I didn't expect hiking alone to feel like this (GR11 etapa 12-13)

GR11 stages 12 and 13 across the Spanish Pyrenees, from Candanchú to beyond Respomuso. It's the first time I'm really solo, and there are raspberries and blueberries everywhere! Slow letters from the road, stories from the trail in your inbox: https://livewild.kit.com Planning your first multi-day hike? I wrote a field guide for exactly that, Your First Hike. Pre-order it here: https://yourfirsthike.com Wingo stayed behind with my parents for some extra rest and campsite pampering. The terrain ahead was tougher, and it's just safer that way. So I was curious: what would my real hiking rhythm be without anyone else to consider? I feel very fit! Out here I've learned to think in time instead of distances. It's more about finding water, timing resupply with shop opening hours and finding a flat spot before dark. My first camp spot wasn't perfect, a bit windy, but good enough. In case you were wondering why it takes me so long to reach the next stage, there are all these candies on the trail. Here's the raspberries and here's the blueberries. It's one big feast! Foraging has become almost second nature to me over the years. I live nomadic and I love fresh produce. I mean, who doesn't? So what can you do if you don't have a garden? You forage, and of course you only take what you really need. More in my tips on foraging for food: https://www.theoceanpreneur.com/adven... Chapters 00:00 Solo on the GR11: stages 12 and 13 across the Pyrenees 00:48 My first long solo hike, and why Wingo stayed behind 01:44 Stage 12 starts in Candanchú at 1,530 m 03:19 Solo hiking: noticing your pace, breathing and needs 03:30 Thinking in time rather than distance on the GR11 04:05 One hour until sunset: scouting for a flat spot 06:14 A windy barranco: settling for good enough 06:51 Dinner on my little stove 07:55 A cold night and a good morning 08:45 Into Sallent de Gállego to meet my trail angels, my parents 10:09 Foraging raspberries and blueberries on the GR11 11:53 A chocolate break and counting daylight hours 12:38 Lakes, waterfalls and peaks on stage 13 13:50 Ghost miles: GR11 or HRP markers? 14:46 Cross-checking Mapy and AllTrails 16:06 Camp by a stream below the lake 16:55 Why I start stage 14 early 17:42 What the mountains teach me 18:07 Coming up: one of the toughest sections of the GR11 The gear in this video Tent (Big Agnes Fly Creek): https://geni.us/bigagnesflycreek Backpack (Osprey Eja): https://geni.us/osprey-eja Sleeping pad (Thermarest NeoAir): https://geni.us/sleepingpad-thermarest Full list on LighterPack: https://lighterpack.com/r/ytgikq GR11 resources Tips on foraging for food: https://www.theoceanpreneur.com/adven... GR11 blog and trail tips: https://www.theoceanpreneur.com/tag/g... GR11 guidebook (print and e-book): https://geni.us/gr11-book GR11 maps: https://geni.us/gr11maps My favourite hiking app (7-day free trial): https://www.theoceanpreneur.com/alltr... Watch next GR11 stages 1 to 11 with my dog:    • Hiking from the Atlantic to the Mediterran...   My evening camp routine at 2,200 m and what I eat on the GR11:    • What I eat on the GR11: food, resupply and...   Solo hiking the GR11, the hardest day:    • Solo hiking the GR11: the hardest day (Pyr...   Fisherman's Trail Portugal, an easier trail with villages every day:    • Fisherman's Trail Portugal: An intro & gui...   Slow letters from the road (my newsletter): https://livewild.kit.com Support the channel and go deeper into the wild on Patreon:   / suzannevanderveeken   Instagram:   / suzannevanderveeken   Ocean Nomads, a community for people who want to live a little wilder, explore a little further, and do it with good people: https://www.oceannomads.co?utm_source... Subscribe:    / @suzannevanderveeken   Filmed on iPhone 11 and Sony ZV-E10: https://geni.us/sonyalphaZV-E10 Camera backpack clip: https://geni.us/peakdesignclip Microphone: https://geni.us/rode-wireless Edited in Final Cut Pro and Descript: https://www.theoceanpreneur.com/descript Music: https://share.epidemicsound.com/a4iu4t Some links above are affiliate links. I only recommend gear I use myself. Thank you for the support, it keeps these videos free. Have you ever hiked solo? What surprised you most about your own rhythm? Tell me in the comments. Stay wild, Suzanne #GR11 #Pyrenees #solohiking