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    No walking experience - have just decided to go - tomorrow. Help

    Cimarron (Mike) the 91 year old Pilgrim thought the Pyrenees were easy 2 years ago. He finished the Frances in just over 30 days. His quote is, "My goodness, the Pyrenees are paved almost all the way and not steep." He is a very experienced hiker having done the whole AT and another several...
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    Right size shoes

    I have walked over 50,000 miles, (5 miles per day, every day) including all of the Appalachian Trail as a one time Thru-hike and another 1000 miles of AT for the fun of it. But I have not walked the Camino, yet. I am a retired ER doctor, marathoner (36 of them), and ultra-marathoner (mostly 50...
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    Poll about rain gear degrees of wetness

    It's not "rain gear" but "cold gear." If it rains, and you are cold, put it on. If it does NOT rain, and you are cold, put it on. If you are comfortably warm, don't wear it. It is life saving equipment. I think of it as my portable and wearable tent. So I carry a water-proof jacket and...
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    How do people 60-and-over plan their Camino?

    Cimarron, also known as Mike, walked the Francis in summer of 2013 at age 92 essentially walking each Bierley stage in a day with three zero days. He is a lifetime hiker who walked all of the Appalachian Trail (2175 miles) about 8 years ago. He found the Camino much easier than the AT and will...
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    Cimarron the 91 year old pilgrim

    Cimarron (Known as Mike) the 91 year old pilgrim finished the Frances on or about October 17, 2013. He walked every step (nearly 500 miles) of the Frances El Camino from St jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. He received his Compostela last week and THEN he rode a bus or train back to...
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    harder route from St Jean Pied de Pont to Roncesvalle?

    Cimarron the 91 year old pilgrim has walked from St. Jean to Leon this year and is departing Leon now on his way to Santiago. He calls me now and then and said the Pyrenees were easy. Nothing like the tough, rugged, rocky Appalachian Trail which he walked ALL 2156 miles of when he was a young...
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    Health Problem...advise pls

    Most likely its Erythema nodosum. Nodules of a centimeter or two in size that after a day turn purple in color. Mostly never find the cause, but sometimes there is some sort of infection going on somewhere in the body. Forget the Pharmacia and go to the doctor. He probably never saw a case...
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    Cimarron the 91 year old pilgrim

    Dear Larry: Thanks for this information. I desire all the details I can get as I am posting to his Facebook Page.
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    Cimarron the 91 year old pilgrim

    91 year old Cimarron plans to walk The Frances Route 791 km. from SJPDP to Santiago de Compostela in one pilgrimage. Does anyone know of anyone OLDER who has done the entire Camino Frances route? There is a link above to a 97 year old doing 100 miles of the Camino but not the entire Frances route.
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    Cimarron the 91 year old pilgrim

    Cimarron The 91 year Old Pilgrim started (alone) the Frances at SJPDP on September 4. He is from Pensacola, Florida, and previously at age 84 walked all of the 2175 mile Appalachian Trail in the United States. He calls his family but very little information gets passed beyond concern for his...
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    How do people 60-and-over plan their Camino?

    My friend Cimarron, the 91 year old pilgrim, is on the Frances now near Pamplona. He started at SJPDP on Wednesday September 4. He walked all of the 2175 mile Appalachian Trail in his 83-84th the year. Is there anyone older now or ever on the Frances? We have a Facebook page for the...
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    Socks

    Shoes and Socks Tecnica Goretex Cyclone II Mid Height boots and Ultimax Liner F6089 Socks. I've walked and run 50,000 miles mostly in Nike LDV shoes and New Balance, but the Tecnica have become my favorite for the last 5,000 miles walking over the last five years. The Ultimax Liners as socks...
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