Solo Hiking 110km in the Pyrenees (Spain and France)
Yevgeniy Kroshka
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A quiet, cinematic Solo Hike through the Pyrenees, filmed over 7 days in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in July 2025. I spent most nights camping out in the wild.
Location: Pyrenees, Spain & France (Ordesa & Monte Perdido)
Trip stats: 7 days • 120 km • 6,300 m elevation gain.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Day 1 - Refugio de Góriz
05:16 Day 2 - Refuge de la Breche de Roland ou de Sarradets
10:31 Day 3 - Gavarnie
14:46 Day 4 - Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
20:13 Day 5 - Refuge Bujaruelo (campground)
25:11 Day 6 - 42°40'34.5"N 0°04'07.5"W.
33:12 Day 7 - Torla-Ordesa
38:08 Photos
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#pyrenees #ordesa #silenthiking
20 Comments
Belles vues et ambiances autour d’Ordesa, de Gavarnie, du Vignemale,…
Et encore un grand merci pour m’avoir prise en stop après ton périple, et m’avoir déposé à la gare de Pau ! 😃
Karine
(Au plaisir de te revoir peut-être un jour vers chez moi: Le pain de Karine à Lasserre Pradère)
Been there done it, and several times in fact - but will I go again? That is la question...
I don't know if this would resonate, but in the silent hiking films the man in front of the camera seems to be pursuing something unspoken, something that cannot be expressed in words. Vaguely speaking, a man in search of meaning.
It's beautiful!
Solo Hiking 110km in the Pyrenees (Spain and France)
Yevgeniy Kroshka
15,922 views
A quiet, cinematic Solo Hike through the Pyrenees, filmed over 7 days in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in July 2025. I spent most nights camping out in the wild.
Location: Pyrenees, Spain & France (Ordesa & Monte Perdido)
Trip stats: 7 days • 120 km • 6,300 m elevation gain.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:08 Day 1 - Refugio de Góriz
05:16 Day 2 - Refuge de la Breche de Roland ou de Sarradets
10:31 Day 3 - Gavarnie
14:46 Day 4 - Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube
20:13 Day 5 - Refuge Bujaruelo (campground)
25:11 Day 6 - 42°40'34.5"N 0°04'07.5"W.
33:12 Day 7 - Torla-Ordesa
38:08 Photos
If you’d like more videos like this, subscribe!
#pyrenees #ordesa #silenthiking
A little behind-the-scenes story
Day 1: During the sunset climb toward Monte Perdido, I ran into trouble with my heart.
Day 2: People advised me to end the hike and return to town. I still remember the words: “The mountains aren’t going anywhere.” But I chose to continue.
After that, my heart still hurt a bit for the next 3–4 days. I also badly burned my feet in the sun (I forgot my sunscreen at home). I barely slept most nights, and by the end of the trip I was completely exhausted.
Day 4: I pitched my tent near a dam. In the middle of the night I woke up from a nightmare and reached around in the dark for my water bottle — but what I was touching was the floor of my tent. The water rose fast, and my tent was literally floating — and so was I, on my sleeping pad. The water was about 10 cm deep.
I packed everything up and started hiking again at 4 a.m., heading to Refuge des Oulettes de Gaube, where I stayed for a day to rest and finally get some sleep.
(At least I now know my tent is 200% waterproof.)