Bivi CAMPING on a mountain | Sleeping on Helvellyn

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Bivi CAMPING on a mountain | A night on Helvellyn
Another fantastic camping trip up in the Lake District. This time I head up England’s third highest mountain, Helvellyn. Conditions were perfect for testing out my new Outdoor Research Alpine AscentShell Bivy. I hope you enjoy the video.
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@6896mcand 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that Paul. I'm not sure you realise just how much satisfaction your videos provide for those of us who yearn to be doing what you are doing but are otherwise housebound. Keep up the good work and keep living the dream. 😊👏

@Adam_Adam_Adam_Adam Жыл бұрын

Nothing quite like the constant sound of a drone to watch a stunning sunrise 😵‍💫

@saxoncrow2500 4 ай бұрын

Definitely the bane of camping nowadays

@Amack1966 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning Paul. However from a personal perspective and one that loves the silence ….. a 12 bore would sorted that blooming drone out!!

@aronking5977 2 жыл бұрын

If your bivy is long enough, try putting your pack at the bottom of the bivy bag. It will lift the top of the bivy up off of you and give you a bit more airflow 👌

@simonhenry1769 Жыл бұрын

At 6ft4 I was contemplating cutting open the foot end of my bivvy and just leaving my boots on ;-)

@EdDaveKayaking 2 жыл бұрын

3:15 I slept in front of here in a sleeping bag and orange survival bag. I was 18 at the time, 52 now. Thanks for the video Paul.

@feel.the.need. 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic camp Paul. I just wish that I could have just one night away, doing what you do. Thank you for taking us along on your adventures.

@NelsonClick 2 жыл бұрын

American to Brits - I love how proud and excited you guys get when the subject is "Full English". LOL. You make it sound so amazing that it simply must be the truth. Cheers Mates. 🍻

@KirstenBayes 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen Helvellyn like that: that's amazing.

@gedellis701 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I could do a bivi but for me it's like sleeping in a coffin. Enjoyed the content and the stunning views!

@natlovell122 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Just incredible footage and scenery! Can’t go wrong with an adventure like that! That sunset was amazing

@JDB269 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the most relaxing videos I’ve watched! Really missed your Lake District camp videos - hopefully more to come!

@haley6768 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't seen your videos in awhile (because canadian winters means no camping or hiking) and I came back and you have so many followers now!! So happy to watch this channel grow! You are my favorite camping KZfaqr and I've been following for a few years now!

@paulwhitaker2816 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual Paul . Not sure about the bivvy. For me I think a 3x3 tarp in a tent configuration would have been equally as light for carrying ,and also the indoor space it creates for sitting, cooking and sleeping would have been my choice. Thanks again tho

@paulhulley5969 2 жыл бұрын

You looked snug as a bug in a rug in that bivvy tent Paul, love Helvellyn 🥾⛰⛺️

@starky2.057 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning Paul! Can't wait to get my gear together and head up the Scottish Highlands!

@massirati1 2 жыл бұрын

So envious of you Paul as you are within easy reach of these places! The only time I've been up Helvellyn it was misty wet and no view whatsoever! Still a great climb mind! Shame it takes me a 5 hrs drive to get there! All the best!!

@graemebellamy8492 2 жыл бұрын

Great scenery thanks for taking the time to film it .I can never get over the lack of trees shrubs on your mountains...

@outdoorslifestyle2900 2 жыл бұрын

Well mate that was a real enjoyable watch looking at the trip from your perspective 👌. Great conditions and so chuffed we could get out to catch up and enjoy some mountain time. Don’t know about you but I’m still high on life after that one. I’ll have mine up this week at some point 👌. Like I say though let’s pin another date down for more of this. Take care mate

@theheightoflife 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as always Paul.. Helvellyn is one of my favourite places to be and looks like you had some absolutely superb conditions for both golden hours 😀 Awesome 👌🏻 ATB... Chris

@stevehubbard8459 2 жыл бұрын

Great one, Paul, thank you. I wonder how many will put "Long Beer Belly" on their self certification form on Monday morning! And that silhouette shot of you necking a beer against the sunset was epic. Well done.

