Hiking & Van Life in the Peak District
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2020
- We headed for an afternoon hike over Chrome & Parkhouse hills and then spent the night at Dowall Hall Farm Campsite in our van. I lost a bunch of footage from this video so apologies there is more talking than usual and less nice B-roll as I lost all the shots from my nicer B-roll camera :( Thanks for watching, as always.
Athena, Harvey & Oslo
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Hey everyone :) I unfortunately lost all my nice B-roll footage for this video, so it has ended up being a bit more vlog-style/chatty... I hope you don't mind! I usually don't like the videos when I talk loads partly because I'm a little self-conscious and also because I really enjoy the creative side of the filming/editing, but without the shots I couldn't make as nice a video as I'd hoped. I hope you like it anyway! Next week I'm doing my Mountain Leader training so there won't be a video but I'll see you in a couple of weeks :D xx
I really liked the chatty video ! Looking forward to the van conversion one too 😊
Good luck with your training, I hope you have a good time.
I actually really liked this kind of vlog.....
Love the video regardless! Best of luck with the Mountain Leader training, hopefully we hear all about it in a couple of weeks :D
It was a lovely balance. Nice to see more of Harvey and of course Mr Oslo 🌻
Talking as a landowner in a national park, I greatly enjoy your videos along with the message you convey. I wish every visitor could watch your videos and understand the values that you and Harvey present so beautifully; the respect you have for the land - to fully enjoy it without any compromise to work of those who care for the beautiful valleys, rivers and fells - it is greatly valued and I only hope your message grows.
Thank you so much, that’s really nice to hear 😊
Should never be anything else to start off with when hiking and being in nature.
The waste we produce is impossible to comprehend if we saw it.
And some people feel the need to put in extra effort sigh
good video
and an insightful comment from the other side of things.
Nice to see Harvey talking to the camera. My dog sits with me (on the sofa!) while I watch your videos and seems to really enjoy them! We love Oslo. 😊
As a farmer right smack bang in middle of Earl Sterndale these videos are great to see.. Ive walked these routes many times over the years,, Some of the best views anywhere.. And I've been all over the world.. Great video.
Another lovely video. Losing the b-roll did not detract from the overall enjoyment. Keep them coming Athena.
Lovely! Thank you for taking us along... love the videos with the van!
Watching your vlogs are good for the soul Athena
This is my all-time favourite walk in the peak District a beaut!
Thank you for this wonderful, relaxing video.Cheers ☕️to the 3 of you! 🥾🔨🦮
Location, production and content all absolutely perfect ! Super vid Athena and Harvey . Gorgeous boy Oslo .Thank you sooo much.x
Throughly enjoyed this vid. Great work. The reluctant vlogger Harvey was a nice touch too. Really nice to share your adventures with you both, and Oslo of course. Keep up the excellent work. Thank you.
Another great area of the Peak District! Thanks for showing us. Loved the video!
Enjoyed the video enormously Athena! The scenery, the music, you Harvey and oslo are such a great watch! Many thanks!
Thanks so much Stuart 🙂
I find these videos so relaxing and well done. The music fits them perfectly. It certainly makes me want to walk in the country more. Thank you!
Beautiful as always Athena. And well done Harvey, you’re a natural
Hello To the 3 of you. Once again Athena, a very enjoyable vlog to watch. I don't know if you realise this being the vlogger.. but your video's put people in a good place. There is something so calming about your video's.. glad to see Harvey trying his vlogging skills out. All the best and thanks again for sharing
Really great video, as always you never disappoint, I loved Harvey's cameo in front of the camera he's actually a natural and the last ten seconds made me smile!
Great video. Have watched lots of your videos now. Really good mix of information, photos and your views. Thank you
So well worth the wait and I am excited about the book. Thank you for sharing
Thank you!
We had a VW Camper & travelled all over South Africa. Our favourite safaris were to The Kruger Park where we took many many photos. Unfortunately it rusted away.
Welcome Harvey! Nice to have you join the ramblings!
