Gondola · Saint-Lary-Soulan, France
Espiaube
Espiaube is a gondola near Saint-Lary-Soulan, France. It climbs 723 m over 1.70 km, from 1,596 m to 2,319 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
43/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Espiaube is scarier than 43% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 119 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 1.40 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 248 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Espiaube is near Saint-Lary-Soulan, France, at 1,596 m above sea level (42.82592° N, 0.25808° E). From there it runs 1.70 km up to the top station at 2,319 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Vignec - Saint-Lary 1700 gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 834 m
- Pic Lumière cable car · 5.1 km away · rises 838 m
- Pic du Midi 1 cable car · 11.6 km away · rises 557 m
- Pic du Midi 2 cable car · 13.7 km away · rises 554 m
- Téléphérique de l'Hotelerie des Laquets cable car · 14.9 km away · rises 229 m
- Skyvall gondola · 15.3 km away · rises 640 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.