LIVE from the Camino A small observation.

[andywild]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

 

[MikeyC]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

I think we all get that feeling first day out. It does get easier ..... eventually.
Glad to hear that after all your prep your Camino has finally started.
BC

 

[Dorpie]

Somebody really should warn young, fresh faced perigrinos about this

 

[LakeMcD]

Looking forward to following along, Cheers

 

[Purky]

You'll get really proficient at the Pilgrim Shuffle the next couple of weeks, trust me. It's the easiest tell in the "Spot the Pilgrim" game.

 

[naplesdon]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

So you still have the summit before descending to Roncesvalles, then the descent to Zubiri, then how to avoid the muck and debris after the recent floods. After a well deserved rest day in Pamplona; there is the climb up and down from Alto Perdon. At that point you have passed the test of the first week on the Camino.

 

[naplesdon]

Somebody really should warn young, fresh faced perigrinos about this

My very first taste of the Camino was in 2011, I was newbie with a school kid's book pack attached to a larger than life sleeping bag. No guide book, no research, no shell, wearing Levi jeans and no idea where I was going other than a desire to get as far as Logrono. My first day was SJPdP to Roncevalles. I was ready to give up about 6:30am on that first "little" climb on the paved road out of SJPdP but I managed to arrive in Roncevalles about dusk and had become hooked for life on the Camino

 

[naplesdon]

Thanks guys for the ridicule.

 

[tomnorth]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

Oh yeah, it’s a quad buster for sure. Not the last one you’ll encounter either.

 

[Victoria65]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

Andy, do not despair tomorrow morning when you realize that everything aches and you can hardly make it to the john. It does get better, perhaps not for a couple of days, but it does improve, honest....

 

[wisepilgrim]

Trim more beard.

 

[VNwalking]

Oh, you noticed?
Just take the route down to Ibañeta tomorrow if you know what's good for you.
And maybe shave that beard.

 

[Jim_Hyde]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

Practiced on the Southern Alps in ÑZ in Feb and on the Le Puy camino in April ready to tackle the hill in 2 weeks time

 

[wcsjms]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

ummm ... yep, Roncevalles is the second wakeup call, in two weeks or less you'll be in Camino shape ...hang in there it gets better. Buen Camino btw, we're from Florida and there are not even mounds to train on...lol

 

[Kent Davis]

The first week is kind of a wake up call - nothing quite as steep as what you just did, but the guidebooks don't exactly do justice to some of the nice climbs and especially joyful footing on those climbs. Descending can be a bit of a chore also - Buen Camino

 

[Dorpie]

ummm ... yep, Roncevalles is the second wakeup call, in two weeks or less you'll be in Camino shape ...hang in there it gets better. Buen Camino btw, we're from Florida and there are not even mounds to train on...lol

I love the fact that Space Mountain at Disneyworld is the highest mountain in Florida, it's crazy.

 

[nycwalking]

I bet you lost a few grams.

Do keep us posted.

Buen camino.

 

[naplesdon]

I love the fact that Space Mountain at Disneyworld is the highest mountain in Florida, it's crazy.

And all this time I thought it was the bridge overpass for the canal near where I live.

 

[WildPlace]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

I found that section the toughest of the whole camino! Buen camino Andy

 

[Anamiri]

Im looking forward to your posts.

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

Did ya not find the escalator???

BTW, Andy, look over the instructions received with your credenciel. It tells of taking the RIGHT PATH on the descent starting at Col de Leopeder, down to Roncesvalles and should include a couple of pictures. As much as the first day uses the back of your legs, the descent will kill the fronts. By no means should you follow the signpost at the top of the slope that points to the left. It is slippery, extremely steep and pocked with sharp rocks, and that is in good weather.

 

[JeanB]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

Good luck, Andy. Good thing we are having good weather this week.

 

[Dorpie]

So you still have the summit before descending to Roncesvalles, then the descent to Zubiri, then how to avoid the muck and debris after the recent floods. After a well deserved rest day in Pamplona; there is the climb up and down from Alto Perdon. At that point you have passed the test of the first week on the Camino.

Piece of cake, or to be Camino appropriate, Tarta de Santiago, the breakfast of champions.

My very first taste of the Camino was in 2011, I was newbie with a school kid's book pack attached to a larger than life sleeping bag. No guide book, no research, no shell, wearing Levi jeans and no idea where I was going other than a desire to get as far as Logrono. My first day was SJPdP to Roncevalles. I was ready to give up about 6:30am on that first "little" climb on the paved road out of SJPdP but I managed to arrive in Roncevalles about dusk and had become hooked for life on the Camino

And I thought I was unprepared.

Thanks guys for the ridicule.

You're welcome

 

[Colette Z]

Somebody really should warn young, fresh faced perigrinos about this

Good one, some of us young 60+ year olds can out climb those young legs LOL

 

[LTfit]

Good one, some of us young 60+ year olds can out climb those young legs LOL

That has been my experience too! At least some things improve with age (besides cheese and wine)

 

[AlwynWellington]

Practiced on the Southern Alps in NZ

@Jim_Hyde , my favourite is Kaitoke Shelter (230 m asl) to Alpha Hut (1,100 m asl) in the southern Tararua's. About 7 hours up and 6 down.

Or try Otaki Forks (100 m asl) to Kime Hut (1,400 m asl) just below Mt Hector (1,528 m asl) in the central Tararua's. About 5 hours up and 4 down.

And no tar seal or other paving in sight

 

[Colette Z]

That has been my experience too! At least some things improve with age (besides cheese and wine)

LOL, I was the elder on the NORTE this March at age 60....felt good to leave the 25 year olds huffing and puffing on the long climbs. Best part was after Luarca a bunch of rowdy 20-30 year olds showed up (we nicknamed hem the party pack) and I let them move ahead of me as they were very unpilgrim-like in the albergues. Later on when they already had 2 days on me I walked into the monastery at Sobrado de Monxes an hour after they had arrived.....they couldn't believe that the old lady had caught up, LOL my best day on the camino.

 

[Nate Bissonette]

Yeah, yeah . . . enough about you. How is Snowdrop doing? Did your cutlery safely arrive? Photos, please.

 

[Lucy Keenan]

So you still have the summit before descending to Roncesvalles, then the descent to Zubiri, then how to avoid the muck and debris after the recent floods. After a well deserved rest day in Pamplona; there is the climb up and down from Alto Perdon. At that point you have passed the test of the first week on the Camino.

You make it sound like such fun. Thanks for that!

 

[Birdbass]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

....would it be easier to walk backwards and use a vivid imagination!!!???

 

[Jeff Crawley]

Ah I remember my first time well, there's an old stone wall on the left hand side with sweet smelling honeysuckle cascading over it.

I looked upwards, choked back a tear and thought "I'll never be able to do THAT!"

It's about 400m from the river crossing . . . .

 

[Richmond Gardner]

So, the hill from sjpdp to orisson is a bit of a wake up call for the legs....

A real test, but once you rest at Orisson, you are well prepared for what follows!! Enjoy