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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000080>B'midbar- just started training in the same area as
you. just hiked the back side of PIKES PEAK last tuesday.
YIKERS! anyway, been out of the office for a week and wanted to talk to
all of you and ask you a few questions etc......about my future
trip.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080>Walking
sticks.....mine is 5 years old and is made of birch. my mother fashioned
it into a curtain rod which ended up not fitting my current residence.
VOILA! my new friend.....my walking stick. i think they are useful
and i believe if you use it like a "ski" pole then the only energy expended on
using it is with your fingers. AND thank GOD, i couldn't have rested
ON it so well without it last week.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000080>Also...QUESTION......what is the total altitude climb/slope from
Sarria to Compostela? i've been hiking terrain that slopes up-hill 1000
feet/620 meters in about 1km/.03 miles. how STEEP is the walk, REALLY?
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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma
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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080>any help
that you can give would be great. i just know that after being 3km up in
mountains that SEA LEVEL should be MUCHO easier.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000080>thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000080>megan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=058573418-23092002><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080>the chicago
pilgrim...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> B'midbar
[mailto:bamidbaraCAMINANTE.US]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 17, 2002
12:01 PM<BR><B>To:</B> GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Only 10 days,
unfortunately<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm on a red-eye from Washington Dulles to Paris
CDG four weeks from tomorrow, with the intent to reach SJPP by train by the
afternoon of the 24th. Hang out that evening, then begin walking the
morning of the 25th. A native of Colorado, I began training at
high altitude on very steep terrain back in March and am currently quite
comfortable with 40km (24 miles) day on hilly terrain in approximately 6 to 8
hours, and am looking forward to the trek. I believe I can cover half
the distance from SJPP to Compostela in 10 days no problem. That being
said, I'm soliciting readers' inputs regarding natural and cultural sites to
see and take in, and other parts that I can skip over. I'm quite excited
about the human interaction in the refugios in the evenings, but am also very
much interested in things to see along the way, as I believe I'll be settled
down by mid-afternoon most days. I'm also interested in opportunities to
attend mass in the evenings as I am going for religious reasons.
Recommendations?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I always like it on the listserv when people talk
about their own personal experiences and rememberances.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,
B'midbar.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>