Chris Waldron’s Blog

After thousands of miles, hundreds of wild camps, teaching hundreds of hikers navigation and running numerous events in the mountains of the Lakes, Peak District, Wales and Scotland, here are some tales and advice on all such matters.

  • The 214 Wainwrights CheckMap
  • Why go Wild Camping? How could you benefit from that?
  • The Langdale Pikes and Storm Abigail
  • The Lake District: 50 years in, still not done
  • Coniston Coppermines
  • Scafell Pike via the Corridor Route
  • The Fairfield Horseshoe: A Circular walk from Rydal
  • Yewbarrow and the Netherbeck Round
  • An Extended Coledale Horseshoe from Braithwaite
  • Priest Hole Cave Wild Camp
  • The Ullswater Way
  • Sharp Edge Blencathra with Alan Hinkes
  • The Kentmere Horseshoe from Kentmere
  • My First Wainwright: Wansfell from Troutbeck
  • Jack’s Rake – Sneaking up on Pavey Ark
  • Helvellyn – The Adventurer’s route
  • Binsey and a bivvy
  • The Udale fells – Back o’ Skiddaw
  • Bakestall – The one that got away!
  • Great Mell Fell Walk: Ancient Trees & Blencathra Views
  • Pen-y-ghent from Horton-in-Ribblesdale – Best Hiking Route
  • Rivington Pike
  • Simple Wainwrights map and list
  • The Troutbeck Tongue from Troutbeck
  • The Skiddaw Massif – The Epic Route
  • Latrigg – an old dog’s last Wainwright
  • The Peak District: Wild Camping, Hiking and Exploring England’s First National Park
  • My Super-Ultralight Wild Camping Kit List
  • Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm review for wild camping
  • 3 Essentials for Ultralight Backpacking
  • Horton-in-Ribblesdale Camping & What To Do
  • Meeting Ranulph Fiennes: what it was like
  • Aircraft Crash Sites of the Lake District
  • Vango Tents – A 50 Year History
  • The origins of Ordnance Survey
  • Rydal Caves Walk
  • Rydal Caves and Caverns of the Lake District
  • What’s the Weather Like in the Lake District?
  • 9 Ways to Predict Scafell Pike’s Weather
  • 11 Knots You Must Use at Home and Camping
  • Why is Wild Camping Illegal?
  • Ben Vorlich from Loch Earn – Scotland Expedition
  • 5 Benefits Of Freeze Dried Food For Wild Camping
  • Best wild camping tents: the 3 that I would actually recommend
  • Astrophotography – Camera settings for stars
  • Photographing The Moon with a 300mm Lens
  • OS Maps Online – Route Planning
  • YHA Camping – Why Choose the YHA?
  • SAS Survival Handbook review for hillwalkers and campers
  • MLD Trailstar review: still worth it for wild camping?
  • Haystacks: the toughest, most adventurous route
  • The Grand Adventure
  • Black Sail Hut YHA – Spring Retreat 2021
  • What Do I NEED for Navigation in the Mountains?
  • Naked Bivvy Wild Camp in Kentmere
  • Hammock camping in the UK: Everything you need to know to get started
  • Paul Tierney – Running The Wainwrights Record
  • Lake District Caves Wild Camping
  • Steve Birkinshaw on the Book, Wainwrights and CFS
  • Vango Banshee 200 Review: Honest Wild Camping Test – 2026 update
  • What Kit Do I Need For Wild Camping?
  • Haystacks – The Wainwright Summit
  • Wild Camping in the UK – An Introduction
  • The New Blencathra Summit Stone
  • Winter Wild Camping Kit List
  • Scafell Pike in Winter
  • Wild Camping Kit List
  • Mountain Walking Kit List
  • Winter Walking And Gear You’ll Need
  • Wainwright Weekend Walk 2019
  • The Best Sleeping Bag for Wild Camping
  • Hydration & Water Purification
  • The Blencathra 9 – All Wainwrights around Mosedale and Saddleback
  • How To Stay Warm At Night Camping
  • Red Screes with the Dovedale Round
  • Sallows and Sour Howes Walk from Kentmere
  • High Street via the Riggindale Ridge
  • A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells
  • How fell running led me to the mountains
  • OookNest Gear Loft
  • OookBug Bivi
  • Trailstar 2OookStar Nest Pitching Instructions
  • Introducing the 2Oookan Duomid Nest
  • The Modular OookSystem
  • Unna Inna
Continue Shopping →
Item added to cart.
0 items - £0.00
Checkout