Kudzokorora: Merrell Vertis Ventilator Hiking Shoe

Chinhu Chakanaka Chakanaka Zvishandiso Kusarudza Kutamba

Kufamba shangu kune imwe nzvimbo inonakidza mumakethe emakumbo kunze. Vanowanzotarisirwa kune avo vanofamba-zhinji-mamiriro ezvinhu akaoma, pamakwarawo anonyanyisa kuti zvipfeko zvireruke asi asingadi kubatsiridza zvizere zvechikwata zvebhokisi rinorema.

Mumakore achangobva kupfuura, ini nguva dzose ndave ndiine chido chekunyatsoita chinhu ichi. Ndakafamba chikamu kana zvitatu zvakasiyana siyana zveCamino de Santiago kuSpain, makiromita anenge makiromita ose akaudzwa.

Apo imwe neimwe kufamba yakave yakasiyana nenzira yayo pachayo, ivo vose vaisanganisira mazuva kana vhiki pamatope ematope, mumigwagwa yakagadzirwa nemigwagwa ine matombo.

Ndisati ndatanga kufamba kubva kuGrédada kusvika kuCordoba , ndakapedza maawa mashomanana muchitoro chekunze kwekunze uye ndakagara pane imwe Merrell Vertis Ventilator ichifamba shangu. Zvakanaka kupfuura mazana matanhatu emakiromita ekufamba zvishoma, ndaizovashandisa-uye nokukurumidza ndakatenga imwe mbiri.

Sezvo iye zvino ndava kuparadza vaviri vaviri zvakare, ndakatora nguva yakareba neiyo muenzaniso chaiwo wehangu. Heino chiitiko changu zvakadzama.

Nhengo dzepanyama

Vheti yeVertis ine purogiramu yepamusoro yemhepo inobvumira kuti mhepo iparidze ichiri kuine mvura isingagadziri mukati membrane kuti ibatsire kuchengeta makumbo akaoma.

Kushorwa kwemvura kwakanaka, asi zvinongobatsira chaizvo kumisa tsoka dzako kuti dzisava nemvura inonaya mumvura inonaya, zvitsuwa zvisina kudzika kana zvakafanana. Zvichipa zvipfeko zvisingasviki zvakanyanya kudarika makumbo emakumbo, mvura inogona kupinda mukati pamusoro pezviri nyore nyore.

Ndakanga ndine nguva shomanana yemvura yakasimba mumitambo yose yakareba yandakaita, uye nenguva iyo ndakagumburwa kupinda musha wangu, shangu dzangu uye masokisi nguva dzose zvakanga zvisinganyoro. Kana iwe uchida kuzadzikisa kusina mvura, izvi hazvisi kusarudza kwakanaka.

Izvo chete zvakaoma uye zvinotyisa, kunyange zvisingaiti zvakanyanya. Muchengeti werubha zvechokwadi anoshanda anobatsira, uye pane zvakakwanira padding kumativi ose kumashure, mativi uye rurimi rweshuga kuti awane mavhinga akawanda uye agogogodza.

Zvishangu zvangu zvaive zvakakodzera nondescript chiedza chine ruvara ruvara rwemavara, chakanaka chekufamba kuburikidza nevhu uye dope zuva rese.

Kuongorora Kwechokwadi Kwepasi

Ndakaputsa shangu mumavhiki mashomanana ndisati ndaenda kuCamino yangu yokutanga, kunyanya yakapoteredza guta asiwo pamakiromita mashanu emakiromita ekufamba. Vakanga vakasununguka kubvira pakutanga, pasina marwadzo etsoka kana chiratidzo cheblisters, uye tsoka dzangu dzakaramba dzichiya dzakanaka apo mhepo yekushisa yepamhepo yakanga iri mamiriyoni 75 F.

