Overnight in the Far Eastern Fells

A short video and a few photo's from a long overdue catch up with Peter and Lee in the Far Eastern Fells of the Lake District.

Packrafting - Linton Lock to York

I managed to get out in the Packraft again recently, a nice steady 17km float down the River Ouse from Linton Lock Marina back home to York.

Packrafting - First Strokes

MRS Microraft

Over the last month or so I've been piecing together some new gear to allow me to take to the water when out backpacking. I've wanted a packraft for a number of years and with my birthday just around the corner I finally crumbled and raided my savings. After much deliberation I ordered an MRS Microraft which arrived last week, I was hoping to get out the day before this trip but the weather had other ideas. I'd checked the forecast and it looked a little better for the following day so I figured I could wait one more night.

Overnight from Grasmere - Video

Spotting a short break in the recent wet/windy weather I headed over to the Lake District for a quick overnighter from Grasmere.

North Western Fells

A few photo's from an overnight trip to the North Western Fells of the Lake District.

Pitching the Tramplite Shelter

Short pitching video for the Tramplite Shelter and inner.

April in the Northern Fells - Video

Not sure how but this one's ended up at around 13 minutes for a two nighter, grab a coffee!

First Look - Tramplite Shelter

In December 2014 I received my custom cuben fiber shelter hand made in the U.K. by Colin Ibbotson, aka Tramplite.

SoloMid Door Mod

I really like the SoloMid, pitched nice and tight it's proved itself in a stiff breeze and I've found it large enough if I keep myself organised. One thing I've felt it's missing though is a tieback for the panel to the left of the door, so I decided to add my own...

Bowfell Climbers Traverse - Video

A few clips from Bowfell at the weekend :-)

Bowfell Climbers Traverse

Another rubbish forecast unfortunately meant no camping again this weekend, instead Peter, Lee, Alex and I decided on a day walk from Langdale taking in the Climbers Traverse and Bowfell.

Wet wet wet

A week or so ago I managed to nip to the Lakes for the first time this year, I'd hoped for a couple of camps but checking the forecast before leaving home suggested the weather was going to be pretty horrendous...

Top 5 Wild Camps of 2014

All in all it's been a good year for me out in the hills with the TGO Challenge being one of the highlights.