That might sound an odd collection of locations for walking and wild camping, and indeed they are. This was a different trip for me. Normally I would catch the sleeper service to Scotland. I have, in fact, never driven to Scotland and I’m in my forties. However, with Covid in Continue Reading
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Packraft UK: White Water Fail – Crianlarich to Perth
Day 1 – Crianlarich to Killin This page contains accounts of solo packrafting in remote locations. No paddlesports instructor would recommend this and neither do I. If you choose to packraft solo, then you and you alone are responsible for that decision and your safety. Nothing in this site constitutes Continue Reading
Wild Camp: Blencathra – Halls Fell
On 11th May, 2019, I took the (then) Virgin Trains service from London to Penrith, and then the X5 bus to Threlkeld to start the walk and grade 1 scramble up Halls Fell Ridge. This is a longer but less exposed scramble than Sharp Edge (not that I’ve done Sharp Continue Reading
Wild Camp: Iceland – Westfjords
I had spent close to twelve months obsessively googling Westfjords, that part of Iceland that remains relatively free from tourism, particularly in the shoulder season. In May 2018, I flew to Reykjavik to go and see it for real. I decided, it turns out unwisely, that a Toyota Yaris would Continue Reading
Wild Camp: The Black Mountain – Y Mynydd Du Brecon Beacons
In February I headed to the Brecon Beacons National Park for an overnight trip on The Black Mountain (Y Mynydd Du). Not to be confused with The Black Mountains in the East of the park, this is in the far West. After parking in the short side road next to Continue Reading