Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This is day two of walking the Cumbria Way 2024. It was a long solo backpacking day with a cracking wild camping spot on top of the Wainwright 'Great Calva' at 690m in the north of the Lake District National Park.
I left Bays Brown Campsite at 9:30am and started thru hiking towards Mickleden past the Langdales Pikes. Towards the bottom at Mickleden is the start of Stake Pass towards Rosthwaite Fell. This is a really nice ascent hiking alongside Stake Gill on the Cumbrian Way.
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After the summit (478m) I made my way towards Derwentwater stopping at Flock-Inn Tea Room, Rosthwaite for some lunch.
I stopped again at Keswick to watch England play Denmark before heading up to the Northern Fells.
I decided to go slightly off piste and summit camped on Great Calve (690m) a short distance from Skiddaw House.
A tough end to a long day, but it was well worth it for the epic views of the Northern Fells and watching the sun set.
The backpacking and camping gear I took is listed below:
I buy my 3F UL Gear tents from Camperlists who stock all variants. All prices includes VAT and Duty and they're all genuine unlike many copies on AliExpress and Amazon.
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Pro version, single wall - £140
camperlists.com/collections/3f-ul-gear-tent-collection/products/3f-ul-lanshan-2-pro-tent?ref=azpizuhxua&variant=40293423677594
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Standard version, double wall - £134
camperlists.com/collections/3f-ul-gear-tent-collection/products/3f-ul-lanshan-2?ref=azpizuhxua&variant=44712859173018
Atom Packs 'The Mo' Backpacking Bag atompacks.co.uk/products/the-mo-custom
Leki Makalu FX Carbon Trekking Poles leki.co.uk/item/601/Leki/Leki-Makalu-FX-Carbon-Standard.html
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' Tent
Zenbivy Light Sleeping Bag zenbivy.co.uk/pages/light-bed
Decathlon Forclaz Pillow tidd.ly/4aWg7XG
Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated Sleeping Pad valleyandpeak.co.uk/products/big-agnes-rapide-sl-insulated-sleeping-mat
Jetboil Stash Camping Stove System amzn.to/3ze97rn
Pouch Meals from Basecampfood basecampfood.com
Sea to Summit Spork amzn.to/44hHM2S
Katadyn BeFree Water Filter amzn.to/44lFRu1
Smart Water Bottle
Pee Bottle
Mountain Equipment Ibex Shorts tidd.ly/4bgb3wY
Montane Terra Lite Trousers amzn.to/3zfamGG
Darn Tough and 1000 Mile Socks tidd.ly/4dgqPda
Proskins Base Layers amzn.to/4caEm4V (top) amzn.to/3REI8vm (bottoms)
Mountain Equipment Eclipse Jacket (Fleece) mountain-equipment.co.uk/products/eclipse-hooded-mens-jacket
2 x Mountain Equipment Tee's and OMM Tee
Inov-8 Race waterproofs tidd.ly/3UBb60X (pants) tidd.ly/3WiBRbS (top)
Nitecore NB 20000 Power Bank amzn.to/3UBZtXH NB10000 amzn.to/3V2AH33
Garmin Messenger Satellite Device amzn.to/49Za6It
Coros Vertix 2S GPS Watch uk.coros.com/vertix2s
Flextail Gear Tiny Pump 2X amzn.to/4cvOC7z
Sandmarc Pro Head Torch sandmarc.com/products/pro-headlamp
Oakley Frogkins Sunglasses amzn.to/3VEBzKi
Pack Liner
Sea to Summit Drybags for sleeping bag, clothing, toiletries and electronics
OMM Chest Rig theomm.com/product/chest-pod
Exped Vista waterproof bags amzn.to/4boLGcY
OEX towel amzn.to/3WRfoCT
If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK
Thanks, Andy.
#wildcamping #backpacking #lakedistrict
This is day two of walking the Cumbria Way 2024. It was a long solo backpacking day with a cracking wild camping spot on top of the Wainwright 'Great Calva' at 690m in the north of the Lake District National Park.
