Tag: Hiking
GR10 part 7 – Mont-Louis to Banyuls-sur-Mer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Walking the Coast to Coast – day by day
April 2017 You can see my preparation and my gear list, and watch the film I made. This is a day-by-day account of the hike with info for those thinking of doing the route. If you are, do it, it’... Read More
Walking the Alpine Pass Route – day by day
September 2016 You can read about how I prepared for the hike here and here, read my hints and tips, and watch the video I made. This is a day-by-day account of the hike with info for those thinking o... Read More
The Iceland OMM
May 2015 In 2015 my friend Rosie did a challenge a month in order to raise money for The Lullaby Trust. Whilst planning her May challenge, she sent me a link to the ‘Iceland OMM‘. I’... Read More
Chamonix wanderings
September 2015 Near the end of September 2015 I went on a long weekend to Chamonix by myself. I left home Friday morning with a 20 litre rucksack, wearing my walking boots, and ran off to the mountain... Read More