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Two short extracts from my Pyrenees trail journal

I’ve finished indexing my trail journal from the Haute Route Pyrenees. This journal was written by hand, and fills almost an entire medium-sized hardback notebook – 229 pages in total. I estimate the word count to be roughly 30-40,000 words. It’s the most extensive trail journal I’ve

Two short extracts from my Pyrenees trail journal
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The Haute Route Pyrenees – a very brief account

On 21 August 2019, I dipped my toes in the sea at Banyuls-sur-Mer, the eastern terminus of the Haute Route Pyrenees. Here are a few highlights and impressions from my 832km walk from Atlantic to Mediterranean. In figures * Distance hiked: 832km / 517 miles (measured by GPS; almost 100km more than

The Haute Route Pyrenees – a very brief account
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Haute Route Pyrenees planning: maps, apps, GPX data, and more

Updated 2019-07-12 to reflect my final setup on the eve of my hike. From mid-July 2019, I’ll be thru-hiking the Haute Route Pyrenees. Planning is now well underway, and in this blog post I’d like to outline my approach to maps, route planning, and how I’ll handle

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Published: ‘The Hidden Tracks – Wanderlust off the Beaten Path’

The Hidden Tracks by Cam Honan (gestalten) has now been published. I received my copy the other day. Why am I telling you this? Because it contains several of my images, captured in 2016 on my section hike of the Haute Route Pyrenees. The book is visually sumptuous, filled with

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My work’s appearing in a photo book published next month: The Hidden Tracks

Today I received word that several of my images from the Pyrenees, captured in 2016 during my HRP section hike, are being published in an upcoming book called The Hidden Tracks by Gestalten. I don’t know which images they’ve selected for inclusion – I submitted a bunch of them

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Haute Route Pyrenees gear report

I recently returned from a section hike of the Haute Route Pyrenees. Here’s a brief look at how some of my items of gear performed. See the complete gear list here. Footwear Although I’ve sung the praises of the Merrell All Out Peak trail shoes before, my enthusiasm

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Photos from the Pyrenees

I’m back from the Pyrenees! Here are a few photos from my adventure. My original plan was to hike well into August, but unfortunately that didn’t work out. Several days into my route, a stomach bug hit hard and I ended up taking a day off in Benasque

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HRP/GR 11 Day 12

The HRP / GR11 blog series HRP day 1 HRP day 2 HRP day 3 HRP day 4 HRP day 5 HRP day 6 HRP day 7 HRP / GR11 day 8 HRP / GR11 day 9 HRP / GR11 day 10 HRP / GR11 day 11 HRP / GR11 day 12 Leaving the trail I

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HRP/GR11 Day 11

The HRP / GR11 blog series HRP day 1 HRP day 2 HRP day 3 HRP day 4 HRP day 5 HRP day 6 HRP day 7 HRP / GR11 day 8 HRP / GR11 day 9 HRP / GR11 day 10 HRP / GR11 day 11 HRP / GR11 day 12 An exhausting descent Total

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HRP/GR11 Day 10

The HRP / GR11 blog series HRP day 1 HRP day 2 HRP day 3 HRP day 4 HRP day 5 HRP day 6 HRP day 7 HRP / GR11 day 8 HRP / GR11 day 9 HRP / GR11 day 10 HRP / GR11 day 11 HRP / GR11 day 12 Back on the GR11

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