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Even if they did, so many have no real understanding of how these conditions will affect them. They simply don’t have the experience to make an informed decision.
Exactly.
Or, as @Antnix1 says, “they bring unsuitable equipment/clothes/footwear.”
I have to say, if I wasn't so old, tired, lazy and curmudgeonly... I'd love to set out on a starry or moonlit night across the meseta...
starting anywhere around Tardajos- Hornillos with a full limitless horizon on all sides and a track without...
I was educated in French schools, and the basis of the metric system is liquid volumes.
1,000cm³ of water weighs one litre, and if kept in a cubic volume is 10cm x 10cm x 10cm.
The distance from the North (or South) Pole to the equator is...
Challenging? Yes, some of the mentioned sections. especially with rain or frost. The final descent to Molinaseca is a good candidate.
Dangerous? Nope, not really, but this is quite subjective. I would reserve this word for the stage from SJPP to...
To me the most Dangerous stage on the Camino Frances was from Foncebadon to Ponferrada in the rain.
Never forget the riverbed rocks from El Acebo to Ponferrada totally treacherous, seen several injuries sprained or broken ankles on route...
And after the foregoing thread leaves you completely exhausted, just relax and order a Larios y Tonica (con Limón o Lima). The bartender knows the precise glass in which to serve it.
Ok, so I’ll cease the flippancy and answer with a bit more seriousness.
Are you planning on staying in higher cost, private accommodation? A few here and there may have a pool. If you’re planning on staying in municipal albergues, no, no frills...
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