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title: "#20 Crossing Czechia along the northern border – 1000 km in 23 days – Martin Benc"
description: "Martin's longest solo crossing, which he had to make in exactly 23 days, and that came with the need to deal with every gram. Listen to this spontaneous interview."
canonical_url: "https://gramino.com/blog/crossing-czechia-northern-border-martin-benc"
last_updated: "2023-10-19"
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# #20 Crossing Czechia along the northern border – 1000 km in 23 days – Martin Benc

Authors: David Czempka

Date: 2023-10-19

Martin's longest solo crossing, which he had to make in exactly 23 days, and that came with the need to deal with every gram. Listen to this spontaneous interview.

Our ambassador Martin Benc is back after 19 episodes! And it was a bit of an ambush 😀. By pure coincidence, Martin was finishing his crossing of Czechia in our home Beskydy Mountains, so we decided to join him for the last 2 days.

This was his longest solo crossing yet 👣, which, among other things, he had to finish in exactly 23 days because of limited vacation time – and that came with having to count almost every gram. As soon as we met up, we knew it would be a shame not to interview him – just a few hours after he finished the crossing, while all his memories were still fresh and vivid. Of course, we didn't tell him in advance, so he couldn't wriggle out of it 🤣.

Enjoy! 🎧 If you don't want to miss the next episodes, follow our podcast on your favorite platform.

## **Where can you listen to us?**

- [YouTube](https://youtu.be/5OYdz7MStIw?si=4-9jHVShwUN0Ypq0)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0IuNbBl03ut7xohUlXD8Iu?si=2chz6dhbRIuKLkFNS8SBRw)
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/20-p%C5%99echod-%C4%8Deska-po-severn%C3%AD-hranici-1000-km-za-23-dn%C3%AD/id1612950422?i=1000632001300)

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYdz7MStIw)

## **Guest: Martin Benc**

- Instagram – [https://www.instagram.com/ztracenvlese/](https://www.instagram.com/ztracenvlese/)
- Facebook – [https://www.facebook.com/dvanatahu/](https://www.facebook.com/dvanatahu/)

## **Gear mentioned in the interview**

- Liteway Gramless Pack X-Pac 35L backpack
- Montane Protium Lite Hoodie midlayer
- Culo Clean travel bidet

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