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    • TravelerGR20 auf Korsika
      Day 4

      Zitat des Tages

      July 21, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      „Das ist kein Wanderweg, sondern markierte Landschaft“ – ein unbekannter Schweizer.

      Tatsächlich glaube ich, ist das eines der Dinge, die den Weg besonders machen.
      … Neben vielen anderen Entbehrlichkeiten.Read more

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    • Ko‘r‘si - ka
      Day 13

      Pulischello

      June 9, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Ein letztes Reinschnuppern ins Inselinnere.
      Canyonland. Wenn es mal ein Extra-Adrenalinkick sein darf macht man das.
      Wir heute nur als Zaungäste. Irgendwas muss man sich ja schließlich auch noch aufheben fürs Wiederkommen.Read more

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    • Paris & Korsika
      Day 15

      Der Weg zu den Cascades de Purcaraccia

      June 23, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      Das war eine ganz tolle Tour, natürlich ist bei uns immer Drama dabei! Aber der Weg war schön, manchmal nicht ganz eindeutig und wir glauben auch nicht den korrekten Weg gegangen zu sein, sondern ein wenig schwierigeres Terrain, aber am Ende sind wir am großen Wasserfall rausgekommen. Es war so ruhig, so lovely, hach.... Doch dann sah ich, ich konnte meinen Augen kaum trauen, tatsächlich 10 Polizeibeamte!!! Hier im nirgendwo, ein beunruhigendes Gefühl. Was war los? Wir dürfen nicht hier sein, der Weg sei, seit gestern, gesperrt!! Wir haben extra morgens noch auf die Homepage der Präfektur geschaut beteuerten wir und es waren auch noch keine Schilder zu sehen gewesen. Wir durften in Ruhe zu Ende plantschen, sollte uns aber dann auch auf den Rückweg machen. Es wäre eine Verwarnung 😅😇🙈 Eigentlich kostet es pro Person 145€! Puhhh seufz - zurück beim Parkplatz waren jetzt auch Schilder aufgehängt worden! Das ist mal wieder eine skuriöse Story!!! Drama können wir! 😬Read more

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    • TravelerGR20 auf Korsika
      Day 3

      Der Worst-Case

      July 20, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C

      Nachdem ich eine schöne Siesta gehalten habe gab es auf einmal ein komisches Geräusch, dass ich zuerst gar nicht zuordnen konnte. Dann stellte ich fest, dass eine Kammer meiner Luftmatratze geplatzt war. Naja, eigentlich nicht geplatzt, sondern der Steg hat sich gelöst.
      Ich hoffe das es daran lag, dass sie in der Hitze relativ stramm aufgeblasen in der Sonne lag. Denn das kann ich zukünftig natürlich verhindern. Wenn sie generell an Materialermüdung leidet, habe ich ein großes Problem, denn die Luftmatratzen bekomme ich hier nicht schnell ersetzt. Wenn mehrere Kammern sich lösen, kann ich nicht mehr drauf schlafen .      Read more

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    • Of Corsica we're hiking
      12
      Day 2

      Making a full day of a half day

      May 19, 2018 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Our journey begins today with a 3 hour bus ride south. It's crazy to think we'll be going on foot for days to make the same distance, slowly heading back north in the wilderness. Around noon we arrive in Conca, a small town on the foot of Corsica's southern mountains. We start our hike here, our backpacks filled with supplies for the next 14 days and our heads full of adventures to be had together.

      The downside of starting in the early afternoon is the extreme heat, it feels like we don't even need to be moving to start sweating right away :) The rocky trail starts in a young and bright green forest. After a few hours of uphill, there is a rock gap to walk through (picture 3), and we both agree it's like a rock gate into a new world - from here, we're secluded from street and city noises and surrounded by only rock, nature and the mountains. Just what we were looking for! :)

      We follow the white-red trail markings (picture 2) along small waterfalls and swimming holes and then lots more uphill all the way to our first camp spot with views all the way to the ocean. Because of the late start, we get there just in time to set up the tent before dark. Since we're exhausted and it's dark anyways, we decide to eat dinner inside the tent and pass out right after.      Read more

    • Of Corsica we're hiking
      Day 14

      Leo's pretend project

      May 31, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

      We like to talk about having a project climb. Basically a climb that's one level above what you think you can climb and will take numerous attempts to complete. When we arrived in Bavella to climb we were 5b climbers (according to the French system). 5b is one of many climbing grades given to each route so you know whether you have a fighting chance to climb a route.

      While flipping through the guidebook in camp Leo saw a picture of a beautiful looking 5c route. "This should be our project". Mareike agreed that the route looked amazing and it was set, we had a project. This meant we would spend some time attempting the route, trying to reach the top figuring out the moves.

      The climb was a beautiful dihedral that had a couple slices running up the gut creating flakes to use as hands or foot jams. When we looked at the bottom of the climb the start was a great bouldery start (gymnastic type moves to get up). From there it was up a face and then you gain the final crack.

      As far as a project goes, well we both completed the climb first try. The start was a blast to figure out and took a series of about 5 moves to gain maybe a meter. Then after the first face, there was a large block to climb around/on top of using some holds underneath the block. At the top of the final crack we both agreed that after the last piece of protection you had to commit and make the final moves to the anchor.

