The Last Leg… After 12 days on such an incredible trail, we felt a wave of sadness that our adventure in the Pyrenees was coming to an end so quickly. Having experienced some of…
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A Head For Heights… Launching ourselves into what would be our penultimate day on the GR11, we found that the trail once again took us to higher elevations. The shaded forests and wild meadows we had…
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Entering The Posets-Maladeta Natural Park… Having already been blown away by the spectacular scenery in the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park just a few days earlier, we didn’t expect more ‘wow’ moments so…
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Defining Degrees Of Difficulty… With regards to the level of ‘difficulty’ of a trail – ‘difficult’ can take many forms and be the difference between an experience of a lifetime or a disaster for different…
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Tackling The Lost Mountain… As the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees, ranking only below Pico de Aneto (3,404m) and Posets (3,371m), Monte Perdido at 3,355 metres stands as the highest summit in the…
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The Hardest Mile… Usually after the first week on any thru-hike we have our camp routines well refined and feel completely trail fit to tackle whatever we’re presented with along the way. Today however put…
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Mountain Highs… Bordering on the French Midi-Pyrenees, in the District of Aragon in the north of Spain, is one of the most unusual and spectacular mountain cliffs in Europe and one of the largest…
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Bagging A Zero Day! A ‘Zero Day’ is literally a day in which you do no hiking, hence you cover zero miles and make no progress towards your end goal. It can be an…
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Taking A Mini Road Trip Around Classic England… After severe weather put paid to our plans of hiking the Beacons Way in Wales during the Easter holidays, ‘The Cotswolds’ became the focus for the…
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Stonehenge, Avebury & Salisbury Sightseeing… Well, what do you do when your thru-hike falls through? It might sound simple – but when it comes to hiking, always assume your Plan A won’t work –…
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Camping – A Very British Pastime! Do you prefer your creature comforts or are you a back-country purist? Whether you’re a ‘glamper’ with full electrical hook-up or ‘wild camper’ without facilities – everyone seems…
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Feast your eyes on this! Part of TrekSnappy’s whole camping experience is enjoying plenty of good, hearty food each day. We do love our food! So we have decided to share some of our…
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It’s Good To Walk! Last Monday was ‘May Day’ Bank Holiday in England, which means for the lucky people who don’t work in the service industry, an extra day off work! So with our…