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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 2:43 am 
Roly Poly wrote:
I’ve hiked the TMB twice a recognize your location. Yes, the high Sierras can produce some intense lightening storms and I’ve been caught in those a few times. I am sure people on this forum have shared the same experience as you. It’s not fun.
Thank you for the feedback and understanding. Probably it's inevitable as you can't really rely on the weather forecasts that much and it is so hard to predict.

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PostSun Nov 03, 2019 2:45 am 
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Had a big one come up in me real quick while competin' at 13k one time and basically you're just gunnin' for the line. The tree line that is. Guys start cuttin' switchbacks when the big bolts begin to occur in the vicinity. You better know you're own way back to camp at that point cause no one is watching out for anyone but themselves when the bolts get to be an immediate threat! Panic ensues at that point and all bets are off
Yes, that was really intense for us and we basically had no time to get to the shelter as the cloud was moving very fast and the shelter was still 3 kms away from us down the steep hill. So we did the best as we can in that situation.

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PostSat Nov 09, 2019 5:42 am 
The Tour de Mont Blanc trail is too challenging? | Day 3 of TMB from Chalets de Miage to Contamines-Montjoie. Watch the full video here:
The night was very cold in the valley of Maiges, everything was wet and you could feel the humidity coming at you. We were very exhausted from yesterday's extreme adventure and in the morning felt fallen apart. Our legs, shoulders and back felt very sore. And we didn't want to move anywhere just stay and rest at the place. We overestimated our powers with this trail looking at the stages that people proposed and the ones we had on our map. They're all around 15 kms and we thought that it wasn't that much. But we forgot about the mountainous relief and that here you feel the distance differently. The same situation we had with Camino de Santiago when the people were doing 30-35 kms and we could barely do 20 kms. For us the golden mean was 15 kms. And here we had to do our own stages as well depending on the trail and our physical state but we would be happy doing around 10 kms a day. This is the rule for us cutting in half the distance that any guides propose to us. But as the village of Contamines was quite close and there was a campsite to stay in we decided to hike there. It was only in around 7 kms but for us it was more than enough that day. So we had our breakfast and started to wrap everything up. Most of our clothes were still wet and especially our shoes that were absolutely drenched. But we hoped it to dry up during the day on us. Right from the start we had to go over the steep uphill and hike up the mountain. It was only around 1 or 2 kms but it felt like more in our bad physical state. So we had to go slow and rest a lot before we could finally get there. There we saw some wooden houses that were probably the refugee houses. And we saw the cow pastures for the first time in these places, they were brown and white and were very similar to the ones that we saw on the TV commercial of some Swiss chocolate. After that we started our way down that was very steep, first going through some scenic forest paths and then getting out to some dirt car roads. That was really hard on our knees and it felt like torture such a long steep downhill. We met quite a lot of other hikers going uphill in reverse direction to ours and they were all probably just the day hikers doing it on the Sunday weekend. The weather was sunny and fresh with the cool wind after yesterday's rain. And it felt nice except for the slippery tree roots and rocks that we needed to skip through. When we finally got to the village Contamines it was already 12:30 am and we hoped to buy some food like chocolate, some snacks, and fruit. When we got to the supermarket's door we saw that it was closed for the afternoon break and will be opening at 15pm. But we were happy that at least they were open on Sundays when most of the shops are normally closed. So we bought two chocolate croissants and decided to wait these two hours in the church garden. There were very convenient benches where we could have a little nap and just stretch our backs in horizontal position. It felt really nice. With a bit more powers we headed to the supermarket and bought everything we needed except for the dry mushrooms which we couldn't find anywhere unfortunately. We knew that it would be probably the last supermarket we meet on our way in several days and so we wanted to make sure that we have the most needed good supplies with us. Then we ate our yougurts and went straight to that campsite without having any expectations at all. We walked along the rapid river bank, crossed the adventure park with lots of activities like golf, tennis, football pitches etc. And at the side of it was our campsite called Pontet. It turned our to be a cute little campsite with a several chalets and special dedicated area for the tents. To our surprise the price wasn't too high only 16 euros for two people and a tent which was incredible and we of course decided to stay. It felt great to have a hot shower and feel clean. We washed most of our clothes and had a wifi connection to drop a message to our family. So the campsite was very needed at that point. Later in the evening there were more people coming to the tent area, most of them were Corean or Japanese people and they occupied almost all the space. It looked very unusual like a big tent camp and we even took some shots of it. Rarely you see so many tents at one place. It reminds some expedition groups or Everest camps to us. So it felt very nice to have this time to rest as we came quite early to the spot and to recover the powers. We had the feast of the food with rice, cherry tomatoes, fresh mushrooms and cheese. It felt like home. So we hoped to gain enough powers to continue this hard trail. What is your average distance a day hiking in the mountains? And what it depends on for you?

