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Yes, I have done both. I have been on the Camino between May and September.Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days?
I haven't had to do this, but I would if temps were going to be really extreme.Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day?
I did a similar thing! I soaked a bandana in water and hung it off the back of my baseball-type cap for shade and cooling. However, I was on the Lisbon-Porto stretch with few services, and I did worry a bit that I should save my water to drink instead! Also my lightweight bandana dried out too fast, so maybe the microtowel was better??I also wet a small microtowel which I folded and placed on top of my head, under my hat. The slow evaporation kept the top of my head from overheating and I didn't feel ill from the heat.
I think folding it kept it damp for longer. It is heat on the top of my head that causes me most distress. My hat did have a large brim all the way round and having the wet cloth inside the hat also slowed the evaporation. Thinking about it now I think I'd also take my bigger microfibre shower towel and use that like a wet scarf around my neck too. It's so great that appearances don't matter on Camino I was certainly dripping wet at timesI did a similar thing! I soaked a bandana in water and hung it off the back of my baseball-type cap for shade and cooling. However, I was on the Lisbon-Porto stretch with few services, and I did worry a bit that I should save my water to drink instead! Also my lightweight bandana dried out too fast, so maybe the microtowel was better??
The great thing is that you can soak a bandana or something else in water that you cannot drink or that you maybe cannot drink but find on your Camino.I did a similar thing! I soaked a bandana in water and hung it off the back of my baseball-type cap for shade and cooling. However, I was on the Lisbon-Porto stretch with few services, and I did worry a bit that I should save my water to drink instead! Also my lightweight bandana dried out too fast, so maybe the microtowel was better??
Hi Brian, I've walked the first part of del Norte and went as far as Santander in July of 2019. It was hot and humid but the heat wasn't the issue with me it was the humidity, everything was always damp. I would image the beginning of the Primitivo would be humid and starting to warm up around May/June and most likely more rain as it's still Springtime.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
French fries and a Coke or Aquarius works for me!In addition to all the good stuff above, add some salt to your dinner (if it isn’t already over-salted).
How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
Two out of three I walked in a heatwave. As I'm from the opposite hemisphere I find the May/June temps better to deal with than the September temps - May is not normally as cold in NZ as the end of August - so the difference is not so great. I left NZ on 31 August in 2016 at 7C, and arrived to 38degrees C. The heat was so intense, I thought I wouldnt cope. I remember lining up outside an albergue in Pamplona, nearly passing out with the heat. It took a few days to work out a plan.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I left before 4a. Works great.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I walked my first Camino Frances in June/July and temperatures were regularly in the 90's and one day topped 100. I used Reimann Factor 50 sun screen. It is expensive but only needs applying once a day and is extremely effective. I wore a Tilley T4MO-1 Hikers all the time, I worked on covering 20k a day. I started between 6 and 7 am walked for 2 hours and broke for breakfast then walked another 2 hours and broke for lunch at which point I decided which alberque I wanted to stay in that night usually within 5k of where I was having lunch. Working on covering 4k per hour this give you 5 hours walking with two 1-hour breaks. It allows you to finish between 1 and 2 pm and I did not find it onerous. That was in 2013 when I turned 60. I have returned 3 times and followed this regime each time with no problems. Hope this helps.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I certainly wouldn´t worry about it being too hot on the Primitivo late May/June but who knows, this summer in Europe has been atypical with lots of rain, flooding and cooler than normal temperatures. I walked the Primitivo this June and I started out most mornings with a jacket on, it wasn't until I reached Lugo that I could just wear a t-shirt in the mornings.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I hike the Camino Frances in April and in October in order to avoid the hot weather.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I start early in the day so as to be done by peak heat most days (I shoot for 2). Heat generally peaks 3-6. And lists of water. Even if you don’t feel thirsty. Because it is often dry you don’t notice the dehydration.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I walked the Camino de Madrid in March 2020 prior to the lockdown and was sun burnt! So i bought an umbrella but then decided to go with a wide brimmed hat for my Lisbon to Porto jaunt last month. There's a whole continent in shade when I put it on!View attachment 105878
Funnily enough I sent that photo home with the message, "and in the 'where did you get that hat' competition, the winner is...".So …
”where did you get that hat?“
(Well, someone had to ask …. )
I have done a Camino in beginning of May and was more troubled by cold than heat . While starting in June, some of both . While starting in July, too hot and too busy . August don't go . Sept and October the best months ,cool in the am and warm& dry in the PM and not too busy , mostly older folks. On water , because the air is dry , you need to drink alot but much better to take a couple mouthfuls every half hour . Your body can absorb only about 10% of what you drink at any time . If I'd chug 1/2 litter of water I just pee it out within a half hour .I mix some electrolytes in my water in the morning and I think it helps . I think only Germans can drink beer with lunch and walk on . A coffee con Leche is so good during the day that I take it but probably diuretic, but the sugar gives me a boost. Now in Galacia they have a draft sweet Cidre that goes down so well that I have drunk a litre in the afternoon and enjoyed a further couple hours on the trail . At the end of the day at a topis bar I seem to fill out just like rice with a restful beer or two, just me I supposeHow do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
I’m on the Camino right now and the weather is cool with cold wind. It’s weather, unpredictable. Other years when I’ve been on the Camino during this time of the year it has been hot.In late May, early June you may expect not so suffocating heat, according to AEMET, Spanish Meteorology Agency. See here (data for Leon). The worse comes ( usually) in late July and early August. Obviously, with weather you never know...
