Cross the Cantabrian Cordillera on foot, do you like it?

Eric's project could never have worked so well without the help of the people who hosted him to allow him to edit his videos between each big step of his trip. During this adventure, he spends nearly a third of his time with locals: sometimes for two days, sometimes for three weeks! It is for him the opportunity to forge real friendly links with the people who host him, to get to know their way of life better, but these stops also allow him to be able to keep in touch with the people who follow him on the networks. social. Eric explains to me his numerous technical constraints for the production of the web-series: “the editing of an episode alone takes about a week of work to produce it. During this time, I cannot be 100% self-sufficient in energy and I need to get out of my mountains and be in a fixed place. It is also an opportunity for me to spend some time in "the city" and take the opportunity to discover them. The people who host me have a professional life and obligations. People are often not available during the day. So most of the time they let me stay at their place. I take the opportunity to lock myself up with my computer to work, before waiting for their return in the evening, to take advantage of this meeting again. I succeeded in my bet to reduce paid accommodation as much as possible on my trip. Sometimes it's good to let chance and luck take care of the meetings. ”

Eric Lascar set up this itinerant hike project based on a certain ethic and on values that are dear to him: first of all , allow himself time for meetings . He recognizes that many people allow his project to come to life, by the generosity they show, by the richness of the exchanges that he can have with them. It is a wonderful, above all human experience to live. To be alone, to arrive in a village and without any planning, to know that incredible women and men are surely just around the corner ready to welcome you. This is also the goal of his web-series: to show that by taking the time to meet, you are never really alone! It shows that extraordinary friendships are always possible, when you make yourself available.

Its second priority is also to limit as much as possible the negative effects of its movements on the environment . At the end of our discussion, he told me more about his vision of ecology, a subject that is so close to his heart: “not to use any carbon-based means of transport, that is one of my first objectives! All of my trips are made on foot, or, in the event of a problem, by hitchhiking! We need to be able to collectively question our way of getting around! We should also be able to invent a new way of living, not only to be closer to our personal convictions and also to move away from little music which imposes a certain model of success on us, at all costs! We must therefore review our priorities for each of us and assume them. This is the direction I have taken now for over a year. To manage to live with only 25 kg of material for several months, it is a sacred challenge while trying to limit as much as possible the change of material, by trying to increase its durability. For example, I have on several occasions repaired the canvas of my tent torn by the storm myself. To save nature, we need to consume less! It is obvious, but ecology cannot be limited only to small individual gestures, aimed at reducing our global footprint. By remaining in the current system, we are brought to a standstill. If we do not quickly change our way of living, of producing, the consequences on living things will be dramatic, they already are! Once we have made this observation, we have already come halfway. It remains to anchor it in reality and to embark on concrete actions! Ecology must be political! Politics in the common sense, in the sense of making society together! For this, we need to collectively reinvent new consumption models and change behavior. Ecology should not be punitive, but allow us to find new ways of living together, by totally redefining our social standards more in line with our most precious common good: the Earth and all of the life it shelters. ! More than just a question related to hiking, I would say my approach is much broader. Throughout my adventure, I wish to raise existential questions: how do we manage to live in accordance with our ideals? How can we build up a daily life that is livable on an individual scale, which is also sustainable for others? How can you contribute to society, make a contribution to the building, without renouncing your individual freedom? These are sacred questions, aren't they? If my web series already gives some people the courage they need to take the plunge and follow their dreams, then that will be the best goal I could have achieved on this trip ”.

Eric Lascar has therefore chosen to make us aware of the protection of nature through wonder , this is the general idea that I retain from our interview. He wants to show us that a sumptuous nature is within our reach, no need to go to the other side of the world for that ...