@markatchison9974 2 жыл бұрын

I defy anyone not to love the views from the high fells in the Lakes. Incredible weather for March. I tend to camp on the lower fells. Less folk about.

@markatchison9974 2 жыл бұрын

@Dee Canter Very safe. Far more so than walking around a city centre, you'll find. Lots of solo female campers on the sites. I use Castlerigg Hall. Everyone is really respectful & helpful, on the fells & on the camp sites.

@ramblingracheltrailtales 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect! You couldn’t ask for better conditions for camping on a mountain. Great video Paul, an enjoyable watch. Thank you x

@philjones6054 2 жыл бұрын

I'd feel WAY too claustrophobic to sleep in that bivi. Soon as I'd close the zipper, I'd start to feel panic!! I'd sooner sleep under a Bush.

@Steve72Outdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Paul with some awesome scenery. Don't know who's the drone was in video buzzing about while you were filming would have driven me nuts 😂 Got myself an Alpkit Elan looking forward to getting out and using it soon 😉 all the best mate 👍

@MattGriffiths81 2 жыл бұрын

You mean you don't play the sachet game? You're meant to forget it exists, make the meal as normal, and then find it by accident half way through amongst a mouthful of food! Keeps it entertaining 😆 What a glorious night.

@nikospapageorgiou57 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Paul, first I want to say that the view from up there is just amazing and the weather conditions I think were ideal, so we all enjoyed your shots! Personally I would not feel very comfortable inside a Bivi, due to the limited space. I think a one man tent would be my bare minimum. Keep up the great work!

@MonsyGo Ай бұрын

Putting the rucksack inside the dry bag is such a simple yet genius idea I don't know why I never thought of, but will definitely be taking this tip on

@PaulMessner Ай бұрын

Simple ones are usually the best

@truckatadders 2 жыл бұрын

Striding edge & a camp on Helvellyn are definitely on my to do list, just stunning views 😍😍

@Dankey_Kush 2 жыл бұрын

GReat vid lad, me and the grand lads had a steak supper last night up Kinder Scout last night. Went down a blooming trEat!

@georgiewhite8124 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you picked an awesome day for Helvellyn Paul. Thank you for sharing this. Blown away. If your video is this amazing, I can't imagine what it would of been like to be there and experience those views, the sunset and sunrise for real. Never have I been lucky enough for weather like that in the lakes. I hope one day I'll get lucky. But nevertheless, it's always been worth while, even in the rain. 😂 I did my first wild camp last week over 3 days. Stayed at Sickle tarn (Grassmere) one night, absolutely stunning place to camp! #LNT

@turboduckhead6179 2 жыл бұрын

This has inspired me to get a bivvy, pad and blanket for a night or two up the Cairngorms

@BamBam-gs7eb 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Learned two things. No way could I manage a bivvy, love the thought but practicalities not for me. No. 2 dry bag in rucksack is genius 👍

@symy92 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Beautiful scenery. What a gorgeous place. Thanks for sharing ot with us.

@ipaales7552 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant....one of them days/nights that happen every now and again where the weather ,views, are breathtaking mate great video paul 👍 also out with Steve a fellow mackem top lad so bonus point aswell paul all the best marra stay safe 👌 🏕

@outrageousliberty1722 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul!! Utterly stunning up there. I'm going to do it this spring/ summer 2024.

@jdhayes 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Trip and views look epic. Paul, thanks for bringing us along.

@oliverlindsey1363 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a great video Paul. You inspired me and my partner to FINALLY get our own camp! We travel a lot so it had to fit in a bag with everything else. It took a lot of research but we got there! I took a lot of information, inspiration and tips from your content. Thank you!

