Hiking thread

I'm sure Kinder Scout etc has been mentioned already, but I just wanted to add that if you're travelling by public transport and/or you want to be able to drink, a nice way to do it is get the bus to Hayfield from Stockport, then walk over the top and get the train back from Edale. (More interesting than going and coming back from the same place, IMO).
 
dickie davies said:
Just so disappointed with the Merrell. They were well over £100

I've been doing some research and will more than likely end up with leather
I'm thinking of just going for a cheaper option and replace them annually if required. I can still use the Merrell in the dry
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Merrells were great for comfort but crap for durability.

I wear Meindl Bhutan's in the winter. Perfect.
 
squirtyflower said:
The main thing to take from it is that boots are of a personal nature as everyone’s feet are different.

A couple of years ago I wanted a new pair with money no object. I tried on everything they had, including makes like Scarpa, but the only really comfy ones were Merrell.
Ended up buying the next comfiest for my feet which was a pair of Hi-Tecs (!) at half the price. They’re leather and you do have to look after them, but no more so than my synthetic boots did.
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Scarpa Manta M4 are my go to. They are pretty bomb proof, and I've used them all year round.

I've done scramblesand lead climbing up to VDiff trad in them, plus worn them with crampons in the Cairngorms.
 
My big toe nail still black after my Xmas eve kinder shout walk and a crazy idea doing 10k at weekend has turned it from an improving purple colour to absolutely Jet black and think I may lose my nail.
 
worsleyweb said:
My big toe nail still black after my Xmas eve kinder shout walk and a crazy idea doing 10k at weekend has turned it from an improving purple colour to absolutely Jet black and think I may lose my nail.
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Wait till you run a marathon, lose more than one... my little toe nails haven’t been the same since my first marathon
 
Took the kids uo to dovestones this morning, great little tootle round there, has anyone got any recommendations for any other localish walks with the kids?
They both eight, we've done rivington a few times and now dovestones, was thinking maybe mam tor? Or something along those lines.
As a side post, got to the car park at dovestones at 9.15 this morning and the warden was already out stalking the cars, he wouldnt let me put a ticket on a car he was just about to book as he said he'd already put it through, ffs mahrez for the sake of two quid someone was coming back feeling great from a decent walk to having their balloon well and truly burst
 
Anyone into weighted walking?

I’ve been doing quite a lot of it over the last year and finding the weights I use in my bag are too light now, and they take up too much room anyway so can’t pack anything else into my bag (been using compact medicine balls).

Does anyone have any recommendations for weights to use in my bag, and even a more hard wearing bag that will take some heavier weights (can’t see the straps on my Adidas rucksack taking too much weight)?
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Anyone into weighted walking?

I’ve been doing quite a lot of it over the last year and finding the weights I use in my bag are too light now, and they take up too much room anyway so can’t pack anything else into my bag (been using compact medicine balls).

Does anyone have any recommendations for weights to use in my bag, and even a more hard wearing bag that will take some heavier weights (can’t see the straps on my Adidas rucksack taking too much weight)?
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I use a 20kg weighted vest mate with space for an additional 20kg. Could always get a huge hiking backpack and load it with 20kg plates haha! Great exercise though. My legs have come on a lot since carrying around 30ish kilo for 15/20 miles.
 
Nick_1985 said:
I use a 20kg weighted vest mate with space for an additional 20kg. Could always get a huge hiking backpack and load it with 20kg plates haha! Great exercise though. My legs have come on a lot since carrying around 30ish kilo for 15/20 miles.
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I carry about 50kg every walk!
 
Double R said:
My god. Thats why I keep off Snowdon from April to October. Love going up off season like now. Especialy if theres a bit of snow.
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Well, go at the wrong time and you get snowed on. It's written on the tin!

Anybody on here done the Pembrokeshire coastal path? Two summers back I did a chunk of it (a small chunk, has to be said) from Milford Haven to Broad Haven via Dale and St Annes Head. I've got a thing about coastal paths. Having fields on one side of you, and the expanse of the sea on the other, for the whole way. Seagulls and terns wheeling above your head from time to time. I just love it. About three days walking at an easy pace. Virtually no serious gradients, and the path is well maintained. In short, an easy hike. I had glorious weather for two days, and got rained on for most of the third. No problem. I like my creature comforts when I'm hiking — the days of lugging heavy stuff on my back for the whole day are long gone — and stayed in B&Bs at night. There's a seriously good fish restaurant in Dale, as well, which is highly recommended. Does a good pint too. Not cheap (it's in the guides, and got Best Fish Restaurant in Wales or something of that sort the year I passed through).
Anybody done the whole Welsh coastal path? That would be a lot more than I could chew, I reckon.
 
Nick_1985 said:
I use a 20kg weighted vest mate with space for an additional 20kg. Could always get a huge hiking backpack and load it with 20kg plates haha! Great exercise though. My legs have come on a lot since carrying around 30ish kilo for 15/20 miles.
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I’ll look into those, nice one

(The vests, not your legs!)
 
gaz76 said:
Took the kids uo to dovestones this morning, great little tootle round there, has anyone got any recommendations for any other localish walks with the kids?
They both eight, we've done rivington a few times and now dovestones, was thinking maybe mam tor? Or something along those lines.
As a side post, got to the car park at dovestones at 9.15 this morning and the warden was already out stalking the cars, he wouldnt let me put a ticket on a car he was just about to book as he said he'd already put it through, ffs mahrez for the sake of two quid someone was coming back feeling great from a decent walk to having their balloon well and truly burst
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Blackstone edge mate is a good one for little ones, just past Hollingworth lake, Mam Tor and all those in that area are great but you’ll need to get there early for parking as they get quite busy.
 
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