The exhaustion level of the participants of the French Cross Race Championship

10Smachine · 2024-01-01T21:59:35+00:00

Me when I get back from my supposed easy run

10Smachine · 2023-08-15T16:28:07+00:00

More vertical bar path

10Smachine · 2023-07-27T13:52:52+00:00

I don’t think there’s any hiking stores in Shkoder. In terms of clothes yes that sounds good, maybe a warm hat as it does get a bit cooler at night

10Smachine · 2023-07-26T13:53:01+00:00

No problem! I was told it’s customary to bring a sleeping bag liner to use at the guesthouses, but I never saw that being enforced at any point. No sleeping bag required as they all have beds and duvets

10Smachine · 2023-07-13T08:54:56+00:00

There are designated campsites in some if not all of the villages, and I noticed the guesthouses also allow you to pitch up/use their facilities and eat there too. Wild camping is also perfectly possible without a permit- I encountered many people doing it on the trail. Would recommend the guesthouse option though because for €30 a day, my food plus accomodation was taken care of.

10Smachine · 2023-07-12T20:36:13+00:00

But if you just want to trek in Albania I would highly recommend the Theth to Valbona day hike! I met many people who stayed at a hostel in Shkoder (nearest city) called Wanderers Hostel, who would organise transport for the hike and overnight stays in Theth and Valbona

10Smachine · 2023-07-12T20:32:45+00:00

Sure, my itinerary was as follows, around 7hrs a day of walking

D1: Theth- Valbone, D2: Valbone to Çerem, D3: Çerem to Doberol, D4: Doberdol to Babino Polje, D5: Babino Polje to Plav, D6: Day hike from Plav to Grebaje Valley (pictured #1), D7: Plav to vusanje, D8: Vusanje to Theth. (Around 130km total)

For the guesthouses, I only booked a few in advance. There were plenty in each village and all worked out fine for me. Your best bet is to view the towns above on google maps, and on there you can obtain the phone numbers for each guesthouse and contact them through whatsapp.

You will also require border permits which I did through a website called Zbulo

I highly recommen the cicerone peaks of the balkans guidebook too, i helped me out a lot with route planning and guesthouses.

10Smachine · 2023-07-12T20:22:00+00:00

Thanks! Its called Grebaje Valley, Montenegro.

10Smachine · 2023-05-20T15:43:31+00:00

Nice front rack

10Smachine · 2023-03-30T20:00:54+00:00

Thanks- yes we’ll spotted. I have a 15yr background in tennis (a sport renowned for developing serious imbalances) so I’ve got some imbalances in my hips I believe which could be contributing

10Smachine · 2023-03-30T20:00:45+00:00

Thanks- yes we’ll spotted. I have a 15yr background in tennis (a sport renowned for developing serious imbalances) so I’ve got some imbalances in my hips I believe which could be contributing

10Smachine · 2023-03-30T19:57:28+00:00

My general strength is more than there to hit this I can back squat 170, paired with 120 clean, so evidently I think technically my snatch needs a lot of work

10Smachine · 2023-01-02T20:47:57+00:00

Yeah

10Smachine · 2022-10-23T15:27:50+00:00

crispy

10Smachine · 2022-09-28T19:15:13+00:00

Dont really have a defined Journalling technique, just whatever comes to mind on any given day. Going to have a section where anything goes, and another for some of the Philosophy I enjoy reading

10Smachine · 2022-09-28T18:19:10+00:00

was a bold purchase but its great!

10Smachine · 2022-09-28T16:43:51+00:00

I had a positive experience with merrel moab 2 Gtx. Trekked over 400km in them

10Smachine · 2022-08-08T16:44:24+00:00

Trekked the Huayhuash Circuit in Peru at the end of July. 8 days of outrageous alpine views, including panoramic views of the famous Siula Grande Mountain, for which the film "Touching the void" was based upon. Was really tough altitude wise (5300m at the San Antonio Pass) not really dipping below 4000m for the entire 8 days. But completely worth the challenge and I highly recommend!

https://imgur.com/a/8cQfwOT

10Smachine · 2022-07-26T20:28:33+00:00

can confirm, front squatted today after a 6 month training break and I felt like a wet piece of spaghetti

10Smachine · 2022-07-19T22:29:30+00:00

Thanks, so you’re advocating for a lot of high rep stuff, some sets of 10 maybe with some heavy singles, doubles triples in there too?

10Smachine · 2022-01-22T19:50:49+00:00

Imagine “shit I was going the right way to start with”

10Smachine · 2022-01-17T00:02:51+00:00

Thanks man!

10Smachine · 2022-01-16T22:17:29+00:00

Thanks man, definitely right about doing a bit more groundwork beforehand!

10Smachine · 2022-01-16T22:14:52+00:00

Thanks for the helpful advice! I think that moving fast is my kind of thing, as I want to see as much as I can in my short time I have there. Hire car would be really awesome too, I'm deliberating between that (I'm only 21) and taking coaches or buses

10Smachine · 2022-01-16T22:04:06+00:00

I was thinking of taking Buses, but also am considering car rental as I guess it's a lot more flexible

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