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PostSat Nov 16, 2019 4:51 am 
Idyllic alpine trail and the most beautiful natural ravine | Day 4.1 of TMB Camping le Pontet-Refuge La Balme Watch the full video here:
That day started very late us being lazy and we found that it always happens whenever we stay in the campsites with facilities. There is nothing that disturbs us and forces to wake up early and also there are lots of things to do from washing the hair and washing and drying our clothes to using the Wi Fi that provides the camping. So we were pretty happy about the campsite and grateful for the rest it gave us and feeling refreshed we started this new day of hiking. We didn't have too many plans for the day already having an experience with following the stages we knew that we will do less distance and have more time in the day to be able to appreciate the trail and shoot videos. We knew that the trail will be going uphill for a long time and then we'll face the mountain top to climb. We didn't plan to do that and stop lower on the trail. So first part of the trail was going along the river and then it started to climb a very steep uphill. It turned out to be a Roman old way and there we met a roman bridge and a very beautiful natural place with the very powerful and fast waterfalls and deep ravine in the rocks. It was simply amazing. The places like this make all the effort worth it and motivates you to discover more of the nature's beauty. It feeds your heart and soul. After some more time we met a refugee de Nantes Borrant where we were attracted by a menu cart of different ice creams and decided to try it. It was one of the best homemade and natural ice creams that we tasted. The coconut flavour was with the pieces of real coconut and chocolate flavour was with drops of chocolate. And the blueberry sorbet was perfect. It felt that there were no additives, preservatives or sugar added. After such a good treat we continued to hike uphill and to our surprise the trail was quite easy - it was a dirt car road that was climbing very gentle for a long time till we got to our planned destination Refugee de Balme. The weather was very hot and clear and the sun was burning like crazy. Only the fresh wind and shadow of the forest was saving us. We were pleasantly surprised to see several allowed campspots for the tent with the signs on the road. It was some flat space with the toilets nearby. We feel like there is not enough places like this overall on the trails and especially in the mountains it is very important when the relief is very hard and hilly. So we had our snack at the Refugee Balme and even though it was tempting to stay in the camping area we felt like we had enough powers to continue the trail and so we did... What is your motivation to continue the trail even when it's hard?

