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My girlfriend and I are walking 5 days of the Camino Frances starting in Saint Jean Pied de Port next week - we are very excited! Just wondering would it be advisable to source a walking stick in Saint Jean Pied de Port for the first day of walking to Roncesvalle? Ideally we would prefer to do it without a stick but are happy to follow advice on this topic.
Any other tips are welcome also for this section of the Camino!
I walked Sarria to Santiago de Compostela 2 years ago and enjoyed it so looking forward to more good experiences on the Camino!
Thanks everyone!
I agree, I brought poles with me from the UK but did not use them for the first 8 days because I could not get the rhythm or the length right. I only started using them seriously when my feet were so sore I could hardly put my feet on the ground. After 2 days of rest in Burgos I started using them on the flat, what a difference they make I feel like my arms are helping me walk. I can't wait for a hill so I can try them out.Unless you have gotten used to them ahead of time, I would skip trying to use them as there is a learning curve for many folks. They are worth using, but I would invest the time now to practice with them and THEN decide whether or not to use them on Camino.
We recently bought reasonable, 3 section poles for 10 euros each at Boutique de Perelin on SJPP. It's a block from the Pilgrim office on Rue de la Citadelle.Good store(s) for reasonably priced trekking poles in SJPP?
Hi!
My girlfriend and I are walking 5 days of the Camino Frances starting in Saint Jean Pied de Port next week - we are very excited! Just wondering would it be advisable to source a walking stick in Saint Jean Pied de Port for the first day of walking to Roncesvalle? Ideally we would prefer to do it without a stick but are happy to follow advice on this topic.
Any other tips are welcome also for this section of the Camino!
I walked Sarria to Santiago de Compostela 2 years ago and enjoyed it so looking forward to more good experiences on the Camino!
Thanks everyone!
Hell yes...you better have something. I had treking poles, and thank God I did. The first day, from SJPP is one of the most difficult, as hard as the walk was uphill, it was just as difficult downhill. There are portions on the downhill side-old roman rds, that if you fall, a good possibility if the weather is bad, or you slip, you camino adventure is done. Have poles or a staff, like insurance, you might not need it, but if you have it, you will be glad you did. Buen Camino!Hi!
My girlfriend and I are walking 5 days of the Camino Frances starting in Saint Jean Pied de Port next week - we are very excited! Just wondering would it be advisable to source a walking stick in Saint Jean Pied de Port for the first day of walking to Roncesvalle? Ideally we would prefer to do it without a stick but are happy to follow advice on this topic.
Any other tips are welcome also for this section of the Camino!
I walked Sarria to Santiago de Compostela 2 years ago and enjoyed it so looking forward to more good experiences on the Camino!
Thanks everyone!
My husband and I walked the Camino Francis last year all the way to Finesterra, so glad that we had walking poles ! A must for the up and down hillsHi!
My girlfriend and I are walking 5 days of the Camino Frances starting in Saint Jean Pied de Port next week - we are very excited! Just wondering would it be advisable to source a walking stick in Saint Jean Pied de Port for the first day of walking to Roncesvalle? Ideally we would prefer to do it without a stick but are happy to follow advice on this topic.
Any other tips are welcome also for this section of the Camino!
I walked Sarria to Santiago de Compostela 2 years ago and enjoyed it so looking forward to more good experiences on the Camino!
Thanks everyone!
Hello! Wld u happen to know the price range of the trekking poles in SJPdP? I'm thinking whether it's better to buy and travel with them there or to buy it at SJPDP itself...I bought a pair of Leki Vario´s, totally collapsible, just in case for my first camino.
Turned out that they are indispensable in any respect,
If in doubt, SJPdP is awash with eqipment, top quality and cheap, so if in doubt, buy some cheap sets and donate them to the last albergue before heading home...
As I recall there might even be some wooden ones on sale...
I personally think they are a great help over the Pyrenees, especially going down !
My knees approve of this message !!
Poles were fairly inexpensive in SPJP, my poles broke on the way over, so glad i had them.Hello! Wld u happen to know the price range of the trekking poles in SJPdP? I'm thinking whether it's better to buy and travel with them there or to buy it at SJPDP itself...
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