Kufamba kwangu kukuru, zvisinei, kwaive kwakaoma zvikuru. Kunyoresa mamiriro ezvinhu akasiyana pakati pemugwagwa, matombo uye tsvina yakasvibiswa, zvose zvakadzika uye zvisingatauri, uye dzimwe nguva kuputika kwemvura. Mamwe mangwanani, mushure mekunge vanyarara usiku, dope zvakare rakava dambudziko. Zuva rokutanga rakanga riri refu, kupfuura makiromita makumi maviri, asi hapana zuva rakange riri pasi pemakiromita gumi nemashanu munzira.

Blisters yakaonekwa pazvitsitsinho zviviri uye bhora rimwe rutsoka kubva pazuva rokutanga, uye ndakagadzira imwe pazwe dzangu mazuva mashoma gare gare. Zvichibva marefu akabatanidzwa, kunyange zvakadaro, ndinofungidzira kuti iyi ingadai iri dambudziko pasinei neshangu dzandaive ndakapfeka. Mushure mekudzidza kutora zvakanakisisa tsoka dzangu nekupfeka mapaviri maviri emasokisi nekuapfekedza muVaseline, handina kumbobvira ndine chimwe chinhu kunze kwebhuruti shomanana kubva ipapo.

Zvimwe kunze kweavo mabhiriki, shangu dzaive dzakanaka kwevhiki rose. Ndakanga ndiine zvakawanda zvokubata, kunyange kana ndichifamba mumvura isina mvura kana mumigwagwa ine madhaka.

Dambudziko rega roga randakasangana naro raiva pamusoro penzvimbo dzakanyenyeka, apo iyo yakanyanyisa yakaoma haina kupa zvakakwana kudzivirirwa kubva pamatombo akaoma sezvandingafarira. Ndakanga ndine rutsoka ruduku kurwadziwa pamagumo ezuva rega rega, asi hapana kucheka kana kupwanya.

Chitubu chiri kumaodzanyemba kweSpain chinogona kushamisika kunopisa mukati mezuva, asi kunyange apo imwe yose yemuviri wangu yaishanda sutu, kusanganiswa kwemasokisi e-merino wool and the built-in ventilation on Vertis yakachengetedza mukati mehomwe wakaoma uye wakasununguka.

Yangu yechipiri nechechitatu Caminos yakanga yakareba kwenguva refu - vhiki nhatu nevhiki nhatu, zvichienderana. Zvose idzi dzaive mumamiriro ezvinhu akaoma, kunyange zvazvo kwaiva nemazuva mashomanana ekuvhenekera kunonaya mvura.

Zvikwereti zvakasimudzwa zvakanaka, zvichibata zvose kubva pamakiromita ekufamba kune rumwe rutivi rwomugwagwa mukuru kuti uyambuke Pyrenees.

Izvo chete zvakaramba zvakachengetwa kwayo kunyange shure kwemazana emakiromita ekufamba, kunyange zvazvo chinyararire uye kumashure kwezvitsotsi zvakatanga kuratidza kupfeka kwakakura. Kufamba kwangu kwekupedzisira muchikwata chechipiri kwaive nguva yakareba yevhiki ye Hadrian's Wall Trail, kuchamhembe kweEngland. Pasinei nokupfeka zvakakwana ndisati ndatanga, vakaitakura zvakanaka-kusanganisira mvura!

The Verdict

Pasi pose, ndaive ndakanyanya kufara nezvokuti shangu idzi dzakasimudzwa sei. Ndicho chikonzero ndakatenga imwe yechipiri mushure mekupedza Camino Frances, uye maonero angu haana kuchinja mushure mekupedza Camino Portuguese ne Hadrian's Wall Trail mavari.

Izvo zvakatengesa, uye zvakakodzerwa nemhando yekufamba kwandaiita. Kana uri kutsvaga chikwata chisinganyatsooneki chikafu chinogona kutora marefu marefu kune nzvimbo inoshanduka, ivo vanofanirwa nekuedza.

Yakarumbidzwa.