Travesía Integral de los Montes Aquiianos

[Bierzo Baggie]

I’ve already described the route pretty explicitly on this thread. And I’ve stuck a few photos up on the local ski-bum’s forum http://elmorredero.superforos.com/viewtopic.php?t=600
Here are a few more…

1. Sorry to bore you, but here’s an ugly shot of my deformed ankle. It gradually acquired pastel shades of black and purple during the week.

2. Me leaning on a local police car, blissfully unaware that I had a large blob of snot on my chin.

3. Climbing the mare’s saddle… a beast of a hill.

4. As above with bells on.

5. There’s still a bit of snow near the top. Other participants provide reference points.

6. The final pic shows the finishing post which I crossed in just over 10 and a half hours. That’s faster than I’ve ever done before but I’d rather have taken twice that time and not injured myself.

And if anybody ever fancies doing this one in its short (48km) or long (66km) form then let me know. I’ll no doubt be entering it again next year… but walking.

Now back to the football…..