In a tent with a French man : A daily thru hiking journal
243 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Hi, I'm Cartapouille, a bored french guy who has co-created and hiked the HexaTrek, 3000km to cross France through the mountains in 2022. I previously thru hiked the Via Adriatica in 2020. I also finished a small hike on the French Pyrenees following the GR10 for 150km. Each hike is a separate podcast season here.
Season 1 : Via Adriatica, Season 2: GR10, Season 3 : HexaTrek.
This is a daily short log to reassure my friends and family that I didn't die eaten by a bear or got blown up by a landmine.
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Episodes
HexaTrek day 154: reaching Hendaye. The end.
October 06, 2022 08:06 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBThis is it, after 154 days on the trail I crossed France by foot. I know many of you will discover this podcast with this episode, but it's not representative. Anyway who cares, that's done
HexaTrek day 153 : the last bivouac (special)
October 04, 2022 22:45 - 17 minutes - 96.7 MBA very very long episode (sorry) about that last bivouac night. Coming back on a lot of things that happened in the past months. Hence the length
HexaTrek day 152 : bivouac invaded by strangers during the episode
October 03, 2022 21:01 - 6 minutes - 35.5 MBAfter an amazing evening by myself and a view on the ocean, I have the annoying surprise to have other campers arriving at the last moment while I recorded
HexaTrek day 151 : feeling better
October 03, 2022 20:56 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBSickness seem to be leaving me alone and other stuff like walking and hiking you know
Hexatrek day 150: saw the ocean while sick and injured my knee
October 01, 2022 22:15 - 4 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat a day! My body is giving up on me, I'm getting sick and I didn't take enough care going down and injured my knee again, but brutally. Although I saw the ocean and it was quite a show!
HexaTrek day 149: so much rain I could swim
October 01, 2022 22:07 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBFound an amazing bivouac spot after a horribly rainy day. Somebody will get sick...
HexaTrek day 148 : breaking in the auberge I paid for
September 29, 2022 22:30 - 5 minutes - 28.3 MBDidn't realize pilgrims were strict about the time an auberge closes, so I had to Mission Impossible it
HexaTrek day 147 : sharing the community life of pilgrims
September 28, 2022 20:38 - 5 minutes - 29.9 MBI reached st jean pied de port and now embarking in a terrible experience: being trapped with pilgrims in a traditional auberge. Help
HexaTrek day 146 : from Frenchman to Batman
September 28, 2022 11:13 - 8 minutes - 7.87 MBStaying in a disgusting place, but luckily sheltered from the rain after a day of pure showers.
HexaTrek day 145 : worst bivouac spot yet but with Bucks
September 26, 2022 22:52 - 5 minutes - 32.2 MBIn a cold rainy dark forest I almost had to setup on mud while I hear the horny bucks yelling in a distance
HexaTrek day 144 : the unexpected cabin
September 26, 2022 07:59 - 6 minutes - 5.88 MBWhen everything is foggy, wet and cold, a non marked unguarded cabin feels like heaven. Even when it's invaded shortly after arrival by three other soaking wet hikers
HexaTrek day 143 : surprised by a real hotel
September 24, 2022 21:20 - 7 minutes - 39.3 MBLife turned insanely comfortable tonight as my three best friends in Brussels surprised me with a free night in a hotel and a meal in a restaurant from a distance. Just lovely
HexaTrek day 142 : happy birthday to me!
September 24, 2022 21:07 - 6 minutes - 35.7 MBToday is my birthday, it started terribly but ended way better than expected. And that was needed
HexaTrek day 141 : being insanely bored by a good hiking day
September 23, 2022 22:30 - 8 minutes - 7.77 MBSometimes you hate something for almost no reason, everything should be amazing but hate gets in the way. Like procedurally generated content
HexaTrek day 140: an emotional come back to Gourette
September 23, 2022 22:28 - 5 minutes - 4.64 MBYears after my attempt at a bit of the GR10, I'm remembering a town where I had some last memories with my grandfather
HexaTrek day 139: losing Simon but getting a real bed
September 20, 2022 22:37 - 5 minutes - 30.4 MBBad luck happened with the lost of Simon who had to go faster, but good luck with Franck offering me a place to stay for the night . And a shower!
