I forgot to mention,
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Hi Bernard.
Once while running, I entered a forest that I had passed through countless times before and the sun was setting. It was really scary, it took me a long time to get out, walking very slowly. This is a huge risk.
Thank you very much...
Thank you very much CarolanS.
I really like your suggestion. Bad weather will indeed be a risk factor and in that situation I would not climb. I will include checking the weather conditions on the mountain at the Pilgrim Office in St Jean in my...
Yes, just from a couple of hours before I couldn't stand it any longer and other people were waking up due to being bitten. We and another couple took our stuff downstairs to treat it in the dryer.
Good luck with your plan. Please check the weather conditions on the mountain at the Pilgrim Office in St Jean. It can be fine in the valley but brutal higher up. Fog, strong wind, heavy rain all commonly occur and you wouldn't know lower down. I...
So I started out from st Jean Pied De port yesterday around 8 with the rain pelting down heading up the Napoleon towards Orisson. After lunch alot of people decided to avail of the taxi service and I don't blame them as the rain was nonstop. Any...
I am curious to hear what decision you will make in the end. The advice to stop in Orisson or Borda A kilometer farther up the mountain)and start early the next day is so sound that it is hard for me to understand why you would stick to your plan...
Is that all from one night? It looks horrendous. Have you got some anti histamines to help with the itching? The albergue must have a very serious infestation.
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