Tag: gr20

My bags are packed and I’m all ready to head to Corsica in the morning for a week long photoshoot on the GR20 trail. I’m leaving tomorrow with trail runner Julien Chorier to document his attempt at trying to set a new record for the GR20 trail, that traverses the Island.The record is no easy one though and as you can see in this video below, Julien has tried once before but was hampered by weather.Having never visited Corsica myself, i became fascinated by the Island whilst watching the opening stages of the 2013 Tour de France. With epic mountains in view of the ocean, i’m awestruck by the landscape that awaits us.This GR20 record is held in high regards so we must approach the region with a great deal of respect. Previous record holder Kilian Jornet held the best time of 32hrs 54mins for quite some time until it was beaten earlier this summer by local Guillaume Peretti, who now sets the bar with a record time of 32 hours.Julien’s previous attempt was in October when the weather moved in. There’s hope that attempting the route a month earlier will mean that the weather will be more cooperative. With 180km and 14,500m ascent to look forward to, it’s guaranteed that the GR20 will throw up an enormous challenge for both himself and us following. Luckily for Julien, I’ll be photographing the attempt, rather than doing any running myself following my failed attempt at the UTMB just last weekend (this is how that turned out).As with any work that takes part in high mountains, lets see how internet connectivity is throughout the week. As long as everything is in working order you can be sure to follow any updates via my Twitter and check to see any Corsica images that i’ll upload to Instagram.