What an amazing achievement Sean Conway is trying to do 102 Ironmen in a row. 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, day after day for over 100 days. There is no way I could ever do any of this, or want to ride 112 ...

Sold to Phil.

With the rule (like bikes) one in one out.... I'm selling my Alpacka Caribou, it was my first packraft but now with lack of use and a new one in my sights it's time for it to go £375 gets you The original hade made American bike packing packraft in it's very popular original grey colour. It's inflat...

Where the bivi spot is, it's sandy, but only a short push from the gravel road that runs to the south.
Just follow the fat bike tyres.

Summitoppler and I are riding our Fat Bikes as we'll ride back to the start of our loop down the beach and through the sand dunes the morning afterwards.

faustus wrote: ↑Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:26 am Maybe Brant can buy it for a quid and it'll become HebTroBike..?

If no luck.
Give me a shout.
I have several contacts who will hire you one
Look for a Cat4+ and genny

An Instagram story of his said that he had to bail because of the savage winds

Not really bike packing.

But here the live link to Matt Page's tracker as he tries to beat Mark Beaumont's NC500 record

The tracker updates every 5 or so minutes and he's currently ahead.

https://live.opentracking.co.uk/nc5002023/

A Big Agnes UL chair
#GettingOldIsShite

Several potential bivi spots reccie'd for the Friday night, between Ainsdale and Crosby for the Friday night after Karl's talk

Verena wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 9:26 pmClever

More info and photos like this on this thread
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=23443

and this blog
https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.com/20 ... e-of-skye/

rudedog wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 11:27 pm Link didn't work for me - think it's because you forgot the https:// in your link

https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.com/

Thanks for the heads up, I've edited the first post now

If you like cycling, history, friendship, Scotland and photography over an 85 years span of time. This blog which Jeff helped me with in the early days of Covid lockdown #1 and just recently to cross the T's and dot the i's this blog is for you and of course Carol. https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.c...

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 4:16 pm 'South of Southport' ... sounds like a book title or maybe a film.

Do you fancy a trip up north and a bivi with us Stu?

If anyone is heading to Southport to listen to Karl's talk in Southport on Friday 7th July https://www.ents24.com/southport-events/southport-bijou-cinema/from-the-silk-mountain-race-to-alaska-an-evening-with-karl-booth/6767790 I'll be leading a few south to a bivi in between Southport and Crosby som...

On a project Jeff and I have been working on, Blog coming out very soon https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52898056495_01f7b5ca8b_k.jpg With a photo from a cycling trip from 1938 taken in the same spot https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52897665851_ed4a233056_k.jpg and this one https://live.static...

Spent 4 days and nights riding and packrafting on the Isle of Skye & Raasay Not looked at my better camera, these are my edited phone ones Here are some of my favourite shots and some amazing wild camps https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52898081698_7a2d737778_k.jpg https://live.staticflickr.co...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52875805468_1705c6edc2_b.jpg After the MIPS failed in my old one that I've had for years https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52875743745_39654a6e61_b.jpg A treat to mysefl before this week's upcoming wet weather forecasted trip to Scotlandchestershire But the wif...

Apart from No shows, DNS's and early mechanicals our little gang of 5 claim the shortest ever WRT at 27 miles over the 3 days..... Our old Lonely Hearts Club riders have formed into a brilliant bunch of like minded riders who are a pleasure to ride at any time throughout the year. Verena and I rode ...

Anyone found a fantastic weather forecast for this weekend as yet?

As said above

ADDRESS
45 Colorado Way
RHYD-Y-MEIRCH GB
NP7 4ER

This does not existt,

The hours are very long and 7 days a week as well.

Nothing on companies house on them

If it's too good to be try it usually is, avoid

Taylor wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:50 am

Rockbus wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:10 am I’m interested do we need to let them know if planning on staying in campervan overnight?

There's a carpark opposite that can take campers.

As Taylor says,
Park in the carpark opposite, we'll be there in our vans overnight.

Pub opens at 7pm normally

rudedog wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:43 pm

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:11 pm

rudedog wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:36 pm The Enlightened quilts (and Cumulus) have straps that attach to the quilt which then go round your sleep mat.

As long as I have the straps on, I never have an issue with a cold/draughty back.

Used the straps, still had the drafts

What quilt were you using?

Cumulus 250 and 450

rudedog wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2023 12:36 pm The Enlightened quilts (and Cumulus) have straps that attach to the quilt which then go round your sleep mat.

As long as I have the straps on, I never have an issue with a cold/draughty back.

Used the straps, still had the drafts

Stu, any midges to speak of in the area, as yet? Last time someone asked this was just prior to Bearstock. I said 'no' but fast-forward a few days and I'd never seen so many. Currently none ... but. :wink: Speaking of Bearstock. Please can we have another Bearstock this summer please Dee and Stuart...