ADVENTURE CAMPING – Kayaking – Mountain Biking – Fell Running – Coniston Hall Lake District UK

Pack the van with everything and get adventuring

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TENTS/SHELTER
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Naturehike Opalus 3 tent:
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[Music] [Music] wind CH top of my lungs what’s going on I said are you going to be my girl now then here we are in the Glorious Lake District and take a look at that Sky the old Sunshine is out and it seems like absolutely donies ago since I’ve uh had the sun on my face so when the sun comes out the top comes off so it’s going to be one of those weeks hopefully where we can actually get some vitamin D anyway as you can see I’m in the van we have got the kayak the mountain bike walking gear running gear and even swimming gear so we are going to head to a campsite and get ourselves settled in a lovely tent which is actually a new tent as well for me so I’m looking forward to getting that pitched and we’re going to have a week just enjoying and embracing all of this nature and that lovely Sunshine we’re also going to be meeting a load of random people that uh I’m going to be chilling with chatting with and having a beer with so it is going to be hopefully just an absolutely epic week anyway let’s get to that campsite and we will get pitched up and I’ll show you all the gear that I’ve got with me [Music] right we’re pulled up at the coniston hall campsite so let’s go check in give them some money e right we’re in I’ve paid £85 for five nights and currently I’ve pretty much got the place to myself there’s a handful of other people here but I’ve come to the far corner of the site and I’ve found this little flat area just to pitch my tent the van can sort of live next to me and then I’ve also got very easy access down to the Lakeside there so I can get my kayak on easy enough so pretty much happy days we’ve got butterflies floting fluttering around birds singing life is good and that sunshine [Music] look at that bad boy what a tent this is the Heim Planet backdoor classic and I bought this because I needed a tent as like a base tent for when I’m on a campsite so perfect for a scenario like this so it just gives me loads of space inside to store all my gear and then I can get out on an adventure from this point it’s a cool tent though it’s got this sort of exoskeleton which is an air section see it’s all it’s like um air beam tent so you pump all that up and it literally just hangs off it and it looks like some sort of weird sea creature but it is honestly awesome I mean you’ve got double door at the front here let’s just get inside and once you’re inside there’s absolutely acres and Acres of space we’ve also got a door on the back here so this actually opens up as well so you can have full air flow through there’s plenty of mesh all the way around as you can see I’ve got these little air vents and you can actually lift the outer fly there to let a bit more air flow through as well and then we’ve got a bit of a storage section at the top a lot of pockets and really it’s absolutely ideal for what I want it for and as I say that is as a base tent anyway let’s get out and we will get all the rest of the kit in and see how she fars eh the sun has gone in but like everything in life it’s only temporary and happiness always follows anyway I am completely unpacked apart from I have still got my bike in there and also the fridge and I’ll get those out when I as and when I need them but I’ve got my kayak sat down there I’ve got some charcoal and some wood which I brought with me and that’s going to get burnt on here so I can have a nice barbecue a double seat there which is just welome comfortable and then inside my tent I set up an absolutely gorgeous bed look at that and I’m well excited about this bed because it is bigger than my usual setup so I’ve got this mat which is one of my old thermarest and it’s 750 mm wide so it’s wider than the usual sort of 600 mil ones and I’ve also got a massive double down sleeping bag so that is just Comfort bit of storage at this side and then at the back here I’ve uh got space just because I can put that double seat in as and when I need it if it starts raining so that is the plan with that anyway let’s get down to the lake side and we’ll show you the lake yes absolutely yes not so Ace what a day it is absolutely Grand question is do I get myself out on the water or up on top of one of the mountains I don’t have that long left of the day but I sort of feel I want to get myself to the summit of the old man of conston which means I love to put my running shoes on and go blast up there yeah let’s do that e right I have got me run gear on and before I get sweaty let’s have a look where I can get cleaned up afterwards so we’ve got the gents here and another look in here there we go a lot of sinks not a sink you’ll be washing your face in I’m guessing these are yeah we’ve got a load of toilets here and then some showers which are 50 P A Time so I’ll be coming in there later and get all that sweat up e right let’s get out to bottom of that mountain and we’ll leg it up to the top e I’ve left the van just there and now we are going to blast to the summit of the old man of coniston I’m not messing about at all because I’ve got absolute minimal kit and there’s a couple of stra segments as well on the way up so I’m going to see how fast I can