Any UK anons here? What do you do while /out?? Solo or group?

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I fish, kayak, wild camp, mtb and hike. Usually on my own because most people I know don't like to go places without Wi-Fi. Sometimes go out with father in law when he can be bothered. Currently taking my wife glamping at a local site with the aim to slowly peel away the comfort/weighty gear!

I always take Trev the dogo with me ^ so I'm not completely alone

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Fell walking is pretty much the only /out/ thing I can do near me. Except just general walking in woods and whatnot. But I really need to do something big like the Pennine Way or nip up to the Scottish Highlands or Lake District. I always go solo, though my parents get nervous about it because it's the Moors and they grew up under fears of the Yorkshire Ripper.

pic related from the other week. I suppose Moorland has a certain eery mood to it. I kinda like it.

nice to see /out/ is so solo bound.

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>tfw no /brit/ anymore
I hike with my gf, mainly in the peaks/lakes. She's away for a few months tho so I wanna do some real shit in the Highlands. We went recently and did some cool stuff but I want more.

I wank in bushes

>>1087482
From what you've said about parents I'm going to assume that you're young, have you thought about joining any groups/clubs to get out more with more people? Learn a few skills, I was with the army cadets as a teen and loved it.

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Travel, wild camp, hike and occasional airsoft weekend. I'm stuck in Manchester city centre so try to go /out/ whenever I can to get away from the concrete. Usually Peaks, Lakes and North Wales. Last went Ingleton Falls and next taking the Mrs glamping in Edale.

Would go more but not many likeminded people around. I just want to explore, take pretty pictures and get high around a campfire.

>>1087505
If it's pic related I'd want to go back too, Scotland is too far for me at the moment, I spent a week at one of the locks a long time ago and loved every second of it. Catching dinner and beautiful walks

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I work /out/. In my spare time I like to walk and ride trails.

I've always wondered if there's a name for it but my favourite thing is to go out for a casual walk, bring a little stove so I can brew a coffee, find somewhere to sit and whittle then have a little chill/nap and continue walking. It's all pretty aimless but I really do love it.

>>1087514
Well I used to be in the air cadets - absolutely loved it! But went through a sad phase and quit. You cannot rejoin. Genuinely one of my biggest regrets in life and I know that sounds dramatic. As for groups and stuff, I'm off to uni in October and the many societies there may have something for me.

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>>1087517
Yeah, we went over the bealach of that (An Teallach) but didn’t do the full ridge. I wanna go back but it’s nearly 9 hours by car.

Also pic related is the road to Applecross where I spent a lot of my childhood, good to go back there and appreciate it fully. It’s one of the most remote parts but very beautiful and seldom explored.

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Outer Hebrides here.

Why is everyone coming here this year? The place is crawling with Yanks, English geriatrics, and Euro trash. Apparently it is like this all over the islands and west coast, it is very annoying.

>>1087516
I'm in MCR too, and I'll be heading over to Edale tomorrow. Thank God for the Peaks.

>>1087518
> Always wondered whether there's a name for it.

Living the dream, anon. That's what it's called.

>>1087518
Hey fellow cutter! You climbing or mostly forestry?
>>1087460
Hike solo, wales or the lakes if I am stuck on the island. Otherwise I am climbing trees to earn money to hike in better places!

>>1087460
Anyone in the UK should peek Brave Dave on YouTube. He does tons of hikes in the UK

>>1087550
Yoriiite!
Love Edale, where you camping?

Few years back it was knee deep snow, probably the closest I'll ever get to Hoth!

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>>1087865
>knee deep snow
Oooohhh yeah, this year was no exception

>>1087518
how do you get an /out/ job?

>>1087977
The same way you get any other job. Be mates with or related to the boss before hand.

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>>1087507
I do this all the time. Granted, here in South Africa, you'll probs get a glimpse of Sipho and Saraphina fucking next to their shack. Good vibes to splooj the ol' dooj w/

>>1088044
REEEEEE

>>1087865
Up on Kinder Scout, our kid. Haven't been up there in the snow before.

