It takes me ages to write a blog post, which is why they are so infrequent and the draft posts list for this blog is so long. I dabbled with video on the Loch Lomond Adventure and decided to give it another go. This may not be exciting I'm afraid, but let me know what you think. To make it more interesting count how many times I say "fantastic" and thought about adding Vic Reeves- Dizzy at one point but decided against it. The boat was
TGO Challenge – Videos
I recorded a few videos on the challenge, none very exciting. I really wish I had done more but was unsure how the camera battery would last. All very boring but they're embeded below anyway. I'd recommend you check out Phils videos a few have me in (oh no), like this.
1 night camp & 20L pack
I have been thinking about how light I could actually go for a day trip or 1 night wildcamp. I bought a Terra Nova Laser 20L pack to try as a day pack before I went to Finland but never had chance to test it before doing the TGO Challenge. When I got back I read a post Darren had done about getting everything into a SeatoSummit 20L pack. So while I still had everything lying about I thought I'd test my laser pack. Sorry the
TGO Challenge – Pictures
Below are a few of the pictures from the TGO Challenge. Heading for the sky (Bealach an Sgairn) 1st Night wildcamp at Loch Affric View as I woke up on Day Dark and Moody Loch Ness Garva Bridge View back towards Laggan & Garva Bridge Phil walking through the Lairig Ghru Derry Lodge camp Marr Lodge Bridge of Dee Balmoral View from Mount Keen St Cyrus
TGO Challenge 2010 Gear
I will break the roundup of the gear I carried on the challenge into multiple posts. My pack weight minus food and water was 7.51kg, this was at the end. This includes several things most would class as wearing like hat, gloves, buff and several other things. There are lots of items that I probably wouldn't take again and could get this under 7kg. Here's the first post with the major items. Pack - Golite Jam 2009: I bought this a few months ago when