Everyone is different. But in my case, i did not feel thirsty, I stopped sweating and my forearms were cool and clammy. Then I felt lightheaded.
The next memory was waking up face-down: once on my curled-up arm, and another time on my broken...
This is some good information, thanks!
What would you say, based on your experience, are the warning signs?
I've had a similar episode on the Via de la Plata and it really left me traumatised about walking in high temperatures.
Use passive cooling by evaporation:
Soak your sun hat and wear it.
Soak one of your (hopefully) several Buffs. Wear it around your neck.
Soak another Buff, double-it, and wear it as a wrist band.
Wear long sleeves, in a light-colored top to...
Thank you David! I have the luck to be flexible with time, but at the same time I feel the inner call to go on Camino as soon as possible! So I think I will not hold back and travel in September!
When I last walked in October 2018, temperatures were high (30+) at the beginning, ameliorating as the month went on and I went north. I can certainly imagine the possibilities of hot weather in September.
But last year I walked on the Camino...
Hi! I walked mid September to mid October 2021 from Porto and did the Variant!
In 27 days i had one heavy rain day temps ranged 20 to 27 C after a chilly start (27 C Santiago on October the 12th)
I have said this bit before that others...
Weather in Galicia is very unpredictable. 30+C is certainly a possibility at the beginning of September though it is unlikely to stay at that temperature for a long period. Weatherspark is a useful weather information site which can give you...
Hi all, I am planning to hike from Ponte de Lima to Santiago, following the Spiritual Variant, in September this year. I am reading the following book Stone & Water: Walking the Spiritual Variant and I'm a bit worried when I read that at the...
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