Cheeky Monkey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:46 pm That's a lovely shot of Glen Feshie

Thanks

slarge wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:51 pm I might suggest a better choice of music and you'll fly round

Fair

whitestone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:48 pm Anyway, all this is WAAAAAAY off topic

True! And BTW, my interest in ITTs was much inspired by your blogposts on the HT550 and other routes so thank you

I would love to give the HT550 a crack next year, but realise it's 3x length of the Cairngorms Loop!

Hmmm, working for me on Safari and Chrome on a Mac. Not sure what the issue would be.

ScotRoutes wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:50 pm FWIW I can see all of the photos...

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Good luck on the group start. I couldn't make the September date this year which is why I went solo.

Thanks! Not sure what's going on with the photos. I can see them and the JPGs are sitting on my website. I'll log out of Wordpress and see what happens but they should be public. What happens when you click this link? http://mountainpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-08-02-09.06.25-e1565702...

A couple of years’ ago I made a podcast episode about bikepacking, riding from Beauly to Kyle of Lochalsh via Glen Affric with Lee Craigie. ( http://mountainpodcast.com/episode/18-where-the-road-runs-out/ ) Lee was brilliant - of course - but bikepacking as a way of travel completely captured my ima...

Thanks Bob, that does explain the other mystery. I’d figured out that the file was called bike hike course on the Garmin, but had no idea why.

Just re-uploaded that file (which is a Track) and used the Where To? icon to load it. Works fine and the whole file loads.

It was the Route/Track terminology that had me confused. Thanks for guiding me towards the solution!

The original file was sent to me by a friend, but no idea where he got it from. Here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz80RwJxb40xYXAxZjZzSEVWSkJiX09jVWRJRS04LXBCYnpB/view?usp=sharing Would be interested to hear what happens when you load it. Almost certain it'll be user error on my part. THa...

I put it in Garmin\GPX. This worked with the local loop I loaded in there, although it was only a 6km route.

Then I selected the Route Planner icon on the GPS unit and selected my Route. There's also a Where To? icon, but I didn't use that.

When it was a Track it wouldn't show up in the "Route Planner" section on the GPS and so I couldn't load the GPX file.

It was a track, but I'd converted it to a route using Viewranger and exported it as a new GPX file. Would that work? Or does Garmin need a special route format?

I rode the Cairngoms Loop last weekend and borrowed a friend's Garmin Dakota 20. I've never used a GPS unit before but I managed to load the Open Street Map as a base map and a GPX file. I tried it out on a local loop and all seemed fine. Then I loaded up the Caingorm Loop GPX file and set off from ...

Nice work! That looks really well made and good size to weight ratio

Day 2 of a failed ridgeway double, Easter 2018. I had to bail to a commercial campsite to be able to stand it their free showers until I stopped shivering... When I was in my Borah was the only time in 48 hours when I wasn't get wet from the constant heavy rain but the tarp provides enough coverage...

Alpkit Ordos 2? 1.3Kg and £255. Not used that particular model but I've had good experiences with other Alpkit tents.

I had the same issue with my Alpkit Stingray. I measured it out exactly to fit the frame, but it was definitely a bit slack when fitted. I'm sure Alpkit followed the template precisely, but I should have ordered it a a couple of centimetres shorter so it stretched to fill the space. That said, it's ...

I live in the Trossachs and got my first three bites in the garden yesterday evening. Not quite west coast, but they've definitely arrived.

That's useful useful info, thanks - I will check out the slippy thread :) I'm looking for a bag with more of an emphasis on breathability than waterproofness, but sounds like the Borah bags might be designed for drier climates than Scotland. And cheers Teetosugars, will have a look at the Bespoke Ul...

Good to know! Just found your full review on this tarp which is really helpful, thanks. Will add it to the list of options.

If you’re bivying you won’t have a problem as the bylaw only applies to shelters (tents or tarps), so a bivy doesn’t count. But to be honest you’d be very unlucky to see a ranger, especially if you’re discreet. I live in the Trossachs, so i’m constantly roaming around these tracks on my bike and I’v...

Cheers. That shelter looks interesting, I wonder what it’s like for condensation?

Will be used for quick overnighters and hopefully a race next year. Midge protection a must. At the moment the tarp and ultralight bivy from Borah Gear seem a good combo - I see they've been recommended a lot over the last few years. Are there any small-scale manufacturers in the UK making similar g...

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Funnily enough, I found this site last week and received the order yesterday... Two cordlocs in a big box sent from Germany!

Well damn, looks like Ace Supplies have now removed these from sale... just getting a 404 when I click on the link.