@thebikepackingadventurer 2 жыл бұрын

Love mountain top camps. The views make up for no campfire ⛰🔥

@blackiesmisadventures3413 2 жыл бұрын

Just what you need on a peaceful mountain, a drone flying around 🤬 great video again Paul 👍

@MarkDack 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Paul, good to see Steve and yourself out together again👍🏻 Looked a brilliant bivi, can’t beat it. Cheers mate. Mark

@Nbstevens78 2 жыл бұрын

Class night for it... if you want a mint cheeky one away from the massive being around you in the morning check out Hard tarn inbetween Dolly and Nethermost... absolutely stunning

@markosbroughton5573 2 жыл бұрын

What a view, it doesn't get much better than that Paul

@SteveWebb 2 жыл бұрын

That drone would be doing my head in. Great views. You should try Pillar via high level traverse next. Great walk, amazing views.

@northumberlandmountainhopper 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic camp, loved the bivy set up, great idea with the dry bag, drone buzzing was annoying lol Keep em coming

@jens-kristiantofthansen9376 2 жыл бұрын

What a stunning place to go, Paul. Thanks for taking us along. I'm in Australia and would really love to be able to do the places you do. Yes, we've got good areas down here too but often it's a bit of 'either too wild or too tidy' with where you can go around where I am.

@benny_mc 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome Paul👍 I think Helvellyn is my favourite mountain, it's really does have it all. Stunning filming on this one.

@jmo32479 2 жыл бұрын

I really like how you include the sunset and sunrise where possible, not only this video but many others. Great video!

@johnmcgrath2616 2 жыл бұрын

Breath taking views. Excellent video Paul ,take care till next time

@philjones3335 2 жыл бұрын

Bit of work on at mo but can’t wait to get back out there… that sunrise👌🕺😊

@olr1home 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Paul. One suggestion; when you reconstitute meals in the way you've shown, take a spare hat! Put the hat over the bag to keep it way warmer. You can use your only hat but then you smell like whatever meal you've eaten...

@sizzleclapton22 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this gave me a great sense of calmness away from a busy and bustling life .

@otf.outdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic views from the summit, definitely some of the best in the lakes, great video👍

@ChrisJB 2 жыл бұрын

Utterly epic! It felt strange watching that at times Paul as I was experiencing pretty much the same just off the top of Skiddaw that night.....even down to the salmon and broccoli S to S! A fantastic watch.👍

@royandersen465 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this Paul. It brought back happy memories.

@paule8174 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid fantastic sunset and rise,one of your best videos great coverage! Keep up the fab work Paul,love it!!

@marcusallwood9569 2 жыл бұрын

Great video paul, perfect timing for me too, going week after next ...and i finally got to the lakes at the beginning of this week, three peaks up to scafell pike👍 thanks to you and others on here, my happiest is "up the hill"....cheers 👍

@marcusallwood9569 2 жыл бұрын

One of your tshirts made it with me too

@andrewforrest8938 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul for a fantastic video enjoyed the sunrise it was amazing thank you Paul 👏👍

@BaldFoodieGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Paul will watch my escapism now, great views, great video 👍👍

@8lackbeard791 Жыл бұрын

The sunset views you got with this camp are out of this world - you got some amazing angles. I am extremely jealous and inspired. I think I will try this camp in Spring!

@zacreynolds2524 2 жыл бұрын

i love simple but well put together videos like thiis one

@Bam123412 2 жыл бұрын

Great vide..I've watched scores of your videos and that was one of the most fantastic. Occasionally you just know what the weather is going to do. You know it's going to be perfect and you'll get a Sunset and sunrise. It doesn't happen very often. Glad you enjoyed it. Still think for the weight a 1 man tent is better than a bivvy though.

@TheSoloSummiteer 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you in the mountains Paul😎👍. I bivied in the summit shelter last year, and camped up there in wild conditions this winter. It’s a fantastic place. ATB Dave

@markmccusker2845 2 жыл бұрын

What amazing conditions you had for that camp. I'm desperate to do my first bivvy so it was great to see you do one. Thanks for sharing!

@kokodithebe6765 Жыл бұрын

I did my first one last june for 5 nights in the fish river canyon in namibia . The second largest canyon in the world . Never looked back ever since , just bought my 2nd bivy less than a week ago and already camped in it .