>>1087519
Which uni?

>>1088366
Well there's owhere nearby the uni to hike, but there's a walking society/club which takes longer trips out to mountainous areas.

>>1088484
Sounds just like mine, Nottingham. Should probably join the hiking soc eventually.

>>1088506
I'm in Nottingham, Sherwood forest and the surrounding areas are good for wild camping.

I also kayak and fish on the river Trent, there's a lot on the doorstep if you take a look.
Are you at Trent or the posh uni?

Going to Scotland to hike the West Highlands Way with some friends in a few days. I'm looking forward to it, never been outside of England.
I had a dream about meeting a Scottish warrior princess on the hike. I never have dreams even vaguely related to my actual life so that made me laugh. I'll be on the look out then.

>>1087460
Climb rocks/mountains, wild camp, forage for mushrooms/berries, shoot, hike, smoke weed.

>>1088699
Posh uni. Grew up on a council estate so feel pretty odd. I've walked along the Trent before, should really go back there in the new term.

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>>1087562

I'm a forester up in north Northumberland - fastest way to get to the top of a tree is to fell it.

How about you?

>>1088830
I've been there a few times and it wasn't as elitist as I feared (I grew up in a shit hole too)

I've really enjoyed kayaking on the Trent seen a lot of wildlife that I didn't expect to be there like otters and such.

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>>1088987
Been climbing for for about 5 years now, was a bike messenger before that. Climbing is an awesome job for an /out/ist. The pay is decent enough, but the major bonus is the industry is so transient that no one bats an eyelid when say I am buggering off for a couple of months to hike. They normally tell me to get in touch once I am back or I can get work within a week of returning.
>>1088753
Nice, I will look forward to a trip report or pics in the recent /out/ings thread! If the WHW goes well have a look at the Cape Wrath Trail for some real Scottish hiking!
>>1087460
I'm panning my own variation of the Snowdonian Mountain way. Something like an extension of the Welsh 3000s. Hoping to get a decent 4-5 day walk out of it. But we will see. Was going to head there this weekend then realised it's bank holiday and that both the roads and hills will be swarming with people.

I'm going shill Trekkretent here as well. Great Scottish tent maker. They also sell Cuben Fiber tarps if you're into pricey but light gear.

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>>1088699
I live in Nottingham and i'm going camping this week with some friends

Planning one of those /k/ challenges where you only take £20 of kit, your clothes and a bag each

Since we can't afford a tent in the budget we are planning to dig a little trench and build a den out of tarp
should be good bants
Any of yous ever tried it?

>>1089175
Why go to all the effort of digging the trench? As unless you are going to put all the earth back at the end seems like a good way to give wild campers in your area a bad name. Just pitch the tarp normally...

>>1089182
We will put it all back afterwards its just that we tend to get bored and we like digging

>>1089175
seems like a lot of digging, and despite your trench, a hole in the ground will attract more wildlife by default, by being a literal pitfall

>>1089240
Skag off ye lazy bastard

>>1089240
I guess we could simply dig a perimeter trench so all the animals get fooled into hanging out in that one and leave us alone

>>1089276
realistically, the dirt you unearth would be used to create a mound border around the hole, which would be effectively a trench in itself, and the classical way of doing it. that mound isnt represented in your picture. all the same, in my eyes such a setup is more considered for a non-woodland environment, such as a desert when trying to combat poisonous crawlies while sleeping

>>1089282
what is stopping them crawling over the mound?

