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Hi does anyone ave any reccomendations for footwear for a winter camino?
I plan to walk from Le Puy next November, and the one thing that I haven't settled on yet is my boots!
I need as light a pair as possible, as I'll be carrying extra camera equipment. But they need to be up to the 1600km...
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Really Stupid one I know, but stuck with for life me thinks!
In the 90's while trying to get an email address I could actually remember, and realising that every single one connected with my name would have to have a number like 2567 or somehing attached to it. I decided to try...
Hi, Does anyone have a complete list of town to town, or village, distances along the Le Puy Route?
Any other advice about altitude or hostels would be appreciated, as I intend to do the route as of November next year and want to get as much information on the route as possible to plan as much...
Many thanks to sillydoll, I've not been on this site for long but you really do seem to be the guru here!
6kgs camera equipment is a lot, admittedly, though taking into context a pro body, 3 pro lenses and a tripod, even a carbon fibre one, it really does add up quickly, and belive me I have...
13kgs is a lot, but I should have explained that I'm a photographer, and I plan to photograph my entire pilgrimmage.
Half of this weight is camera equipment! A lot I know, but necessary for me.
The advice about the merino wool base layers is spot on, Icebreaker is a good make, Helly Hansen also...
Hi Silvia.
I also plan to walk next year, the Le Puy route from the start of November.
The training that I have started is doing around 10km in one stretch once a week for a few weeks, basically until I felt comfortable with this and not feeling too tired afterwards.
Then I started doing up to...
Hi all I'm a new member, and am lookin for any advice tips etc from you all.
I plan to walk from Lyon in November 2009, planning to take 3-4 months to walk the 1600km.
Has anyone done this trip over winter?
What should I expect weather wise, accomodation etc.
All comments would be gratefully...
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