HexaTrek day 138: down and up to Ilheou lake
September 20, 2022 22:36 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBFinally I could see the lake! I missed it last year and this time could sleep next to it, fiou!
HexaTrek day 137: a nice walk down Luz Saint Sauveur and illusion of the end
September 18, 2022 20:02 - 6 minutes - 35.1 MBI'm using more and more the sentence "well it's almost over anyway" but I'm just jumping the gun really
HexaTrek day 136: celebrating my birthday way too early thanks to coincidences
September 17, 2022 21:38 - 6 minutes - 36.3 MBAfter a stretch that I knew but in reverse, a series of coincidences made me go for an early meaty celebration
HexaTrek day 135: starting the ultimate section
September 17, 2022 21:31 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBAfter trying for way too long to start this hike, I managed to leave the cabin. Because qi was late I didn't do the climb I needed completely and arrived at a nice bivouac with Simon
HexaTrek day 134 : hard to leave comfort
September 17, 2022 21:28 - 6 minutes - 35.6 MBToday I'm just enjoying life in the grandparent's cabin, but it makes me think how I want to continue hiking
HexaTrek day 133 : back in St Lary but by foot and doubts
September 17, 2022 21:27 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MBI'm in a safe place and an emotional one (where I spent my entire childhood) and feeling quite lazy
HexaTrek day 132 : rain, so much rain. Descent, so much ascent.
September 13, 2022 20:40 - 6 minutes - 34.2 MBBig day of hiking in the worst possible weather condition, full of rain and intense wind. But I am making again more than expected
HexaTrek day 131: excited and bored to be back!
September 13, 2022 20:34 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBSurprised myself with a gigantic climb after starting really late. It's as nice to be back on the trail as it's ... Kinda boring, same old same old
HexaTrek day 130 : almost back on the trail after a tense family ride
September 13, 2022 20:33 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBTomorrow I'll start hiking again but today was full of personal emotions
HexaTrek day 129 : switching gear and walking grandma to the local market
September 11, 2022 06:35 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBThis day wasn't necessarily hiking related but I could spend a bit of time in family, and that was worth it
HexaTrek day 128: hitch hiking to spoil myself
September 09, 2022 21:04 - 5 minutes - 30.6 MBI took the decision to jump ahead in order to visit my grandma in St Lary, before hitch hiking back to get on the trail again. But today was all about thumbs
HexaTrek day 127 : bad news for my moral from Chez Jo at Portet-d'Aspet
September 08, 2022 21:01 - 8 minutes - 48.3 MBI was looking forward for months my arrival to St Lary where my grandma would wait for me, but today I realized it won't be possible. So i had to take a decision
HexaTrek day 126: arriving in the night is not made for me
September 08, 2022 10:53 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBGorgeous hiking day with plenty of nice views, but I tried to push to get in time a dinner I'll never see. Hence disappointment
HexaTrek day 125 : this steamy episode is all about Seix! And a nice gîte.
September 07, 2022 13:22 - 8 minutes - 8.29 MBCame back to a funny named town of Seix with childhood memories, and ended up in the amazing gîte d'Esbintz
HexaTrek day 124: back to great bivouac spots
September 05, 2022 21:11 - 4 minutes - 22.3 MBBivouac spots and good food make for a lot of the pleasure in the mountains
HexaTrek day 123 : a late climb and stealth camping
September 05, 2022 21:02 - 4 minutes - 22.7 MBI don't like money grabbing schemes of paying to stay by a refuge in tent with no advantage. So I am ranting
HexaTrek day 122: sleeping in a model dry stone cabin
September 04, 2022 07:22 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBSometimes you have to adapt to the trail, like when it gives you a fake house that can turn into a real one. And so I did. And i was good without network
HexaTrek day 121 : the shortest day, but got lost
September 03, 2022 16:55 - 5 minutes - 30.6 MBSometimes hiking with a hangover is not great. Especially in the mountains, especially in the rain, especially when you're lazy
HexaTrek day 120: I'm sorry Andorra got me drunk
September 03, 2022 16:53 - 4 minutes - 22.1 MBProbably the best climbing day ending in a crazy bar by the mountain
HexaTrek day 119 : impressively slow at this point, blaming the rain
August 31, 2022 20:21 - 4 minutes - 25.2 MBToday wasn't a good hiking day, but then again it seems to be the theme for the Pyrenees now. It'll get better
HexaTrek day 118 : a real hiking day that got real difficult, a fire and Simon!
