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Hi Frida, during my Camino Frances I met several lady's with whistles. It is great that you stated that here on the forum. I wish you well, Peter.My suggestion is to carry a whistle. There are small whistles hikers use if they get lost, and even more powerful whistles for marine use in fog. These are easy and inexpensive to buy, and light to carry. Use of the whistle would probably get a potential attacker to involuntarily cover his ears, startle him and maybe get him to go away. I carry one hiking all the time.
We are talking about a violent attempt of rape sir !
Can we please stop talking about violence and knives on the Camino! In two years 500,000 pilgrims have reported one armed theft! And yes, there is a missing "pilgrim" but we do not know the circumstances of her disappearance. She may have voluntarily left the Camino and have been harmed at some other location. We just simply do not know at this point. Meanwhile, those same 500,000 pilgrims would have been subjected to 2000 violent crimes if they lived in the United States. Please, for the love of God can we recognize how safe the Camino is and how special of an experience it can be without irresponsibility scaring potential pilgrims away? The drive to airport to fly to Spain will statistically be the most dangerous portion of your Camino.
Me too. I always have my whistle. It also acts as an aid when I am walking with somebody-if we separate the signals are simple. A short whistle means OK. That can be a question or an answer. If my walking partner whistles he is saying that he is OK or asking if I am. The reply is the short whistle if we are fine. We always are by the way. We also agree that a long whistle means help me. Nothing complicated. When I walk alone it is always there, attached by strong string to the shoulder strap, to use if need be.My suggestion is to carry a whistle. There are small whistles hikers use if they get lost, and even more powerful whistles for marine use in fog. These are easy and inexpensive to buy, and light to carry. Use of the whistle would probably get a potential attacker to involuntarily cover his ears, startle him and maybe get him to go away. I carry one hiking all the time.
Exercise for the lungs is beneficial. Nothing more. Nobody even LOOKS that direction, no question about running towards or away.When I teach beginners, the first thing I have them do is scream, really loudly, in the hope that someone will hear them. A whistle is an excellent idea.
Can the rest of us agree that if we hear a whistle on the camino, we will run as fast as we can towards the sound to offer our assistance, and leave it like that?
The emergency telephone number throughout Europe is 112. All calls go through a switchboard with multi-lingual operators who forward your call to the relevant nearest authorities. All portable telephones can call this emergency number even when their provider link is unavailable. Memorize the numbet 112; using it might save a life.In a book by S Yates on pilgrim tips I just read about this phone number to call to report an incident on the camino:902 102 112. Has anyone tried this number. It's a resource for anyone who doesn't speak Spanish. There are supposed to be English, French, German speakers.
Thank you. I am doing the Camino in September and I’m on my own so I really don’t want to walk the whole way looking over my shoulder.Can we please stop talking about violence and knives on the Camino! In two years 500,000 pilgrims have reported one armed theft! And yes, there is a missing "pilgrim" but we do not know the circumstances of her disappearance. She may have voluntarily left the Camino and have been harmed at some other location. We just simply do not know at this point. Meanwhile, those same 500,000 pilgrims would have been subjected to 2000 violent crimes if they lived in the United States. Please, for the love of God can we recognize how safe the Camino is and how special of an experience it can be without irresponsibility scaring potential pilgrims away? The drive to airport to fly to Spain will statistically be the most dangerous portion of your Camino.
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