79 years young, 17 caminos and counting...

[jirit]

I discovered this gentlemen a few years ago. Back in 2008, Francisco Javier San Vicente García, at 72 years old had just completed his 12th trip to the city of Santiago de Compostela.

By 2014, at age 78, he had walked a total of 22,000 km, and completed 17 caminos.

His record so far includes the camino Frances route four times by way of Roncesvalles; two from the Alto de Somport (Huesca Pyrenees); and once from Irun (Northern Route), the Portuguese way from Lisbon; Ruta de la Plata from Seville; and one each from Tortosa, Valencia, Barcelona, Le Puy (France) and most recently Madrid. ( I believe I spotted him in one of the main squares in Madrid).

Along with these routes, he also walked two very long distance routes; one from Paris (2,050 kilometres) and the other from Rome (2,750 kilometres), the latter done in 74 days.

This year he returns in May to walk the Frances route again and the camino of St. Ignatius Loyola Shrine to Barcelona.



To learn more please check out the following link:

http://www.cm-gazteiz.com/es/ficha.php?idficha=598

 

[David]

Excellent!!

 

[KinkyOne]

Amazing!

 

[Jan_89]

Wow! He is Mr. Peregrino with BIG P!

 

[nalod]

Great attitude to life.

 

[AJ]

and the other from Rome (2,750 kilometres), the latter done in 74 days.

That is very good going. It took me 97 days.

 

[William Garza]

I can take absolute hope from this
People can still amaze and inspirationally challenge the world
May he be blessed...
I can only hope to be blessed,to meet a man like this!

 

[DeadFred]

Hope he writes on his experiences and reasons ... what great reading that would be

 

[frasert]

I have a friend who's 86 who has walked a Camino each year since the age of 70. Several from home (south of Paris) and the shortest was the Camino from Madrid.
Amazing character.

 

[mspath]

What wonderful determination these men display. Long may their journeys continue.

 

[RENSHAW]

See what can be achieved when you choose your parents carefully - seriously though , he blows my mind!

 

[Kanga]

What inspiration. Keep walking!

 

[naplesdon]

What wonderful determination these men display. Long may their journeys continue.

Margaret, you are tops in the records for "these women."

 

[naplesdon]

Let's see, if I keep walking every year for the next 10 years I will be 79 years old and have 15 Camino notches in my belt. Shucks, I'm two short of his record and I won't even be close to the number of k's AJ has logged.

 

[Kathy F.]

Wow!
Big P, indeed!!