Backpacking and camping from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windemere, The Dales Way, long distance footpath

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Күн бұрын

Backpacking 150 km from Ilkley, Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windemere in the Lake District.
My first and likely my last long distance path, The Dales Way. I made loads of mistakes and had some pretty bleak moments, but I''m glad I perservered with the help of of my friends.
#camping #backpacking #thedalesway #outdoors #wildcamping #outdoorlife #outdoors #lakedistrictnationalpark #yorkshire #southyorkshire #nationalpark #pubs #merinowool #yorkshiredales #longdistancehiking
00:00 bad dad joke
00:15 Day 1 Ilkley to Grassington
10:00 Day 2 Grassington to Buckden
13:30 Day 3 Buckden to Dent
20:20 Day 4 Dent to Patton Bridge
26:35 Patton Bridge to Bowness-on-Windemere

Пікірлер: 57

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

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@nethergillfarm1871 4 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you Graham! Thanks for the shout out - hope to see you again soon - Nethergill Farm

@grahamswildcamping 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, the honesty kitchen was a godsend. As well as a physical rest and a can of cold pop it’s great to get a boost from little places in the world that exist on the kindness and trust of strangers. Nice one! ATB, Graham

@JefPersonalVideos Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and peaceful around amazing view of nature enjoy and thanks for sharing

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@donnavansenior Жыл бұрын

Well done Graham, hats off to you and your pals. A really well-edited video, very enjoyable and showed the ups and downs nicely. Some really good people out there looking out for the hikers, bet that lasagne on night 4 tasted amazing! What a find by your pal Mark. Great stuff. TFS :)

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you, there were certainly up and downs and tbh the bit I liked most was the camping (i.e. the lying down at night 🤣) I told myself I'm not doing another LD footpath but now the feet are healing and quite tempted to do a local one once the nights are lighter. Cheers Donna👍👍

@dpimperton Жыл бұрын

Was a honour and pleasure walking with you Big G 😃 Feet just about recovered 😂

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

The honour was all mine DD. lol, my feet are still in a bad way, hopefully recovered by Monday for work. Thanks very much buddy 👍

@wendyjones4777 Ай бұрын

Loving the scenery. Enjoying watching your channel have subscribed.

@grahamswildcamping Ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy some of the videos, ATVB, Graham 👍

@BorneoGirlAdventure Жыл бұрын

Great place to set up a tent...so happy to find your channel, I'm a new friend 🙏🏻☺

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@kirstythomas7253 Жыл бұрын

Epic! Well done, G. Loved the TE20 🚜 that got a wee cameo in the middle there. Learned to drive on one of those beauts. The Issac Tea Trail is a nice 3-dayer, if you go back to long walks... Alston/Allendale-way

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Ah, a woman who knows her tractors! I have thought about Isaac Tea Trail, and also St Cuthberts way. As soon as the memory of the Dales Way fades, I may think about doing another LD path 😂. Cheers Kirsty 👍

@Oscarsadventures Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Graham, really inspiring, hopefully doing the way next year! =)

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, good luck with your trip, ATB, Graham 👍

@seanconaty1144 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, kept the mulitday-er!? to one short vid worked well. Looked like an epic, well done💪

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Yup, four nights squeezed into half an hour. Thanks very much mate, I enjoyed it really 😁😁

@nickpotts4511 Жыл бұрын

Graham you are a trooper, carrying the gear to film and walk 90 miles. Been an absolute pleasure to watch this film journal of the groups hike through some of Englands nice parts😁

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, was a cracking walk👍

@jackiebutcher5366 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great watch, I’m doing the dales way in July but keeping to 13-16 miles a day so hoping I will be okay.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. That sounds a sensible number of daily miles and it’s a lovely part of the country, hope you enjoy it, ATB, Graham

@martystacey4429 Жыл бұрын

Well done pal. Well done indeed..... Glad to hear of the great humanity you experienced👏 Sadly lacking nowadays😥

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, my first LD trail and I did make mistakes. Life is a big learning curve! Cheers 👍👍

@thegeordiewildcamper Жыл бұрын

Wow mate some trek...managing to film and carry all equipment is something to admire. Well done. thanks for sharing.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much: doing those ‘walking past the camera shots’ was a pain lol 😂. Did a few extra km because of that 😂 TFW 👍

@Markwildcamp 10 ай бұрын

Looked a classic coupke of days Graham, well done getting out and doing classic route. That tent looks good, but id need a curtain for thr window, too scary otherwise🤣

@grahamswildcamping 10 ай бұрын

Cheers Mark, I really enjoyed this one after it was over. Definite type 2 fun, but I learned a few things that will help if I ever do another long distance walk 👍

@NorwayHikesTrails Жыл бұрын

Nice video Graham as always 👍

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍👍😁😁

@thebackingpackinggeordie Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate, great adventure 👍

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍👍

@macinthewild8116 Жыл бұрын

Well done Graham , they are tough the multi day hikes, but you always cone away from them by learning stuff and huge sense of pride. Really enjoyed the video. 👍

