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John Muir Trail from Cottonwood Lakes to Happy Isles, 24 August to 7 September 2025September 07, 2025Over 15 days, we walked the John Muir Trail from Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead to Happy Isles, linking long passes, lakes, resupplies, storms, smoke, and a strong finish in Yosemite. In total, the route covered 402.49 km...
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Grasmere to Keswick via High Raise and Chapel House Farm, 9–10 August 2025August 10, 2025A two-day walk from Grasmere to Keswick, split by an overnight at Chapel House Farm Campsite. It was a trip of quick weather changes, a comfortable camp, and two well-timed swims that broke up the miles nicely.
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Settle to SkiptonJuly 26, 2025A long training day on foot from Settle to Skipton, done with heavy bags to make it feel closer to the John Muir Trail. It included a welcome café stop in Malham and added up to 30.99 km with 1088.4 m of ascent.
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Tour of the Queyras on the GR58, 6–11 July 2025July 11, 2025Six days on the GR58 gave us a full loop of big climbs, border crossings, camps, swims, and a very welcome pizza at the end. Across the trip we covered 155.60 km with 9113.2 m of ascent.
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First Wild Camp and the Long Walk Out, 20–21 June 2025June 21, 2025A simple two-day overnight became Jon's first wild camp, with an easy walk in, a much longer walk out, and a very welcome pizza at the end. Across both days, the route came to 28.09 km with 1693.0 m of ascent.
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Birks Fell Overnighter in Littondale, 30–31 May 2025May 31, 2025A two-day overnighter in Littondale, with an evening walk into camp and a longer return the next morning. Across both days, the route came to 26.62 km with 639.0 m of ascent.
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Torver to Beacon Tarn Overnighter via the Long Way Round, 17–18 May 2025May 18, 2025A two-day overnighter linking a big first-day circuit from Torver with a short walk back out from Beacon Tarn the next morning. Across both days, the route covered 36.64 km with 2777.2 m of ascent.
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Ribblehead Wild Camp Through Dent to Ireby, 9–11 May 2025May 11, 2025A three-day Dales walk linked an after-work start from Ribblehead, a wild camp, and two notably quiet days on foot through Dent and on to Ireby. Across the full outing we covered 68.66 km with 2007.6 m of ascent.
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GR5 Part 1: Saint-Gingolph to Landry, 1–12 September 2024September 12, 2024The first section of our GR5 was a long run of hut-to-hut days from Saint-Gingolph to Landry, with a rest and resupply stop in Chamonix along the way. Over 11 hiking days, it felt like a trip of constant contrasts: heat...
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Borderlands Bikepack: Lazonby to Carlisle, 11-15 September 2023September 15, 2023Five days of riding linked up into a proper Borderlands bikepacking trip, from Lazonby through Newbrough, Wooler, Innerleithen, and Moffat before finishing in Carlisle. Across the full route we covered 418.88 km with...
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Skipton to Land's End in Seven Days, 8-14 July 2023July 14, 2023A week of riding linked Skipton to Land's End over 7 days, with plenty of rain, quiet roads, route changes, and a strong finish in Cornwall. Across the full trip, we covered 1002.52 km with 13605.8 m of climbing.
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Three Days from the Lakes to the North Pennines and Back, 19–21 May 2023May 21, 2023A three-day bikepacking loop linking the Lakes, the North Pennines, and the ride home. Across the full trip we covered 321.45 km with 4941.4 m of climbing, with a ferry crossing, a late arrival at camp, a very long...
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Overnight at Refuge de BastanSeptember 07, 2022A memorable overnight hike to Refuge de Bastan and our first time staying in a mountain hut. It felt like a big day out, with a beautiful setting and the kind of trip that left us wanting to do more of this.
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Herriot Way Over Four Days, 13–16 May 2022May 16, 2022Four days on the Herriot Way, stitched together from three recordings after the watch saved one activity overnight. Across the full trip we covered 82.68 km with 5305.2 m of ascent, with plenty of variety, a few...