Yes van tour/build video! 👌🏼
As always another inspiring video. look forward to the next one
Thank you 🙂
Wow Athena, your production skills are getting really good.. bravo!! Looking forward to seeing some drone shots of those beautiful valleys and rolling hills.
What a great video! You are the first Brits I have ever seen picking wild mushroom. I have done this when I lived in Germany with people who knew mushrooms. Some lovely photo shots. Oslo is a good one for smiles, at times he looks deep in thought, I wonder what he's thinking. I know some of the Peak District, Buxton, Edale, Goyt Valley, Dove Dale but not the area on this video, it was beautiful. Stay safe you three.
Brilliant. Looks lovely!!
Yay! Another Harvey and Athena vid! I'm not sure why I'm so enthused about watching more hiking as my legs are quite toasty and painful from my own mountain missions yesterday and today BUT now it has started to bucket down with rain so I guess this video is actually perfectly timed!
Thank you! I hope you enjoyed your hike 😊
Lovely video Athena.. Always add such beautiful music to your videos.. x
Excellent video as always
Great content love the area looks like a really good place to walk and like you said it's always good to walk in a circular walk rather than retreading your own footsteps and you see something new in the process. Stay safe and see you in the next.
Absolutely. Thank you David 😊
I really liked the video, thank you for sharing, I actually like your vlog-style videos the most, but everything you make is so lovely I wouldn't worry about having or not having b-roll
Thank you for another wonderful video Athena - especially enjoyed Harvey's solo camera moment, he's a natural! I left England for California a few years ago and am happy exploring and camping my way through the forest, beaches and deserts here but I've been especially homesick during lockdown and have loved seeing all the beauty of England through your eyes. Thank you!
Thank you! I love California 😊
I like your hiking method. Taking different route and enjoying different view. Thanks for sharing. 🍄🍣
Wow this is the perfect ending to my day. Just came home to my parents place after a looong hike. The beginning was lovely, but the way home was too steep for my knees. Now I am wrapped up in a hammock, thinking about watching your video again😂😂 I rewatch your videos a lot!😂😂♥️♥️
Aw that’s so nice! Thanks so much and I hope you have a great time with your parents 😊
Great video really enjoyed watching 👍🏻
Looking forward to the van tour 👍🏻
Thank you! It will be coming soon 😊
What I love about your channel is that you don’t commercialize everything that you’re doing. I mean, you’re more natural. In some channels, it seems like they’re too concerned about how to show everything aesthetically. Thank you :)
We're on a van camp this Thu/Fri/Sat in Crowdecote just in this area. Thanks for helping us look forward to it 😊
nice walk...that steep path up Hollins hill gives lovely views back towards Chrome hill.
Sounds like Harvey knows his mushrooms! A phrase someone once said to me is “All mushrooms are edible, some only once” Thank you for the vlog.
Great phrase.
Great video, will hopefully have a trip in my van this coming week.
All three of you take care, David
Really enjoyed this, even without the b roll, you had some lovely shots even without it, and the vlog style worked just fine.
I liked Harvey’s debut, encourage him to do more, we don’t mind rambling! Can’t wait to see what you do with your drone and the resulting footage. Your videos are the highlight of my week :)
Thanks so much! I will get him to do more 😊
great video Athena, despite the b-roll situation! its so inspiring that you have your own book! well done!!!
Rambling while rambling.
Very nice!
Hi, I went to Parkhouse last week and parked at Earl Sterndale too. Beautiful place. Sheep in full chorus. Don't worry about rambling on, it's what we do. Lovely video.
Hey Athena, lovely video again! I’m sorry you lost your B-roll but I just wanted to say I also really enjoyed this more chatty type of video so it would be fun to see more of that in the future too! As well as a return of your beautiful B-roll of course!
Thank you 😊
Had a wonderful weekend here thanks to your recommendation :) we will be returning!
Loved it!
