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In a tent with a French man : A Thru hiking Via Adriatica journal

Cartapouille

Hi, I'm Cartapouille, a french guy in a middle of a life crisis who thru hiked the Via Adriatica in 2020. Now I just finished a small hike on the French Pyrenees following the GR10 for 150km...

Episodes

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Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 21: the end in a 4 star hotel facing Mount Kazbegi

This is it, this hiking adventure is coming to an end and I'm happy to think a bit about what it meant. Finishing in luxury to celebrate our...

00:14:25Aug 27, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 20: let's stop hiking, shall we?

This is it, the end of the hiking, the time to just relax the legs and enjoy a burning hot shower !

00:05:37Aug 25, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 19: never underestimate a hiking day

Mistakes were made, after a fantastic morning dancing to the views, it's been a horrendous and long day to the next hut, because I foolishly...

00:07:51Aug 25, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 18: a long ass day but a private brand new hut for the night

Today was probably one of the hardest days, but the payoff is legendary: a brand new hut just for us! It's probably close to one of my most...

00:09:31Aug 24, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 17: the long valley and the amazing shepherd Gotcha

after fighting on an overgrown trail, we decide to pitch the tent next to a shepherd hut. nothing could have prepared us for the kindest, mo...

00:11:45Aug 23, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 16 : the abandoned haunted village and the guides' supra

after visiting Mutso, a village full of skulls from the plague era, we end up in a camp where others are having fun. so we join!

00:06:32Aug 23, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 15: Atsunta pass, pure climb, pure descent, first time 3500m

That is hiking at its purest: a loooong way up to a pass, and a "knee destroyer 9000" way down to reach a random cafe in the mountains. firs...

00:06:16Aug 21, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 14: gorgeous valley and surprising brand new mountain hut

The hike becomes real again as we wander through a valley to a pass, and are surprised to be invited into a brand new mountain hut part of a...

00:07:47Aug 21, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 13: a chill hike by a river, last guesthouse before the wild

Finally we're back on our feet and walking! extremely easy and pleasant hike today, with scenic views without almost any physical effort. re...

00:05:43Aug 18, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 11: forget hiking, we're making Khinkalis now!

Well seems like walking is too mainstream on a hike, so instead we stopped to make Khinkalis from scratch with our adopted Georgian family!

00:07:16Aug 18, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 12: Helicopter Helicopter, Paracopter Paracopter!

I found a way better way to go from point A to point B in the mountains: helicopters! why did nobody think about that before, come with me o...

00:09:10Aug 17, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail Scouting 10: the vodka ambush in Diklo

Surprisingly, we managed to hike today. More surprisingly, we got drunk and uploaded that. helicopter pilots are something else

00:07:38Aug 16, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 9: second sick day in Omalo, meeting a guy from Brussels

Not much to say, sickness is still there somehow, and hopefully by tomorrow we'll have slept it off! Only thing left is hope now ahah

00:05:02Aug 14, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 8: sick day in Omalo

A classic: waking up on a rest day extremely sick and needing to rest. for once it's not just me, but we sync our periods with Meagan and we...

00:06:09Aug 14, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 7: arrived in Omalo, two Italians saved us time, unexpected taxi

here we are back to civilisation! right before enjoying a deserved day off, we're blocked on our way to civilization by a broken bridge, but...

00:06:06Aug 13, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 6: lovely social day, arrival in a guest house despite dogs attacks

Finally we're back into civilisation! After a visit of local guys at the camp, we stayed for bread and coffee (and chacha), then a few cute...

00:06:12Aug 12, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 5 : a rough and physical day, but a great encounter

You remember how I always complain usually in those podcasts about my own choices? here is worst! it was a rough day, on terrain that I trul...

00:05:12Aug 12, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 4 : a rainy ridge and another Instagram camp

after a surprisingly pleasant rainy ascent on the ridge, we got to cut the day short after Meagan rolled her ankle and we found the most per...

00:05:35Aug 12, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 3 : never stop never not climbing

Aaaand we're going up up up in this episode. a shorter day, but with a magnificent Instagram camping ! also, dogs and cows, but not as nice...

00:06:11Aug 9, 2025

Transcaucasian Trail scouting 2: the big sweaty climb and shepherd magic

the actual walk started! I didn't know it could be actually doable, but so far despite the crazy difficulty it seems to be working! so far

00:05:43Aug 8, 2025