You can see my preparation and my gear list, and watch the film I made. This is a day-by-day account of the hike with info for those thinking of doing the route. If you are, do it, it’s great. ...Read More
In general, my backpacking kit for the Coast to Coast worked rather well. I was using quite a bit of new kit, so I’ve summarised the stand out pieces here. The good Scarp 1 This tent was my hom...Read More
You can see what the Coast to Coast trail was like from my little film, this is for some thoughts about the walk as a whole. Schedule My original schedule was to do the walk over 14 days, plus 1 rest ...Read More
Happy with the outcome of filming snippets of the walk for the Alpine Pass Route and stitching them together to make an overview clip, I did the same for the Coast to Coast. Shot on a GoPro Hero 3. A ...Read More
I’ve done it. I’ve become one of those hikers that weighs all of their stuff. I had a moment when putting my bra on the kitchen scales where I wondered if I’d crossed some sort of l...Read More
After spending a considerable amount of time down the rabbit hole of light/ultralight tents, I have finally bit the bullet and bought one: a Tarp Tent Scarp 1. It’s currently winging its way fro...Read More