>>1089284
non-entropy. by merit, unearthing a hole will create dirt. that dirt can quickly be made into a mound. that mound will prevent more entry than had it not been there

also, i appreciate how suspiciously often this youtuber has been linked here recently, but again he has highly referential content, and i was reminded of one of his videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFq---9EopM

>>1089285
Well unless we have britbong swinwalkers now we might be OK

Nonetheless i will build a great dirt wall
If forest friends wish to use my shelter they must declare allegiance to the Queen first

has anyone in the UK encountered any spooky ghosties or such? a trench is probably better for protection than a tent in any case

>>1089290
I encountered a phantom piper the other day. You don't follow the sound of the pipes because they lead you into bogs and other dangers.

anglesey /out/ here, but in total hiding for now.

snowdonia is crawling with weekend heroes dripping in gear from millets and tesco. north wales is a shithole in the summer, everywhere within 40mins travel of the a55 road gets rammed.

for now a bit of fishing is as /out/ as it gets for me

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Midlands here, not much to do /out/wise without travelling elsewhere. Do enjoy wildcamping but hard to do it in these parts, although have camped the Peak District and Dartmoor so far.

Most /out/ thing perhaps is that I live (alone) on a narrowboat, so can sail that down the canal if I wish and you're only one step away from being outside in any sense. Pic related, took it last week while having a cuppa

Moving to Plymouth for University soon so praying that the outlife down there is much better than current, especially since it's so close to Dartmoor and I'm studying a maritime course

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>>1089309

Also, for those interested in boatlife:

For the off-the-grid folks that post here sometimes, narrowboats are one way to go about it. Granted you have to buy a licence and be somewhere on Canal River Trust canals, you're free to move up and down the country as you please and moor wherever you like (with minimum moorings being a day and maximum a good long while. two weeks seems to be common near me, and nobody has any way to know how long you've been in a spot unless they've seen you over the time period).

So with this in mind, you can essentially move up and down the country without anyone knowing where you are if you have no internet or devices to track you. I don't really give a shit about that, but some people do

Water is obtained through free water points, and waste is disposed through little toilets dotted about (or over the side of the boat if you're a cunt). Electricity is maintained through the battery that charges when the engine is running, and fuel for said engine is sold by traders who go up and down the canal every so often (or in shops, obviously)

Pic related is very similar to my boat, although the hallway is a straight line with no obstructions in mine. Not sure if anyone really cares, but I found it pretty interesting when i first heard about this stuff

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solo camped in dartmoor the other day but live in suffolk so outing is harder here.
(pic related is one of two ticks I picked up, other was on my balls. Be careful out there)

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>>1089318
I saved for a narrow boat when I was younger, then I had a child and she killed that dream as I have to be close to her school and give her some stability... so I had to settle for bricks and mortar instead, but it's a rural(ish) area so I don't despise the wife too much, plus I have little people to make dens with.

Planning on taking a trip to the UK next year.
I was looking to do some hiking in Scotland and I've always heard that Glencoe is a beautiful place.
Anybody have any experience around there?

>>1089427
Glencoe is very beautiful, yes. Lots of opportunities for wild camping. We were there a few weeks ago and camped by a waterfall on the river Etive in the shadow of the Buachaille (pic related).

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>>1089457
Whoops

>>1089427

Campbell here. I went there once. It was nice.

>>1087482
>no trees
spoopy

>>1089309
>>1089318
this is interesting info, thanks. I've always wondered about boatlife since I walk on the canal quite often and see a little area of private moorings. People dock their boats there, secluded, and live on the large field/woodland area on the bank of the river in little nifty cabins. It's beautiful and definitely /out/. How expensive is living on a narrowboat?

Does anyone know about Brit fishery regulation? I was just reading a report about how the Atlantic Salmon are nearly fucked over there.

I'd be more willing to bet it has more to do with habitat though and unregulated or poorly regulated farming practices.

>>1089593
>believing media and fundraiser scare tactics

Stop being a useful idiot

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>>1089619
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40861649

I'm a fisheries scientist in the USA, I can't see the actual data for these fish, so maybe it's a scare tactic, but, I've only read about declining native fish in the UK and new invasive threats

>UK finally gets PINKED


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40610652


USA salmon stocks are doing pretty good considering how hard we tried to rape the shit out of them. The most concerning salmonid is for sure steelhead though (sea run rainbow trout).

>>1089626
Chinook runs in Western US are also still having a hard time.
This year is looking better, but its still way below historical runs.

t. Canadian fisheries tech

>>1089002
>Been climbing for for about 5 years now
How does someone get into that? I live in London.

