tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post7840293593044672491..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Camping on the Scottish Watershed WalkChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-20514459433425632302014-04-09T22:42:58.955+01:002014-04-09T22:42:58.955+01:00Hi Roger, Ribbon of Wildness is the most complete ...Hi Roger, Ribbon of Wildness is the most complete description of the Watershed as far as I know. No-one has produced a GPS trail. There are some places where navigation is difficult because the Watershed isn't well-defined. The terrain is more of a problem though, at least in some places. Did you see this blog post about the navgation and terrain? http://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2013/07/Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-40457986279725803132014-04-09T18:59:59.928+01:002014-04-09T18:59:59.928+01:00Hi Chris, I love your blog but do you anywhere hav...Hi Chris, I love your blog but do you anywhere have a detailed description of the watershed walk? I've got the Ribbon of Wilderness but am curious particularly about any problems you had with navigation. Has anyone yet produced a GPS trail of the walk?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654008270273227214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-59985981773775440102013-09-12T00:13:33.264+01:002013-09-12T00:13:33.264+01:00John, I did have my Kestrel with me but I didn'...John, I did have my Kestrel with me but I didn't use it that night. Just moving camp in heavy rain and those winds at midnight was quite enough! I estimate the wind speed to have been in the 50-60mph range. The problem was that it was arriving in big gusts, following by calm, then another big gust.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-10918615038346187392013-09-11T20:51:43.206+01:002013-09-11T20:51:43.206+01:00Did you have your Kestrel weather reader with you ...Did you have your Kestrel weather reader with you on the walk? What was the wind speed when you had to move the Trailstar at Ben OSS?JohnHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744180368311998411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-33956177776008083542013-08-12T18:26:03.481+01:002013-08-12T18:26:03.481+01:00Thanks for the info re the Ultrahike. I've got...Thanks for the info re the Ultrahike. I've got one myself but still haven't used it in anger (I bought it for a week-long trip around Loch Monar that I haven't yet got round to doing!), good to know it did its job well.<br />Aha! I hadn't spotted the mesh inner in the pictures. You were all right then, like being in a tent. Looking forward to reading your full report!Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-37840952548104632732013-08-12T00:15:27.603+01:002013-08-12T00:15:27.603+01:00It is the Ultrahike and it was very good. I didn&#...It is the Ultrahike and it was very good. I didn't do anything about ticks and didn't pick any up as far as I know. I had an Oookworks mesh inner tent to keep out midges. This isn't a bivi but a proper inner with good headroom.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-46102998492571641352013-08-11T23:25:03.154+01:002013-08-11T23:25:03.154+01:00Lovely pitches indeed! That rucksack looks like th...Lovely pitches indeed! That rucksack looks like the Lightwave Ultrahike! How did you get one with it?? Also, what's your secret re ticks? Some special repellent? And do you have a bivy with a mesh? I'm not sure I'd be happy to camp so low in a TS in the summer with all the ticks around. Other than that, feeling quite envious of all those great pitches (I know, you got lots of wind andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-45849705579006537692013-08-11T19:08:18.772+01:002013-08-11T19:08:18.772+01:00Pitching porn! Some lovely sites. I always take a...Pitching porn! Some lovely sites. I always take at least one photo of every camping spot I use. nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559798362529117056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-46795452919853921552013-08-11T16:20:22.470+01:002013-08-11T16:20:22.470+01:00Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing! :)Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing! :)Sticks Bloghttp://sticksblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-38923575331002080152013-08-11T15:16:10.692+01:002013-08-11T15:16:10.692+01:00Wow!! How did I miss these! Great pitches. Thanks ...Wow!! How did I miss these! Great pitches. Thanks for sharing.Tony Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240034827464569055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-62513291822399460252013-08-09T00:07:28.260+01:002013-08-09T00:07:28.260+01:00Lovely set of photos Chris, very inspirational and...Lovely set of photos Chris, very inspirational and makes one tempted to try out the Trailstar! Your Fannich pic reminds me of a camp I had at the west end of the ridge, by the lochan on the col north of Sgurr nan Clach Geala ... perfect views over a cloud inversion to An Teallach.Nicholas Brooksnoreply@blogger.com