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Planning it all yourself is a big part of it - I would not have done it any other way and I was 79 years old at the time. There are so many resources here on Ivar's Forum.
I loved having my waterproof breathable shoes when walking across the Meseta in May in non stop pouring rain for 3 days. We were ankle deep in mud and each evening at our destination my feet and socks were dry and I just needed to scrap off all the mud and we were good to go the next day.
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