I've just found your gorgeous channel! About to binge ♥️
This more chatty video was very nice and relaxing to watch, and Harvey's moment made me smile a lot, so cute 😂. You two + Oslo are always a pleasure to watch and listen to , i love your yt channel 🙌
Thanks so much 😊
Loved it!! Don't worry about the footage- this was perfect! You and Harvey are so lovely and his first vlogging was too cute, he mastered it really well:) your vlogs are my weekend gem, thanks for your Hard work! ⛰
Thank you so much 😊
Congratulations Harvey on your 'in front camera debut' it was great. Fantastic area to hike and camp
Thanks Chris!
What a beauty
Great video! I've not done either of these hills - although touched several parts of your route. Don't understand the missing 'B roll' shots- nor so much kissing the dog!
Earl Sterndale (The Silent Woman) and environs is a much neglected section of the Peak District - well done for highlighting the area. The quarries tend to divide this part of the the Derbyshire Dales. Quiet camping can be tricky - set up late and leave early works fine.
Hope MLC training went well. Fairly intense - but great for refreshing and focusing skills, and really enjoyable!
Great video again. Harvey is great, you can let him on more often :) Please can you also talk about your cooking gear such as stoves, also what you use when camping in a tent. Also I look forward to the van build video.
Great video, great to see that you take a few smaller routes round these places still ending up at the end 😊 Keep up the amazing work you do and please let us know when and where we can get the book. Thanks, Carl.
We spent this weekend in the van in the Peaks...climbed Dragons back today and spotted this camp site..
Hoping to stay there in the next few weeks...great video 👍⛰🚐
Your film made me explore this area more, camped at Dowell Hall. Great site & backpacked in the area, much quieter than Dark Peak area.
Great cafe in Longnor called Cobbles.
I have seen other videos from the U.K. where the the campground was more crowded, but this area of the peaks seems to be almost solitude. I live in St. Louis, U.S., and I don't own a car, so I haven't been out of the city since covid lockdown, and I enjoy seeing others' treks!
I love your videos! I’m getting a van for my first car in a year or so so me and my girlfriend can go to the lakes and hike. My mum has a cottage in the lakes as well so it’s perfect to go to! Thanks for the video!
That sounds like a perfect combination! 😊
Such a nice choice of tunes.
Another enjoyable video. I live quite close to where you were. In midsummer on the longest day of the year it is supposed to be possible to see a double sunset near to those two hills.
I love you Athena (and Harvey and of course Oslo) Love Mama xxx
Loved this video Athena as I've delivered bulk dairy feed to the farms in Longnor Hollinsclough Earl Sterndale for years and park the truck on the farms the night. Now my T5 build is finished i'm really really interested in you're book its a vanlife must I feel ....Cheers Diesel Dave
Great video thank you !
Parkhouse & Chrome are such lovely & distinct knolls. Great video again guys.
🐕🦺🚶♀️🚶♂️
I reckon Harvey smashed the vlogging ahah
Haha I’ll let him know 😊
Looks like you had a great time. I love Leak District. Only just discovered your channel and it's pleasure to watch your adventures. Keep up your great vlogging 👏🌄😁👍
Thanks so much!
Fantastic video as always! Me and my other half done this walk on the 30th of December 2019, it was very boggy in places but it was well worth muddy boots!:)
Another great video I enjoy them so much, I feel my self so relaxed watching them great secenry thanks for sharing athena Harvey and the handsome Oslo I be very weary of saying when your going anywhere at a specific date some not so nice folk around if you know what I mean don't want to sound negative but stay safe, loose lips sink shops and all that take care folks 😎
Yes of course 😊 I wouldn’t share the exact dates especially if going solo. Thanks for thinking of that 👍
@@RambleFamily thanks for reply athena stay safe
Oslo is one handsome dog 💕. Loved this x
He is 😍😍
Ironically I was there the other week stopped at same campsite for a couple of days. Nice video 👍
You do find some lovely places.....I might actually get your book, saying this laid by a river with my fire
What I’m witnessing, as are my likeminded friends who venture out in our home of Snowdonia, is that it’s better to keep the throngs away from the least trodden areas. The present footfall here is alarming to say the least, and more people are seeking out spots that the majority of visitors would previously not known about. Last week the waterfalls at Cwmllan near Snowden’s Watkin Path looked like an image from an 18-30 brochure. People swilling cans of lager, leaving their empties behind them for more conscientious types to clean up. I myself spent some time cleaning up the aftermath of a party a few years ago in that exact spot. A friend of mine kayaking on Llyn Gwynant was met with the site of dozens of beer bottles discarded on the shore beneath Elephant Rock. This type of thing at this present time is the norm it seems.
