John Sutcliffe Backpackin
I
n May 2018, John Sutcliffe set
off to solo-backpack Spain’s
1250 km-long GR-1 along
the Pyrenean foothills. After
some mid-walk delay caused
by a leg injury, John completed
1,100km, reaching the province
of Cantabria.
John portrays the GR-1 as
‘a remote, hauntingly beautiful
walk, passing through a region
and steeped in history, with many
abandoned villages, overlooked by
ever-present snow-capped peaks.’
Next year John plans to
complete the remaining 150km
of the GR-1, and then continue
on through the Picos de Europa
to Cape Finisterre – the Roman’s
World End.
John’s daily log, a route map
and useful advice offered to
those contemplating the GR-1 are
posted on his website.