We are rockstars!
As I’m writing this I sit comfortably in my home, watching the night change to dawn. I meant to write this sooner but simply didn’t get around doing it. My excuses are bad internet connection and sheer lazyness. Oh well,…
Keep on rocking
A lot has happened since I wrote about our sufferfest on Monte Cinto. That was stage four, we’ve now completed stage nine. In the meantime we sat through one of the worst storms I’ve ever witnessed, hiked last lush, green…
Hitting rock bottom
What follows is a saga of rocks and wine. It is the story of stage four of the GR20. There was a giant looming over our head when we started day four. Monte Cinto was towering some 1700 meters above…
A rocky start
The GR20 rocks! Literally. There’s rocks everywhere. They’re under your foot, in your shoes and most crucially underneath your matress when you try to sleep. Not that I’m complaining though. It makes for an awesome scenery to hike/scramble/struggle through. The…
GR20 2019
I’m back where it all started. Five years ago, a young and naïve Kees was about to get his arse kicked by one of Europe’s most infamous trails: the GR20. Untrained and underprepared I nearly called it quits after just…
Stage 15: To Conca
Ascent: 250 Descent: 1050 Time: 5hr The last stage is one of the highlights of the GR20. As you descend the terrain remains rugged and interesting as you exchange pine forrest for a desert like landscape. There are several short,…
Stage 14: To Refuge d’ I Paliri
Ascent: 450 Descent: 950 Time: 6hr 30min Again, there are two ways to get to Refuge d’ I Paliri. The official GR20 is a low level hike around the Aiguilles de Bavella, the high level alternative is highly recommended and…
Stage 13: To Refuge d’Asinau
Ascent: 1000 meter Descent: 1250 meter Time: 7hr There are two variants of this stage. The old GR20 crosses the high plains of Plateau du Cuscione and continues straight towards Refuge d’Asinau. The new GR20 is split into two stages.…
Stage 12: To Refuge d’Usciolu
Ascent: 1300 Descent: 850 Time: 7hr 30min This is a long stage with various ascents and some scrambling. Even though you start in the forrest the treecover soon disappears and after that most of the hike is on an exposed…
Stage 11: To Bocca di Verdi
Ascent: 300 meter Descent: 600 meter Time: 4hr There are two ways to Bocca di Verdi. The high level variant via the summit of the solitary Monte Renoso and the low-level main GR20. The high level variant is strenuous hike…
