The Cumbria way. we had a full survival situation on day two! 

After months of planning the Cumbria way is finally here. Adam In the wild. / @adaminthewild8915 Camping Dan 85. / @campingdan85 and I start the 75 mile walk from Ulverston to Carlisle. The plan for the first 2 days was to get past Keswick to give ourselves the easiest chance of finishing this challenge and the least amount of miles to do in the second 2 days. The first day was a breeze with a nice frosty start. But at 14:00 on day 1 it started to rain, and didn't stop for over 24 hrs. We walked all of day 2 in the rain, and were soaked to the bone when we reached Stake pass, which is when the wind started! The climb up Stake pass was difficult in those conditions, filming was also difficult. We hoped to get some respite from the weather at the top...No such luck... On reaching the top all the little streams that we should have easily stepped over were full on torrents of rivers 3m to 5m across, and like a maze, we had to throw our rucksacks over and take a running jump to cross, and still landing in the water, sometimes up to our knees, what should have taken 20 minutes, took us 3 hours😳 we did this 4 times up top and a further 3 or 4 times on the way down, we were wet, cold and exhausted 😩 we were then met with flooded paths 1 to 2 ft deep in water, with no way around, already soaked we just trudged through them. We headed into Borrowdale verging on hypothermia and saw the sign for the youth hostel.... what a life saver. We booked in there for the night, we showered, ate and drank. In the morning our kit was dry after a night in the drying room, but our boots were still soaked. So we took advice from family and good friends, and took a rest day and spent a second night in the hostel. What a great day chilling out in the YHA at Borrowdale, I can't recommend this place highly enough, I'd rather stay there than a hotel. fully recharged and dry, we then prepare for 2 more days of hiking to complete our challenge. All this is in memory of my Mum, and to raise money for the Great North Air ambulance, here's a link to the just giving page if anyone would like to donate. www.justgiving...
stay tuned for part two, and I hope you enjoyed this first part. atb Paul 🙏 🏕 🏕🏕😁 #camping #survival #mountains