Just arrived at the Mediterranean after 33 days (inc. 4.5 rest days) hiking the 500 mile Haute Route Pyrenees with my brother Rob. Guidebook time is 44 days. Amazing journey physically, mentally and emotionally, and so cathartic after events earlier in the year. Last chemo session was 5 months ago, for long periods I wasn’t sure I’d survive let alone do stuff like this ever again, and I’m so grateful to everyone that’s helped along the way. The NHS should prescribe this to all cancer survivors! Coincidentally it’s exactly one year to the day that I cycled here on the Raid Pyrenees, starting and finishing in almost exactly the same places, with so much happening in-between. Weather rather Scottish today. Time for some food. Carpe diem y’all, and hope to see you in the hills very soon.
Olly Stephenson