do them so let’s start the watch and we’re off let’s go steady uphill to start with before we get to the intense St although I’m feeling this already I’ll be right you want get fitter and faster if you do it right I think that’s enough of that let’s just get up there all this messing about for a camera when really I’m here to get fit that’s what it is and I’ve been trying trying to do a bit more running recently trying to get my park run time down cuz my fastest is put my local pack on it’s 1657 and I was always around the sort of 17 Mark and then I S slowed down and I S of dropped to maybe about 18 and a half and I thought that just is not me so I’ve up my game and just started running a bit more nothing specific or hard training anyway just getting out I’m trying to enjoy it a bit more as well anyway my last week’s par run time was 1734 so I’m definitely getting there but getting that time it just made me think there’s a chance I could get into that 16 again which is they’re they’re the fast Runners they really are anyway what lies ahead it’s a very steep climb up here wow yeah and this is where I’ve got to be careful not trip over but luckily I fell well then very easy to hurt yourself and break a wrist or an ankle I’ll just run into one person and he watches my videos a bit random but I’m going to see people generally they’re going to be in the fils out they or be recognized by people anyway anyway nice to meet Mike and he’s also staying on the same campsite as me so hopefully I’ll get to see him later if I get back down off here can you see that 2 km in recognize it quite iconic that old mining section and obviously all little mines everywhere the slag APS ah hard bloody hard there’s a town sort of halfway point is but I’m not stopping to there even though i’ Absolut love a dip cuz I am well hot but I need to keep moving and not stop until I’ve completed my challenge e we are 3.2 km in probably only a Kil to go maybe just over but this is the hardest part cuz it’s straight up look at that just taking that view while I can not worth risking on this though constantly concentrating on it legs are burning 3.7 K in that last 700 M was an absolute Beast killer our mates the GoPro door fell and I didn’t know where so I had to go back down a little bit to find it the last push to the finish the summit can it’s just up here whoa give that a touch and we’ll go to the actual trig point there we go epic what a run absolutely killed my legs but worth every step look at that look at the mountains there worth every breath and every burn in those legs and that’s where I’ve just come up from all the way up that path epic absolutely epic I’m going to I’m just going to take all this in for a minute Catch My Breath back before I head back down cuz obviously I’m quite uh naked up here got absolute minimal kit so I don’t want to be risking myself awesome life moves pretty fast but you got to stop take a look around once in a while or you could miss it one of the best sayings ever just awesome absolutely awesome so it was 4.12 km to the summit that is from the car and it has taken me 30 8 9 Minutes well there is a spot of rain coming down as you can see and I don’t want to get caught up here cuz I’ll get cold very quickly so without further Ado let’s leg it back down it is rough as this where you there concentration there we are back to the car stop the watch that was hard going an Under Foot that is just awful absolutely awful I rolled my left ankle and then I was sort of protecting that for a minute and I roll my right one because that floor is just there’s so many sort of juty little rocks that it’s just almost impossible to just get a nice clean strike with your foot so you’re concentrating so hard whil it’s on it anyway I’ve done it that’s my exercise today let’s get back showered chill out and I might even crack up a beer that’s better I’ve had a mediocre shower at best and I’ve washed off all that sweat and salt although I could have just stood outside cuz whil I was in there it did rain and if you can see my lovely little sofa there actually got wet so rather than sitting on that and getting a wet butt I’ve coming here to eat me dinner and I’ve made the most amazing salad look at this so we have got a full tin of salmon we’ve got some spinach carrot cucumber tomato pepper there’s some lettuce in there there’s some green beans and tomatoes did I say Tomatoes anyway it’s a decent salad and all I need to do now is put lashings of mayonnaise on it and also some balsamic vinegar and that will just be perfect so yeah nice and healthy but I’m probably going to wash it down with a beer a little bit of a contradiction there anyway let’s get stuck in spilling it some black pepper as well right let’s get stuck in I’m eating it out of a dog bowl as well stainless steel dog ball it’s not quite big enough cuz I can’t really mix it anyway let’s have a taste but it’s good is out beetroot as well one thing I forgot [Music] [Applause] hey up I’m currently lady my van relaxing after actually having a very calm and tranquil evening I’ve been out and just sort of chatted to a few people on the campsite so that’s been really nice I never had that beer so I’ve been completely healthy today by Running Up That Mountain and then coming back and having a decent salad and instead I’ve made myself a nice cup of tea so now I am going to sit back watch this film called mortal engines and I’m watching it on my TV screen here which