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Seneca of the Night wrote:

danny_fitz wrote:

HKCJ wrote:The girl I hike with (not my gf which may become an issue) and I are keen for GR20 next year.

Btw I may need to pick your brain at some point. GF and I tentatively looking at a decent African road trip in 2018. Will let you know!

GR20 is a classic trek!

Tap me up when you want to have a chat about overlanding. In the meantime have a look at some of Chris Scott's publications and Google 'Horizons Unlimited' which is a very active overlanding forum full of trip planning advice.

Grr, you guys are making me angry with these trips. Must do a big one in about three years time. The problem I've got at the moment is the girl I used to do these kind of trips has just had a baby (by herself bizarrely) so I need to find another partner. I agree with HK and GS that it's often good to have a female friend to do these things with as it can get a bit difficult with girlfriends.

theo wrote:When they are old enough I am going to take my boys on either the Annapurna circuit or EBC. (That is assuming I'll be fit enough.)

And if they whinge at any point they get left behind!

In all seriousness that would be a dream trip for me. Would love the wife to come too but she will whinge....and worry about hair straighteners.

croyals wrote:Hello chaps, looking at having a few days off work in October and not much of a lounge around kind of guy. Can anyone recommend a decent hike for about 5-6 days in England, preferably some decent pubs somewhere along the way? I'm in decent shape, shouldn't be any English hikes I can't handle (famous last words...)

Turbogoat wrote:I've managed a few long-ish treks in past years, and would love to be able to take the time to do another, great way of getting away from modern stresses and losing a stack of kgs while you're at it.

I have a good friend who is about half way through the Appalachian trail (3500km long) right now. He's doing it to work through some personal demons (PTSD) and he says it's the most positive thing he could ever have done for it.

slick wrote:

Turbogoat wrote:I've managed a few long-ish treks in past years, and would love to be able to take the time to do another, great way of getting away from modern stresses and losing a stack of kgs while you're at it.

I have a good friend who is about half way through the Appalachian trail (3500km long) right now. He's doing it to work through some personal demons (PTSD) and he says it's the most positive thing he could ever have done for it.

One of my wife's good friends (and mine) is a bit f**k up and got in to far too many hardcore drugs and ridiculous sex a few months back so we persuaded her to go trekking in Spain. Went really well apart from she was meant to abstain from all drugs and sex but had a couple of flings (with girls) and a few joints, but much better. She then went to Norway and had a similar short trip but wanted to go back to Spain. Started again and all going well but unfortunately met some bloke on the way and is now in some city doing lots of drugs and sex again.

She does know now that getting away on a trek works, but have a feeling she will have to hit the lows again before the next trip, sadly.

happyhooker wrote:

slick wrote:

Turbogoat wrote:I've managed a few long-ish treks in past years, and would love to be able to take the time to do another, great way of getting away from modern stresses and losing a stack of kgs while you're at it.

I have a good friend who is about half way through the Appalachian trail (3500km long) right now. He's doing it to work through some personal demons (PTSD) and he says it's the most positive thing he could ever have done for it.

One of my wife's good friends (and mine) is a bit f**k up and got in to far too many hardcore drugs and ridiculous sex a few months back so we persuaded her to go trekking in Spain. Went really well apart from she was meant to abstain from all drugs and sex but had a couple of flings (with girls) and a few joints, but much better. She then went to Norway and had a similar short trip but wanted to go back to Spain. Started again and all going well but unfortunately met some bloke on the way and is now in some city doing lots of drugs and sex again.

She does know now that getting away on a trek works, but have a feeling she will have to hit the lows again before the next trip, sadly.

A rule 1 and a phone number would be appropriate here methinks.

slick wrote:Awesome walk along the Thames yesterday from around Taplow to Marlow way, then back the other side. Stunning, with a welcome pint in The Bounty in Bourne End to finish - great pub, only open in the summer months, can only get to it over a little bridge or boat

I want to live on a boat now though

Gospel wrote:

slick wrote:Awesome walk along the Thames yesterday from around Taplow to Marlow way, then back the other side. Stunning, with a welcome pint in The Bounty in Bourne End to finish - great pub, only open in the summer months, can only get to it over a little bridge or boat

I want to live on a boat now though

Clucking bells. That's my neck of the woods though I'm further along the river now in Hurley. The Bounty brings back fond memories as I used to be good friends with the family that own it. Summers were a lot of fun.

