Camino de Santiago | The Pyrenees | Arriving day and the first day 1 | (2022)

[@dougwade7225]

We enjoy your video very. very much. Thank You for your personal, professional story video of your Camino journey!

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

😃🙏

[@Hlynn1964]

I'm going in June 2023 for the first time. I am going alone and started having doubts. This video really inspired and encouraged me.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

I’m happy to hear that. 😃 I think you will have a good time. 🚶🏼‍♂️☀️

[@HP_VDP]

Hello Heather … as you see on this great video, it is a challenge but not mission impossible. I ( beyond 65 ) did it several times. My most important advice > always remember > every step gets you closer.. 2nd to that > walk your own speed ..3rd > on the steep parts lower the distance covered by each step until you feel comfortable or walk a zig-zag pattern..4th start early when a clear sky and / or high temperature is prognosed.. 5th drink enough -> finally if it makes you feel more safe > make a reservation in the Hotel Roncevallesz ( early booking advised) this would avoid stressfull situation on the first day. I‘ d never stayed at Albuerege in Orrison except for a coffee break.. and i promise.. you feel great at the and of the day …😊

[@fitmelissa1]

Me, too, Heather, walking it alone in May and June. We’ve got this!!!

[@AnythingIsPossible-pt2pk]

Thank you for the info you gave. I was looking for some of that in my question above. ❤️

[@estellagutierrez4615]

We can do it.. I'm planning on going let's stay tough

[@thetrappedchatterbox7941]

I've just rebooked flights and an albergue in the last 20 minutes to do this in 2023, 5 years after doing it the first time. That first time was the biggest turning point in my life, it was the greatest experience I ever had. Last year I did the Del Norte, or 250km of it, but I had just started a new relationship and wasn't really prepared to do it without her. Also, the lack of people and connections was starkly different to the Frances, although the views on the Del Norte are unbelievable. As the Fast Hiker says in a comment below, the Frances is the true Camino Spirit. I'm so excited that I'm searching for new videos. Great video sir. :)

[@noonep11]

To Orrison nearly 'killed me' as we say in Ireland, like a cardiac stress test/Bruce protocol, after that cruised, its front loaded, no pain no gain, a beautiful journey, Ultreia et susseia, Gracias

[@reginamueller7056]

Thank you for making this video!!! Ive thought of doing the Camino for years. This video gives me a wonderful idea what to expect. I love the views with all the landscapes!!! You did a great job in filming this. I'm very much looking forward to going the second day with you!!!! 👍🤗

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

🙏 thanks 😃☀️

[@wilsonwilson8496]

I love your vlog. Pure epic. Can't wait to do the Camino myself. :)

[@vindamortlock2973]

Great video Thank you. It's strange for me to see it so hot there. We crossed the Pyrenees in April 2019. Was sunny when we left SJPDP and was freezing,windy and snowing at the top and over into Roncesvalles. Hardest day for me and yes just like you....I loved it 🌟

[@estellagutierrez4615]

Trapped chatterbox ... What alberque did you book.

[@ColargolPL]

This first stretch of the Camino is so beautiful!

[@That_nature_gurl]

Your joy brings me great joy!

[@CindyGoodale]

This video is just what I was looking for. I'm over 60 with a lung disease, but we are starting our camino in June 2023, and although I've been hiking hills at home, I'm very nervous about such a steep hike in the heat. I wanted to get a good idea of what to expect, and I think you did a great job. I will go slow, and we have made reservations at Orisson. There is no hurry.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Buen Camino, I hope you will have a great time on the Camino. 😃☀️🚶🏼‍♂️

[@eileennorris4944]

Have a beautiful Camino..no hurry at all..go at your own pace 💕👍

[@victorcorpuz6887]

Unlike the corporate jungle where there's always this rat race, the Camino has none. It is something to experience and to enjoy and to find Jesus in every pilgrim that you meet along the journey. As all pilgrims say - Buen Camino!

[@carlosdiaz-rivera9031]

Carlos Diaz: Hello Hiker... I love this five videos... EXCELLENT and INSPIRATIONAL. Thank you for sharing your CAMINO.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 🙏

[@RochelleArellano-cq4ob]

Love this! thank you for such a great film about Day 1!

