Day 1 on the trail: I feel out of shape, I forgot all my money at home, I'm not sure which rivers are dry and which are real rivers, and I'm filtering water with an old Katadyn BeFree water filter that I haven't used in 2 years. Wish me luck! 😅

Here is the book that I was celebrating publishing: www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/book/

And since the filming of this video, we have bought a motorhome, fixed it up, and made a bunch of videos about traveling around Spain in it! See our channel here: https://videos.trom.tf/c/ridewithless/

The first video from a mini hiking series that I filmed in April, 2024 (I just didn't have time to post them earlier 🙈😅).

Here's all the gear and food I packed for one week of hiking in the mountains in spring, around the border of Spain and France. Wish me luck! 😄

Enormous thank you to ⁨Yair for taking me flying in his paramotor over l'Estartit, the Medes Islands and the Montgrí castle (and elsewhere on the Costa Brava! 😀) This was one of the most amazing experiences of my life!

Just a short video to announce my book release 😃 You can find it at https://www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/book/

Here is a list of all the gear I used on the GR11 and HRP: https://files.trom.tf/s/29kkXDgLwcinRZF

*In the video I forgot to mention the guide book, which is very important! I used an electronic version of “The GR11 Trail: Through the Spanish Pyrenees (the Cicerone Trekking Guide)” by Brian Johnson - you can put it on your phone! It’s important for finding water points, good camping spots, food shops, gas, etc.

There is also a helpful website for refuges (bothies) in the Pyrenees: https://www.pyrenees-refuges.com – it’s in French, but simple enough to understand with a translation tool.

Feel free to ask me anything else!

The last two days of my ultra-cheap/ultra-heavy thru-hike! It took me 61 days to walk from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic across the Pyrenees mountain range (840 km, 39,000 m elevation change + several extra side-treks and peaks). Most people do it faster but my backpack weighed about 20kg and I weigh less than 50, so it was difficult! But to many people’s surprise, I made it to the end! Whew.

Thank you for watching!

My book will be available here soonish: www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/book

See you!

Music:

I’m getting close to finally finishing the GR11!

Day 55 of my thru-hike across Spain!

On this day I followed the GR11 trail from Ochagavia, up some extremely windy hills, down to the tree line, back up and over the hills, and then finally into the forest. I found a decent camping spot next to a dirt road not far from a freshwater spring. Whew.

Day 53-54 of my thru-hike across the Spanish Pyrenees!

I camped in some field close to the last water point in Isaba, then woke up before sunrise to hike to Ochagavía. The trek between Isaba and Ochagavía is hot and dry- if you do it, make sure you leave early and take plenty of water!

Next, I bought a one-euro packet of bacon, vomited in a park, and spent all of day 54 looking like a homeless person/recovering from food poisoning.

The park I camped in is called Piscina Natural Ochagavia and although it was very busy in the daytime, it is a nice place to have a rest. There is a river + tap water + picnic benches.

On day 55, I was back on the trail.

Day 52 of my thru-hike across the Spanish Pyrenees!

I woke up next to Rio Aragon Subordan (across Refugio de la Mina, which is abandoned), hiked up Chipeta Alto (a nice and easy peak just off the GR11), then hiked to Camping Zuriza.

There are some things you should know about Zuriza:

Several hikers reported foxes breaking into their tents and stealing their food here and near other campgrounds in this area.

The supermarket here is closed for good! There is an expensive restaurant only (and a very nice staff member who gave me a free chocolatey baked bread thingy- thank you to that guy!! 😄 ). You should plan on buying groceries in Isaba, where there is a bigger shop which is open until 9PM in summer.