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Hi, I'm Cartapouille, a bored french guy who has co-created and hiked the HexaTrek, 3000km to cross France through the mountains in 2022. I previously thru hiked the Via Adriatica in 2020. I also finished a small hike on the French Pyrenees following the GR10 for 150km. Each hike is a separate podcast season here.
Season 1 : Via Adriatica, Season 2: GR10, Season 3 : HexaTrek. Season 4: TransCaucasian Trail scouting
This is a daily short log to reassure my friends and family that I didn't die eaten by a bear or got blown up by a landmine.
Insta: @cartapouille
Season 1 : Via Adriatica, Season 2: GR10, Season 3 : HexaTrek. Season 4: TransCaucasian Trail scouting
This is a daily short log to reassure my friends and family that I didn't die eaten by a bear or got blown up by a landmine.
Insta: @cartapouille
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This is it, this hiking adventure is coming to an end and I'm happy to think a bit about what it meant. Finishing in luxury to celebrate our accomplishments basically, it's been such a rollercoaster, but mostly positive really. thank you all for listening seriously
This is it, the end of the hiking, the time to just relax the legs and enjoy a burning hot shower !
Mistakes were made, after a fantastic morning dancing to the views, it's been a horrendous and long day to the next hut, because I foolishly thought it would be an easy one...
Today was probably one of the hardest days, but the payoff is legendary: a brand new hut just for us! It's probably close to one of my most legendary nights ever, pure exhaustion and perfect reward
after fighting on an overgrown trail, we decide to pitch the tent next to a shepherd hut. nothing could have prepared us for the kindest, most welcoming and smiling shepherd ever. Gotcha, you the man! And apparently, I can handle 8 vodkas on an empty stomach
after visiting Mutso, a village full of skulls from the plague era, we end up in a camp where others are having fun. so we join!
That is hiking at its purest: a loooong way up to a pass, and a "knee destroyer 9000" way down to reach a random cafe in the mountains. first time at 3500m!
1The hike becomes real again as we wander through a valley to a pass, and are surprised to be invited into a brand new mountain hut part of a 32 milion euro project by construction workers
Finally we're back on our feet and walking! extremely easy and pleasant hike today, with scenic views without almost any physical effort. rewarded by a last stay in a guest house before going into the wild again!
Well seems like walking is too mainstream on a hike, so instead we stopped to make Khinkalis from scratch with our adopted Georgian family!
I found a way better way to go from point A to point B in the mountains: helicopters! why did nobody think about that before, come with me on a Hitch Heli ride!
Surprisingly, we managed to hike today. More surprisingly, we got drunk and uploaded that. helicopter pilots are something else
Not much to say, sickness is still there somehow, and hopefully by tomorrow we'll have slept it off! Only thing left is hope now ahah
A classic: waking up on a rest day extremely sick and needing to rest. for once it's not just me, but we sync our periods with Meagan and we're both sick
here we are back to civilisation! right before enjoying a deserved day off, we're blocked on our way to civilization by a broken bridge, but two Italians allow us to save some time!
Finally we're back into civilisation! After a visit of local guys at the camp, we stayed for bread and coffee (and chacha), then a few cute small villages and arrival in the "Paradise of Tusheti" wonderful guest house in Goglurta. amazing day!
You remember how I always complain usually in those podcasts about my own choices? here is worst! it was a rough day, on terrain that I truly hate, rough on the joints and feet, with my arch ennemies: landslides. buuuuut the end of the day is extremely sweet, so that helps
after a surprisingly pleasant rainy ascent on the ridge, we got to cut the day short after Meagan rolled her ankle and we found the most perfect camping spot. couldn't resist!
Aaaand we're going up up up in this episode. a shorter day, but with a magnificent Instagram camping ! also, dogs and cows, but not as nice as in the cartoons
the actual walk started! I didn't know it could be actually doable, but so far despite the crazy difficulty it seems to be working! so far
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Hi Frenchman, now in a tent! Wish you a great hike, might be much better than the overcrowded AT. Good luck on the trail!