Haunting last selfie Brit hiker sent to boyfriend on top of 9,000ft mountain before vanishing a week ago in the Pyrenees

 his girlfriend had been away for a month before she went missing and their last conversation was about "how excited we were to see each other as this was her last trip before driving back". 

She had started walking from Benasque in Spain on November 21 and planed to spend Sunday night at Refuge Venasque in France.

Dan said searches had yielded "no sign at all" and temperatures were dropping with light snow fall in the area.

He said she has previously completed solo treks, adding: "She always tried to keep in touch but sometimes on her hikes was out of contact for a couple of days.

"This is not looking good."

Describing her adventures on Facebook days before going missing, Esther said she found herself "racing the weather" during one hike and pushing her "comfort zone" as she headed out alone in difficult conditions.

The couple, who have been together for 18 years, were prompted to begin their campervan travels after Dan survived a flesh-eating bug.

They have lived in France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia and Liechtenstein.

Their blog documents how they hiked Mont Blanc, crashed a hot air balloon by the Nile, and dived in the Mediterranean Sea.

They also took in a stray dog in Spain - not realising she was pregnant. She and her four pups became their "furry companions".

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