antepacem
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances/Portugues/Norte/Primitivo/Salvador
Hi folks,
I am planning to walk from Lausanne to Lucca-ish (further, if I've got time) this summer. I will probably land on trail by about June 12th and I'm hoping the impassable snow pack days will be over on the St. Bernard Pass by then. I am very aware that I might have to get a lift/take the road/etc. but I want to ensure that I am prepared in case the pass is ... passable.
I'm wondering if anyone here has done the trek in the months of June or July, where it can still be super cold for those two-ish days up and down the Pass, but super super hot for the rest of the walk (especially through Italy). Did you bring along raggedy/past-their-prime extra layers that you then ditched after crossing the pass?
I usually bring a 150 merino zip-up and tights/leggings for evenings anyway, so it's possible that I could just wear all of my clothes at once when I cross. But then I'll be sweaty and cold when I arrive at the hospice and have nothing cozy to sleep in.
Any advice for navigating the extreme temp differences would be most helpful. The issue, of course, is that it's hard to imagine schlepping extra layers when I only need them for a couple of days, but I also *hate* leaving behind or throwing away clothes.
Thanks in advance to experienced VF-ers!
I am planning to walk from Lausanne to Lucca-ish (further, if I've got time) this summer. I will probably land on trail by about June 12th and I'm hoping the impassable snow pack days will be over on the St. Bernard Pass by then. I am very aware that I might have to get a lift/take the road/etc. but I want to ensure that I am prepared in case the pass is ... passable.
I'm wondering if anyone here has done the trek in the months of June or July, where it can still be super cold for those two-ish days up and down the Pass, but super super hot for the rest of the walk (especially through Italy). Did you bring along raggedy/past-their-prime extra layers that you then ditched after crossing the pass?
I usually bring a 150 merino zip-up and tights/leggings for evenings anyway, so it's possible that I could just wear all of my clothes at once when I cross. But then I'll be sweaty and cold when I arrive at the hospice and have nothing cozy to sleep in.
Any advice for navigating the extreme temp differences would be most helpful. The issue, of course, is that it's hard to imagine schlepping extra layers when I only need them for a couple of days, but I also *hate* leaving behind or throwing away clothes.
Thanks in advance to experienced VF-ers!