The Outdoorsy "Sofa".
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I'm looking for a rambling app, and wondered if you guys might have any recommendations?
I'm trying the OS one, and it seems great for areas within national parks, but less so outside: essentially what I want is an app that will allow me to easily map walks on public rights of way (rural or urban) and then operate as a sort-of satnav on the walk itself... the OS does show PROWS, but not on the most useable map, and not as clearly as would be most useful.
Does the app I want exist? I like wandering on secret backlanes and ginnels, and some way of easily identifying where these are in an area - and better still while out on a wander - would be great...
I'm trying the OS one, and it seems great for areas within national parks, but less so outside: essentially what I want is an app that will allow me to easily map walks on public rights of way (rural or urban) and then operate as a sort-of satnav on the walk itself... the OS does show PROWS, but not on the most useable map, and not as clearly as would be most useful.
Does the app I want exist? I like wandering on secret backlanes and ginnels, and some way of easily identifying where these are in an area - and better still while out on a wander - would be great...
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Just finished 110km across the Arctic in foul weather.
Will update when I'm back in England....
Some photos
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
It's coming
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
I'm hoping to get at least one more wild camp in before the nights start drawing in. Possibly walking from Penrith to Windermere via High Street.
Just ordered a Cloud Base sleeping mat from Alpkit to replace my Numo. I've noticed on my last couple of trips the Numo tends to slide out from under me during the night, so hopefully something a bit wider will help
Just ordered a Cloud Base sleeping mat from Alpkit to replace my Numo. I've noticed on my last couple of trips the Numo tends to slide out from under me during the night, so hopefully something a bit wider will help
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
So I entered the Fjallraven Classic, a 110km event some 200odd km North of the Arctic Circle in Swedish Lapland between Kiruna and Abisko.. Wild camping along the route.
First three days the weather was foul. High winds and torrential rain. Day and night. The worst in 14 years of the event. Lots of people helicoptered out. Got over the high pass (Tjatka, 1140m) just before the snow came in. Then reaching the next valley the sun came out. I took my time, ambling along (well, as "ambling" as trekking through the Arctic can be) and reached the finish after 5 days. If I had a "racing" mindset I guess I could've done it in 4 or less. But, I don't. Id rather take my time and sit and brew up and watch the reindeer during the patches of nice weather.
It was tough though. Tent up in the wet. Tent down in the wet. Cooking in the wet. Really rocky. A 4km boulder field at one point. Much of the route above 800m.
But when the sun came it was glorious. Proper wilderness.
Kept my pack size and weight down to a minimum. Easily under 10kg and 55l. No blisters and the only painkillers taken were for a hangover on the morning after the finish.
First three days the weather was foul. High winds and torrential rain. Day and night. The worst in 14 years of the event. Lots of people helicoptered out. Got over the high pass (Tjatka, 1140m) just before the snow came in. Then reaching the next valley the sun came out. I took my time, ambling along (well, as "ambling" as trekking through the Arctic can be) and reached the finish after 5 days. If I had a "racing" mindset I guess I could've done it in 4 or less. But, I don't. Id rather take my time and sit and brew up and watch the reindeer during the patches of nice weather.
It was tough though. Tent up in the wet. Tent down in the wet. Cooking in the wet. Really rocky. A 4km boulder field at one point. Much of the route above 800m.
But when the sun came it was glorious. Proper wilderness.
Kept my pack size and weight down to a minimum. Easily under 10kg and 55l. No blisters and the only painkillers taken were for a hangover on the morning after the finish.
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neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
I’ve got an Alpkit Rig too, but I don’t have any tips though. I bought it in a sale a year or two back with good intentions, but it’s sat in the bottom of my kit box ever since 
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
Check it's still waterproof things have a life span. It was a sad and very damp night when I realised my survival aids bivy bag was no longer waterproof.
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Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Are you sure that isn't...Scotland?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Are you sure that isn't...Scotland?
No. I only had to pay a couple of hundred quid to get there and it took less than a day to reach.
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chilango
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Bad frostbite on those faces though ...
Whagwan
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3 nights in Snowdonia (well Barmouth) this week. First break away with the boy (4 months).
We want to try to walk him to the top of Snowdon in the old ergobaby. (obviously weather depending)
He's still too small for the Deuter kid comfort megaframe rucksack thing so it's a sweaty chest for me.
His middle name is Fung which is Cantonese for mountain top so we're trying to get him up the Three Peaks before his first birthday.
I've never walked the Llanberis path before, just love the horseshoe but not gonna do any scrambling with a baby on my front, will I get proper bored? Thinking about possibly the Miner's track but advantage of Llanberis is that we can bug out on the train, his mum still isn't fully recoved...
We want to try to walk him to the top of Snowdon in the old ergobaby. (obviously weather depending)
He's still too small for the Deuter kid comfort megaframe rucksack thing so it's a sweaty chest for me.
His middle name is Fung which is Cantonese for mountain top so we're trying to get him up the Three Peaks before his first birthday.
I've never walked the Llanberis path before, just love the horseshoe but not gonna do any scrambling with a baby on my front, will I get proper bored? Thinking about possibly the Miner's track but advantage of Llanberis is that we can bug out on the train, his mum still isn't fully recoved...
craigxcraig
Prefers 'cxc'
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
As far as the train goes...
Double check that it's running
And I've heard that it's often not possible to "bug out" on the train except in emergencies as it may be full. You might want to check at the bottom first if that's your plan.
I haven't been on the Llanberis path since I was a toddler myself, I always do PYG and Miners personally.
Double check that it's running
And I've heard that it's often not possible to "bug out" on the train except in emergencies as it may be full. You might want to check at the bottom first if that's your plan.
I haven't been on the Llanberis path since I was a toddler myself, I always do PYG and Miners personally.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Dunno.
Most of the Miners is flat with a steep, but largely stepped iirc climb up to join the PYG.
The PYG is a bit rougher, but a good path till it it's met by the miners.
After they meet you've got the zig zags. Can't remember what they're like outside of Winter (where you often need crsmpons and an axe). It's not a scramble by any means, but it's the "iffiest" stretch. Doable? Sure. Advisable? Not sure.
After that they meet the Llanberis path to the Summit.
Never used a front carrier. I probably would've been ok doing the PYG with back carrier, but my memory of both the carrying and the oug outside Winter is to vague to be able to advise for sure I'm afraid.
craigxcraig
Prefers 'cxc'
The Pyg is straight forward.
About three quarters of the way up theres a 'steep' part as you 'scramble' up through a 'chimneyish' part, but theres good footing and plenty to hold on to.
About three quarters of the way up theres a 'steep' part as you 'scramble' up through a 'chimneyish' part, but theres good footing and plenty to hold on to.
Whagwan
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Weather cleared up beautifully today. Plenty of sunny spells and ground level above the summits.
Went up Pyg and down Miners' with no difficulties, although I did buy some cheap poles at the gift shop which were a massive help descending with a baby (small radiator) attached to me.
The missus was going to get the train down until she found out it was £25 and found the energy.
Got lots of smiles and nice comments about taking the boy up, and the odd tut and mutter (usually from the kind of person in jeans and trainers with no bag.)
Went up Pyg and down Miners' with no difficulties, although I did buy some cheap poles at the gift shop which were a massive help descending with a baby (small radiator) attached to me.
The missus was going to get the train down until she found out it was £25 and found the energy.
Got lots of smiles and nice comments about taking the boy up, and the odd tut and mutter (usually from the kind of person in jeans and trainers with no bag.)
