I walked the Valcarlos route to Roncevalles but am planning to do the Napoleon this April. I have a couple of questions if any pilgrim can help me:
1. I would like to do the shorter but more difficult way down from the top. I have watched a number of videos but everyone I saw took the longer, easier descent. Having done the descent into Zubiri before, is the Napoleon descent much more difficult that that?
2. I understand the ascent to Orisson is the toughest part of the walk and that after that the gradient rise is less severe. Is this so?
Many thanks in anticipation.
1. I would like to do the shorter but more difficult way down from the top. I have watched a number of videos but everyone I saw took the longer, easier descent. Having done the descent into Zubiri before, is the Napoleon descent much more difficult that that?
2. I understand the ascent to Orisson is the toughest part of the walk and that after that the gradient rise is less severe. Is this so?
Many thanks in anticipation.