>>1089634
Spring Chinook got ass fucked this year and we'll see on Fall Chinook. That being said, there has been a record return on the Columbia of total Chinook in 3 of the last 4 years (over 1 million total returning adults not including jacks)

Just this year Bristol Bay had a near record preterminal run size at 56 million fish.

>>1089650
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>>1089651
wow that really got fucked up somehow

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>>1089634

Indians kill hundreds of millions of steelhead and trout every year and are not subject to any regulations. They also receive billions in cash from dam operators (added to your electric bill) to help restore the fish they are wiping out. All cuz of injun privilege. Spare me your outrage.

>>1089656
.........you have no idea

i worked about 5 years on different rez's as a fish biologist, you wouldn't believe (or maybe you would) the rampant waste these stewards of the resource commit

I worked for one joint where I saw tens of thousands of fish go unreported (therefore science can never account for them or appropriately predict runsizes etc.) and the most common cause was spoilage.

Why did they most commonly spoil? They were too lazy to get ice or they passed out from taking too many drugs, it sounds like some racist story or some shit, but, I saw it with my own eyes.

Oh and what do they do with gill nets once they're done fishing or the nets don't work quite so good anymore? They just leave them in the river/bay and they become "ghost nets"

I've drysuited up countless times to survey rivers and one time in one river in WA I counted 5 >100' ghost nets in a .5 mile stretch, FILLED with live fish but mostly skeletons, the fuckin savages had the gall to ask why their rivers were fucked up and then who did they blame it on? White people sport fishing/commercial fishing in the ocean.

>>1089665
thats racist!

Think I'm gonna do Kinder Scout later this week (just a day hike, I have no overnight gear). Any recommendations on which route and what to see?

>>1087468

How do you know where you can take your kayak? I know at sea the rules are few and far between but inland do you need permission to use the rivers? other than your rod license is there anything else you need to pay for?

>>1089693
How’re you getting there, train or car? How long your route can be depends heavily on that.
As for routes, I’d recommend ascending Grindsbrook and descending Crowden. While you’re up there stick to the edges of the plateau, the middle is boggy, full of ditches and streams and has no landmarks for miles. Check out Kinder Downfall and the north edge if you have time.

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>>1089741
You can get a license to paddle most rivers and kayaks but it's more of a good faith thing, I don't have one and don't plan on getting one either.

Fuck the boat police!
On a serious note I spoke to some river trust dudes and they didn't give a shit that I didn't have the necessary papers

>>1089875
Canals*

>>1089645
There's a good college just outside Woking that runs a three month course. That'll get you your basic tickets to enter the industry. You'll probably have to company hop and work on the ground for about a year before you get a chance to start climbing properly, then depending on you work ethic and how fast you learn you can hope to climbing most days within a year and a half.

>>1089757
Train. I'm in Manchester so it's only a short journey to Edale train station. Thanks for the advice, I was thinking of doing Grindsbrook.

>>1089875
Do you need a separate license to breath, or to walk?

>>1090104

For what it's worth you certainly don't need one to fuck right off the edge of my dick.

>>1090026
Thanks a lot anon.

I wanna do my first solo wild camp in Wales and am torn between Cadair Idris and the Carneddau. Anyone have experience with this and/or suggestions? I wanna find somewhere high up and scenic but closeish to water if possible.

>>1090816
Have you not thought about going closer to home first?

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I need a new sleeping mat, any recommendations?

>>1090992
Apart from N. Wales there are zero wild camping options near me.

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>>1090998
I use the BW folding sleeping mat. Don't have an external frame ruck so it keeps mine stable. It's not fantastic, but it's cheap, compact, light, and keeps you alive. I'm sure there are warmer and comfier mats out there, but this one is mine.

>>1087534

>Applecross

patrician taste my lad

How popular are bothies on weekdays?

