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JJC2008: Sat 14 Jun 2014. In Nice. Heading for the Corsica Ferry and GR20 on Sun.
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JJC2008: Sun 15 Jun 2014 D1 - Starting GR20, heading up from Gite Municipal, Calenzana 255m.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - Pre GR20 breakfast at the Bistro in Calenzana at 07:00, a bit slow.
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JJC2008: Sun 15 Jun 2014 - Day 1 - group of 9 leaving Calenzana 255m. Start of GR20 walk in Corsica. Stage 1 - Distance 20km, Ascent 1610m.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - What lies ahead? Plenty of people starting out as well as us.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - Dry and warm, good climb, gradual. Good path thru the Maqui.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - Calenzana below. Rain later. Stage 1, Dist 12km, Ascent 1550m.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - Raining. Ref d'Ortu di u Piobbu 1570m behind, under Mt Corona. Thunderstorm later.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - At Ref d'Ortu di u Piobbu 1570m, 4 back from Mt Corona. Caught in severe lightning storm, hail etc.
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - Ref Ortu d'Piobbu 1570m after the storm, clothes drying etc
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JJC2008: Sun D1 - The mules bring all the supplies up to the refuge.
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JJC2008: Mon 16 Jun 2014 D2 - Moving on from Ref Ortu with Mt Corona 2144m on-right out of the picture.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Heading on up Stage 2, path now non-existant in many places.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - On the Cirque de Bonifatu ~ 1950m, very impressive.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Stage 2 to Ref Carozzu, Dist 8km, Ascent 750m. Stage 3, Dist 6km. Ascent 860m. Total D2, dist 14km, Ascent 1710m.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Stage 2 to Ref Carozzu. Dropping from Cirque de Bonifatu
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Ref Carozzu, Omelette, tea etc. Stage 3 next, Dist 6km, Ascent 860m
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Stage 3. 2 stages in one day. Chains on rock slabs rising up from the refuge.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Stage 3. Spasimata bridge near to the refuge, access path wahed away.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - rock slabs, assisted climbing. these Ok in the dry today, wet??
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - rock slabs, assisted climbing here and there. water cascading from above.
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JJC2008: Mon D2 - Cloud coming down, rain later
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JJC2008: Tue 17 Jun 2014 D3 - Rest day for some. Only 2 walked up towards Monte Cinto 2700m, highest.
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JJC2008: Tue D3 - Rocks wet due to snow melt, cloud coming and going. Lot of scrambling
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JJC2008: Tue D3 - Massive water flow due to snowmelt and recent rains. View from footbridge
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JJC2008: Tue D3 - Snowfield up the path to Punta Minuta. We turned back from Monte Cinto
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JJC2008: Tue D3 - Haut Asco 1420m evening meal. Very nice, hot showers, electricity, bar, clothes all washed and dry, great!
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JJC2008: Mon D2, Haute Asco 1442m 'Le Chalet' gite d'Etape. Spent 2 nights here, 1 day for Mt Cinto 2700m, the highest.
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JJC2008: Wed 17 Jun 2014 D4 - Heading up the ski slopes from Haut Asco, stage 4
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JJC2008: Wed 17 Jun 2014 D4 - The rising sun behind. lovely morning.