Nice to hear! 😎👍

Thanks! 😎👍

Yes it was 😎👍 thank you!

Amazing! I like to hear the different stories especially from some years ago 😎👍

Mooi om te horen. Heel erg gaaf, de GR11! Succes met de voorbereiding 😎👍

Heyyy thank you! 😎👍 I put the Leukotape on my feets skin as soon as I felt something uncomfortable. And almost always a slightly larger patch of ducttape over it (can't think of a good reason right now for not doing this). The Leukotape sticks firmly to the skin and the zinc oxide in it supposedly has healing properties. The ducttape makes the outside 'slide' more easily against the sock, reducing friction. I would usually leave it on for a few days. Once I took it off, the skin usually had recovered. I personally didn't think a Garmin Inreach was worth it (+ membership, for the few trips I go on) and have no experience using it. It's probably a great tool though for navigation and especially emergencies! For me the smartphone GPS worked great for navigation, so to buy a Garmin Inreach just as a backup navigation would be overkill (but for emergencies/accidents as there is usually no phone service, yes, it might be nice). When my phone and power banks almost ran out of battery 1 time, and another time lost GPS signal for a few hours, it was not nice. I regretted not having the self-printed maps as I had planned (did not have/take the time to print). So I strongly suggest taking paper maps AND being aware of where you are at all times. A digital navigation device like a phone/garmin makes it tempting to just follow the GPX, with little awareness. I learned that awareness of where you are and which mountains you're looking at (and where the nearest civilization is), is essential in case the technology fails. Nice idea! Thanks for watching 😎👍

​@@CaptainCamp Thank so much for your valuable reply. Wasn't aware of the risks as you had described them. (Glad I can learn from them.) So backup paper maps would make for an excellent "redundancy" to fall back on. Where would you have download / print these maps from if I may ask? (Same site as you mentioned in the video?)

Of course 😎👍 Yes, I would say paper maps are sufficient as navigation backup. But an Inreach provides more 'safety', if you can afford it. I had the premium membership of Gaia GPS ($40/year) (the phone app I used for navigation). This enables to print your own edited maps with routes in good quality. This should have worked but I didn't try it, as I didn't have/take time to print the maps (stupid mistake by me). There are probably many other ways to acquire maps. Have also heard other hikers about the 'Rando Editions' Pyrenees maps being good, but they also are not free.

Hey! That's so nice to see you comment 😎👍 Have to say: you was one of my inspirations and I remember watching your gear list video too. Good luck on your next adventures!

Hi! I started with my 250 ml alcohol bottle filled and only had to buy refill one time, if I remember correctly. But I did not cook all the time (cold soaking + snacks). "Alcool à brûler" can be found in most larger shops, especially the French ones as it's a common fuel. I bought a 1 liter bottle in Gavarnie and refilled my small bottle. I left the 1 liter bottle in a small hut named Cabane des Aires, right before the challenging climb of Pic de la Géla (part of the Whiteburn route, not the Tom Martens route). You might also find remains in small huts 😎👍 My longest food carry was from Gavarnie to Besurta/Bernasque (part 3 of my videos). It was 100 km (5 days) without resupply, over the hardest and highest terrain of the HRP. Again, this was the Whiteburn route, I think the Tom Martens route enables resupply in Parzan and maybe other places on that section. Hike your own hike 😎👍 Water carry: Once you're really in the mountains, let's say from about Lescun until Pic du Canigou, usually there is plenty of water to be found. Filtering water using a Befree or Sawyer filter is a good idea because of cattle. I lost my filter halfway but survived. My water shortage problems occurred in the first week (especially day 2) and the last week. In those parts I recommend having a water carrying capacity of 3 liters and refill it completely when possible. From Lescun until Pic du Canigou I only used one 1,5 liter bottle 😎👍 Thanks for watching and good luck on your future adventures! 😎👍

@@CaptainCamp thanks you for all your advice man this is so helpful!

Nice to hear, you're welcome 😎👍

Yes! Had to look it up but it's the same. New name 😎👍

Good question 😎 I really like this tent. But I also like the bivy bag for a lot of situations, mainly shorter trips. Glad I decided on the tent for this trip!

@@CaptainCamp Have you considered picking up a bicycle and doing some touring?? You hae tons of camping experience. All you need is a good bike..

Yes, great idea 😎👍 I have considered it and will try it soon. Already have a bike 👍

Yes, definitely minimal. I will swap the poncho for a rain jacket on my next mountain trips. Hahaha nice one, the camera bag 😂

Ah, thank you! Light but complete 😎👍 I ride a bicycle sometimes!