is on Amazon Prime and it is hotspotting off my phone so luckily we got a bit of reception here at this campsite so yeah all good eh I feel good because obviously it’s getting out and doing some exercise and the fact that I’m camping tonight it always makes me feel brilliant anyway I’m going to continue relaxing by watching this film and we’ll see what tomorrow brings so we’ll see the morning morning flowers well I slept like a hibernating bear I have woke up my legs are pretty stiff after running yesterday yeah a good old I need anyway on today’s agenda let’s have a quick look at the weather forecast Clear Sunshine all day absolutely all day we got a height of 18° so it’s going to be comfortably warm so I think what I’ll do is get up have some breakfast and I’ll get on that mountain bike I reckon just go find a a local Trail to go blast around then this afternoon since it’s going to be nice and warm I’ll uh get on the water get that kayak out that’s the plan initiate plan let’s go it’s a bit Breezy and that’s making it a loud bit nippy as well so I’m saering me fleece just to keep me warm anyway breakfast time look at that we have got granola some natural yogurt red and green grapes and some blueberries so that is going to be divine so let’s get get stuck in [Music] [Music] definitely going now see you [Music] [Music] woo looky I stopped in time eh well that’s just beautiful little gorge in the sunshine here we go well it’s been a pleasure of a ride nice to be out on bike and be able to cover some distance I’ve had some well hiker bike really I’ve been walking up quite a lot of the uphills just because it’s unridable and then the fast downhills just really easy track and with a full suspension bike you’re just absolutely flying down anyway I’m about stuck I’m uh just coming through the woods and pretty much all these trees are falling down so time to lift this bike do a bit of climbing whoa watch me head it’s spiked in headed now we’re going under it’s like an assault C isn’t it there we are back to some downhill right then time for a paddle I’m well excited cuz I’ve not been in my boat for a while and that water is just beautifully flat we’ve got a little bit of a breeze coming through but now I can’t handle and it just means that I have to work a bit harder here and there which is always good for Fitness right let’s get in then try to do this without getting wet feet as well boom Lely War really is that’s not a bad view is that it don’t get much better than this does it sat on a kayak in the middle of a massive Lake just being part of nature if you look up Blissful in a dictionary there’s a little tiny video just showing exactly this sat drifting on a lake with a nice warm breeze we’ve got a lovely evening sunshine just hazily falling down onto my face and then the coniston Fells in the background there it don’t get much better than this does it it really doesn’t I sort of wish I just had a beer with me just to sit here and literally drift for half an hour or so and just enjoy that yeah yes sheer Bliss it is just the most awesome feeling being outside and just being part of it all there’s nothing better it just makes me feel so much happier than being sat at home and I’ve said it before and I will say it again how many memories do you have sat at home literally nothing they just all blend into one and you get out just have a bit of an adventure whatever that may be and those memories last forever and this is why all I want to do is promote for people to get outside and just be part of it embrace it be present in it awesome I’m showered the barbecue is lit all my kits dry in there the bed is ready for later I’ve got a seat there which is ready to be sat on one thing missing apart from the burgers which I’m going to cook but that is a beer let’s get into my fridge and we’ll grab one of these e we’ll able to do this while I tap the can oh I feel like I deserve this after all the uh exercise I’ve on today cheers guys awesome is the getting outside eh oh faith and you do get naked put the jammies on and then back on do you not do the whole like all right yeah but which my ex gave me gave to me is that right oh you need to get rid of that I know I need to speak person who bacon morning flowers well it don’t get much more peaceful than that does it which is actually quite appreciated just the fact that we sat around and had a few beers last night by a fire which was lovely but obviously it just makes you feel a little bit more hazed in the morning so I think I might have to get in there for a quick dip and that’ll fully make me alive that’s what it is Enlighten my brain you’re Bry I’ll be quiet y see I’m in I’m fine a bit of rain on yes thanks [Applause] [Applause] well that was nice a quick morning dip to energize the body and brain and now I’m actually just warming my body up with a cup of tea and me down jacket cuz it was Bloody cold in there anyway what we doing for the rest of the day I think I’m going to get on my kayak because there’s a load of people who are going to be on their sub boards heading just up the coast of this uh Lake to the cafe so I think I’ll join them why not a a nice steady one then maybe later on I might go for a run maybe we’ll see anyway currently I’m going to enjoy me cup of tea like a mass migration is [Applause] this spread your legs yeah yeah I’ve never master [Music] in [Music] it’s not my thing it’s not my thing day you can [Music] only know mental is it for