[@murilo-tales]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@ColargolPL]

The closeups you make of quotidian things are really nice. They give me a sense of actually being there.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thank you 🙏😃☀️🚶🏼‍♂️

[@woody6658]

Really great vid with lots of the way shown; including the effort it takes to walk it! So many vids spend a long long time videoing their feet, faces, snails ect; i think it was the VDLP where one guy videoed his face constantly or like 25 minutes; he might as well stood in his bathroom and filmed at home ha! ha!

[@reed0199]

Very comprehensive - no glossover that's for sure Thank You

[@altagrobbelaar8853]

Thank you for this video you inspired me. Less than 2 months before I start from SJPDP on 8 April. I fear the first day. I am staying at Auberge Borda so I am breaking it up.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

I hope you will have a good start on your Camino. 😃☀️🚶🏼‍♂️

[@shylahbrown756]

Thank you for this video!!❤

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

🙏😃

[@ua1907]

I just loooove your videos of Camino.. such a fresh perpective, and you show us things that other videos dont. Plus i appreciate your respect for solitude, it gives us realistic impressions of how camino really might feel. Thank you!

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

🙏😃

[@thereseeliasson9287]

Såå fint 😍 blir sugen på att gå den här etappen 😃🙌🏼

[@yadirasantiago8405]

Excellent video! I enjoyed it 👍👏

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 😃🙏

[@joelf9372]

bravo a vous

[@simoneikelboom4855]

It was amazing to see your first day of the camino! I cant wait to see the rest of your journey my dear friend

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks Simon 😃

[@hangarfiftyonehangarfiftyo9942]

Wow Handel

[@karenbrockman2956]

Thanks for the great video, this was so informative

[@AMZHikes]

Hello Fast Hiker, Your Day 0ne on the Camino de Santiago from Saint-Jean-Pied-De-Port to Roncesvalles really gave a good idea in detail what was to come! Being one of the harder days right from the start it was good to see your video! Thank you for the Camera work! AMZ

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 🙏

[@AMZHikes]

@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker My Pleasure!

[@martijn7788]

Thanks for sharing this video. It does bring back many memories. I see a lot of common faces! We had dinner together in Roncesvalles.

[@steveclayton4249]

Hi TFH, I'm walking the Camino Frances May 24 and the first stage was one I was a bit worried about. Your Vlog is the best/most detailed one I've watched. It's answered a lot of questions I had. Many thanks. Steve. UK.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

I’m happy you liked the Vlog. 😃Buen Camino, I hope you will enjoy your Camino. 🚶🏼‍♂️

[@Gardenwatch]

Walked from SJP to Roncesvalles on May 20th! We had an 80 km headwind on the way up. Love your photography and video of your first day on the Camino. Thanks for sharing as it brings back wonderful memories!

[@Harmanygroves]

We love watching your videos! My husband and I have watched several of them. I have walked Camino Frances three times, and am going to walk Camino Porto in about a week. I can't decide on coastal versus central!

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 😃🙏 I suggest you start walk along Senda Litotal way. Then you can decide later if you want to cross over to the Central or continue along the coast. The fist day on central/coastal is to walk through Porto.

[@karinad5247]

I really enjoyed watching this, you have a great feeling about speed, talking, music and what to show! Looking forward for more. Greetings from the Peregrina you had dinner with in 2017 in Hospital de Orbigo 😊

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 🙏 Peregrina 😃☀️

[@mulliedog1]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey! Buen Camino!! I can’t wait to do it again!!

[@naturewalks]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your experience...

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks for your feedback 😃🙏

[@memestead4264]

thank you, I am going alone end of August and I loved your video

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks, I hope you journey was pleasant 😃

[@aback7129]

Wonderfull and realistic video of this stage I walked the camino at the same time. I've met a dutch gui with woho you walked one of the first days

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

😃 thanks

[@portialiau7407]

Enjoy your film. nice film . from Taiwan.🤩🤩🤩

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 🙏

[@garybarry4446]

Thk you great perspective of the terrain a person will cover on there hike , will look forward to wap more of your journey

[@spo72]

We crossed the in August 2022 and it was red hot,,, good vid, its an amazing experience

[@vhackler]

i'm leaving in two weeks for my first camino. i've done 200km hikes before, in the Himalayas, but i suspect this represents its own challenge. i look forward to the endless middle, if that makes sense.

