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      <title>Thru hiking GR 150 – Parc Natural del Cadí-Moixeró</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2025/09/15/thru-hiking-gr-150-parc-natural-del-cadi-moixero/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:51:01 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description>Seven days, one solo soul, and the winding GR150 trail. From misty mornings
and cold showers to spider webs, forest springs, and nostalgic descents: each step
stitched together a story of grit, beauty, and quiet joy. A missing variant remains,
but the adventure? Unforgettable, complete, and waiting to be revisited.</description>
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      <title>Stage 12. Agés – Burgos</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2025/04/18/stage-12-ages-burgos/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:58:49 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description>The final stretch from Agés to Burgos was mostly asphalt roads, except for the mountain part between kilometers 3 and 8, reaching 1,000 meters again. We opted for the quieter airport route over the industrial area. The entrance to Burgos through a long park was a pleasant surprise. Rain dodged again!🚶‍♂️🌧️</description>
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      <title>Stage 11. Belorado – Agés</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2025/04/17/stage-11-belorado-ages/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:59:08 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description>The Belorado to Agés stage on the Camino de Santiago turned into a long, 28+ km trek, offering a mix of easy terrain, a challenging climb and peaceful forest paths.</description>
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      <title>Trail running circular adventure: Collbató – Montserrat, twice, and back</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2025/04/11/trail-running-circular-adventure-collbato-montserrat-twice-and-back/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description>A thrilling mix of steep climbs, breathtaking views, and forested descents, this circular route is an endurance test packed with adventure. From the highest peak at Sant Jeroni to the historic Monastery of Montserrat, this journey will push your limits while rewarding you with incredible scenery.</description>
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      <title>Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici National Park Snowshoeing</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2025/03/16/aiguestortes-and-estany-de-sant-maurici-national-park-snowshoeing/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 22:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>Winter magic of Aigüestortes and Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, featuring glacial lakes, majestic peaks, and serene mountain refuges. A must for winter adventurers!</description>
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 6. Refugio Ventosa i Calvell – Planell d’Aigüestortes Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/07/carros-de-foc-day-6-refugio-ventosa-i-calvell-planell-daiguestortes-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/07/carros-de-foc-day-6-refugio-ventosa-i-calvell-planell-daiguestortes-hiking/</guid>
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&lt;li&gt;Distance: 17.04 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:27&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 7:04&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 12:10 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 321 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 1226 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1230 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2208 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971928509&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971928509&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 5. Refugio Restanca – Refugio Ventosa i Calvell Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/06/carros-de-foc-day-5-refugio-restanca-refugio-ventosa-i-calvell-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/06/carros-de-foc-day-5-refugio-restanca-refugio-ventosa-i-calvell-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 6.45 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:26&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 4:27&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 22:42 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 523 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 330 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 2012 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2482 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/17000713374&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/17000713374&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 4. Refugio Saboredo – Refugio Restanca Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/05/carros-de-foc-day-4-refugio-saboredo-refugio-restanca-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 11.95 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:59&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 7:24&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 15:00 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 878 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 463 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1875 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2597 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971769188&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971769188&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 3. Refugio Mallafré – Refugio Saboredo Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/04/carros-de-foc-day-3-refugio-mallafre-refugio-saboredo-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/04/carros-de-foc-day-3-refugio-mallafre-refugio-saboredo-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 11.95 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:59&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 7:24&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 15:00 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 878 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 463 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1875 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2597 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971764394&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971764394&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 2. Refugio Colomina – Refugio Mallafré Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/03/carros-de-foc-day-2-refugio-colomina-refugio-mallafre-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/03/carros-de-foc-day-2-refugio-colomina-refugio-mallafre-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 14.11 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:55&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 8:20&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 12:27 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 695 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 1199 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1901 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2722 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971761035&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16971761035&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>Carros de foc. Day 1. Planell d’Aigüestortes – Refugio Colomina Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/02/carros-de-foc-day-1-planell-daiguestortes-refugio-colomina-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2024/09/02/carros-de-foc-day-1-planell-daiguestortes-refugio-colomina-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 13.11 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:14&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 6:41&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving pace: 14:51 /km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 1074 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 475 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1820 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2585 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutespirineus.cat/&#34;&gt;Rutes Pirineus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16927594469&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/16927594469&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>GR-131 Faro de Orchilla – Tamaduste Trail Running</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/11/12/gr-131-faro-de-orchilla-tamaduste-trail-running/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:31:57 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/11/12/gr-131-faro-de-orchilla-tamaduste-trail-running/</guid>
      <description>The GR-131 hiking route is a must-try for hikers, as it crosses the entire island and offers breathtaking views of the volcanic landscape. According to the Ministerio de Agricultura, the GR-131 trail runs through the center of the island, from the far north to the south, and is charged with a cultural and religious symbolism…</description>