Seneca of the Night wrote:Funnily enough, the one part of NZ that is underrated and no overseas people go into at all is the Tararuas, just north of Wellington. It is the founding area of tramping in NZ and it is extremely hardcore. Very steep, vast, bushy, and with very dodgy weather. The tracks are also extreme high level of difficulty. That is, barely tracks at all.

I did a day in there before doing the southern great tracks and saw not a soul in 8 hours of gruelling walking. I saw one bloke right at the end and he was super super fit. He said if you've done this the great walks are a total piece of piss.

It's the kind of place people go in for competitive tramping. Bit weird really. People get lost in there all the time.

Gospel wrote:

slick wrote:Awesome walk along the Thames yesterday from around Taplow to Marlow way, then back the other side. Stunning, with a welcome pint in The Bounty in Bourne End to finish - great pub, only open in the summer months, can only get to it over a little bridge or boat

I want to live on a boat now though

Clucking bells. That's my neck of the woods though I'm further along the river now in Hurley. The Bounty brings back fond memories as I used to be good friends with the family that own it. Summers were a lot of fun.

croyals wrote:Hello chaps, looking at having a few days off work in October and not much of a lounge around kind of guy. Can anyone recommend a decent hike for about 5-6 days in England, preferably some decent pubs somewhere along the way? I'm in decent shape, shouldn't be any English hikes I can't handle (famous last words...)

slick wrote:

croyals wrote:Hello chaps, looking at having a few days off work in October and not much of a lounge around kind of guy. Can anyone recommend a decent hike for about 5-6 days in England, preferably some decent pubs somewhere along the way? I'm in decent shape, shouldn't be any English hikes I can't handle (famous last words...)

Have you done the Ridgeway in our very own Bucks?

Hadrian's Wall is meant to be good. Or, go to Scotland and do the West Highland Way, not a bad time of year for it.

danny_fitz wrote:

croyals wrote:Hello chaps, looking at having a few days off work in October and not much of a lounge around kind of guy. Can anyone recommend a decent hike for about 5-6 days in England, preferably some decent pubs somewhere along the way? I'm in decent shape, shouldn't be any English hikes I can't handle (famous last words...)

South Downs Way - Winchester to Eastbourne 110 miles or so?

Hadrians Wall?

Avon and Kennet Canal?

Cotswolds Way?

South West Coasr Path?

Yorkshire Three Peaks?

Pennine Way - might be a stretch given your available time

Pembrokeshire Coast Path?

happyhooker wrote:

guy smiley wrote:I may as well blow the trumpet here as well..

If we pull this off I reckon we'll have done one of the tougher walks going and I'll be well chuffed.

You're not going to use a scooter are you?

GiorgioXT wrote:No One citing Dolomites "Alte Vie" ?

frillage wrote:

danny_fitz wrote:

croyals wrote:Hello chaps, looking at having a few days off work in October and not much of a lounge around kind of guy. Can anyone recommend a decent hike for about 5-6 days in England, preferably some decent pubs somewhere along the way? I'm in decent shape, shouldn't be any English hikes I can't handle (famous last words...)

South Downs Way - Winchester to Eastbourne 110 miles or so?

Hadrians Wall?

Avon and Kennet Canal?

Cotswolds Way?

South West Coasr Path?

Yorkshire Three Peaks?

Pennine Way - might be a stretch given your available time

Pembrokeshire Coast Path?

Yorkshire three peaks is good, but, there is a pointless slog on road in it which is best avoided by getting the train.

Seneca of the Night wrote:

Armchair_Superstar wrote:So Kiwis "founded" going for a walk, in the bad bush North of Wellington.

Don't ever change, antipodeans.

