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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May 2016 In September, I’m planning to walk ~200 miles from the east of Switzerland, across 16 alpine passes (hence the route name), to the shores of Lake Geneva in the west. This will be my big...Read More