217) GR5-13
The GR5 is an approximately 700-kilometre long hiking trail including 40 000 meters of ascent and traversing the heart of the French Alps from Lac Léman (aka Lake Geneva) in the north of France to the Mediterranean Sea in the south. It is one of the world’s most spectacular hiking trails. I will solo hike this trail over several weeks.
Day 13 – July 15- 25 KMS – 11 HRS
238 KMS TOTAL
Start: 8:54 AM, Val d’Isère
End: 7:54 PM, Bessans
Ascent: 1360 m (14 480 m total)
Descent: 1460 m (13 040 m total)
(camping de l’Illaz)
Head down, hike up, straight up!
I think it’s all about evaluating risk objectively, free of pride or desire, and keeping your head on your shoulders during the execution of the thing that needed to be evaluated before doing!
Not a hero! On vacation!
BUT ALSO…
Not a quitter! Meet the challenge!
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Hey from Andy and Donna in Arkansas! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️♥️♥️
Your closed captions are too fast for old folks to read.
I'm so ENVIOUS of you!! When I saw that little three-wheeler boulangerie vehicle delivering to the campsite, I also felt quite emotional. Fancy being emotional over loaves of bread. I've seen vehicles like it before in the Pyrenees, (never a three-wheeler though) but as you say, "So French!"
Hello Miss Christina! The snow shelf crossings were sketchy looking! Stay safe and god bless
My goodness, have I used the word treacherous enough in these comments? Beautiful 🤩 be safe and enjoy!
Beautiful place – Have fun
Flawless episode, atmosphere is just amazing! You nailed it once again!
Another day with a lot of different things thrown at you today. The beauty of the scenery is always there but what you have to do to keep going forward is pretty tough and stressful. I can fully understand accidently getting off the trail that you wanted to stay with because there are so many things going on all at once and I am sure that it is very easy to miss a turn or take a wrong turn. Oh well, you are still progressing nicely. A little lower mileage tomorrow would probably be a great idea because today was a very stressful one for you and you do need to recharge a little. Thanks for your time with us. See you on the next one.
10:54 Packrat! It's officially now a dual use item. Cheers 🍻!