Phil Waud Wild Camping

Route We parked in Upper Booth Car Park which somehow manages to get a wifi signal so you can pay by phone using the RingGo app and location code 51703. You can also use a card on the machine. Its a quick walk along the Pennine Way and then you have a choice of walking up the stone steps of Jacobs Ladder, or following the Packhorse route which is a little less steep but slightly longer. The two routes come together at the beehive cairn and the climb upwards continues onto the Kinder Plateau. Follow the signs for Edale Cross and continue past it, dropping down to find a good, strong and clear source of water at Stony Ford on Oaken Clough. Heading back to the cross, this time turning northwards and up the steep but short ascent to Swines Back. The wind was baltic, and we had to find a camp spot quickly as we were running out of daylight. My preferred slots were too exposed but we managed to find a sheltered spot next to a peat hag. The Lanshan was double pegged and had one side set lower...

 Route The Upper Burbage Car Park does not have a signal, but you are allowed to pay for your parking afterwards (dont forget though - they may very well check). It is only a very short walk along Higger Tor and then across a small expanse of Burbage Moor onto Carl Wark. If you need to get water, the Burbage Brook is fast flowing, but does flow past a lot of farmland so will need to be filtered. Weather The forecast was pretty much perfect both for the time of year and also for bivvy camping. Overnight temperature dropped to 6 degrees and it stayed dry with little wind. Equipment I was using the Alpkit Bivvy for the first time, along with a DD Ultralight 3 x 3 tarp. I used a Fire Maple skillet to prepare the Mac and Cheese and also a full breakfast next morning. The Fire Maple Dandelion table was a good swap weightwise for a chair. Summary This was my first bivvy camp in the Alpkit Elan. Certainly, a lot to learn in terms of keeping things organi...

Route For the second day on Kinder, I hiked back down Grindslow to meet my daughter and partner at Edale car park. We walked along Grindsbrook and scrambled up the western fork after collecting water from the spring. Following the edge path along to the eastern fork, we then walked along the Grindsbrook stream path past Four Jacks Cabin. We then headed over the moor to the very top of the moor. Weather The sun was out for the whole day and the wind was below five miles an hour. It was a clear sky, so temperatures got down to three degrees Celsius. It was great to wake up to a second clag free sunrise. Equipment Nothing new today! Summary The second night of this camp was also incredible! Climbing back down Grindslow only to climb straight back up Grindsbrook was a very strenuous experience, but well worth it. Hannah and Danny had a great camp and it was a lovely family experience.

Route I parked in Edale and walked Grindslow, following the packhorse route. I didn't go right to the top, I walked in front of Grindslow and joined the edge path.  I met up with Steve and Simon, and we followed the ancient trail across from Crowden Clough up to Rabbit Rock. Weather The weather was dry, small gusts of wind and temperatures of about ten Degrees. Overnight, the slight wind dropped to virtually nothing. Equipment I fitted some new guylines to the Lanshan, they worked very well but need shortening. I used the clips that I normally put on the doors to clip the inner to the pokes, this cut down the flappiness a lot. I used the wildside adventures set up, tried several times to light the stove, but had to go back to the carbon Speedster stove. I tried to go cup and plate free, but I'm not impressed. New equipment this week included Merrell Storm Strike boots and an Osprey Exos 58L backpack. Summary What a fantastic camp! The weather...

 Route We parked at Barber Booth car park, it's now a pay and display car park, you use the RingGo app and location code 51703 - however there was no phone signal but the cashless machine managed to take a payment via a card. We walked up the valley, broadly following the route of the river Noe, and joining the Pennine Way. The camp was on the side of the river at the base of Jacob's Ladder. Even though the site looks good, we couldn't find a level pitch and both Lanshan's gave their owners an awful nights sleep sliding off the airbed. Weather The forecast was for clear skies and low wind, which was exactly what we got! The temperature hit -1 during the evening, which was about 3 degrees inside the tent. In the morning there was a thick of ftost on one side of the tent, and the water on the roads had frozen. The sky was completely clear as we walked back to the car, and a small amount of mist appeared on Rushup Edge before burning off. Equipment Shane had a new khaki La...