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    WHY would you do a winter camino?

    Thanks for the advice, mspath. This is helpful. Also, your website is very informative. Thank you also for doing this.
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    WHY would you do a winter camino?

    Still planning my first Camino, but it will likely be winter because the only time I can be away from my job for more than one week is between May 15 and Sept 1 or between Dec 20 and Jan 20. Given those options, I am considering the less crowded and less hot winter time period, though it will...
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    Plantars Fasciitis

    I had severe plantar fasciitis off and on for decades, starting at age 17. Tried all the standard recommendations: cortisone injections, custom orthotics, stick soled "supportive" shoes, anti-inflammatory medication (Diclofenac, Iboprofen, etc.), night splint, even casts! Nothing really...
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    March/April footwear on the Camino Frances

    Sorels seem way too heavy and warm for the conditions on the Camino Frances. I haven't hiked it (yet), but I have researched the terrain and climate and done lots of other hiking around the world. I also live in rural New England and wear Sorels sometimes when hiking through deep snow in the...
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    Jews On the Camino

    I'm intrigued by your "not for everyone" statement. Can you give me an example of who the Camino might not be for? I am still trying to get a better sense of what this trail and walking it is all about and if it will be right for me.
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    Jews On the Camino

    Thank you all for your very thoughtful and articulate replies. You have done a great job of giving me a better sense of the character and variety of the experience of walking on the Camino. Also... to the person who sent me a private message calling me "narrow minded" for my observation about...
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    Jews On the Camino

    This thread is five years old, but it makes more sense to add to it than to start a new thread on the same topic. I am also Jewish and considering hiking the Camino. I've been doing long distance hikes since I was a kid and the Camino looks like a great hike in a part of the world I have never...

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