@SummitandCamp 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one Paul. You just need a lightweight catapult to pick off those annoying pesky drones 👍

@jimbobbob9063 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thanks Paul. Beautiful sunrise. One idea regarding camp food. I recently brought some Huel to eat and some are a good substitute for the dehydrated food and cheaper. Maybe to a review?

@markexpose6108 Жыл бұрын

Hi. BEAUTIFUL. SCENERIES. LANDSCAPE. AWESOME. AMAZING. HIKING. CAMPING.

@MarkOutdoors_ 2 жыл бұрын

What a stunning pitch that was 👌 a great one as always and I always look forward to the next!

@northeastwildcamper 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the best video Paul hands up too you on this one mate you put cracking vid love hoop bivy atb bryan

@dannysadventuresyt 2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome camp! Nice work!

@TheMadmacs 2 жыл бұрын

what a trip, stunning views, thanks for bringing us along

@Ozzyt94 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant views there fella. Really lucked out with that weather. The sunset/rise was amazing.

@mesmogruvinski Жыл бұрын

Wonderful camp on the Everest of the Lake District. Amazing views and the night and morning skies were just beautiful.

@expatadventureturkey9324 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the link to the mini pump, I saw you use it and was like OMG genius love the convenience of it. Ordered complete…hope you have a great week!

@frankintegrity7996 Жыл бұрын

My fave Helvellyn.Took my son camping at the foot near Ulswater(he was around 11)We started off in a thick fog.As we got to Red Tarn and Striding Edge the the sky was a crisp clear blue.The fells of the Lakes were islands in a sea of mist.Burned in my minds eye that image.

@nidfest 2 жыл бұрын

That takes me back to my youth. In New Zealand now, but you have planted the seed for a mission when I next visit. Many thanks Paul for sharing, Wishing you more days like that one. NZ out.

@smp5577 2 жыл бұрын

Great video work! Impressed!

@summitwithstevie6934 2 жыл бұрын

That looked a cracker Paul. Beautiful colours and perfect night to be out. Never tried a bivy yet, just no sure I'd enjoy the confinement. Good video 👏👏

@mccapa9493 Жыл бұрын

these videos has made me buy the gear and get ready for a proper wild camp. always wanted to do it but hard as i dont drive and where i live theres not much. but im gonna just do it! videos like these makes me wanna get out there

@benfallon8318 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing, I'm a new subscriber and hopefully will get the chance to experience camping for myself soon enough. Thank you paul

@chrishomer 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@P373RV2 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to show the beauty of your country! 💚

@silkepeters-schlechter4644 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, so beautiful! Thank you so much for these views. I hope one day I can see them for myself. Take care!

@WiltshireMan 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you back up in the hills Paul, it's been a long time since I climbed Helvellyn, I did it via Striding edge and returned via Swirrel edge, an epic hike:) Sandy

@ioanparry 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE Helvellyn, great video this Paul! 👍👍

@paulpartridge2674 2 жыл бұрын

For me the Rab bivi is the only one I could use 👍

@panthros7395 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Such a beautiful scenic view!!!

@anthonygebala1198 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Paul, been up there myself it’s a right slog but worth it when you arrive at the top

@soletrail 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Paul. I haven't used a bivy yet but your videos are increasingly tempting me. Same kind of weather in Ireland but I'll take the plunge soon. Trying out the Lanshan at the moment and tempted by the Scary 1. Impossible to find these days. Great job man. Stay safe out there.

@DanOpdal 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your adventure! Beautiful Country! Hi from Minnesota!

@jimmer1047 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Sierra Vista Arizona!What a spectacular sunset and sunrise! Thanks for takin me along! LOL. Great video Steve. Keep em coming.

@AndrewBeavers 2 жыл бұрын

superb mate what better conditions & on one of the lakes finest mountains..i did helvelyn in the early days via striding edge in winter what an experience that was..it's one of the ones i want to revisit to camp on hopefully this summer..tfs mate..