How do you prepare yourself for the longest march of your life?
Matias called Jørgen in the morning for the last checkup, “How did you manage to put all the stuff in your rucksack? There is too much camera gear!” We had to leave the tent behind, and we forgot to bring a map. We weren’t really prepared.
Go to Episode 2 of Walk of Causes
Getting from Beirut to Machta Hammoud, our starting point, was piece of cake. Three bus rides and we were there. The goal was to make it to El Qbaiyat before dark, but the rucksacks that felt so light when we tried them on at home, turned into led when we hit the road. After one hour we had to stop for a beer. That’s when we met Elias. He served us whiskey, and gave us a warm bed to sleep in. The next morning, with no proper map, no GPS and no compass, we embarked on a quest through the fog into the deep forrest.
The first episode of Walk of Causes is dedicated to Peace and Health. It’s sponsored by the Norwegian UNIFIL veteran Stein Nilsen. Half of the money donated by him will go to Lebanese Red Cross to continue the work they do on improving the general health situation in the country. The other half went to cover production expenses, so this episode could reach you.
Before it all starts
Jorgen getting lost in the mountains
We came off track
Man we asked for directions in Beit Gharib
The fog became pretty thick after El Qbaiyat
The fog got too thick to navigate by in the mountains
Nice woman helping us on our way
In the fog
Here is a link to the complete playlist of all the 14 episodes:
Walk of Causes – Lebanon – Playlist
Here is a complete list of all the 14 episodes with photo galleries and travel blogs:
Episode 1 – For Peace and Health
Episode 2 – For the Freedom of Press
Episode 3 – For all the Refugees
Episode 4 – For all the Worried Mothers
Episode 5 – For all the Nomads
Episode 6 – Against Land Mines
Episode 7 – Against Discrimination
Episode 8 – Against Poverty
Episode 9 – Against War
Episode 10 – For all the Homeless people
Episode 11 – For the Rights of Domestic Workers
Episode 12 – For all the Orphans
Episode 13 – For the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Episode 14 – For Lebanon
