The Pic Schrader or Grand Batchimale is a central Pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,177 m (10,423 ft), located for the most part in Spain.
It buckles the Louron valley with its impressive silhouette It is located between the massifs of Monte Perdido and Posets.
[1] It is located on the Franco-Spanish borderline crest between the Louron valley (Hautes-Pyrénées) and the Spanish Huesca province, which is also situated on the Pyrenean watershed.
On August 11, 1878, at 10:05,[1] the first ascent was carried out by Franz Schrader, Henri Passet and a porter whose name is forgotten.
From the Spanish side, there are two itineraries, from the Viados refuge, following the western crest of la Punta del Sabre and, less frequented, passing by the Batchimale lakes.