I left Bays Brown Campsite at 9:30am and started thru hiking towards Mickleden past the Langdales Pikes. Towards the bottom at Mickleden is the start of Stake Pass towards Rosthwaite Fell. This is a really nice ascent hiking alongside Stake Gill on the Cumbrian Way.
Follow my Insta for daily updates instagram.com/backpacking_uk
After the summit (478m) I made my way towards Derwentwater stopping at Flock-Inn Tea Room, Rosthwaite for some lunch.
I stopped again at Keswick to watch England play Denmark before heading up to the Northern Fells.
I decided to go slightly off piste and summit camped on Great Calve (690m) a short distance from Skiddaw House.
A tough end to a long day, but it was well worth it for the epic views of the Northern Fells and watching the sun set.
The backpacking and camping gear I took is listed below:
I buy my 3F UL Gear tents from Camperlists who stock all variants. All prices includes VAT and Duty and they're all genuine unlike many copies on AliExpress and Amazon.
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Pro version, single wall - £140
camperlists.com/collections/3f-ul-gear-tent-collection/products/3f-ul-lanshan-2-pro-tent?ref=azpizuhxua&variant=40293423677594
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' - Standard version, double wall - £134
camperlists.com/collections/3f-ul-gear-tent-collection/products/3f-ul-lanshan-2?ref=azpizuhxua&variant=44712859173018
Atom Packs 'The Mo' Backpacking Bag atompacks.co.uk/products/the-mo-custom
Leki Makalu FX Carbon Trekking Poles leki.co.uk/item/601/Leki/Leki-Makalu-FX-Carbon-Standard.html
3F UL Gear Lanshan 2 '4 Season' Tent
Zenbivy Light Sleeping Bag zenbivy.co.uk/pages/light-bed
Decathlon Forclaz Pillow tidd.ly/4aWg7XG
Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated Sleeping Pad valleyandpeak.co.uk/products/big-agnes-rapide-sl-insulated-sleeping-mat
Jetboil Stash Camping Stove System amzn.to/3ze97rn
Pouch Meals from Basecampfood basecampfood.com
Sea to Summit Spork amzn.to/44hHM2S
Katadyn BeFree Water Filter amzn.to/44lFRu1
Smart Water Bottle
Pee Bottle
Mountain Equipment Ibex Shorts tidd.ly/4bgb3wY
Montane Terra Lite Trousers amzn.to/3zfamGG
Darn Tough and 1000 Mile Socks tidd.ly/4dgqPda
Proskins Base Layers amzn.to/4caEm4V (top) amzn.to/3REI8vm (bottoms)
Mountain Equipment Eclipse Jacket (Fleece) mountain-equipment.co.uk/products/eclipse-hooded-mens-jacket
2 x Mountain Equipment Tee's and OMM Tee
Inov-8 Race waterproofs tidd.ly/3UBb60X (pants) tidd.ly/3WiBRbS (top)
Nitecore NB 20000 Power Bank amzn.to/3UBZtXH NB10000 amzn.to/3V2AH33
Garmin Messenger Satellite Device amzn.to/49Za6It
Coros Vertix 2S GPS Watch uk.coros.com/vertix2s
Flextail Gear Tiny Pump 2X amzn.to/4cvOC7z
Sandmarc Pro Head Torch sandmarc.com/products/pro-headlamp
Oakley Frogkins Sunglasses amzn.to/3VEBzKi
Pack Liner
Sea to Summit Drybags for sleeping bag, clothing, toiletries and electronics
OMM Chest Rig theomm.com/product/chest-pod
Exped Vista waterproof bags amzn.to/4boLGcY
OEX towel amzn.to/3WRfoCT
If you are into your hiking, backpacking and wild camping please SUBSCRIBE @BackpackingUK
Thanks, Andy.
#wildcamping #backpacking #lakedistrict
