GR5 Countdown
With train tickets booked we are only a few weeks away from starting the GR5. In this post I talk about our preparations for the trail, the options available and my thoughts on section-hiking the trail (as opposed to thru-hiking).
Solo gear set-up for the South Downs Way
In a few weeks times I’ll be embarking on a solo hike of the South Downs Way. For the first time I’ll be using a tarp for camping and this post describes my solo gear set-up and shows my first attempts at a series of tarp pitches.
Final kit shakedown
In a last effort to get our rucksack weights down we had to scrutinize each item and had to make some hard choices. The result was a fresh view of our kit and hitting our 9kg target baseweight!
European GR trails to dream about…
Europe is blessed with some fantastically diverse long distance trails. Choosing which one can be hard, in this post we look at 10 of the most well known of the GR routes.
