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Hi there! I'm Lien, a Belgian hiker currently based at the foot of the French Alps in Chambéry!
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Mount Vesuvius:
​The backway

Taking the tourist shuttle up, you'll get to peek into the world-famous crater of Mount Vesuvius. Pretty nice! But if you’re not afraid to get a little volcanic sand in your shoes, there’s a much better way to do it!​

​​PCT: Hiking is a mental sport

Mens sana in corpore sano is not a one-way street. While hiking can positively impact your mental health, you also need good mental health to be a strong hiker. The PCT taught me this the hard way...

​​PCT: Goodbye desert, hello mountains

Applause. That’s how every hiker is welcomed to Kennedy Meadows. We got our round of it too, when we officially completed the PCT’s Southern California section: 702 miles of desert hiking!

Destinations