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      <title>Teide peak hiking, from cable car</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/11/04/teide-peak-hiking-from-cable-car/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/11/04/teide-peak-hiking-from-cable-car/</guid>
      <description>Teide, or Mount Teide, is a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. Its summit at 3,715 m (12,188 ft) is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic, according to Wikipedia. The summit of the volcano has a number of small active fumaroles emitting sulfur dioxide and other gases, as can be seen in the video below. Having…</description>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/22/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-9-chamonix-mont-blanc-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/22/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-9-chamonix-mont-blanc-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 8. Trient Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/21/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-8-trient-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/21/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-8-trient-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 7. Orsières Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/20/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-7-orsieres-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/20/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-7-orsieres-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 6. Arpette Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/19/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-6-arpette-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/19/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-6-arpette-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 5. Courmayeur Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/18/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-5-courmayeur-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/18/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-5-courmayeur-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 4. Bourg-Saint-Maurice Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/17/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-4-bourg-saint-maurice-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/17/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-4-bourg-saint-maurice-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 3. Les Contamines-Montjoie Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/16/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-3-les-contamines-montjoie-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/16/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-3-les-contamines-montjoie-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 2. Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/15/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-2-saint-gervais-les-bains-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/15/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-2-saint-gervais-les-bains-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Tour du Mont Blanc. Day 1. Les Houches Hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/14/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-1-les-houches-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/14/tour-du-mont-blanc-day-1-les-houches-hiking/</guid>
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      <title>Lisbon, Parque Florestal de Monsanto Trail Running</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/08/lisbon-parque-florestal-de-monsanto-trail-running/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 15:02:27 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/07/08/lisbon-parque-florestal-de-monsanto-trail-running/</guid>
      <description>I spent the past couple days in Lisbon visiting the office and getting to know my colleagues, since I never met them before. While it was a great experience, it was very short! Since every time I’m visiting a new city, I like to do a run and get to know the surroundings better, this…</description>
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      <title>Montserrat to Sant Jeroni hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/05/29/montserrat-to-sant-jeroni-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/05/29/montserrat-to-sant-jeroni-hiking/</guid>
      <description>Managed to squeeze in a short and easy hike yesterday afternoon 🙂</description>
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      <title>Viladrau-Matagalls hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/04/15/viladrau-matagalls-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/04/15/viladrau-matagalls-hiking/</guid>
      <description>This was kind of an unplanned hike. I decided to postpone the Santiago Way for later. Instead, I’ll join a group of people and we’ll do the Mont Blanc circular route, which is about 160 km and 7k total ascent. For this purpose I bought some new shoes from Salewa and wanted to test them.…</description>
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      <title>Guissona hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/03/05/guissona-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/03/05/guissona-hiking/</guid>
      <description>This route was part of the Catalan’s endurance 2023 serries. My gps managed to direct me to the wrong city so I arrived at the start about 15 min later. The crowd of 2000 people were already long gone and I had to catch them and overpass, because I wanted to walk fast, to see…</description>
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      <title>Coma ruga (El Vendrell) – Castelldefels hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/02/04/coma-ruga-el-vendrell-castelldefels-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2023/02/04/coma-ruga-el-vendrell-castelldefels-hiking/</guid>
      <description>I’ve started doing long-distance walkings, to prepare for summer’s St. James Way (Camino De Santiago). I got approved 3 weeks holiday from work so will try to do the entire French route in 3 weeks. That would be around 40-50 km per day (depending on which source doc you follow). Not an easy task, but…</description>
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      <title>La Papiola – Serra Pedregosa – Salomo – Montferri – Santuari de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat Trail Running</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2022/12/10/la-papiola-serra-pedregosa-salomo-montferri-santuari-de-la-mare-de-deu-de-montserrat-trail-running/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:44:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2022/12/10/la-papiola-serra-pedregosa-salomo-montferri-santuari-de-la-mare-de-deu-de-montserrat-trail-running/</guid>
      <description>Pues nada, as Spaniards say, this happens when one Friday evening you’re happy with the work done and think on what to do during the weekend. Started planning for a 30-ish km hike, then it went to 45 and then – why not 50?? Then the hike got into trail run… Then next morning this…</description>
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      <title>Puigmal hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2022/10/01/puigmal/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2022/10/01/puigmal/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 14.3. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:40&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 8:34&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 3.9 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 913 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 962 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1962 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2915 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rutaspirineos.org/&#34;&gt;www.rutaspirineos.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/9709548632&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/9709548632&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2022/10/01/puigmal/20221001_075120896_ios.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Day 4. Travesía Aneto. Refugio Cap de Llauset – Benasque</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/18/day-4-travesia-aneto-refugio-cap-de-llauset-benasque/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/18/day-4-travesia-aneto-refugio-cap-de-llauset-benasque/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 14.56 km.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:10&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 5:18&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 4.6 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 387 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 1420 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1381 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2726 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by Wild Catalunya on Meetup &lt;a href=&#34;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&#34;&gt;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145936130&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145936130&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/18/day-4-travesia-aneto-refugio-cap-de-llauset-benasque/20210718_063428836_ios.