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Entries Tagged as 'GR20 Corsica'

Refuge de l’Onda to Vizzavona

September 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Day eleven marks our final day on the GR20 today – by the time we reach the village of Vizzavona tonight we will have completed the northern section of this long distance path.  We all agree that we would like to come back again to walk the entire route and maybe have a crack at […]

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Refuge de Petra Piana to Refuge de l’Onda

September 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Today we choose a high level option as an alternative to the main GR20 route.  Ali and I are first to break camp.  It is good to be walking once again in the early morning sunshine.  We can look back and see that the refuge at Petra Piana is indeed situated on the only level […]

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Ascent of Monte Ritondu

September 18th, 2006 · No Comments

This morning we awake to a clear sky for the first time in four days. The mood around camp is noticeable higher given the improvement in weather.

Today the four of us plan an excursion off the GR20 and to make an ascent of Monte Ritondu (2,622m), the second highest mountain on Corsica to make up […]

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