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Festival Night - Day 50
The Big Walk | October 2nd 2008 by Paul Webster
Sallent has the most incredibly beautiful setting of forest, river and mountains and also many fine old buildings, but it’s becoming an increasingly important tourist centre and there are many cranes and construction sites; it feels like its charm read more
Back on Track - Day 49
The Big Walk | August 5th 2008 by Paul Webster
After finding yesterday’s route across the scree simply too hair-raising, we study our guidebook with care this morning for word on any hazards ahead. Yesterday’s horrors merited the comment ‘cross a steep scree slope (care is needed)’ wherea read more
Flee the scree - Day 48
The Big Walk | July 27th 2008 by Paul Webster
After packing up our gear we enjoy the leisurely walk up Aguas Tuertas, the easy ground underfoot meaning we can concentrate on watching the gliding circles of Griffon Vultures overhead. Then we start on the climb to the next high pass, leading to th read more
A high and lonely place - Day 47
The Big Walk | July 22nd 2008 by Paul Webster
We set off up the valley to the east, far below the great rock towers on our right, which remind me of the Towers of Paine in Patagonia. Woods and pastures give way to stunted trees and gorse, before we emerge again on grassy hillsides for the final read more
Swot Team - Day 46
The Big Walk | July 18th 2008 by Paul Webster
The GR11 has two options from Isaba, a steep rock scramble up a fearsome-looking peak known as Ezkaurre, first of the two-thousand metre mountains – or a shorter route through the forests to the north. We use the excuse of our heavy packs to go for read more
European Unity - Day 45
The Big Walk | July 16th 2008 by Paul Webster
Another steep climb begins a long walk on forest roads. It seems much easier than a couple of days ago – which is a relief! When we emerge above the forest we again see the stark mountain outlines we’d glimpsed from the Paso Alfredo, but now they read more
Hard Cheese - Day 44
The Big Walk | July 15th 2008 by Paul Webster
Yesterday had completely taken it out of us and we really need to take a day off. We spend it doing virtually nothing except eating. The buffet breakfast in the Casa Rural seems a real luxury; Roncal cheese, the delicious hard local sheep cheese is p read more
Running dry - Day 43
The Big Walk | June 16th 2008 by Paul Webster
Not a good night’s sleep: we hadn’t checked the ground under the tent very well and some rocks seemed to embed themselves in my back during the night. I’m only using a half-length foam pad to sleep on, to save weight, and am already jealous of read more
Hold the Heights - Day 42
The Big Walk | June 12th 2008 by Paul Webster
CHAPTER THREE What if I live no more those kingly days? Their night sleeps with me still. I dream my feet upon the starry ways; My heart rests in the hill. I may not grudge the little left undone; I hold the heights, I keep the dreams I won. Geoffrey read more
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