I'm late to your walking prep party, sorry! I like all these thoughts you're receiving here.
I am going to advocating an idea I've had since I ended my camino last year in Pamplona (as planned)...
For me, it being day 28 of my walk, the hill...
Timr is absolutely correct, apologies for speed replying, the pass never actually closes but for most walkers it becomes a risky business once the weather closes in. I was lucky as I arrived there in May, the road had been cleared but hadn't been...
it depends what you mean by "impassable" ;) but the road to the GSB Pass will close towards the middle of October. Once the road is closed you are confined to the foothpath, and during the depth of winter you will be doing this on skis. So yes...
Yes, 12 km, I transmit the information to the person in charge.
You are right.
The local authorities informed us of that circunstancie last year, telling they had marked the alternative way. The corrected track has been loaded on our web, but is...
Hi Dave, this is a very interesting point for me.
The first time I walked this way (my way from home, 2014-2016), I only met 6 pilgrims between Valencia and Zamora, but the second time, just before the pandemy, and unfinished, we were 6 pilgrims...
I hope so too. They were really welcoming and not only did our laundry for us when we asked about washing clothes, they dried, ironed and neatly folded it for us.
We had a similar experience on the Lana last year (also a wonderful but very solitary camino) in some sections more arrows than the battle of Agincourt, in other sections we were navigating purely by Wikiloc. In most cases the markings are put...
I was thinking of doing this starting a couple of weeks later... but it sounds like the part through the Alps will be impassable by mid-September most years?
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