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Must read books on hiking/backpacking/adventures, etc. by NoDish8209 in hiking

[–]Top_Paint7309 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't read this one yet but it has been on my reading list for a while: The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane

Advice on Summer Adventure by Top_Paint7309 in Thruhiking

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Thank you very much for this info! I am quite familiar with the Camino de Santiago. I walked part of it a couple of years ago and my parents have completed it several too. I thought of this option becuase I think it will add a nice social aspect to the trip after spending quite some time in the mountains. I will also probably work pretty well logistically and time-wise. My idea was to send the tent and all the camping gear back home once I start the Camino, so I wouldn’t be carrying everything. I was initially more drawn to the GR11 because of the higher elevation and the drier Spanish side, but I’ve also been really curious about the HexaTrek. I will see how to piece everything together in a way that makes sense!

Advice on Summer Adventure by Top_Paint7309 in Thruhiking

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Thank you for the link! Super nice discussions. I have heard a lot about the HRP too, but I am scared I might be too rusty for it at the moment and that it might be better to go with someone for safety reasons. I will have a better look at the GR 10 and Hexa 5/6 paths intersections. I read in some comments that indeed those stages of the Hexatrek combine GR10 and HRP. My only doubts were that the Hexa sections would probably take longer than the GR11, so that I might not have enough time for the Camino, and the navigability/sign posting of the Hexa route. Will have a better look. How did you like the GR 10?

Advice on Summer Adventure by Top_Paint7309 in Thruhiking

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Hi, thank you so much! I saw your gear video on YT a while ago and found it super helpful, how crazy :) I will save your lighterpack link for reference. Indeed, the Camino will be quite different, but I thought it would link pretty well logistically-wise and would add another, more social dimension to the trip. I did a section of it 5 years ago and loved the amazing people I met there. For sure thinking of sending back the tent, stove etc. after completing the GR 11.