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    joramos reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you Thank you.
    Perhaps "the convention [in Spain]" would have made my meaning clearer?
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    joramos reacted to Tincatinker's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you Thank you.
    There is no consensus on the Camino because pilgrims do whatever they want. The convention is to always walk facing oncoming traffic and not to jump until you can see the whites of the driver's eyes
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    joramos reacted to Mananath's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Thank you Thank you.
    Ok, yes that makes sense. I walked from SJPDP yesterday in the rain, I don't envy you walking into Zubiri in the rain! Glad the injured pilgrim was able to get to definitive medical care quickly.
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    joramos reacted to TorontoGMan's post in the thread Injuries, Fatalities Since May with Thank you Thank you.
    One death attributed to a heart attack last week. Two pelegrinos gored, one seriously. One broken leg and many ending in Pamplona due to knee and leg and ankle injuries. Is it possible to confirm these "facts" independently Ivar? Been quite the...
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    joramos reacted to Charles Ross's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Thank you Thank you.
    I was on this path in '22; my partner was about 2 hours behind me. It was warm and dry but even so, a nightmare. about half way through it I texted my partner and said 'do NOT come up this path . . . take a taxi, walk on the highway'. I would...
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    joramos reacted to LetItHappen's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Buen Camino! Buen Camino!.
    It happened on the descent to Zubiri, maybe only 2 or 3 km from Zubiri itself. My thought is that the paramedics carried him into an open area so that the helicopter could reach them. It was slippery yesterday because there were on and off rain...
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    joramos reacted to Bradypus's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Buen Camino! Buen Camino!.
    It is quite likely that the first responders had to carry the injured person on a stretcher to a clearing where a helicopter lift was possible.
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    joramos reacted to Mananath's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Buen Camino! Buen Camino!.
    Where did the fall happen? I just did this section today and certainly found the last few k to be a bit challenging but I don't remember seeing an area with all that grass.
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    joramos reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Thank you Thank you.
    My admiration for the Spanish emergency services just keeps getting greater and greater. They are amazing.
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    joramos reacted to LetItHappen's post in the thread Pilgrim rescued near Zubiri today with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    The injury was severe but he was conscious. I was on the trail shortly after the paramedics arrived. I heard the pilgrim tell them that he heard a loud snap after falling. I believe the pilgrim is an Italian gentleman who was walking with his...

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