Re read my post again you fcking imbecile. In NZ.

The tararua tramping club was the first one IN NEW ZEALAND.

Fck me what a retarded post. I'm going to be shaking my head all day in disbelief that such a pleasant thread could have been railroaded in such moronic fashion.

DAC2016 wrote:6 days is a good effort if you can do it.

RuggaBugga wrote:

guy smiley wrote:I may as well blow the trumpet here as well..

I'm planning a return to Nepal later this year, in October. This time we're heading off to do the Three Passes trek in the Khumbu, the area around Everest. If we can manage it all, we'll climb ... oh bugger it, here's a pic of the profile



If we pull this off I reckon we'll have done one of the tougher walks going and I'll be well chuffed.

That looks full on

guy smiley wrote:I may as well blow the trumpet here as well..

I'm planning a return to Nepal later this year, in October. This time we're heading off to do the Three Passes trek in the Khumbu, the area around Everest. If we can manage it all, we'll climb ... oh bugger it, here's a pic of the profile



If we pull this off I reckon we'll have done one of the tougher walks going and I'll be well chuffed.

HKCJ wrote:

Mat - have u booked Milford? If you plan on staying in huts you need to book miles in advance or else you will pay extortionate amounts to go with a tour company. I ended up missing out and doing Queen Charlotte and Routeburn instead so its still on my to do list.

Personally I wouldn't bother with Fuji unless you do it out of season.. it's a truly horrid descent anyway and with the numbers of people the whole thing is ridiculous. Get yourself some crampons, some good thermals, a warm jacket and a balaclava and just go straight up at the end of May (dont have to ski down and its icy if you do). A much more rewarding and spiritually uplifting experience. Trust me doing it in the tourist season is something I would never ever do again.

Pat the Ex Mat wrote:

HKCJ wrote:

Mat - have u booked Milford? If you plan on staying in huts you need to book miles in advance or else you will pay extortionate amounts to go with a tour company. I ended up missing out and doing Queen Charlotte and Routeburn instead so its still on my to do list.

Personally I wouldn't bother with Fuji unless you do it out of season.. it's a truly horrid descent anyway and with the numbers of people the whole thing is ridiculous. Get yourself some crampons, some good thermals, a warm jacket and a balaclava and just go straight up at the end of May (dont have to ski down and its icy if you do). A much more rewarding and spiritually uplifting experience. Trust me doing it in the tourist season is something I would never ever do again.

How far in advance? It's not going to be until next year at the earliest - I'm off anything serious until Dec

I used to be a fairly avid day walker when I lived in Wales - I climbed Snowdon at least once a month.

I'm just aiming for stuff really - I'd be interested in Fuji in May - mad but fun.

Hoping to do some Via Ferrata next year in Italy.

GiorgioXT wrote:Let's start with Alta Via 1 , the most famous and frequented.


It starts from Lago di Braies/Pragsersee

danny_fitz wrote:I did the Great Rodney Parade to Newport town centre walk after a Munster game a few years ago.

DAC2016 wrote:

danny_fitz wrote:I did the Great Rodney Parade to Newport town centre walk after a Munster game a few years ago.

HEC game?

danny_fitz wrote:

DAC2016 wrote:

danny_fitz wrote:I did the Great Rodney Parade to Newport town centre walk after a Munster game a few years ago.

HEC game?

Coldest game I have ever attended, just the act of holding a pint was like some perverse Japanese game show.

Salix wrote:Great walk to do is to start in corwen then up onto the berwyn ridge then the aran ridge and then over to cadair iris to finish in Aberdyfi. Offas dyke is another good one of you have a week.

happyhooker wrote:

Salix wrote:Great walk to do is to start in corwen then up onto the berwyn ridge then the aran ridge and then over to cadair iris to finish in Aberdyfi. Offas dyke is another good one of you have a week.

Off to cadair idris and surrounding area for the weekend as we speak

theo wrote:

GiorgioXT wrote:Let's start with Alta Via 1 , the most famous and frequented.


It starts from Lago di Braies/Pragsersee

How long would that take?