      We've never felt so excited to finish a climb before. Both of us let out yells of excitement upon reaching the top. It might not have been a project, but we both agreed it was the funnest climb of the trip yet.      Read more

    • Of Corsica we're hiking
      6
      Day 14

      Being the best climbers in Bavella ;)

      May 31, 2018 in France ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

      The three most important rules of mountaineering are...
      1. You don't have to make it to the top, but safely back down (so you can climb some more tomorrow).
      2. Every step is an important one.
      3. The best climber is the one having the most fun!

      Four days of climbing in Bavella made it easy to be "the best" climbers. We had such a fun time here in a most scenic setting! Often you could hear us singing made-up songs early in the mornings as we warm up our bodies and minds and hike up about 20 minutes from the road. Bavella's granite rock is quite grippy, which is helping us trust our feet and use smaller and smaller hand holds for balance. We're also graduating from slab climbs to more vertical climbs and consciously choose the routes that challenge us mentally and in technique for vertical face climbing.

      The area is huge and dotted with hundreds of climbs, so we follow our guidebook's advice and keep moving from crag to crag throughout the day. The first two days were mixed weather and we keep having to pack all our things and take breaks while we wait for the rock to dry again. The next 2 days are perfect weather - hazy sun with a cool breeze. Happy Liebstes!

      Meeting other climbers at our campsite and in the mountains usually makes us realize how much we have to learn yet and that we're still such beginners :) But even in just the four days here, plenty of the climbs we choose are pushing us to a new level of confidence on the rock. Leo's strengths are definitely in the climbs with large features that require a lot of technical moves - the climbs that Mareike thinks always look the most fun. My strength is more in the tiny features and balanced face climbs - the ones Leo usually thinks are terrifying . But we learn on every climb, mostly about each other, ourselves and how we can get stronger mentally to climb the funnest routes. One climb here was so fun, it deserves its own story (to follow).

      Tomorrow we're moving west to do a few climbs by the coast and then slowly move back North again. Bavella definitely offered the funnest outdoor climbing we've ever done!      Read more

    • Peter SprotMalta via The Balkans
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      Day 46

      Zonza in the Corsican mountains.

      June 26, 2019 in France ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Last night I stayed at a resort hotel in the northern hills of Sardinia. The views were amazing as it overlooked a huge lake with a dam at the end and compared to tonight's accommodation it was quite good. More about that later.
      Today and for the next few days it is more about the journey than the destination insomuch as the roads through the mountains are a motorcyclists dream come true with amazing views around every bend. Mind you really have to concentrate as there are no barriers and a lot of steep drops. I stopped at one bend to take a photo and walked to the very edge and looked down. There were three cars about half way down stuck in trees. They looked like they had been there a while.
      I chose Zonza because it is up in the mountains and a couple of hours ride from the ferry. I thought it might be a bit cooler at 850 meters above sea level which it is compared to the 37c at the beautiful port of Bonifacio which reminded me of coming into Valletta harbour Malta. I chose my hotel because it was the cheapest I could find in the area at 61 euros. I've stayed in four star hotels for less. I should have spent more and found a room with a fan as it is still around 32c here. What can I say about this hotel. I have a balcony which looks out on the busy main street and is above the noisy restaurant and I have my own shower (which is in the bedroom).
      I've thought of something nice about it. The toilet which is also in the bedroom has a soft close lid.
      I think this town must be a motorcyclists place to stay as there are quite a few here. I got talking to a couple who flew from Idaho USA and rented bikes similar to mine in southern France and will be here a couple of weeks. A group of French bikers from Leon are staying at the hotel and one of them told me which ferry to book to avoid the strike so when I leave I will be going to Toulon rather than my intended Marseilles and a day earlier as it is not every day. He also helped me adjust the chain on my bike as it is a two man job.      Read more

    • Auf, auf und davon
      Day 23

      Von Funkloch zu Funkloch

      October 25, 2021 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Nachdem wir letzte Nacht ja schon fernab der Zivilisation und des Funknetzes verbrachten, starteten wir heut früh quasi im Blindflug, ohne genaue Route. Aber da die Erde ja bekanntlich keine Scheibe ist und man somit auch nicht befürchten müsste irgendwann runter zu fallen, kann ja nicht viel schief gehen. So fahren wir durchs Gebirge, passieren verschlafene Örtchen, grüßen verdutzt schauende Korsen und hupen das ein oder andere Tierchen dann, damit es den Weg frei macht. Zwischendurch haben wir auch immer mal wieder Empfang, was ich natürlich ausnutze um die Highlights der Gegend ausfindig zu machen. So sehen wir alte steinerne Brücken, Wasserfälle und Wanderwege ohne Ende. Hier muss das Wandermekka schlechthin sein. Die Straßen sind verhältnismäßig gut und schrauben sich über Pässe in Höhen über 1000m (zoomt mal die Bilder). Hier oben sieht man den Herbst auch sehr sehr deutlich, denn die Laubbäume und Sträucher haben die schönsten Farben aufgelegt.Read more

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    • Of Corsica we're hiking
      2
      Day 10

      Clanca Murata - T6 route

      May 27, 2018 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      After being forced into a seaside resort for the night due to a big rally car race around the Northern peninsula of Corsica, we spent the day in Bastia trying to figure out the most economical way to Bavella for climbing.

      Since buses don't make there way there until July and camping is a 10 minute drive away, we rented a car for 14€ a day. And yes, the car runs.

      In Bavella we took to the hills and spent a couple hours route finding our way up Clanca Murata. With no large packs today we were able to do some more intensive scramble climbing to the top.

      It was another great experience in route finding. There weren't any markers this time but we came across some old climbing bolts so we felt like we did a great job reading the rock.      Read more

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    Quenza, Куенца, Квендза

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