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A single stick will help with balance, but will not take significant stress off your knees. Two trekking poles properly used may. Give it a try at home.will walking stick help me survive this?
Sabers in your photo???I normally do not like to use poles
Sabers in your photo???
If you look at the profile map in the resources section on this website you will see that the descent into Roncesvalles is quite steep. Two trekking poles used properly can make a huge difference on knee strain. I would look up YouTube tutorial videos on how to use trekking poles properly. An awful lot of people use them incorrectly. Going downhill you lengthen the poles a bit. Then you plant the pole before stepping down on the opposite side foot (right pole before left foot, vice versa). This way the poles serve as a strain reliever for your knees. As others have written, a single pole won’t cut it.Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys[/QUOTE
Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
Counterintuitive though it may seem, going up is easier in many cases than going down. I agree with Tilly.
upSorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
Numerous charts, maps and other illustrations on the net and in guidebooks, etc.
I suppose this one is fairly accurate. Some make it look way steeper and scarier than it actually is.
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Take the less steep rt down and I definitely would invest in some poles. Also, IMO the descent from Roncesvalles to Zubiri is worse. You can bus from Roncesvalles to PamplonaSorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
Have you thought of having someone look at your knees? I experienced strange pains in my knees early in my downhill training. I went to a sports clinic, was given some advice and strengthening exercises to do and haven’t had any problems since. Take the shoes you plan to hike in so they can be looked at too.Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
I took the road and my knees survived, I didn't see another soul the entire decent.Take the road option, its easier on your knees, plus the bonus was the horses we encountered. And two walking poles, your knees will thank you for it.
Most people take the steeper trail, so you wont encounter many other walkers on the road.
Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
Be sure to use your poles to brace your footing instead of your knees and take it very slowly.I feel your pain, literally. The decent into Roncesvalles, in the forest, lasts about 1.5-2 hours and can be quite steep, I believe that there’s a road route that you can take about half way down. There are decents all the way across Spain, coming down from the Alto de Perdon is steep too. For me, trekking poles are a must. Good luck, Buen Camino.
I thank you all kindly for your advices. Really I can't thank you enough. I will do my best to think harder what I shall do:
-learn walking poles
-check knees
-note down all the routes contributed by folks here
-***GET GOOD KNEE BRACES
Very grateful.
Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
4) buy the 600mg ibruprofen at SJPDP and take it in the morning and at lunch for the first few days and also to sleep (and in Spain you can buy otc sleeping pills that work well and don’t leave you groggy)
SJPdP is at the base of the Pyrenees. Pamplona is past them.Thank you. Can somebody please explain to me which part (like from what town to what town) would the "pyrenees" be?
If you head for the coast, the drop off into Cee is steep and rocky. Very wet when I did it, too.
De Colores
Bogong
Walking sticks have helped me so very much. The downhill into Roncesvalles especially if you take the more gradual route is long, steep and hard and there are several other sections along the Camino Frances which are similar.Sorry to bother everyone, but thanks for reading.
Last year I went to US with family and as I was walking downhill on a hike in the national park, i felt pains in my knees that I never felt before. It was super painful to get to the bottom. I didnt use walking sticks or any support because I have never had these problems in my life.
So now I am reading about uphill and downhill on the way to roncesvalles.
I am wondering: will walking stick help me survive this? Are the downhills as steep as the ones you do when hiking down a mountain?
PLease help, I will provide any info you want to help me assess this.
If I must save my knees for the trip I was considering riding a bus over to start in Roncesvalles
Thanks guys
I have twice now walked the Valcarlos route from St Jean Pied du Port, we stayed in the Albergue in Valcarlos and had a very enjoyable time. We arrived in good shape at Roncesvalles. If you have knee issues you can send your pack ahead to Roncesvalles too.Ask at the Pilgrim's Office in St Jean about the easier route to the right.
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