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PostSat Nov 23, 2019 3:07 am 
We are about to quit the Tour de Mont Blanc (on the most snowy uphill) | Day 4.2 of TMB Refuge La Balme - Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme In today's episode we hiked from Refuge La Balme to Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme. Watch the full video here:
The path was becoming steeper and steeper from that moment on and soon we met quite a big snow areas under our feet. In some places it was quite deep and it was dangerous to step at it. Then the glorious view of the snowy mountain has opened to us and we realized that this is how this trail goes next. We hesitated for some time whether we should attempt to climb it or not and finally we decided to try it. In the end we didn't lose anything and what was more important is to be able to continue the whole trail. It would be so dissapointing to stop it at that point. So with the belief that we have enough powers to do it and that the uphill looks steeper from a far we started to climb it. It was steep and all covered in snow but the footpath made by people helped a lot to stay on trail and to keep the snow hard enough to step. So it wasn't easy but possible to do. Of course it's better to have a good waterproof boots, pants and trekking poles. We didn't expect there will be so much snow left still in the middle of June so we weren't prepared enough. It honestly felt like spring and not like summer there around a month of delay in the season's change. And it wasn't the only place that experienced that. So with a lot of effort we were staying on top of Col de Bonhomme and had to go further uphill to the Refuge du Col de la Croix de Bonhomme. This part of the trail was a bit easier already, the path was very narrow and on the other side there was a mountain edge so it was a bit dangerous but not too steep at least. The views all around were very picturesque and we regret not having ehough time to spend there. Because it was getting late we didn't even have time to take a photo of us on top. By the time we got to the top we saw the clouds are gathering and we were afraid of them becoming something bigger. After that stormy experience the second day on the trail we become really cautious about it . But they didn't look very dark or low so we hoped that there won't be a storm. The refugee house on top was situated really high and we wandered how do they transport food supplies up there. But when we saw a helicopter sign it was all clear. It was a bit crazy to us to think about the amount of resources spent on this refugee house. There weren't really a flat spot to set up a tent and it was very cold and windy so we decided that we need to descend down a bit. The way down wasn't less extreme than the way up. There was quite a bit of snow on the trail and we literally had to slide down with the feet there was no other way of doing it. After some time the snow dissapeared and we started to see the eternal green hills with lots and lots of different flowers on them. We were already very exhausted and the knees were hurting a lot after the long downhill so we started to look for the camp spot. We were aware that this vegetation needs protection and did our best not to step on it and not to ruin it in any way. There were a lot of waterfalls around and so the ground was quite wet everywhere. Also there was quite a bit of slope but we still managed to find more or less flat and dry spot to pitch up a tent. It was already getting dark so we tried to do it quick. When we were all set up we heard the thunder and saw the lightning flash somewhere close. The sky turned purple colours and we knew that it's going to rain. It ended up being a thunderstorm with not a lot of rain but with a lot of thunder and we were just praying for it to stop and not going on all night long. Fortunately it stopped after one hour more or less and we could quietly go to sleep. So in total we did 14 kms that day and it was a hell of the day, one of the hardest ones we had so far. Have you ever encountered an obstacle on a trail that you weren't able to get through and had to quit? What was it?

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PostSat Nov 23, 2019 9:07 am 
Some challenging terrain there. I would have wanted boots, poles, microspikes and even an ice axe on some of those steep slopes. There would be no way to stop if you started to slide.

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PostSat Nov 23, 2019 10:18 am 
Yes, we weren't quite ready for it and thought there won't be as much snow at this season. We certainly felt the lack of some special equipment and wouldn't want to repeat that. We were lucky we guess that we were able to get through without any harm. We just didn't want to stop even thought it was quite a high risk.

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PostSat Nov 23, 2019 6:59 pm 
There was an unusually heavy spring snow in the Alps this year, which many people were not prepared for. I hiked the Via Alpina Sections 12 and 13 (in Switzerland) with my son and brother the last week of June, and there was so much snow in the high passes, we were not able to connect the two sections. We brought Microspikes, but no crampons and ice axes. Some of the high huts were only accessible by skis, although that didn’t bother the Swiss at all lol.gif

