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sergeantmajormammy said:This may be a very naive question. In relation to these photos and our StJPdeP - Valcarlos - Roncesvallees walk at the end of March - what does one do - walk on the snowploughed (hopefully?) road or try and find the actual Camino way under feet of snow? I have read 'a good walk unspoiled' and the various 'winter weather walking' postings. I presume the actual 'pathway' is not manually cleared of snow? Thanks.
That is very hard to do, which is why the Valcarlos route is recommended. It can be done completely on the roadway once it is cleared. Of course, walk on the left to see oncoming traffic, and wear the high visibility vest that is required under Spanish law (once you reach Spain).try and find the actual Camino way under feet of snow?
vlebe said:I'm starting to get really worried about all this snow :shock:
I'll be in SJPP in 16 days to start my first winter camino and I'm still worried about taking a lot of snow gear with me or keeping it light...
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I totally agree with Falcon. A few years back, we met up with the Dutch father, who's son died of hypothermia between SJPP and Roncesvalles. The month was February. The father later in the year carried on the pilgrimage from the spot where his son died, which is when we met him. It would be a good question to ask this father if it had been worth the while that his son left SJPP in dubious weather! Annefalcon269 said:Planning a camino can take on a life of its own! In the full perspective of your life, how important is it that you might not be able to walk over the Pyrenees? Tens of thousands of pilgrims do not do it each year, yet they seem quite satisfied with their experience. Keep in mind that you can endanger your life or your health by being too insistent on walking from SJPdP to Pamplona. By all means do it if the weather cooperates, but don't let it become an obsession that could lead to making a bad decision. If it is bad enough to require true winter gear, should you really do it?
There are old pilots, and their are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. What is true in aviation is true in life (a variation on George Will's "life is baseball").
But did it stop the Koreans??more than having been experienced in the last hundred years!
vlebe said:I know this is a very personal thing for everyone, but for me (if I'm able and have the health and time to do it); once I stamp my Credencial del Peregrino for the first time I don't take any other vehicle or taxis or send gear away... I gotta walk carrying all my stuff until I think I'm done with the Camino (being Santiago, Finisterre, Muxia or if something happens, before that) . I know this is controversial but if I can... That's how I like to roll
On the other hand I won't be taking the chance of going through te passage on napoleon route if the weather and the sky aren't clear and beautiful on March the 2nd...
I don't want my parents to fell obliged to carry my ashes from the pirinees to Finisterre if something happens :-?
I reckon I might just take the Valcarlos route if the weather is still bad by then!
Ow my nerves! I can't even sleep these days so excited I am now!
Very happy!!!
vlebe said:I'm starting to get really worried about all this snow :shock:
I'll be in SJPP in 16 days to start my first winter camino and I'm still worried about taking a lot of snow gear with me or keeping it light...
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reg2450 said:vlebe said:I'm starting to get really worried about all this snow :shock:
I'll be in SJPP in 16 days to start my first winter camino and I'm still worried about taking a lot of snow gear with me or keeping it light...
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My concern too. How cold is it going to be from SJPP to say, Pamplona? If I pack a lot of cold weather gear (where???? I don't think I have any room left), will I need it any time later in the journey? I'm walking 21st March - 5 May.
Help.
vlebe said:I'm starting to get really worried about all this snow :shock:
I'll be in SJPP in 16 days to start my first winter camino and I'm still worried about taking a lot of snow gear with me or keeping it light...
:|
Not the best of forecasts AND at the top of the page there is a waring stating a cold wave and snow approaching! Personally, if it was me, I would start in Pamplona! Annefalcon269 said:http://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/orreaga-roncesvalles-id31211