[@vhackler]

also, thanks for your videos. i forgot to say that. i watched all of the videos. it confirms what i'm looking for.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Yes I think you’re gonna like it 😃🙏

[@geezers10]

I stayed at Beilari June 2022, lovely people.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Yes, they are 😃

[@davidmercer1147]

Thanks for this. You give a good account of how hard the first day can be!

[@geevee2477]

Wonderful videos! I'm sure you get asked all the time, but which Camino did you enjoy the most? And, which section of that Camino was the most scenic to you? Thanks

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks, hm.. let me think. For me de hike from Le Puy (GR65) to The End of the world, Finisterre was a dream for me. But all the Camino has given me so much in different ways. The most Camino spirit, is for me on Camino Frances. There are fantastic views on all the Camino, the Pyrenees, times when you arrives at the sea on Norte, The landscape and old cities in France. The people and food in Portugal. I’m sorry but they are all in my hart so I can not decide. Oh I almost forgot the Meseta, Cruze de Ferro, Foncebadon, Conques … thanks for watching 🙏😃

[@eleonorma]

I just started watching your videos and I wanted to thank you for them! I am planning my 3rd Camino for September starting in SJPDP and doing the whole Camino Frances! I am 63 years old half fitted ( I walk around my neighborhood or in parks near me in Florida USA) 5 days a week! I am a bit worried about crossing the Pyrenees because my right knee is not too healthy! I am also worried about wild life in this part of the Camino What is your impression about this? Thanks! I did from Sarria to Santiago in 2019 Portuguese Coastal in 2022

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

This is how I think about the walk across the Pyrenees, if you are worried about it then split the walk into two. Go to Orrisson (8km) You need to prebook a bed there well in advance. Then day two you continue to Roncesvalles.But I think you can do the hike in one day, if weather is ok but expect it to take 6-8 hours. It is the first 8km that is the heaviest. As for "wild life", you can always find hiking friends to walk with along the way until you feel safe. I hope I answered your questions. 😃☀️

[@eleonorma]

@@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker thanks so much! I’ll think I’ll split the first stage!

[@WhyteRyder]

Great Vlog, brings back good memories. What camera did you using?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thank you 🙏 Glad you liked the video. 😃I used three different cameras and very little mobile phone. Dji Pocket, Canon EOS 700d, Gopro and IPhone X. Had a tripod but lost it early and had a telescopic pole that I never used. And then some audio items and other small connectors, chargers, SD cards and battery packs. Tot the technical equipment weighed about 3 kg.

[@_Happysowinghappygrowing]

I will be doing the same one next year I was wondering do you take extra battery packs with you if so which ones thanks keep up the great vvideos

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Hi, yes I have one small battery pack with me. I will check the brand and come back.

[@_Happysowinghappygrowing]

@The Fast Hiker thanks for getting back to so quickly it is really appreciated

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

@@_Happysowinghappygrowing I use Linocell, USB charger, 7000mAh, 3.7V I have also a 15000mAh, 3.7V charger but it’s heavier.

[@_Happysowinghappygrowing]

@The Fast Hiker thanks I will have a look at them keep up the great walking videos they are a real inspiration

[@Abe84sd640]

Awesome vlog! I’m doing it this year, and I’m not sure what camera to buy to film it. What camera did you use?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Hi, I used three different cameras, Canon 700d, DJI Pocket and a GoPro.

