the most beautiful trip is the one we haven't done yet!!!
Traveling the paths of France and Navarre or the whole world is the same thing in my opinion. This is not a simple getaway. It's a real initiatory journey, an inner adventure that transforms us little by little, to discover a better version of ourselves. It is a journey towards oneself and others that goes well beyond the destination that one had initially set.
This is also the point of view of the French explorer Théodore Monod who said that “travel is a slow teacher!! ".
Many specialists agree that travel has therapeutic virtues, especially for the mind. They allow you to escape the worries of everyday life, to take a break in your life and to recharge your batteries.
Long-distance walking is an apprenticeship, it is a continuous training, as I usually say, which for some lasts a lifetime.
These wanderings allow us to feel alive and happy in the present moment, here and now.
It's true, the most beautiful path is to prove to yourself how free you are, but it's useful to remember that there is no happiness without freedom, nor freedom without courage.
In the following pages, I would like to introduce you to all the adventurers who inspire me as much for their sporting exploits as for their ethics and commitment.
So if you want to know more, take a look at the following pages...
Below is a first look at their incredible journeys and Adventures.
Buen camino :-)
Lionel de Compostelle
In the footsteps of Rémi Camus
Born in 1985, adventurer, explorer of modern times, Rémi has been fighting for a
decade on the urgent need to preserve our environment.
He is committed through various actions to raise public awareness of
preservation and access to water, this scarce but essential resource for life.
In this context, he regularly gives conferences to all audiences
to alert on the state of water in France and around the world.
At the same time, he passes on his knowledge as a survival trainer within
the company "Rémi Camus Explorer" and as a speaker
-Motiv Speaker with companies and schools, because exploration,
for him often results in going to explore his own inner potential.
His past adventures :
2 011 : Crossing Australia, alone and without assistance (5400 km).
2,013 : descent of the Mekong River in hydrospeed (4400 km),
2 018 : winner of the program "WILD, the survival race of M6,
2,018 : Tour de France Swimming (2,650 km),
His next adventure:
in August 2,022 : it provides for the independent swimming crossing of the Mediterranean from the town of Calvi in Corsica to reach Monaco.
In the footsteps of Linda Bortoletto
At 30, she decided to push her limits and build projects "beyond all borders". For six years, she led solo expeditions to the most remote and isolated regions of the world. She explores the inside world and the outside world. She is at the same time explorer, author, lecturer, researcher in psychology and neurosciences on the themes relating to daring, will, surpassing and optimism. Thanks to her experience and her many adventures, she is now one of the few women to join the members of the Society of French Explorers, alongside Mélusine Mallender.
His interventions are based exclusively on his experience, knowledge and interest in relaxation therapy, meditation and philosophy. For ten years now, she decided to put an end to a "normal" or "standardized" life, to follow her passion: to discover the hidden sides of our world and to write the stories that these trips inspire her.
His past adventures :
2011: ALASKA: 1200 kilometers by bike at the dawn of winter;
2014: KIRGHIZISTAN: 800 km of running and 800 km of cycling;
KAMCHATKA: 6 months with the Chukchi between nature and wilderness and shamanism;
2015: ZANSKAR: with Buddhist nuns at an altitude of over 4,500 meters;
2016: ORIENTAL TIBET: 3,500 kilometers by bike at an altitude of over 4,000 meters;
2017: FRANCE: 35 marathons in 2 months in the name of daring;
2018: ISRAEL: 1,100 kilometers on foot along the Shvil or path of the angels;
2020: CHILE: 3 month trek along the Greater Patagonian Trail.
Photo credit: Rémi Camus
In the footsteps of Claude Cazes
Born in 1982, former instructor at the Foreign Legion, Claude is an explorer at heart. After losing a parent very early in his teenage years, he had to learn everything on his own. In her life and her various projects, her intuition and her heart always guide her choices. His many challenges have allowed him to test his physical and mental limits and now allow him to pass on his experience at conferences on motivation and surpassing oneself, group cohesion or even survival in a hostile environment. Extreme adventurer, Claude has embarked on Humanitarian Sports challenges since 2019 to help raise awareness among the population of Environmental and Animal causes (Project management, Challenges, Challenges and expeditions).
Photo credit: Linda Bortoletto
Sporting challenges accomplished :
2021 March / July:
Expedition along the Nile is 6671 km in 6 months, from Burundi source of the Nile to Egypt its mouth to bring medicines to the African population in need through local NGOs and provide them with financial support to help them in their actions.
2020 December:
Ironman solo 4 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42 km running to raise funds for the AIDA associations which supports children and young adults affected by cancer.
2020 October:
World record attempt in Namibia (42 km): walking in the Namibian desert in hypoxia without eating or drinking (with medical monitoring). 33.8 km were completed stopping the test following hallucinations.
2020 September:
Participation in the TF1 Ninja Warrior show.
2020 January:
Total immersion in ice for 1h01min with no change in internal temperature. (challenge supervised by a medical team)
2019 October:
24h of walking on a treadmill at the Béziers polygon (4x6h with only 15 min break during each stop with a mask simulating the altitude at 3657 m and a weighted vest of 8kg).
2019 September:
24 hours on an indoor exercise bike (pedaling for 4x6 hours with only a 15-minute break during each stop with a mask simulating the altitude at 3657 m).
Photo credit: Philippe Sabathier /
Claude Cazes
Upcoming challenge :
in 2022 : beat the record for crossing Antarctica held by the American O'Brady, ie 1,500 km in less than 54 days.
You will find on the following pages, all my long distance hikes with descriptions of the stages and photos. Coming soon... so, subscribe to the site here or on my Youtube channel. Buen camino!!! Lionel of Compostela