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PostSat Nov 30, 2019 5:16 am 
Wild camping is allowed on Tour de Mont Blanc in France? | Day 5 of TMB Chalets de Raja- Les Mottets In today's episode of Tour de Mont Blanc we hiked from Chalets de Raja to Les Mottets in France. Watch the full video here:
We waked up to a sunny windy morning in our wild camping spot and we don't remember if we slept well or not cause we were so tired but we did remember that we were sliding down the sleeping pads all night long. The slope was too steep apparently and we couldn't do nothing about it. We felt so sore and tired from yesterday's adventure that we hardly could get out of our tent. We knew that we are not going to conquer another mountain today but we still needed to progress forward. So we had our breakfast and started to go downhill. We planned to be searching the wild camping spots all the way through as we didn't want to do many kms and felt so sleepy. By the way we saw different signs in different places of camping is not allowed and only that day we realized that it meant the camping is not allowed if it's at daylight, for more than a night and fire was prohibited. Wild camping for the night from 19pm to 9am or bivouac how they call it there is allowed. And in general we feel like it's true for many places. Nobody can really punish you for staying one night in a certain place unless it's a private area with a guard. So we got down to the village Les Chapieux and went further along the river. The trail started to gradually going uphill again and all the first part was very easy going on the pavement car road. We were looking for the places to camp but there weren't really much to choose from - all were very wet or steep and rocky. Also we don't like it to be seen from the road. So we continued our way up and halfway to our destination the trail started to become steeper and rockier climbing the side of the mountain. It wasn't very long but for our sore back and legs it was already a lot. We had to go over lots of the water streams and waterfalls along the way over which there weren't any bridges you just have to skip and jump through them. So we got to the Ville de Glaciers that was looking kind of strange with several ugly concrete buildings where nobody was living probably. And ss we saw no possible places to camp we continued further up the trail almost to the Refuge Les Mottets where we saw some ruins of the old rocky buildings and there were some more or less flat spots to camp. And we decided to stop at one of them. The ground was still very uneven with lots of rocks and vegetation but we did our best.The hiking trail was passing very close to us we were right above it that we didn't like but that day we had no other option and were grateful that at least there was some flat surface. So we ended up doing 9km - more than enough for us that day. We planned to do less but the trail decided the other way. We had our improvised shower to water off the sweat from the two days of hiking, had our always delicious porridge and with the sound of the cow bells pasturing on the other side of the valley we went to sleep. What are the rules for wild camping in your country? Are they strict?

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PostWed Dec 04, 2019 9:31 am 
I have not done this hke but did do the Haute Route last summer. I was told that there is no wild camping on either route and in fact there are high fines for doing so. Appears that they are trying to protect the ecosystems and use it as a kind of permit system as there are so many people doing these hikes.

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PostThu Dec 05, 2019 2:35 am 
Yes, we've heard the same too. Probably you're right but it's still a bit unfair, they could make at least more available campsites or cheaper refugees.

