.. When you are steadily approaching 70, a 300 mile walk over hilly terrain is not to be taken too lightly; so I have had to do a few things to help me get ready.
First, physical preparation .. I am reasonably fit anyway and do a fair amount of walking. Still I have spent a couple of weeks in the Peak District and in the Calderdale area of Yorkshire in order to find some steep hills, boggy areas and heather moorland and negotiate them as best as I could. Whether that will prove sufficient, we shall see but I am feeling pretty good at the moment.
Second, routes and so forth. I have 1:25,000 OS maps on my phone and I have drawn a route, which is similar to the official Pennine Way trail but not quite identical. It does differ in a few places, as the following blogs will show. Also I have copied the route below. I'm doing this for the third time and I think a little license is allowable. I have also booked a few things .. a night in Edale and a night in Kirk Yetholm, rail passage between the two, and a night in Byrness. I haven't booked anything else, after all I will have a tent :-)
Third, equipment. I have an equipment list from each of my last two trips along the PW, in 2009 and 2014. The first time I was carrying 14Kg. The second time, 11Kg. This time, I am carrying 9.2Kg. I have copied the equipment list below. We are clearly heading in the right direction, although of course I could carry a lot less if I booked up every night's stop and so managed without a tent etc. And less still if I employed a firm to transport the baggage for me! One day it might come to that, I suppose; but not yet.
Future updates will be via my phone and will probably be briefer and less grammatical ..
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Pennine
Way 2019 |
Equipment |
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Basics |
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Rucksack [Zpacks Arcsoft] |
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591 |
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Sleeping bag [Zpacks] |
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818 |
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Sleeping mat [neoair xlite] |
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480 |
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Thermarest inflation sack |
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98 |
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cuben small sack |
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26 |
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Tent [Zpacks Hexamid] |
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667 |
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total: |
2,680 |
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Toiletries |
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Toiletries bag |
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(inner) |
290 |
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Sundries |
Toiletries bag |
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(outer) |
46 |
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Microfibre towel and cloth |
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55 |
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Suntan lotion |
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44 |
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total: |
435 |
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Equipment |
Bits & bobs bag |
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215 |
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Documents |
Sunglasses |
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69 |
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Steripen Freedom |
86 |
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Credit cards |
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25 |
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Samsung S8+ phone |
(spare!) |
173 |
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25Ah charger + transformer & 2
leads |
586 |
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Certificate! |
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25 |
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Equipment: |
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1,179 |
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Fleece |
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Rohan zip fleece (Orange) |
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318 |
Waterproofs |
Rohan Elite jacket |
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322 |
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Ultimate Direction waterproof
trousers |
122 |
Trousers |
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Rohan Escapers |
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295 |
Base layers |
Rohan Ultra Silver T (graphite l/s) |
112 |
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Rohan Ultra Silver T (royal blue
s/s) |
72 |
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Rohan ultra silver knicks |
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42 |
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Rohan Aether |
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boxers |
79 |
Accessories |
Paramo hat |
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64 |
Socks, |
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Rohan Liner socks (x2) |
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54 |
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Rohan socks |
(x2) |
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86 |
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Clothing: |
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1,566 |
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Base weight: |
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5,860 |
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Food &
Drink |
5x water bottles 3.5l total |
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124 |
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750ml water |
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750 |
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500ml wine |
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500 |
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food total: |
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2,000 |
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Food & drink: |
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3,374 |
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Carry Total: |
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9,234 |
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To Wear |
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Rohan microgrid fleece (navy blue) |
369 |
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Brasher Supalite boots |
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1,440 |
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Rohan GR Explorers 34L |
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296 |
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Rohan Ultra Silver T (graphite l/s) |
112 |
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Rohan Aether |
boxers |
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79 |
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Rohan socks + liner socks |
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75 |
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Trekmates |
gaiters |
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187 |
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Step counter |
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37 |
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Casio |
altimeter watch |
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93 |
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Penknife |
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102 |
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Rohan Ether walking poles (pair) |
348 |
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To Wear: |
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3,138 |
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Grand Total: |
12,372g |
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Pennine
Way 2019 - Itinerary |
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08 September |
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Drive up to Edale |
09 September |
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By train from Edale to KY |
10 September |
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Start PW |
11 September |
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Auchope Hut - Byrness |
12 September |
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Byrness - Bellingham |
13 September |
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Bellingham - Bardon Mill |
14 September |
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Bardon Mill - Alston |
15 September |
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Alston - High Cup Nick |
16 September |
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High Cup Nick - Middleton-in-Teesdale |
17 September |
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Rest morning in Middleton then walk to Blackton Bridge |
18 September |
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Blackton Bridge - Keld |
19 September |
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Keld - Hawes |
20 September |
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Hawes - Horton-in-Ribblesdale |
21 September |
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Horton-in-Ribblesdale - Malham |
22 September |
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Malham - Lothersdale |
23 September |
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Lothersdale - Hebden Bridge |
24 September |
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Hebden Bridge rest day |
25 September |
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Hebden Bridge - Standedge |
26 September |
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Standedge - Crowden |
27 September |
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Crowden - Edale via Kinder Scout |
28 September |
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My beautiful Z-Packs tent |
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High Cup Nick, one of the highlights of the Pennine Way |
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