August 31, 2022 11:43 - 5 minutes - 32.9 MBPretty day but difficult day too! Getting back into mountain hiking after my sickness is harder than I thought, so taking it slow. Also... Simon returns! And the campfires!
HexaTrek day 117 : starting back to walk on a cute trail and meeting the most resilient hiker
August 31, 2022 11:09 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBIt's been months I wanted to meet with Emjoto, the most resilient hiker on the trail. And I could walk again a bit!
HexaTrek day 116: staying put, curing my ego in a solar oven and thinking about a meeting
August 31, 2022 11:07 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBI thought I could continue but apparently I absolutely couldn't. So I'm looking forward to get back out there
HexaTrek day 115 : a rest day with Mother
August 28, 2022 06:28 - 8 minutes - 47.3 MBMade it down the mountain to shock Mother with my smell, before seeing my videos in big screen. And my podcast game is not on point with a mornikg podcast again
HexaTrek day 113 and 114 : food poisoning while wild camping? I tried for you!
August 26, 2022 18:23 - 8 minutes - 45.5 MBFirst Time I can not record my podcast yesterday or this morning because I was so dead, puking all night is not fun in a tent. So this is a special double episode to cover those difficult last 48h
HexaTrek day 112 : the Pyrenees are here...
August 24, 2022 20:26 - 5 minutes - 30.2 MBIt's climbing time! The high mountains are back and it's not that easy to get there without my trail legs for ascent. And i got new shoes!
HexaTrek day 111 : unexpected chili and burnt eyes
August 23, 2022 20:45 - 5 minutes - 32.8 MBAlthough it was a bad hiking day, it's been a great humanity day. I did lose my sunglasses though
HexaTrek day 110 : rocking it at Le Vivier
August 22, 2022 23:34 - 6 minutes - 37.3 MBAfter waiting almost a day to get my package, I'm lucky to meet the unexpected villagers of Le Vivier, from old to very very new generation
HexaTrek day 109 : forced rest day and becoming a local
August 21, 2022 20:48 - 5 minutes - 32.2 MBSometimes I like to stop the trail, sometimes the trail stops me. Forced to stay in a tiny village waiting for a package, I made the best out of it and became a local
HexaTrek day 108 : stuck in a campsite waiting for shoes
August 20, 2022 20:42 - 7 minutes - 40.5 MBDamn talked about many things here, like introspection, other hikers' discussions and forgot to mention how gorgeous the Gorges de Galamus are! Well... They are
HexaTrek day 107 : milking goats and meeting another Hexatreker
August 19, 2022 20:58 - 7 minutes - 41.8 MBLeft really late our improvised castle because the place was too nice, and i could interview the farmer. And at the very end this guy appeared that was an actual Hexatreker!
HexaTrek day 106: finding a new abandoned building for the night
August 18, 2022 20:37 - 5 minutes - 5.27 MBA clean abandoned building is rare, but one that is in the middle of nowhere is incredible! Perfect to shelter from the wind
HexaTrek day 105 : hiking too long and the amazing bittersweet party village night
August 17, 2022 22:46 - 8 minutes - 49.3 MBBecause of the rain I was forced to hike way longer than expected, and I arrived in an exquisite village party. But it took a bitter turn just before going back to bed
HexaTrek day 104: leaving carcassone and forced into a hitch having beers with locals and an actress
August 16, 2022 20:06 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBSome days go according to plan and they are boring. Some go according to nothing and you end up in the title of this episode