#03 | Solo Thru Hike 850 km in Pyrenees on the GR 11 | El Port de la Selva - Llançà

The third episode of the series documenting my attempt to walk the entire Pyrenees range on the GR 11 long-distance trail.
Today will be the last section of the trail by the Mediterranean Sea. I'm definitely not going to pass up an opportunity like this so there will be some swimming at El Port de la Selva. In addition, I will pass several architectural gems from centuries ago, including the Romanesque church of Santa Helena de Rodes, which survived hundreds of years of pirate invasions.
During the whole hike I will face a distance of 850 km (528 mi), 87 km (54 mi) of elevation gain and Iberian weather in the middle of summer to try to reach Cape Higer on the Atlantic Ocean, specifically the Bay of Biscay. The trail goes through Catalonia, Andorra, Navarra, Aragon and the Basque Country.
Thank you for watching I will publish next episodes on a regular basis. If you have any questions, please leave a comment.
Happy hiking everyone,
Andrzej
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Zachód słońca na koniec doprawdy majestatyczny, a do tego tak pięknie 'podprowadzony' muzyką. Magia ekranu 🙂🙂

[@zurawiny]

Bardzo Ci dziękuję za miłe słowa🙂i cieszę się, że się podobało. Zauważyłem na Twoich filmach, że też lubisz jak słońce mija się z horyzontem.

@@zurawiny Mijanie się słońca z horyzontem (bardzo ładnie to ująłeś 🙂) to chyba najbardziej magiczne chwile na szlaku. W ostatnim roku nie miałem jednak do nich dużo szczęścia, trafiło mi się wprawdzie parę wschodów, zachodu bodajże żadnego.

[@zurawiny]

@ Dziękuję ☺ Bardzo dobrze Cię rozumiem. Te chwile są również dla mnie czymś niezwykle wyjątkowym. Niczym niepowtarzalny spektakl na który nierzadko ktoś zwyczajnie nie podnosi kurtyny 😂

[@MrThePuchacz]

Zapowiada się super seria! Nie mogę doczekać się kolejnych odcinków 😃

[@zurawiny]

Hej, dziękuję Ci bardzo i cieszę się, że się podoba 😀 Kolejne odcinki będą dostępne jak tylko je zmontuję i czywiście postaram się, żeby to było jak najszybciej 🙂

[@SuperMorrismo]

Cudowna energia, piękne widoki, nic tylko oddychać…

[@zurawiny]

@@SuperMorrismo Dzięki Morris :D Pełną piersią!

[@arikittelsen]

So nice! Such a pleasant contrast to the winter behind the window. However, I bet it was melting hot.

[@zurawiny]

Thanks a million :D and yes, the temperature was above 40°C The sweat was literally dripping to my shoes.

[@Zackenberg]

👌🏻😎

[@zurawiny]

Pełny uśmiech!

[@vojtahyna]

What a hike! Pyrenean GR 11 looks great. Beautiful landscape and awesome storytelling with amazing shots. All three films are great. It must was a great adventure. 🤠🏕️⛰️

[@zurawiny]

Hi Vojtna, thank you so much for the feedback :D I'm very glad you like the videos. Indeed, the GR 11 is a gem. Definitely, less technical than GR 20 and it's easier with the camping and all. I fully recommend it, however maybe not in the middle of summer like i did ;-)

[@Jorditoms]

Incredible mountain and monqsyey! I love those type of building 🏫

[@zurawiny]

Yeah, me too! 😀

[@thestanislaw]

Dajesz!

[@zurawiny]

🤙

[@Zew_Przygody]

Kolejne wciągające, filmowe opowiadanie. Świetna robota. Brawo 👏
Pozdrowienia

[@zurawiny]

Bardzo dziękuję :)))

[@magdalenabembenik7901]

Oglądam dalej. Uśmiech Pana rozbraja. 😊

[@zurawiny]

Bardzo się cieszę i dziękuję 😀

[@magdalenabembenik7901]

@@zurawiny 😁

[@badylek_i_bajdarka]

cudne miejscóweczki😍😍😍

[@zurawiny]

A dziękuję bardzo 😃 Zaiste za każdym zakrętem robiło się coraz ładniej 😀

[@BarbaraBarbara1403]

🥰

[@zurawiny]

🙂

[@BigWorldsmallSasha]

Great job with the filming and editing- your videos are super! And great job walking up there. I almost died on that second ascent haha and it was soo hot 😅
Were you bothered by boars that night? Or in Tavallera? I camped kind of in the same places and boars were running and growling all around my tent 3 nights in a row 😆

[@zurawiny]

Thank you so much ☺Yeah, the second ascent was demanding. Especially with all that sun, I was sweating like crazy. I've seen a lot of boars while still walking. However, they never approached me at night as I always keep all my food in a smell proof bag. It really works. I used to have similar situations to yours in the past. Unfortunately, I never had a pointless knife with me ;-) I have also met a few people along GR 11 with holes in their tents and backpacks due to wild animals.

[@BigWorldsmallSasha]

@@zurawiny yeah I think a lot of people had problems with foxes. I kept my food in double layers of ziplock bags and I didn't even eat dinner those nights that boars came to my tent, but I guess they must have smelled it out anyway ☺

[@zurawiny]

Good job with the double bags! That area is very much crowded with boars, so maybe you just pitched a tenet in their favourite evening spot or something? Who knows. The most important thing is that nothing sketchy happened 😀 The foxes! Later on the trail one approached me while I was eating my breakfast. Zero fear what so ever.

[@BigWorldsmallSasha]

@@zurawiny haha yeah those foxes can be brave 😄 I even ran into people who had foxes break into their tents and steal their food! 😁

[@zurawiny]

@@BigWorldsmallSasha Wow! That is one hell of an animal ninja style 🤣 It reminded me of Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" movie. If you haven't seen it. Go for it!