Being of a younger generation I am fascinated by those early years on the Pennine Way so it was really interesting to watch your video and learn of your early experiences of it. There is no escaping how much easier the trail is now, in every respect, though having completed two PW's and hopefully a third this summer, i can attest that it still isn't without its complications! Subbed, and looking forward to watching the rest of your films. Thanks, James.
A great nostalgia trip. How we ever navigated with the OS 1 inch to the mile map I'll never know. No wonder I was always getting lost in my early trips to the Lakes and Snowdonia! The 1 inch tourist map, though, was a beautiful work of art. I still treasure mine of the Lakes and the Peak District.
You are right. In an effort to get my children into the hills, we started letterboxing in about 1985 and the Leisure Map of Dartmoor was the first one I had ever used. I love the tourist maps as well. I did the Lyke Wake Walk at university using the NY Moor Tourist Map and whereas everyone else had pop posters on the room walls, I had that map with the route marked on it in pride of place. I still have it upstairs. Thank you for watching. Steve Fletcher
@@DavidWilliams-tk3dy David Yes, I had it in mind as well for a future "Old man on the Cleveland Way again". Ian and I did it 2 years after the PW. It was the first place I saw an acorn sign. I loved the first 3 days across the moor but less keen on the bit from Saltburn to Filey.
Holding a fold up map, on the moor top, in a high wind was all part of the fun! Folding it into a small enough section to fit in a plastic wallet was all very well, but the bit you wanted was ALWAYS on the fold.
Yes. I was doing a Mountain Leadership Certificate in 2000. We were all told to get the weather proof versions and they were even harder. I remember on top of the Carnedds doing a night navigation exercise in high winds. Not easy. Thanks you for watching.
In many ways I miss the adventure that came with basic kit, where you became mire likely immersed in the weather rather than shielded from it. But as much as I have fond memories of parafin stoves and Icelandic sleeping bags, I've become too soft to swap it for my modern gear.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, the slabs do make a big difference. My walk this year was remarkable for its dryness but in 1967, knee deep peat bog was very much the order of each day. I don't mind the slabs because without them, there would probably be no Pennine Way. They have made finding your way a lot easier because it is very obvious where you have to go. Route finding was more difficult then, particularly in lowland areas where sign posting was very sparse to non existent. I actually preferred the slabs to the made up stone paths like Cam High Road and High Birkwith which were a bit of a trial on my old ankles. The day I arrived home this July was the start of my planning for the next trip somewhere because I was really missing the walk. Best regards, Steve Fletcher
Being of a younger generation I am fascinated by those early years on the Pennine Way so it was really interesting to watch your video and learn of your early experiences of it. There is no escaping how much easier the trail is now, in every respect, though having completed two PW's and hopefully a third this summer, i can attest that it still isn't without its complications! Subbed, and looking forward to watching the rest of your films. Thanks, James.
A great nostalgia trip. How we ever navigated with the OS 1 inch to the mile map I'll never know. No wonder I was always getting lost in my early trips to the Lakes and Snowdonia! The 1 inch tourist map, though, was a beautiful work of art. I still treasure mine of the Lakes and the Peak District.
You are right. In an effort to get my children into the hills, we started letterboxing in about 1985 and the Leisure Map of Dartmoor was the first one I had ever used. I love the tourist maps as well. I did the Lyke Wake Walk at university using the NY Moor Tourist Map and whereas everyone else had pop posters on the room walls, I had that map with the route marked on it in pride of place. I still have it upstairs. Thank you for watching. Steve Fletcher
@@anoldmanonthepenninewayaga9238 I too have the North York Moors 1 inch tourist map...and have a hankering after the Cleveland Way.
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David
Yes, I had it in mind as well for a future "Old man on the Cleveland Way again". Ian and I did it 2 years after the PW. It was the first place I saw an acorn sign. I loved the first 3 days across the moor but less keen on the bit from Saltburn to Filey.
Holding a fold up map, on the moor top, in a high wind was all part of the fun! Folding it into a small enough section to fit in a plastic wallet was all very well, but the bit you wanted was ALWAYS on the fold.
Yes. I was doing a Mountain Leadership Certificate in 2000. We were all told to get the weather proof versions and they were even harder. I remember on top of the Carnedds doing a night navigation exercise in high winds. Not easy. Thanks you for watching.
What an interesting video. Thanks for the effort.
Steven. Thank you for your kind words.
In many ways I miss the adventure that came with basic kit, where you became mire likely immersed in the weather rather than shielded from it. But as much as I have fond memories of parafin stoves and Icelandic sleeping bags, I've become too soft to swap it for my modern gear.
Interesting, cheers
Well I wasn't born in 1967 so! 😁 You did it before the flag stones - that's cool 😎
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, the slabs do make a big difference. My walk this year was remarkable for its dryness but in 1967, knee deep peat bog was very much the order of each day. I don't mind the slabs because without them, there would probably be no Pennine Way. They have made finding your way a lot easier because it is very obvious where you have to go. Route finding was more difficult then, particularly in lowland areas where sign posting was very sparse to non existent. I actually preferred the slabs to the made up stone paths like Cam High Road and High Birkwith which were a bit of a trial on my old ankles.
The day I arrived home this July was the start of my planning for the next trip somewhere because I was really missing the walk. Best regards, Steve Fletcher