paso de Mahoma · with a Rutes Pirineus guide from €287 including refuge What it is Aneto, at 3,404 metres, is the highest summit in the Pyrenees and the roof of the Maladeta massif, in the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park, at the head of the Benasque valley. It is not a walker's peak: the normal route crosses the Aneto glacier with crampons and ice axe and ends at the Paso de Mahoma, a ridge of blocks with a drop on both sides that leads to the summit cross. With a high-mountain guide and a night at the La Renclusa refuge, it can be done in two days. The Rutes Pirineus plan, day by day Day 1: Benasque – La Besurta – La Renclusa. You meet at 13:45 at the entrance to Benasque, opposite the Barrabés shop, with the guide, who checks the equipment. By car to the Hospital de Benasque, about 11 km, and from there to La Besurta: in summer, road access is regulated and you go up on the public bus, about 30 minutes; the rest of the year you go by car. From La Besurta to the refuge is 1.5 km and 250 m of ascent, an hour's walk. In the afternoon, if you still have the energy, a short walk to the La Renclusa tarn, also called Paderna. Dinner and night in the refuge. Day 2: La Renclusa – Aneto – La Besurta. Breakfast at 5:00, which is the refuge's timetable, and departure towards the Portillones and the glacier. The glacier and the Paso de Mahoma are done roped with the guide. The descent goes by the Salterillo tarn, without passing the refuge again. It is 13 km, 1,265 m of ascent and 1,500 of descent, about eight hours of actual walking and twelve of activity: you finish between 17:00 and 18:00 at La Besurta or at the Hospital de Benasque. Who it is for The company rates the physical demand and technical difficulty as high. It asks for very good fitness, the habit of long days with more than a thousand metres of ascent and ease in high-mountain terrain: scree, blocks and snow. It is not essential to have used an ice axe and crampons before, but they recommend it. If you have never been above 2,500 metres or walked ten hours in a row, start with another summit. What it costs and what you carry On the scheduled dates, €287 per person with the guide, dinner and breakfast at La Renclusa; the group is six at most. Hire of harness, helmet, ice axe and crampons is €27 more, and the second day's packed lunch is bought at the refuge for €16.20. Bring mountain boots with mid-to-high ankle, a waterproof jacket, warm clothing, gloves, hat, sunglasses and sun cream, head torch, thermal blanket, a 30 to 35 litre rucksack with ice-axe loops, poles and a sleeping-bag liner, which the refuge requires. As the descent does not pass La Renclusa, you cannot leave anything there. When to go Rutes Pirineus schedules it from 15 May to 15 October. At the start and end of that window there may be new snow and ice: on 11 November 2026, the Aragonese federation listed the route from La Renclusa to Aneto as snow-covered, going up and down by the Salterillo, with crampons, ice axe and helmet compulsory. Before going, check the state of the routes on the Albergues y Refugios de Aragón website and the AEMET mountain forecast. Lo organiza: Rutes Pirineus, desde 287 € per person (https://www.rutaspirineos.org/rutas-guiadas/ascension-guiada-al-aneto-2-dias) ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Coordenadas: 42.6312, 0.6575 ## Cerca de aquí - [La Renclusa Refuge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/where-to-stay/renclusa-refuge), a 4.3 km - [Guided Snowshoeing to the Forau d'Aigualluts, Beneath the Aneto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/things-to-do/guided-snowshoeing-forau-d-aigualluts), a 5.8 km - [Llanos del Hospital Restaurant and Café](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/where-to-eat/llanos-del-hospital-restaurant-cafe), a 6.9 km - [Nordic Skiing and Snowshoeing at Llanos del Hospital](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/things-to-do/llanos-del-hospital-nordic-skiing), a 6.9 km - [Hotel Hospital de Benasque](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-hospital-de-benasque), a 7.0 km - [Skiing at Cerler](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/things-to-do/cerler-ski-resort), a 10.6 km - [Snow Garden and Sledging at Cerler](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/things-to-do/cerler-snow-garden), a 10.6 km - [El Fogaril](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/where-to-eat/el-fogaril), a 11.3 km ## Consejos ### Book the guide and the refuge at the same time With the group open, the company reserves your bed at La Renclusa; if you go independently, the place is requested from the Federación Aragonesa de Montañismo's central booking. ### Sleep in the valley the night before With the meeting at 13:45, arriving in Benasque the day before leaves you the morning to acclimatise your legs. ### Order the packed lunch on arrival The second day's is not included and is ordered at the refuge. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Do I need experience to climb Aneto with a guide? Yes: very good fitness and the habit of high-mountain terrain. The ice axe and crampons are not essential, but are recommended. ### How much does the guided ascent of Aneto cost? From €287 per person with Rutes Pirineus, with guide, dinner and breakfast at La Renclusa. The technical equipment, €27 more. ### How long does it take? Two days: an hour to the refuge on the first and about twelve hours of activity on the second. ### What is the Paso de Mahoma? The final ridge, of blocks and exposed, between the shoulder of Aneto and the summit. With a guide you cross it roped. Destino: [Benasque Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley.md)