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    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

    I would be interested to know if more people get blisters who wear hiking boots or track shoes or if that doesn't actually make a difference.
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    Major cause of blisters and other foot ailments

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    Pack Size/Model Survey

    Has anyone used a Geigerrig 1600 (26.2 litre, weight 1.46 kgs) and do you think this would be too small for the Camino. I know that the less you carry the better, but I always tend to want to take too much and with this pack I'd have to be a real "pilgrim".
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    Pagan takeover...?

    Just to put the cat among the pigeons, the big bang theory was first proposed by Monseigneur Georges Lemaître, Catholic priest and scientist, and not by Edwin Hubble as most people think.
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    Backpack sizes

    Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. While looking for a backpack I went on the following recommended sizes: "TORSO MEASUREMENT FRAME SIZE 14 " – 16"/35-40 CM XS 16 " – 18"/40-46 CM S 18 " – 20"/46-51 CM M 20" – 22"/51-56 CM L To get the correct size, measure from your iliac crest to...
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    Backpack sizes

    I am looking to buy a new backpack and was wanting to get a Gregory Jade large, but they only make them up to a medium. My measurements fall under: "Large/Tall: 20 inches and up (51 cm and up)". I would like to know if there are any tall women out there who have had the same problem and who...
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    Do albergues refuse the pilgrims who don't carry their packs

    I have read quite a few books written by former pilgrims where judgment is cast on people who decide not to carry their full backpack. I personally think that no one should be judged for the way they choose to do their own pilgrimage. Originally, in medieval days, pilgrims carried a scrip...
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    Leon to Santiago

    Thank you for all your responses. I'm only going to be going in June/July 2013 but am trying to find out as much as possible in the meantime. One thing that does worry me is carrying a backpack. I'm 53 years old, so will be 55 by the time I do the Camino. I'm reasonably fit - but far from...
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    Leon to Santiago

    I am planning to walk from Leon to Santiago and would like to know what the terrain is like during this part of the Camino. Is it necessary to have hiking boots or would a good pair of walking shoes (sports shoes) be fine for this part of the Camino? I would also like to hear from anyone who...
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