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Suggest you read this well though out blog by Chloe Rose a Canadian journalist.
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You may wish to consider a more modest introduction to French pilgrim routes by walking from Lourdes to SJPD (8 days).
The key message you...
If you have a knife or scissors, can you trim the front of the insoles to make them smaller and see what happens? Weight-bearing points of the foot (such as the heel, the metatarsal area) may require the padding the insoles provide.
Some are going anyway? That is not a good idea. The advice is not given to annoy people but to protect them. There are times that pilgrims have died there because they lost their way in the snow or due to hypothermia. Others have been luckier and...
I don't want to agitate but for a dummies guide (which work for iPads, iPhones and apple laptops/desktops with the M1 chip) for those wanting detailed maps with the "track" for the CF an option that works today is using the "Organic Maps" app...
I have an Osprey Atmos 50 that I am quite happy with - very comfortable with good hip belt and straps (hardly notice it) and ventilated shape (reduces back sweat). I bought the pack initially for the Camino, and used it on the Frances twice. It...
FWIW... I have an ultralight pack and I don't think the brand is important (though it's a "leader" in the field). All the ultra-lights rely on the same design: absence of frame or much structure. In essence it's 4 sections of parachute material...
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Not what I was hoping for. If you are new and looking for a path from Lourdes to SJPD take a few hours at your computer on the Gronze site with your favourite translation app and create your own text file with the the translated gronze notes...
If you haven't already purchased a pack, I have recommended a rule of thumb that will help you get into the right size range. First, take your walking weight (in kg), halve that and that number will be the size (in litres) that would be my start...
ADVENIAT - https://adveniat-paris.org/en/
I never stay anywhere else.
I get the metro to Gare Montparnasse then catch the 7.15ish morning train from to Bayonne.
At Bayonne station, the valley rattler to SJPDP waits until the train from Paris...
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