[@AnythingIsPossible-pt2pk]

Hi! I so want to do the Camino de Santiago Frances route. I used to walk a lot, have a lot of kilometers behind me. But now I’m in a wheelchair. So, I have a question. They say the last 100 km, from Sarria or so, would be possible/accessible in a wheelchair. But I have never wanted to do something half way (1/8-way). How much of the path is very narrow, full of rocks and very inaccessible? I’m thinking the part crossing the Pyrenees will be the worst, but if I have my husband and another person with me, to maybe even carry/drag/push me/my wheelchair across some bad stretches, maybe it could be done? Any tips? What should I look out for? Thank you so much for putting up these videos, they give me loads of info that I haven’t seen in other channels.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

I don't really know how and if I can answer your question well. I feel that most of the route is wheelchair accessible. There are also alternative routes that may be available. It will be tough but possible, some parts are very hilly and some parts are narrow and the surface is uneven and bad. You can skip parts, you can decide that when you get to that stretch. You can use roads that become detours but it is possible if you have time and get help. If you watch part 2 of my series of videos, you'll see example of how parts of the road on day 2 look like. If you watch all 6 videos in my series, you will then have a good idea of ​​what it looks like. Ex the road down towards Ponferada, which is very rocky and small, there is a road for cars that goes in the same direction. sections that can be really difficult are, as I remember them, before Zubiri, "stairs before Pamplona", down from Alto de perdon, down towards Ponferada, up towards O Cebrerio. Then there are long stretches on gravel.

[@AnythingIsPossible-pt2pk]

Thank you so much! You helped me make up my mind and we are watching all of your videos right now. Tack så jättemycket! Buen camino, vi kanske ses där om du ska dit igen 😁

[@hundennaja6746]

Kul att följa dig inför min första etapp. Jag har en fråga. Behöver jag ha med sovsäck eller ingår sovsäck på härbärget? Kanske en sovpåse räcker? Med vänlig hälsning, Karin Jakobsson

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Hej, Jag föredrar att ha med en lättviktssovsäck då det ibland är ganska svalt på härbärgena och då jag ibland fryser när jag varit i solen länge el tappat vikt. Ibland använder jag den enbart som täcke ibland att ligga på. Det kan finnas filtar ibland men inte alltid. Det som oftast ingår är en sängplats och en kudde och allt som oftast ett överdrag i någon form till kudden och ibland till madrassen. Hoppas du får en härlig vandring 😃☀️👍🏻🚶🏼‍♂️

[@hundennaja6746]

Tack!

[@lottajensen7546]

Hej , jag är just nu i Pamplona, letar boende efter Pamplona, men innan puente la reina, har du något tips? Tycker det är svårt. Vänliga hälsningar Lotta

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Detta var bra tyckte jag. I Uterga. www.gronze.com/navarra/uterga/albergue-camino-perdon Skrolla ner ser du bilder. De har dessutom restaurang i samma hus.

[@lottajensen7546]

Okej tack min vän 🥰

[@lottajensen7546]

Ligger det nära caminon? Minns du?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

@@lottajensen7546 Du kommer till Uterga när du går från Pamplona mot Puente la Reina. Ca 17 km från Pamplona. Det ligger efter Alto del Perdon.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Albergue ligger precis vid vägen mitt i ”centrum” av lilla Uterga.

[@jq2639]

Did you treat your feet before starting to walk?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

@@jq2639 no 😃

[@michaelthunfors2438]

Mycket trevligt och personligt filmat, klippt och ljudsatt. Får man fråga vad du använde att filma med? Ser ut som du använt mobiltelefon men jag såg också att du hade en typ av systemkamera. Använde du den för att filma också?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Tack 🙏 Kul att du gillar videon. 😃Jag använde, tre olika kameror och mycket lite mobilen. Dji Pocket, Canon EOS 700d, Gopro samt IPhone X.

[@SojournWithUs]

Thanks for sharing your journey. Check out ours - we took a different route!

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Thanks 😃🙏 I will look 👀 at your video.

[@estellagutierrez4615]

How was cell phone service

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Ok 👍🏻

[@sandeedog11]

Why isn't Camilla with you on this Camino?

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

Hi, we walked the Portuguese Camino one week before I went to Camino Frances and she had to go back home for work.

[@samuelgrau1367]

when did the Camino de Santiago became the camino frances or Di frogs promenade

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

You can read about it for ex here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Way

[@joannenardoni17]

Did you ever want to sleep out in a field.

[@Per-Ola_a_camino_hiker]

no it was the last option and I never felt I needed it

[@anacasanova7350]

Jajaja. Estos americanos se creen que venir a Europa , España, a caminar es easy.😂😂😊