If you are hiking in the FrenchPyrenees one of the nicest places to go wild camping is at Lac de Gaube, a beautiful lake a short walk up from Cauterets and a good base for walking the GR10 or crossing over to Spain. The campsite is alongside a gorgeous lake with clear water and good […]
AcclimatiseMe: Altitude Acclimatisation System Review
You take a step, then another. With your third step the lactate burn feels like a knife in your thighs. You pause for a minute, breath deeply in the thin, cold air. Then take another three steps and pause. Anyone who has climbed at altitude knows the shuffle that makes you feel like you’ve aged […]
Hiking the Cirque de la Solitude GR20 Section
You can picture yourself standing at the top of a deep chasm. Sheer rock walls fall away to nothing. The stone is hard and cold and you are wondering what on earth you are doing here, on the Cirque de la Solitude GR20 route right up at the very top of Corsica. The answer is simple. […]
Hiking the GR20 Corsica: A few tips and comments
I’ve just come back from six days hiking the GR20 trail in Corsica. It was an absolutely amazing experience and one that I would love to do again. The stretch we did was a slightly unconventional variant of the northern section, hiked from south to north, but many of the comments I will make below […]
Using Mountaineering Headlamps in Freezing Weather
If you are going mountaineering you have to be aware of the impact on your light of the freezing cold that you will encounter at high altitude. Even if you have one of the best mountaineering headlamps, you will soon find yourself sitting in the dark if you don’t take the cold into account. This […]