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Founding Editor Philip Faiers is currently undertaking a big adventure.
Despite his 57 years and two dodgy knees, he is walking the entire length of the Pyrénées,
from Hendaye to Banyuls a distance of 903km with a massive 49,000m of climb and descent
along the way. He is attempting the walk with a fellow Brit, Kingsley Hodgkins,
who is walking to raise money for a children¹s charity in Toulouse.
Any readers who find themselves in the Pyrénées are most welcome to join them.
For further information of their planned itinerary see www.gr10.org

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Thursday, 24th August

Patrick has rejoined me for the final nine days - he'll have walked 19 days with me by the time we reach Banyuls, some 340kms. What a star! Jon, too, has bravely donned his walking boots for the next three days. The morning climb to the Coll Mitja - a total of 3,850 feet - was tough for Jon, particularly as the air is thin at nearly 8,000 feet, but he coped really well. We arrived at our refuge in fog so thick we almost bumped into it before we saw it. The Refuge du Ras de la Caranca is easily the most basic so far - no water, no electricity and 25 people sleeping next to one another in a small dormitory. Still, the meal by candlelight was good.

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