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PostSat Dec 07, 2019 3:43 am 
Crossing from France to Italy in the snow of the Alps | Day 6 of TMB from Les Mottets, France to Plan de Veny, Italy In today's episode of Tour de Mont Blanc we hiked from Les Mottets in France to Plan de Veny in Italy. Watch the full video here:
The day started at 6am in the morning when our alarm took off and we wanted to get up early to be able to conquer the mountain early in the day. The night was calm and only the cow bells were heard. We saw that there was another tent close to ours probably set up later in the evening. Because really that was the only flat spots in the area on the ruins of some old buildings. The day promised to be warm and sunny with no clouds on the horizon. But when we checked the weather forecast earlier it was said that it can be a thunderstorm later in the day so we wanted to start the hike as soon as possible. The refugee house was just around the corner, we just didn't get to it yesterday. We were happy to see and film the marmot right at the entrance that was behaving quite sociable and calm and we thought that he was used to people very much. All the first part of the trail was going quite gently uphill, the path was swirling in a snaky kind of mode for quite a while. And it gave us great possibility to enjoy the views from all the sides. There were lots of people and groups hiking with us that day too. After a while we started to meet the snowy areas again and there were quite a lot of dangerous parts where you had to go through the waterfall on a snowy slope that was melting on the sun. We found that sometimes it was better to step on the untouched snow to make our way. But on the uphill there wasn't too much snow and it was climbing gently up all the way, it was just a bit long. When we got to the top of the hill Col de Seigne at 2500m we could enjoy 360 degree angle amazing views. There were quite a lot of people taking photos with the flags and border sign. From now on we'll be hiking in Italy for a while and it is a new experience to us when we don't speak the language of the country. We have lived in Spain and France before and were speaking and understanding the native language. But we hoped it's gonna be fine and we can get away using English language. We also took some photos, had our snack and started descending down. On the way down there was more snowy hills and slopes and we were sliding quite a lot on them. Some good rigid boots with spikes would come in handy for these parts. We even saw some people going down with the sledge. We didn't think that at this time of the year will be so much snow on the trail and even the trekking poles are a bit too much for us because we are always filming and need our hands to be free most of the time, also we don't want the extra weight. So it took us much effort and powers to get down and with the snow everything becomes much more stressful. And 1 km on a snowy trail feels like 5km on a trail without snow. Overall it was quite a bit easier than our previous snowy trail over the mountain two days earlier. That one was with much more snow and steeper, more extreme for sure. But we feel like every mountain is going to be different - depending on the angle of the sun there will be different amount of snow. We got to the Refugee Elisabeth at around 14pm and wanted to buy some snacks for us like chocolate or cookies. Dima went up there to ask if they have something and they sold a pair of wafers for 2.50 every one. They were very small and it felt very commercialized to charge such a price for it. We continued going downhill and finally were out on the flat route. It felt so easy and unusual almost if we didn't carry any weight at all. We haven't walked such kind of route in around three days now and it felt great and peaceful. We saw that the area was all wetlands with not enough forest and trees and it was protected and probably there were some restorative works as well. So we couldn't really find a place to camp there. And we knew that we have to find something because then the trail goes uphill again the same kind of mountain we climbed today. So we didn't want to do that. We checked another refugee house that was smaller and they told us that it was impossible to camp in the area and that we have to descend down to the campsite. We saw many signs of the tent crossed as well. We just hoped it was about camping at daylight and setting off the fire and not referring to a wild camping for the night. So with a bit of hesitation we decided to descend down to the campsite and this way we would be skipping some part of the TMB trail and one mountain climb but we really just couldn't do it in one day. And if there was a place to stay we would do that without any doubts. But that was the reality of things so we had to do that. The way down was very easy pavement road mostly with no traffic going through the forest and river gorge or ravine. It was so peaceful and quiet and even the weather was very favourable and comfortable to walk in with no wind at all. And so we got to the village La Visaille and then to Plan de Veny where we found the campsite Hobo camping Val Veny . On the way we saw more signs of camping prohibition and a huge park area with lots of picnic tables and even toilets so there could be lots of possible places to camp but unfortunately it was not authorised. Hobo camping Val Veny was a huge flat space for the camper vans and tents with all the needed facilities and even a mini market at a place. They made us a special offer to stay on the side of the iglu tent house for rent so that we would have more secluded and isolated place to us. It was just perfect but the view from it could beat it all with the huge rocks touching the sky and plenty of waterfalls descending from it down. We couldn't find better spot to camp for that night. So we had the shower, did some laundry washing and had our dinner. We bought some local yogurts and chocolate to try it out and were very happy about it. It felt very filling and natural. After having our dinner in a great mood we went to sleep. So that day we ended up doing 16 kilometers and it was one of the longest days for us. Have you ever hiked through the snow? What equipment did you use?