As a fan of this channel I’m wholly aware of your own ethos and how sacred these places you are visiting are to you, and that your footprint is an invisible one, as it should be. Please continue to promote this attitude towards the British countryside, as at this very moment it seems to be under massive pressure by the wrong type of tourist, now that Magaluf is out of bounds. The National Parks need more rangers than ever, with powers to impose heavy fines on litter throwing in these areas. Even a voluntary stewardship might work, with protection afforded to stewards willing to confront these often inebriated outdoor revellers.
Totally agree. I think in general people who watch my videos are also the caring and considerate sort but I’m aware of the responsibility I have to ensure people know how to protect the environments they roam in. I’m currently doing a ML training course in Snowdonia and we had a long discussion about it yesterday 🙂
Athena Mellor well, I enjoy your content immensely and am super sensitive about this issue. So I’m going to assume your viewers are of a similar knit to me. I’m sure they are. Hope you enjoy your ML. I’m planning on doing mine soon. Are you gonna post a vlog about the experience? Be good if you did👌
Great video Athena drones the way to go you cant beat aerial shots have a lovely fortnight all the best to you Harvey and super cool dog Oslo.....😎😎😎.....stewart
Looking forward to having a go with it! Thanks 😊
At 2:50, "I'm rambling". Yes because you're on a walk!
I'm sure I'm only one of many to re-assure you that you needn't feel self-conscious about talking to camera, you're a natural & make me smile. 16:02 ah Harvey, rambling indeed ! Everyone's a critic mate lol ! And Oslo so excited to be going in the van, what a star. Great vid again xx
Thanks Michael!! Oslo loves being in the van and camping 😍
could you do some kind of van tour or show how you deal with longer trips in it?
Your dp says no
Another fab video, thanks! Lovely area, last time I was there it was very, very wet - but still loved it. I believe the Chrome in Chrome Hill is pronounced to rhyme with broom, and is an old English word meaning bent or twisted :)
Ah really, I didn’t know the pronunciation. Thanks!
I came across your channel yesterday and I wanted to thank you for your inspirational work! I did solo wild camping for the first time in the hills recently and it’s so amazing to see other women being likeminded and enjoying similar things (my family and friends think I’m a bit nuts haha). I’ve been binge watching your content and you’re doing an amazing work. I’ve always felt that women should be getting inspired to do more outdoorsy things and not be scared of going solo as not all are lucky to have this mindset within their families and it can make them feel like the odd one out. It’s so important to see that we are not alone and that it’s perfectly safe and natural to enjoy these things regardless of the gender :) you do make a difference !
I know you’re eco-conscious so I hope you won’t take it the wrong way as you may not know this. Making cairns ( I saw your partner building one in one of the vid) is disturbing the natural habitat for many creatures and vegetation as that’s where they find shelter. In the hills it’s also dangerous as it can mislead the hikers but as rule of thumb any cairn that’s not used for navigation should go down. In some countries it’s even illegal to build them. Sorry for pointing this out but a lot of people don’t realise how it hurts the environment and the ecosystem.