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shaun, It's meant to be one of Britiains easier LD walks but I did find it a bit hard going, mainly due to foot injury (wrong choice of shoes I guess). I made quite a few mistakes, but as you say, it's all learning. 👍👍

@macinthewild8116 Жыл бұрын

@@grahamswildcamping two things can really spoil a LD walk, 1) getting wetted out- sleeping bag and tent. 2) damaged feet, blisters etc. Everything else is bearable but those two are real killers. Did you use walking poles? They help massively.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

@@macinthewild8116I didn't use walking poles, all the other guys did. I thought it would be too fiddly in my hands when I'm carrying recording equipment as well but in future I'll probably use them. The poles seemed to help the other lads I was with 👍

@markhindmarsh9994 Жыл бұрын

@@grahamswildcamping Poles were an absolute godsend for me. First time I've used them, but I'd not be without now. They really do take the strain off your knees and in a way also just encourage you to keep moving in a forwards direction.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

@@markhindmarsh9994 if it wasn’t for having to carry camera equipment I’d definitely use them. I wonder if there is benefit to using just one?

@jimmy.mccutcheon.1961 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Graham 👍

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 👍

@thegeordiefellwalker8878 Жыл бұрын

Well done lads👍the add lib approach just added to the adventure 👌 you'll be back for more once the feet heal?🤕cheers.good to see the laser comp out btw.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much- mind you, I’m not sure at all I’ll do any more LD paths 😂. The old laser comp proved a good choice, lighter than the Akto and better ventilated than the Nordisk Telemark. TFW 👍

@northumberlandmountainhopper Жыл бұрын

Hi Graham, lovely video this is, never done a multi day hike, perhaps one day ,scenery was nice. Cheers Adrian

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Hi Adrian, it was my first long distance way and it might be my last. My feet need a lot of healing ! Really enjoyed it though

@emptybinbag Жыл бұрын

Well done lads . I know about bad rucksacks and I would definately advise an Osprey Exos in what size you want.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

I've never owned an Osprey rucksack but their reputation speaks for itself. I live too close to the Montane factory shop and I bought another Montane rucksack last month- the Naukan. Time will tell! Maybe an Osprey next. Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching 👍ATB, Graham

@mow-zr6ni Жыл бұрын

Enjoy your account brings back nice memories of my Dales Way. Never say never , it’s a learning curve like anything. I would suggest the daily mileage was a bit ambitious. I keep to 12-14 miles as the norm. Lots of great routes out there and led me to backpacking in Sweden.

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I agree I would have enjoyed it more if the daily mileage was around 15 miles. I know I said on the video that I'd never do another LD walk but I'm changing my mind already- Hadrians Wall looks quite tempting! ATB, Graham

@mow-zr6ni Жыл бұрын

@@grahamswildcamping A nice route with plenty of interest and nice places to camp

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

@@mow-zr6ni I’m looking forward to it, only ever walked small sections of the wall, but, as you say, fascinating place

@tamirew9247 Жыл бұрын

Just wow Dude. Good on you! Your fitness level is quite obviously higher than you give yourself credit for. It’s so great to find decent and caring humanity in this world of ours. Unrelated question but you’ve mentioned in the past that you work at a hospital and sometimes pull a night shift. Are you an RN? Asking because I’ve worked at the hospital for 31 yrs. I’m was not an RN though, I was a unit coordinator. Now retired!!!!

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comments. It was great to find a bit of kindness and hospitality on the way. As regarding my job, I will say that’s a pretty darn good guess! 😉 congratulations on your retirement, hope you’re enjoying it 👍

@tamirew9247 Жыл бұрын

Your doo-rag/skull cap that you sometimes wear gave you away. We wore them for extra protection during Covid. Here in America, masks are still required in patient rooms but it’s by choice now if you want to wear them at the nurses station. Is that how it is on your side of the pond? As for retirement, big fat YES I’m enjoying it! I just bought an SUV tent for camping. Great days ahead! I love your dead pan humor and your dad jokes. You’re one of my favorite content makers on KZfaq!

@grahamswildcamping Жыл бұрын

Yes, covid was a rough time for a few years. Our hospital was one of the last in the region to drop mandatory masks for staff but it’s all personal choice now. Many thanks for your kind words, it’s great to think you’re enjoying these little videos from all the way over the Atlantic!

@andrease2320 4 күн бұрын

All this expensive gear. ! Yet. You rucksack. Is probably you have jumped around water. Hear tip go buy a cheap army gear and boot s the rucksack be water proof and the best frame unlike hobby civilian gear and the boots be so waterproof you just walk through rivers trying them I’ve walk the link to holy island. Still in sea up to car rims not got wet on my foot in Austria Alpen boots ex arm of 50 pounds. You find the gear cheap basically far better than outdoor stuff at basically out rages price just because it got name on it.

@grahamswildcamping 4 күн бұрын

@@andrease2320 Thanks for the advice, I was certainly annoyed about the rucksack so I’ll give your suggestions some consideration, ATB, Graham 👍