Went up Kinder Scout today. Some anon on here told me to descend via Crowden so I did but, instead of being sensible and taking the path which goes by it, I went straight down the middle. As an inexperienced hiker, I shat myself when I realised I had to climb down a steep drop/waterfall. Luckily I'm skinny and nimble so I could do it but if I was fat I'd have no chance. Took Grindsbrook up and it was ridiculously fun. Would recommend. Edale itself is very pretty too.

>>1087541
We've just got back from our annual Colonsay trip and noticed Oban seemed busier than usual especially the ferry port.

This year we mostly plinked with catapults, a spot of archery, went to see a washed up pilot whale and the usual rave in the forrest. 3 corny kegs of ale 1lb of dank(purely to trigger decrepid old farts like bepis) and some darn good food with my new dutchie. Good trip again will be returning next year

>>1091856
Glad you liked it. Try Bleaklow next time for something more moody. Ascent via Wildboar Clough is a proper stream scramble.

Do you guys take a small axe/hatchet wild camping?

>>1092038
Why would you?

>>1092230
To chop wood?

>>1092241
Why would you need to chop wood?

>>1092306

Generally speaking it takes wood to have a fire.

Nothing is as satisfying while /out/ than a nice fire. Anyone who says otherwise should stick to backyard camping

>>1092311
I /out/ on mountains rather than in forests and in Britain the two seldom coalesce.

>>1092311
You've not been wild camping in the UK before, have you?

>>1092038
Nope. Either I am camping in a wood with plenty of dead on the ground meaning I can find all my fuel with out the need to chopy or I am in an area with no trees where fire isn't an option.

For someone who is a pussy and scared of heights but an able scrambler, how scary is Striding Edge on Helvellyn? I know it's only grade 1 but, like, so is Crib Goch.

>>1089318
why is the bedroom besides the gas cylinder stowage?

>>1093374
In the Summer the Edge isn't too difficult, certainly easier than Crib Goch and if you do find it too much there's a small path just below it cuts out the scramble. In the winter, Striding Edge is a full mountaineering challenge and you should be equipped for and experienced in alpine ascents.

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Start at Edinburgh Uni in a week and my lassie is coming up on the 23rd. We're both into hiking and are looking for a challenging walk to do while she's here. Any suggestions?

>>1093466
damn, Edinburgh was my insurance choice and, since I had convinced myself I hadn't made the grades for my first choice, I was starting to get excited about starting at Edinburgh on account of the good hiking opportunities nearby. Enjoy yourself. I know nothing about what's challenging around there though, sorry, but I'm sure there are worse places to be for hiking.

>>1093466
Cape
Wrath
Trail

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>>1093400
>>1093374
I did Striding Edge in winter with my gf (pic related) with virtually no mountain experience between us and we were fine. I can imagine in summer it’s a walk in the park. Be prepared and equipped and don’t attempt it in poor visibility or high winds, but don’t listen to the scare stories.

Katie?

>>1093488
Was my insurance too lad, congrats on getting your first choice. Missed mine by a grade.

>>1093497
What a nice day. Clear winter days like this are my favourite.

>>1093497
2016/17 winter was the mildest for years. In a more average year there would have been a foot of snow overlaying the edge, and more importantly obscuring the edge. Also, the exit ramp, which is the most difficult bit in winter, would have been 10-15 degrees steeper. Don't avoid striding edge, but do know what you're doing before tackling it in winter

>>1089290
>Well unless we have britbong swinwalkers now we might be OK

In the UK we have fairies. You know, the fey folk, hob goblins, will-o'-the-wisps and bogies (literal Bogeymen). All of them 10 times worse than skin walkers because no one is smart enough to be afraid of them anymore.

>>1091856

I am going to walk the first part of the Pennine Way this weekend, Edale to Crowden, Any idea of how to get from Crowden to Manchester via public transport?
Currently just planning on just walking from Crowden to Hadfield and getting the train from there but any advice would be appreciated.

>>1094225
You can take the 350 bus from Crowden to Gun Inn, takes 15 minutes. Then take the 237 to Hadfield proper from there, another 10 minutes. Gun Inn to Hadfield is a good 20 minute walk if you prefer.