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GR10 Budget

GR10 Budget

Posted on 21st December 202221st December 2022 by Kat Young
How much does walking the GR10 cost? Is a question I’ve had quite a lot. In an effort to be as transparent as possible, this post covers the costs for my 2 month walk across the Pyrenees in 2022... Read More
Pyrenees GR10 gear list

Pyrenees GR10 gear list

Posted on 28th October 202228th June 2024 by Kat Young
This is a debrief of the gear I took on my walk across the Pyrenees on the GR10 in summer 2022. A lot of it is the same as the gear I walked across New Zealand with and my thoughts remain largely simi... Read More
GR10 part 7 – Mont-Louis to Banyuls-sur-Mer

GR10 part 7 – Mont-Louis to Banyuls-sur-Mer

Posted on 15th October 202215th October 2022 by Kat Young
September 2022 Day 52: Mont-Louis to Refuge du Ras de la Carança I walked down to the railway line and strolled through farmland paths to cross the valley to Planès. A rocky path led up through pine... Read More
GR10 part 6 – Vicdessos to Mont-Louis

GR10 part 6 – Vicdessos to Mont-Louis

Posted on 24th September 202215th October 2022 by Kat Young
September 2022 Day 44: Vicdessos to Siguer Today was quite short and with not a significant amount of climbing so there was time to acquire a baguette and pastries before Dad drove me back to Vicdesso... Read More
GR10 part 5 – Bagnères de Luchon to Vicdessos

GR10 part 5 – Bagnères de Luchon to Vicdessos

Posted on 14th September 202216th September 2022 by Kat Young
September 2022 Day 32: Bagnères de Luchon to Fos If I’m being honest, I almost didn’t start walking again from Bagnères. For a myriad of reasons, one of them being how comfy the bed was.... Read More
GR10 part 4 – Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Bagnères de Luchon

GR10 part 4 – Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Bagnères de Luchon

Posted on 3rd September 202229th November 2022 by Kat Young
August 2022 Day 22: Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Refuge des Oulètes de Gaube My plan to loop back and walk the high level variant between Cauterets and Luz-Saint-Sauveur involved 3 buses, for which the touri... Read More
GR10 part 3 – Borce to Luz-Saint-Sauveur

GR10 part 3 – Borce to Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Posted on 28th August 202229th August 2022 by Kat Young
August 2022 Day 13: Borce to Gabas Today was a big day and as I approached the Chemin de la Mâture I was worried that I should have left earlier. The path was cut into the vertical limestone cliffs i... Read More
GR10 part 2 – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Borce

GR10 part 2 – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Borce

Posted on 23rd August 20225th September 2022 by Kat Young
August 2022 Day 7: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Gite d’étape Kaskoleta I left town via the boulangerie and the best pain au raisin I’ve ever had. I know, it was pretty amazing. It was a fai... Read More
GR10 part 1 – Hendaye to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

GR10 part 1 – Hendaye to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Posted on 15th August 202215th August 2022 by Kat Young
With some extended time off work and a desire to walk in the mountains I chose the Pyrenees – the GR10 on the french side of the mountain range. Accessible from the UK by train in a day, the Pyr... Read More
Cycling the Great North Trail in Scotland

Cycling the Great North Trail in Scotland

Posted on 27th September 20214th September 2022 by Kat Young
September 2021 This is a trip report of bikepacking a section of the Scottish part of the Great North Trail and the Great Glen Way. The Great North Trail is an off road long distance bike trail choreo... Read More
Around the Downs

Around the Downs

Posted on 16th July 20214th September 2022 by Kat Young
July 2021 Feeling the need to get some branches in my hair, I devised a mash up route of the Downs Overnighter and the King Alfred’s Way, to spend a long weekend bikepacking up and around the No... Read More
Outdoor books to get lost in

Outdoor books to get lost in

Posted on 8th January 202123rd April 2023 by Kat Young
Like many, my motivation to write has been affected by the year that was 2020. The desire to share parts of my life with the internet waned as I tried to reconcile my life of many parts being confined... Read More
How to build a bike (in 25 misleadingly easy steps)

How to build a bike (in 25 misleadingly easy steps)

Posted on 15th August 202026th September 2021 by Kat Young
1. Plan an adventure. 2. Realise this is the perfect opportunity to convince yourself that you need a new bike that will suit the demands of the adventure better than your current bike(s). 3. Spend an... Read More
Notes from lockdown

Notes from lockdown

Posted on 2nd May 20204th September 2022 by Kat Young
May 2020 Today, in a parallel world, I am riding London Wales London, a 400km audax. I am nervous about starting what I couldn’t finish last year, and almost stay in bed when my 4:45am alarm goe... Read More
Moonrakers & Sunseekers

Moonrakers & Sunseekers

Posted on 18th November 20194th September 2022 by Kat Young
November 2019 Over 100 people thought that riding 300km in November, starting at 10pm, sounded like a fun way to spend a night (and a day). The brainchild of Will Pomeroy from Audax Club Bristol, the ... Read More
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