I have been in summer in Spain (not in the Camino). I tried to avoid being in open, unprotected spaces between 1-4 pm. There is a logic in the traditional Spanish "siesta".
Your body needs to absorb water, but it also needs to "just pee it out." If you drink inadequate water to do so, your urinary tract will not like it and unfortunate consequences may result. Don't ask me how I know.On water , because the air is dry , you need to drink alot but much better to take a couple mouthfuls every half hour . Your body can absorb only about 10% of what you drink at any time . If I'd chug 1/2 litter of water I just pee it out within a half hour .
Are those giant marshmallows?Hello @BrianLCrabtree
*Setting off: I get up when the birds begin to sing, about an hour before first light. I set off at dawn aiming to finish by 15 00 at which time I begin to search for somewhere to sleep (I don't carry a phone and rarely book ahead). Sometimes many more kilometers are walked before a bed is found , which is terrible in the heat.
*I drink a litre of water before breakfast to hydrate and carry two 1-litre bottles of water during the day, changing the water often. At the end of the day I find I need to drink a lot, too.
*Clothing: I wear a long-sleeve linen or thin cotton blouse (extra big, loose) with collar or buttons to the neck; a summer buff to protect the neck and sometimes another summer buff on my forehead under my hat to protect from UV and sunlight. I wear full length pants, light weight. It may sound excessive, but sometimes I wear lightweight fingerless bicycle gloves to protect the skin on the back of hands from skin cancers, adding sunscreen and sun screen lip balm, too. I nearly always wear sun glasses. Most other pilgrims and day hikers wear less but as I have been walking much of the time since 2009 I am ultra cautious re skin cancer.
* Random swims!! Yes!! Dunking ones head in running water; having a dip in an old lavoir/lavadero on the outskirts of a village if no one is about; standing under waterfalls etc etc...
*I carry an orange or two. They are so thirst quenching...I eat a sizeable breakfast and dinner in the evening (if there's food to be had) but not very much during the day, mostly just fruit and nuts.
* I greet everyone I meet along the way and often pass an hour or so socialising on a shady verandar.
*Some of the coolest places in Europe during summer are old stone churches. I flake out on a pew or pass a little time doing music practice until I have energy to continue.
Cheers!
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no, they are 'farmers eggs'Are those giant marshmallows?
They are silage or insilage depending on where you come from. Some call it Baleage. See https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/baleage_is_different_than_all_other_forage_making_practices for a north american take on it.no, they are 'farmers eggs'
pps Heat waves are sometimes experienced in Norway in the month of July. There can also be freek snow storms at this time as well. As a pilgrim volunteer during July 2019 I experienced both. This year, also, near-record temperatures were recorded in Norway and other parts of Scandinavia.Norwegian: traktor egg
ps the photo was taken in France. My journey started in Norway.... The French word for wrapping fodder in plastic is enrubanage.
Yes to all your methods. You forgot, wear a hat. I found most sections on the cool side. The warmer sections can be avoided if need be or just make it a short day. The warmer sections are not overly warm everyday. You can do it. A side note: Some water fountains are foot operated.How do pilgrims handle severe heat on the Camino (35-38 C, 95-100 F)? Aside from the usual precautions for hydration, frequent breaks, lightweight clothing, etc, what other precautions do you take? Do you start the day earlier to finish earlier? Walk shorter distances on very hot days? Take a day off to wait for a cooler next day? The weather is hot and humid where I live, about 95 F, and I'm age 65. Perhaps I should wait for a cooler day for a long training walk, but I don't want to find myself on the Camino in very hot conditions with no training experience in similar conditions. Tentatively planning for the Primitivo around late May/early June 2022. Buen Camino, everybody.
Thx for that excellent temperature chart.. See here (data for Leon). .
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