Vertigo issues on the Sanabres?

[SabsP]

Considering the Sanabres fot my next Camino in March/ April 2017 or the Vasco Interior?

Pro Vasco for me : more stops , am most comfortable with daily stages of max 25 k. Some beautiful Romanesque artwork.
Contra : Less people? I remember from my two days on the Camino del Ebro that meeting not one pilgrim was hard for me.

Pro Sanabres : More pilgrimage feeling. Ending in Santiago. More pilgrims but not as much as on the Frances.

Doubts for boths : I do have vertigo. I don't have a problem with heights and mountains but I get very scared when close to walking next to a cliff/ ridge /edge.

So can you experienced Sanabres people give me some guidance on the vertigo issue?

PS. When I consult the Gronze website they give more stars regarding difficulties to the Sanabres than to the Primitivo. Whereas I always believed the Primitivo is much harder?


Ah decisions...decisions.

 

[SYates]

Vertigo victim her also? I didn't had any problems on the Sanabres. I think the few "stepping stone crosses" that made me uncomfortable and one time forced me to choose an alternative where all earlier, on the Plata. Buen Camino, SY

 

[SabsP]

Vertigo victim her also? I didn't had any problems on the Sanabres. I think the few "stepping stone crosses" that made me uncomfortable and one time forced me to choose an alternative where all earlier, on the Plata. Buen Camino, SY

Cheers for the reassurance. I remember from blog from Magwood that she describes some kind of " ridge" out of Granja de Moruerela. So if this is the case I can always take the bus from Zamora to Tabara and start there.
The more I read about the Sanabres the more it appeals to me.
Thinking about doable stages for me and then of course change them when actually on the Camino....

 

[SYates]

I short cutted from Montamarta to Tabara via the road, so no idea about Granja. Sorry, should have mentioned that. Buen Camino, SY

 

[SabsP]

I short cutted from Montamarta to Tabara via the road, so no idea about Granja. Sorry, should have mentioned that. Buen Camino, SY

No worries. I only have three weeks anyway and to give myself enough time to make some shorter stages I will have to start in Granja or Tabara and not Zamora. If I recover fully with this foot issue otherwise I'm seriously thinking of hospi volunteering.

 

[domigee]

I think this is the worst bit I can recall, betweenGranja de moreruela and Tabara. Best avoided for vertigo sufferers but it can be done following the road instead.

 

[SabsP]

Cheers Domigee...very informative.
Think I can handle this. Of course when muddy and rainy...?

 

[Tehuti]

Considering the Sanabres fot my next Camino in March/ April 2017 or the Vasco Interior?

Pro Vasco for me : more stops , am most comfortable with daily stages of max 25 k. Some beautiful Romanesque artwork.
Contra : Less people? I remember from my two days on the Camino del Ebro that meeting not one pilgrim was hard for me.

Pro Sanabres : More pilgrimage feeling. Ending in Santiago. More pilgrims but not as much as on the Frances.

Doubts for boths : I do have vertigo. I don't have a problem with heights and mountains but I get very scared when close to walking next to a cliff/ ridge /edge.

So can you experienced Sanabres people give me some guidance on the vertigo issue?

PS. When I consult the Gronze website they give more stars regarding difficulties to the Sanabres than to the Primitivo. Whereas I always believed the Primitivo is much harder?


Ah decisions...decisions.

 

[Tehuti]

Nothing to worry about that I recall. Leaving Puebla de Sanabria to Lubian was a little high and a bit hard over stones but no cliffs. A beautiful way, I will be doing it again this year going from Alicante.
Enjoy

 

[SabsP]

Nothing to worry about that I recall. Leaving Puebla de Sanabria to Lubian was a little high and a bit hard over stones but no cliffs. A beautiful way, I will be doing it again this year going from Alicante.
Enjoy

Thank you!

 

[DMZwalker]

Thank you!

Hotel Monte Carlo. Across the street from the train station. I think it was 40E. Attached restaurant not very fancy but good food. There is a local dish on the menu that was great. The waiter will know. Buen Camino!

 

[SabsP]

Hotel Monte Carlo. Across the street from the train station. I think it was 40E. Attached restaurant not very fancy but good food. There is a local dish on the menu that was great. The waiter will know. Buen Camino!

Hi DMZwalker...could this be for another thread?

 

[Magwood]

@SabineP that day out of Granja was spectacular. As I remember the track runs quite close to the edge when down near the water level, but not so close as you climb up. It would be a shame to miss such a beautiful walk, although as @domigee says, there is a road alternative if you are anxious. Would it help if you were walking with someone on that stage?

There is also a dam to walk across on another stage, but if is very wide - you could easily walk in the middle and not see over the side at all.

 

[SabsP]

@SabineP that day out of Granja was spectacular. As I remember the track runs quite close to the edge when down near the water level, but not so close as you climb up. It would be a shame to miss such a beautiful walk, although as @domigee says, there is a road alternative if you are anxious. Would it help if you were walking with someone on that stage?

There is also a dam to walk across on another stage, but if is very wide - you could easily walk in the middle and not see over the side at all.

Cheers Magwood. I always walk solo and also if there would be a fellow pilgrim that day I would not want to be a burden to him/her and freak or freeze when crossing that particular track . So the alternative road will be my option.

Although I really do not have something to complain about...my problem is really a luxurious one.
Just read this in the paper : Strong children in every aspecet of the word. Let us hope the local authorities reinstall the cablelift.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...gerous-school-run-chinese-children-800m-cliff

 

[gollygolly]

We started the Sanabres in Zamora, and I do not recall any part of the actual Camino that would present 'issues' for anyone who experiences vertigo. While not on the actual Camino, if you go up to the top of the old part of Puebla de Sanabria, which is located on a high promontory, suggest that you avoid going anywhere up there that will give you a view down.

Buen Camino !

 

[SabsP]

Thanks gollygolly!