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Sunday, 17 July 2016

Occasional Pyrenean Tractors/Relics

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This one is another which qualifies in both categories, I think.
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Saturday, 16 July 2016

Day 5 - Cabane Aouen to Aunac

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Sat 16 July 12 or 13 miles-ish? 500m? Wall-to-wall sunshine. Hot by mid-morning We've been lucky with the weather for the last three...
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Day 4 - Cabane de l'Arech to Cabane Aouen

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Friday 15 July 10 miles (per the guidebook. I wonder if they measure on the map or via GPS, as those trillion switchbacks felt longer than ...

Day 3 - Cabane d'Uls to Cabane de l'Arech

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Thursday 14 July 11.5 miles, 1400m ascent A few sunny intervals but mainly overcast I woke at about 2.30 this morning and was cool enoug...

Occasional Pyrenean Relics

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Both of these were on the same property. I particularly liked the van (complete with a cat on the roof). It's a shame I couldn't ge...
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Occasional Pyrenean Tractors

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I think this one also qualifies as a relic:
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Pyrenees Day 2: Cabane Artigue to Cabane d'Uls

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Wednesday 13 July 14 miles (ish), 4700' Some periods of sunny intervals and only a few sprinkles from passing showers that didn't ...

Holding post

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We're alive and well in the sunshine in the Pyrenees, currently residing for the night in a cabane (or in English, a bothy) at 1600m alt...
Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Day 1 - Bagneres de Luchon to Cabane Artigue

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Tuesday 12 July 12.5 miles-ish with 5400' Dry start then persistent rain After passing my "completing a transaction in the Post...
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Monday, 11 July 2016

Pyrenees Day 0

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London to Luchon The plan: 0825 plane to Toulouse. Arrive 1110. Repack backpacks in luggage hall then walk 1 mile from airport to Decathlo...
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Friday, 8 July 2016

Making Stuff (Again)

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When flying abroad with all of our backpacking kit, we don’t like to put our Osprey Exos packs in the hold, for fear of rough handling doing...
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Thursday, 30 June 2016

Burton Hill and Hegdon Hill

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Thursday 30 June Burton Hill ( SO39548 8; 294m) When Mick sent me his customary ‘Good Morning’ text at five to six this morning he was au...
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Carneddau (Powys), Aberedw Hill and The Begwns

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Wednesday 29 June On Tuesday afternoon I settled Colin into the far corner of the main (riverside) car park in Builth Wells*, fully expecti...
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Bradnor Hill, Great Rhos and Gwaunceste Hill

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What a contrast to yesterday! I had a lovely time on three hills this morning, without a single sting or prickle incurred Bradnor Hill (SO2...
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Monday, 27 June 2016

Wapley Hill and Shobdon Hill

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Unless my memory is selective and is doing that ‘it was always sunny when I was young’ thing, I think it would be true to say that I enjoy ...
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