Wainwright's COAST to COAST #1 - Hike the days, Camp the nights - St Bees to Shap

190 miles and 28,000 feet of ascent, that is what it takes to follow in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright on his Coast to Coast walk which he completed in 1972. Starting in St Bees on the west coast of England we endeavour to complete our journey by arriving in Robin Hoods Bay in 12 days.

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My daughter and I, had chosen late July early August for this transverse in the hope that the weather would be reasonable. However, the weather gods had decided to share one of the worst summers on record, severe weather warnings seemed to be the norm for our journey.

As will be seen in the videos this did not curtail our ambition, we still did a number of nights wild camping but also varied our experience by using pub gardens the YHA and other great campsites. This was also a great chance to test our individual solo tents which included the Nero OSMO Hornet tent and the MSR Hubba Nx Tent.

The first video covers the 64 mile challenge we encounter through the Lakes District from St Bees to Shap.