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From the parking lot of Sorteny we will enter the forest of the Rialb valley and follow the river along its right bank. The terrain is easy, but sometimes the lack of snow inside the wooded part can make it difficult to progress. Once we leave the forest, in the plateau of Rabassa, we will find on the right a more deforested area: it is the Font Freda valley, which can fall naturally in conditions of great instability. From this point until we reach the Rialb refuge, we'll be exposed to falling natural avalanches to the right and left.. In addition, the terrain configuration in this sector is unfavorable (trap terrain), since a small purge could bury us completely, so it is advisable to separate the group well. Once we reach the Rialb refuge, we will continue down the valley floor leaving the refuge on our right to the Rialb plateaus. From there, we'll start to flank the shovel to our left, gaining meters very gradually, until we reach a small esplanade from where we'll see the Rialb hatch.. We'll continue to progress through the terrain with a slight slope to the neck.. The descent is made through the valley bottom, through the Varilles coma and the Old Comis, to the Castellar bridge. This route can also be done in the opposite direction, leaving the Castellar bridge and arriving in Sorteny