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PostSat Dec 14, 2019 4:46 am 
Wild camping struggle in Italy?! Is it even possible? | Day 7 of TMB to Courmayer, Rifugio G. Bertone In today's episode of Tour de Mont Blanc we hiked from Plan de Veny to Courmayer, Rifugio G. Bertone in Italy. Watch the full video here:
The morning of that day was very cloudy and chilly with lots of humidity and wetness in the air. It was one of the first cloudy mornings on the trail. We woke up quite early at 6 am and were just chilling out in the tent for a while. We were so grateful for the privileged location that we camped in yesterday evening. The views from the site were incredible with the massive rocks and waterfalls coming down from them right in front of us. It was so beautiful that Angelina even got desire to draw a quick sketch of this view just for the souvenir sake. We got out from the camping quite late at 11am because we had an accident with that map application we are using for GPS. It was accidentally deleted with all the maps of the countries and regions when trying to update other application and freeing up the space. And so we had to download them once again. And the Internet access had a limit of 500MB of use so it took quite a bit of time to do so. We knew that in front of us there is another mountain to climb and we didn't want to do that today because we were doing one mountain every day the last several days and got a bit tired. So we had a plan to get to the village Courmayer and then to look around in search for the camping spot. All the first part of the trail we were walking along the pavement car road with a gentle downhill which felt so easy and great. And fortunately there wasn't much traffic on it. We still got the amazing views of the mountains, Mont Blanc in the clouds, waterfalls and glaciers. In about an hour or so we were in the village Courmayer. We hoped in the supermarket in the last moment before it was closing for siesta and bought some local products to try like cheese, focaccio bread, cherries and some yogurts. There were quite a lot of cheese variations on the shelves and many of them we have never seen before. The town Courmayer was a nice village with lots of rock buildings and beautiful views all around. We would even stay there for a while because we like this kind of mountain villages quite a lot. There were a lot of pizzerias too, so we definitely had a plan to try pizza in it one day. We had our snack and started to get out from the town. Unfortunately there were no campsites close to the village so we had to continue along the trail going uphill in search for some place there. We saw that there were some flat spots not far from the path but they were all too accessible from the route and parking down the trail so we thought it won't be a good idea to stop there. Also we continued seeing the camping crossed signs with no fire no littering signs together but we still wanted to believe that it was referring to a camping during daylight and not to wild camping for a night. The trail was going up in a zig zagging style and it was easy enough all the way through. It was going through the forest with lots of shadow and the weather was very comfortable too. The weather forecast was apparently wrong saying that it will be thunder storming all day long. And it was great because the rain is able to ruin many plans. We were just quite tired to enjoy it because all the last days we were conquering the mountains and were pushing to the same muscle groups so they got quite a bit sore. Also we met a squirrel on the way which was a very pleasant encounter. In about an hour and a half we got to the top of the hill and we had to do 800m of elevation from 1200m to 2000m. There was a refugee house staying on top of the mountain and we wanted to ask them whether it is possible to set up a tent close to them. We asked the receptionist about it and he definitely denied that. He said that in this region of Italy wild camping is not allowed in any place. That the refugee houses are a private business and if the owner will see the tent on its property he will be unhappy about it. Also he said that there are forest rangers and people can get fined but not always. So you can do it on your own risk. We felt really disappointed about that. In our opinion it is unfair to the people like us to not allow to stay in tent which was our own choice and personal preference. And we were even ready to pay some set price for the spot and using the toilet but it wasn't even offered to us. It wasn't even an option. France could do it differently allowing the bivouac for a night and we just didn't get it why it should be so different in the neighboring countries in the same mountain massif. Unfortunately we see that it is very commercialized because this trail is so popular and the prices are very high for everything. We are sure that there are people just like us who like to stay in tents and cook their own food and don't like dormitories and shared spaces. So after searching for quite a while going downhill and uphill with almost no powers we luckily found a good place to camp. It looked like it was just made for a tent - so flat it was. So it was a real reward at the end of the day. So we had our buckwheat mixed with rice and cheese for dinner and very exhausted hoping that nobody will disturb us went to bed. What is your opinion about wild camping prohibiton?

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PostSun Dec 15, 2019 9:48 pm 
None of our hiking travels in Europe, over decades, have involved camping--same as here in the U.S. The mountains and villages in Europe have lots of huts and hotels that are much nicer than camping. Maybe we are spoiled, since we like hot showers or baths every day, and we like to hike without overnight packs. Europe is blessed with so much in the way of inns and huts up high, and it's easy to travel from hut to hut. There are also lots of companies that organize mountain trips so that it is possible to avoid car rentals.

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PostMon Dec 16, 2019 4:07 am 
nordique wrote:
None of our hiking travels in Europe, over decades, have involved camping--same as here in the U.S. The mountains and villages in Europe have lots of huts and hotels that are much nicer than camping. Maybe we are spoiled, since we like hot showers or baths every day, and we like to hike without overnight packs. Europe is blessed with so much in the way of inns and huts up high, and it's easy to travel from hut to hut. There are also lots of companies that organize mountain trips so that it is possible to avoid car rentals.
Yes, most of the people prefer having this kind of experiences instead of camping and that is really easy to do here in Europe. Our point is that everybody has to have a choice to spend their vacations the way they want and if we like to stay in the tent it shouldn't be a problem.

We are a young couple who loves hiking, nature walking and camping. We choose walking over driving and other types of transportation whenever we can. Also we have a Youtube channel where we're showcasing all our hikes.
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