Phil Waud Wild Camping

 Route Bolehill Quarry is a very short walk from Surprise View car park. There is a good mobile phone signal so you can use your phone to pay. When we returned the next morning, I paid for another two hours as we were going for a walk around Millstone Edge - good job because a very keen warden arrived and was sure he had caught me out! I would advise folk to use the app to pay for the mornings park as soon as they are able. We left the bags at the van and had a good walk around the quarry. We didn't spot any deer, but its such a stunning place and you could easily spend hours, days even, exploring. After picking up our bags, we found a spot on one of the quarry terraces and had a great nights camp. Weather The weather was glorious! No rain or wind and bright sunlight. The temperature did drop down to just above freezing overnight. Equipment I used the OEX Salamanda with a three season Coleman sleeping bag. I had plenty of layers but didnt take my down clothing - ample warm enough. ...

Route After parking at Upper Booth car park, I followed the Pennine Way along to Jacob's Ladder. After collecting water, I climbed the fence line right up onto the Kinder Plateau to an area just below Woolpacks. There are plenty of flat spots, either on top of the heather or on some of the exposed peat areas. The next morning, I followed a path northwards along the top of Crowden Clough before climbing the short distance onto Woolpacks. I followed the edge path past Pym's Chair and Noe Stool, meeting the Pennine Way, then climbing on to Swines Back. I found the site where Shane and I had camped and managed to find the 3FULgear carbon tent stake that I had lost on our camp. I was feeling quite good at this point and actually jogged down Jacob's Ladder and part of the way back to the car. Weather Temperatures in the low teens and hardly any wind on the way up, but I still had to layer up once I got to the camp site.  Some rain and wind gusts during the night dramatically stop...

 Route We parked at Upper Burbage bridge car park and walked up onto Higger Tor. Instead of following the path up onto the top and then down the "steps", we found a path slightly above Fiddlers Elbow which avoided some of the climb up and down. Shane and I had spotted a good camp spot on our last visit. After a quick tour round some of the features, we arrived on the western side of Carl Wark. You need a lot of space for two Lanshan's and we had to cross some of the two tents guylines. I found a spot actually underneath a rock for my bivvy. I tried a couple of tarp set ups but I was concerned about the tarp getting damaged on the gritstone so in the end I didnt use one. The route back in the morning was almost exactly the opposite, but we did actually all the way to the top of Higger Tor as its pretty easy from the Carl Wark side. Weather The forecast predicted quite ideal conditions, but the wind was relentless, if quite low. There was no rain at all. Temperatures got do...