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[QUOTE="Saint Mike II, post: 160513, member: 20994"] I started on the VLDP from Merida back in May 2013 and lasted 7 days and 125km before I developed a major foot problem - finally diagnosed as nerve damage which has still not fully healed (doctor said it could take 6 months !!). Anyway - what did I wear? Well they were Merrill Moabs low cut GTX which were recommended (by countless walkers, trekking magazine reviews etc) but now I believe that they were just too light-weight in the mid-sole area. I have trekked Mt Kilimanjaro (3 times) and the boots I wore there gave me not problems, followed the thin/thick sock routine and kept feet dry and rested at days end. So why did I get a new pair when the old ones had served me to well - I think I was swayed by the weight factor (da!!) I have now done the rounds of the physio (good results); the podiatrist - he has made me a pair of orthotics to adjust my feet and spread the load/pressure of my 92kg. I am determined to return to the Camino - a toss-up between the Camino Frances (my preference but my brother wants to do part of this but cannot fit it in before 2015) and returning to the Silver Way - maybe starting from Salamanca in May 2014. But the question of footwear still remains. Choice of shoe/boot is probably just as important as the backpack weight. CARN boots get a good report on these pages, but I cannot find an Australian stockist (anyone know of one??). To finish - congrats to Tim the now not so fat Canadian for completing the Frances. ;) [/QUOTE]
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