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Day 3. Travesía Aneto. Refugio de la Renclusa – Refugio Cap de Llauset</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/17/day-3-travesia-aneto-refugio-de-la-renclusa-refugio-cap-de-llauset/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/17/day-3-travesia-aneto-refugio-de-la-renclusa-refugio-cap-de-llauset/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 12.75 km.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:20&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 8:33&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 5.4 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 1189 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 951 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1984 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2757 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by Wild Catalunya on Meetup &lt;a href=&#34;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&#34;&gt;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145922362&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145922362&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/17/day-3-travesia-aneto-refugio-de-la-renclusa-refugio-cap-de-llauset/20210717_093402852_ios.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Day 2. Travesía Aneto. Refugio de la Renclusa – Aneto</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/16/day-2-travesia-aneto-refugio-de-la-renclusa-aneto/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/16/day-2-travesia-aneto-refugio-de-la-renclusa-aneto/</guid>
      <description>This is a difficult hike, don’t do it alone! Read online and get prepared with all the required equipment.</description>
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      <title>Day 1. Travesía Aneto. Benasque – Refugio de la Renclusa</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/15/day-1-travesia-aneto/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/15/day-1-travesia-aneto/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 13.9 km&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:08&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 4:40&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 4.4 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 993 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 235 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1370 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2139 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: group organized by Wild Catalunya on Meetup &lt;a href=&#34;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&#34;&gt;https://meetu.ps/c/3BGWq/Zf67V/a&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145883902&#34;&gt;https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7145883902&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2021/07/15/day-1-travesia-aneto/20210715_110532886_ios.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Pedraforca hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2020/08/01/pedraforca-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2020/08/01/pedraforca-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 8.82. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:29&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 3:30&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 3.5 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 988 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 690 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 1565 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 2439 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: Alone&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Link: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/pedraforca-hiking-120829954&#34;&gt;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/pedraforca-hiking-120829954&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2020/08/01/pedraforca-hiking/20200801_075106.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Estopiñán del Castillo – Muralla de Finestras (la muralla china de España) hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/12/26/estopinan-del-castillo-muralla-de-finestras-la-muralla-china-de-espana-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 22:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/12/26/estopinan-del-castillo-muralla-de-finestras-la-muralla-china-de-espana-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 13.90. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:40&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 3:01&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 5.2 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 465 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 460 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 486 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 4590 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: Alone&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/estopinan-del-castillo-muralla-de-finestras-la-muralla-china-de-espana-hiking-120828981&#34;&gt;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/estopinan-del-castillo-muralla-de-finestras-la-muralla-china-de-espana-hiking-120828981&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/12/26/estopinan-del-castillo-muralla-de-finestras-la-muralla-china-de-espana-hiking/20191226_080730.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Vilaplana – La Mussara – Avencs de la Febró hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/11/16/vilaplana-la-mussara-avencs-de-la-febro-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/11/16/vilaplana-la-mussara-avencs-de-la-febro-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 18.12. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:55&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 4:22&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 4.6 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 868 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 871 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 368 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 1010 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: Alone&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/vilaplana-la-mussara-avencs-de-la-febro-hiking-120828696&#34;&gt;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/vilaplana-la-mussara-avencs-de-la-febro-hiking-120828696&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/11/16/vilaplana-la-mussara-avencs-de-la-febro-hiking/20191116_082733.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Alcover – Niu de l’Aliga hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/11/alcover-niu-de-laliga-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/11/alcover-niu-de-laliga-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 12.75. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 3:01&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 3:43&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 4.2 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 268 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 275 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 278 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 483 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: Kids&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/niu-de-laliga-alcover-hiking-120828403&#34;&gt;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/niu-de-laliga-alcover-hiking-120828403&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/11/alcover-niu-de-laliga-hiking/20190811_104813.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Almoster – Ermita de Sant Pere del Puig hiking</title>
      <link>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/09/almoster-ermita-de-sant-pere-del-puig-hiking/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
      <guid>https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/09/almoster-ermita-de-sant-pere-del-puig-hiking/</guid>
      <description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distance: 12.52. Round trip.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Moving time: 2:17&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elapsed time: 2:30&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avg moving speed: 5.5 km/h&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total ascent: 536 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Total descent: 531 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Min elevation: 238 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Max elevation: 687 m&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With: Alone&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Track: &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/almoster-ermita-de-sant-pere-del-puig-120648106&#34;&gt;https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/almoster-ermita-de-sant-pere-del-puig-120648106&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img loading=&#34;lazy&#34; src=&#34;https://vitciobanu.eu/2019/08/09/almoster-ermita-de-sant-pere-del-puig-hiking/20190809_155857-scaled.jpg&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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