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I am 85 and only stopped doing Camino when I was 80 mainly because of Covid ! Dunno about being a bit worn down, I am fairly slim and fit for my ageHello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I turn 80 in December and am planning on walking the Via de la Plata in April. This will be my fourth annual Camino. I'm not anticipating any problems. Why should I? Blisters are the main problem and they effect people of all ages. Take it slowly, especially at first, and you and your father will be fine.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I have walked with those in their 80s. Those who were experienced camino walkers were fit and could walk self-supported. They all said that they had cut down on the number of miles each day. In my most honest opinion, if he has not walked a camino before, the best way to test his abilities is to do what one does on a camino: walk many days consecutively. It's not simply being able to walk 12 miles or whatever. It's doing it day after day after day.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I hiked it at 77 (solo) moderate training (will do more for my next camino this spring when I will be 80) - I gave myself bag transport most days and just carried a daypack, (2 hip replacements) I started in Pamplona bc it was convenient for me, but had a hard 1st day so glad to have skipped the Pyrenese. By the time I got to Galicia, I was fit for the climb. I was slow, about 20k a day and took rest days in major cities. Give yourself permission to skip a stage or 2 if you need it. Wonderful memory!Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Listen to Jospeh...especially his comment about not walking together. I always advise new walkers to deliberately not walk together from time to time, either walking alone to comtemplate and drink in nature, or to meet someone new to walk with.Entirely possible! I am going on 81 and have plans for another Camino. Began all this Camino walking at age 76 and have managed the Francés and the Primitivo carrying my backpack. Your father should do go preparation carrying the weight he would carry, wearing good shoes (HOKA!) He will know how he feels. And, anyway, everyone needs their own pacing. You can always meet up later. Proud of your father!
Our advice is to take it slower, put in a few rest days, stop 2 or 3 times for food/rest breaks and keep the kms to between 15 and 20 per day. We finished the Camino in May, 2023 (77 and 81 years). It's doable but in a reasonable fashion. You and your sister would probably do it much faster. Be patient.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Even though I'm not yet 80, but only 77 years old, I'm still fascinated by the Caminos. Until 2019, I always walked around 20-25 (30) kilometres a day and mostly stayed in hostels. For the last two years, I've allowed myself the luxury of only walking around 15km/day where possible and not having to take part in the bed race by pre-booking overnight stays. This is a wonderful feeling and if I didn't feel bad, when the terrain had more metres in altitude, I didn't feel guilty about having my rucksack transported.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I walked the last part of the Camino Frances from Ponferrada to Santiago (222 km via Samos) with my 80-year-old aunt this fall. She was not an experienced walker, and had never done the Camino before, but had always wanted to. She walked every day at home to train for it. I made arrangements for her pack to be transported each day and had reservations in private albergues so that she could take a nap every afternoon when we arrived. We walked 10 to 17 km a day and took rode Victor’s horses up to O Cebreiro. It was very different than the self supported entire Camino Frances I had walked previously, but honestly, slowing down and doing it at her pace made it a whole different experience for me. I would definitely go with an older relative again. Go for it!Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
My husband is 87 and I am 82 and we have completed many Camino routes together. We would have done another major hike (the Robert Louis Stevenson route in France) this year if I hadn't tripped and slightly fractured a femur. Both of us are quite capable of doing Camino walks--and we carry our own backpacks. IMO age is not the determining factor-- fitness, health, and determination are. My most recent Camino book, "Healing Miles: Gifts from the Caminos Norte and Primitivo" was based on our hiking these routes when we were in our late 70s.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Love and respect. Buen Camino.My husband is 87 and I am 82 and we have completed many Camino routes together. We would have done another major hike (the Robert Louis Stevenson route in France) this year if I hadn't tripped and slightly fractured a femur. Both of us are quite capable of doing Camino walks--and we carry our own backpacks. IMO age is not the determining factor-- fitness, health, and determination are. My most recent Camino book, "Healing Miles: Gifts from the Caminos Norte and Primitivo" was based on our hiking these routes when we were in our late 70s.
Thanks so much for all the great advice and sharing of experiences from everyone! We all really just want to know what to expect for him and how to plan accordingly so he has a wonderful time, so this is all so helpful.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I have walked with people in their 80's. Some carry their own packs. Some send them ahead as they see fit. Many prearrange albergues or hotels. Most hike with trekking poles. Most expect to take longer than 35 days to complete the CF.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
Good on your dad . I hope when I'm 80 + (another 7 years) that I'll be up for another Camino.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
During covid, I dreamed up doing something grand for my 80th (on Oct 12 this year 2023) and knocking a biggie off my bucket list. What better than the El Camino? From St Jean PdeP all the way. Arrived 21 Oct. The big 80 happened in Villafranca. All very wonderful. I met 3 who were 80 or over, but of the 4 of us only 2 did the 780 kms. Poles and high quality footware (Salomon) are critical. Also, take two days to cross the Pyranees. Use Express Bourricot's shuttle service to La Vierge de l'Orisson on day 1, and onwards from La Vierge on day 2 when hiking to Roncesvalles. (Express B are in the main street of St Jean PdeP. ) Hi from New Zealand.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
I suggest you start in Irun and walk the camino vasco,avoiding the hard day over the mountains. It is easy to get to as there is a train from Biarritz,and although it has some upside and downs it is prettier than the early frances,and meets the Frances quite early.Hello,
My sister and I were hoping to walk the Camino Frances next May and my 81yo father has said he wants to join us. While it would be wonderful to have this experience with him, I would like to hear from anyone who has walked/walked with someone in their 80s. While he is a pretty fit and active man, he hasn't done anything like this and so we are trying to work out what might be the best route/timeframe/distance. He thinks with a bit of training he'll be fine to just go and do the whole Camino Frances, but very keen to hear any experiences. It is an age where the body is a bit worn down and more prone to injury! Many thanks in advance.
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