Summer 2024 I hiked across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. 850km on the GR11 Transpirenaica.
What a trail and treasure hunt! Rough, tough, brutal and beautiful! This was probably the most mental and physical challenging but also most rewarding adventure of my life. 50 days of calling the trail my home and a mountain of memorable moments richer.
I hiked parts of the GR11 with my dog Wingo, with friends, and with my partner Jonte. But the biggest part alone in solitude. It’s very special to be on your own in the wild and getting at ease with it all. In tune with my own and nature’s rhythm. Experience to treasure!
I’m half way hiking the GR11!
42.6066° N, 0.5231° E
Hiking across the Pyrenees on the GR11 in Spain
They say Benasque is half way. Not exactly in kilometers but in time. I’m loving every moment of this long distance hiking. The good, the bad, the struggles, the views, the wildlife, the treasures, the encounters, and the sunshine after rain. The company but also the solitude of which now comes more 🧘♀️
I feel so grateful that I can do this trail, that my legs and feet have brought me to where I am now and that I still have many kilometers left to just be in nature carrying all I need on my back.
Thank you all trail angels supporting me along the way. Massive thanks to my parents, who were there for Wingo and me with food, love and shelter. He now goes with them. It’s safer. There are so many unknowns and variables. I can’t foresee his safety and well-being. But for him it was still the longest dog walk ever.
After just having had a couple of fun days of trail living, loving and laughing with Bianca & Lesley, long time friends, I now really continue solo.
The backpack is ready and heavy with food for days. The sleeping bag and shoes almost dry again after some days with lots of rain and a day in a hotel. The next stages there’s no town or shop. And probably no phone signal either. The guidebook says it’ll be brutal. The weather forecast says around freezing point at night. Vamos a ver!
Stage updates will come eventually. I have so many stories to share but the sun is out and the mountains are calling
Rule #1 the weather rules
Hasta luego
Thanks for all the cheers and beautiful words.
Guess what I saw a couple of days ago! 🙊 Hint: I didn’t tell my friends until they left 😆
Ps. I received many questions what’s in the backpack. See here the content of my backpack. I carried across the Pyrenees on the GR11. The only thing I would want to change is with a better rain jacket and a lightweight BPA water bottle. That’s it for now.
