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Re training, I found that for the previous 6 weeks I would do 1 long hike every Saturday of 6-8 hours hiking, at least 18km with accumulate ascent of 700-800 metres. And 1 quick mid week hike of 1-2 hours briskly @ 8km long. That prepared me for Camino Frances & Tour du Mont Blanc.
For Camino...
Thanks Dinah for reply. I've done 2 caminos, 1 in rain & 1 in sunshine. Coming from rainy Ireland I couldn't face into another rainy one...I'm waiting until next June (at least if it's raining I know I'll get some sunshine in the coming months). Very lucky to have this flexibility. I'll head to...
Hello to all you lovely people who have hiked in October in the past. I know the weather is unreliable. But did you have rain most days? Did you need your sleeping bag afterall? Did you find the private albergues much warmer than the municipal albergues? ....Am I just better off going to Malaga...
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