Please keep up your TH-cam and websites work and continue being an inspiration 👌🏻 And see you in Kendal during the Festiwal one day 😀
Thanks so much for your lovely words! In terms of the cairns, I didn’t realise there was such an issue with making them so thank you for pointing it out 🙏🏼 I would never make one in the hills as I know they are for navigation. Those we were making on the beach was a little stone balancing we were trying out and we dismantled them afterwards 😊 xx
I just went back and binged your videos from the last month or so and something that struck me as I watched that I'd love to see would be more food details. Several times in multiple videos I see you preparing something that looks wonderful and each time I wish that I had a few more details about your food choices on your adventures. Maybe not full linked recipes but just a line in the details about your menu. This would be especially nice in your hillwalking/wildcamping videos - it would give your viewers some great ideas they might be able to adapt for their own adventures! Either way, I am thoroughly enjoying the lovely excursions you share with us. Thank you.
That’s a nice idea 😀 I can definitely start doing that.
Just discovered your channel . Beautiful videos thank you x
I can’t wait for the book
Yay!
Lovely video, you would never know that you lost a lot of B roll. Still a great watch.
Thanks! That’s good to know.
Thank you for sharing your journey 🥾 😎 Subscribed - Michael
Really enjoyed this video. Never actually realised how fast a pace you both walk . You really should do a video of your vinyl record collection. This is purely an assumption on my part as I think your editing along with your clever choice of music sets your videos apart
Thanks so much! Harvey has a big vinyl collection 😊
Really enjoyed having Harvey on the camera! Really good point about finding different tracks on walks, I'm often put off going to places like Snowdon because of all the people. May I ask what your book is about? :-)
I had to laugh at your comment of hiking Snowdon, not at you but it made me laugh as I visit the area often and see the carnage that is "parking" for people hiking the Pyg Track. Personally I keep driving to the other side and hike up the Watkins Path, you still have other folk but not many at all and you can help out the National Trust a bit too by camping at their farm at the foot of the path which a lovely wee place, although it's 2020 so not this year.
I'm currently on my first visit to the Peak District just now as well so I may just look at some of the places you've been and check them out after I've had a look at Dovedale.
Epic is ok, but simply beautiful is amazing :-) Totally understand were you are going with this...
Hi athena. Lovely video. Beautiful views
Love the background music. Well done
Harvey. You can now do joint vlogs.
Looking forward to the drone videos
When you do them. Thank you
Stay safe. Old dave.
Thanks Dave! I’ll try get him talking more for some joint vlogs haha!
ilove watching ur videos miss athena im watcHing frrom the PHILIPPINES :) ILOVE UR OSLO DOG :)
More of Oslo please he’s adorable.
oh wow coral reef?.. you're having me on.. in the peak district??!!
Mate, I think you'd really like Vancouver Island. Lots of trails wilderness, mountains and wildlife. All reachable within hours. Would gladly buy you a cup of tea and lend you some maps if you ever made it over.
I would love to head that way soon!
@@RambleFamily Carmanah Walbran and Strathcona provincial parks are both a must if you ever make it out here. Both completely different environments, but equally stunning. Worth looking into at least. Im actually taking my daughter up to strathcona tomorrow for some mountain hiking and camping. I only just stumbled across your videos a couple days ago. Brilliant job.
This is nice ;)
Nice channel!
I really want a van.....hope you all have a lovely day🌻💋😊🌺🌺☀🌈💛🌹🌼🐕
Another great video Athena, very uplifting. Love the soundtracks that you put to your videos. What is the music source/artist?
Ah sorry I forgot to write the artists in the description but I will add them in now 😊
So jealous of the van! Can't wait to get out on the peaks this month (going 22nd). Only just realised you wear Vivobarefoot boots! How do you find them? I wear the primus lites for running but wasn't sure how the ankle support would be in the trackers for Hiking!
I can see this is the beginnings of Harvey's own channel, 'Hikes with Harvey'.
Athena looses the b-roll and then goes on to make her best video yet - somethings happen for a reason I guess 😀💪. Good luck with the Mountain Leader training. Maybe Harvey can take over the vlog for this week? 😎😎😎
Lovely video. Did you ever finish the living Mountain by Nan Shepherd? How did you find it?