San Donato: Andia Handless
If the author of those lines was a stupid random seminar introducer, he would have said “last but not least”, because, indeed, the last it is, but the least it is not, as you will soon see. But we are among brilliant minds who love climbing the world and sticking their ice axes into the […]
Sarastarri-Aralar: Free as Wild Pigs
September 2024, a new generation of Aizkorri lovers arrived one month ago. Last year we struggled to convince a few sheep… Erasmus to join our adventure. This semester, our success is beyond every crazy expectation. People signed the devilish Aizkorri Berri contract without any kalimotxo influence, neither any idea of what the contract said nor what “Aizkorri Berri” means.
Picos de Adrenalina
«Cette navigation fut marquée par la rencontre d’une immense troupe de calmars, curieux mollusques, très voisins de la seiche. Les pêcheurs français les désignent sous le nom d’encornets.» Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (1869) – Jules Verne. «Cuttlefish. Eh? Let us not, dear friends, forget our dear friends the cuttlefish… flipping glorious little sausages. […]
Aizkorri through the “Vulture Way”
In February 2023, Zdravko and I finally convinced 4 people to hike and sleep with us in Aizkorri. We took advantage of the pintxopote happiness and avoided some details in the description of the excursion (people usually like surprises). Our challenge was to arrive before night at the refuge — a performance never achieved before. Aizkorri is a game field for challenges: a famous marathon crosses the mountain, and local people apparently climb the top carrying gas cylinders on their backs (otherwise they consider it a walk in the park, I guess).
Selva de Irati: La noche para los de la noche
El dicho vasco dice ‘eguna egunekoentzat, gaua gauekoentzat’: el día para los del día, la noche para los de la noche. Con esta filosofía como guía, nuestro grupo se adentró en la selva de Irati, un bosque legendario en el corazón de Euskal Herria. Desde los contratiempos en la carretera hasta una noche de aventuras bajo la niebla, cruzando ríos y enfrentando barrancos, vivimos una experiencia que nos dejó marcas tanto en la piel como en el alma. Porque en Irati, la luna guía y las leyendas despiertan, recordándonos que la naturaleza esconde historias que valen cada esfuerzo por descubrirlas.