So, today was a happy day! The gr5 trail intersects with the deservedly famous TMB trail for the duration of my day. So while I had to endure lots of sunburnt people walking slowly with heavy packs, they had conveniently left me lots of tracks to follow through the snow!!! I walked from Les […]
GR5 Day 3 – Snow with friends Read More »
So today was not my day! Snow – my nemesis – almost got the better of me! More on that later….. But first – a beautiful start to the day in Samoens, with a beautiful river walk up to the Gorge du Tines which was stunning with the sun coming up through the trees The
GR5 Day 2 – My life flashing before my eyes! Read More »
It was always going to be a long day – 46k, more than 2000m of climbing and a guide book estimate of 14.5 hours of non stop walking. I was (overly) confident I could do it in much less. On the bright side it was a stunning stunning day in the Alps! Total perfection.
GR5 Day 1 – what happened to the path Read More »
So today I only did half a day on the GR5 given logistics of getting to the trailhead! It was only 19k so I thought that would be a piece of cake and couldn’t understand why the guide book said it would take 8 hours and 45 minutes. Hmmm, well the following elevation profile
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