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Wrapping Up 5.5 Years of Walking in Britain

18th June 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

5.5 Years of Walking in Britain

Just over 5.5 years ago, in November 2010, I moved to the UK in search of a more outdoors-oriented life than what I had previously in Israel. This has been mostly successful, and I have enjoyed walking in Britain, exploring an extremely interesting island that surprised me in many ways and made me the walker […]

Filed Under: Adventures, Ideas Tagged With: Backpacking, Cape Wrath Trail, Dartmoor, Hiking, Offa's Dyke, Pennine Way, Trekking, ultrapacking

A new Cape Wrath Trail planning guide is out – and it comes in a bundle!

18th May 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Cape Wrath Trail planning

The hardest part of the Cape Wrath Trail is how challenging and demanding it can be, but second to that is planning for the trip. If you have ever considered tackling the Cape Wrath Trail, you already know that planning is extremely complicated with little information, scattered in many different places. After two years of […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2015, Cape Wrath Trail 2016 Tagged With: Cape Wrath Trail, CWT, Guide, Trip Planning

A Cape Wrath Trail gear list debrief

14th May 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

The right gear list proves itself

We all love gear lists, we do, it is just the way it is; but the real magic of a gear list for a long trip is when you get  back: checking what worked and what didn’t, what needs replacing and what outperformed your expectations. Before going on the CWT trip, I made my gear […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2016, Gear Tagged With: Alpkit Glowe, Altra Running Lone Peak 2.0, Black Diamond Distance Z Poles, Cape Wrath Trail, CWT, Delorme inReach SE, Dirty Girl Trail Shoe Gaiters, Elemntal Horizon Kalais, Garmin Fenix 2, Sea To Summit Nano Tarp/Poncho, Silva Siju, Therm-a-Rest Neoair

A Cape Wrath Trail teaser – Fort William to Attadale trip review

7th May 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

Climbing a bealach between Fort William and Attadale

In early April I set out to walk the Cape Wrath Trail (CWT) in 8 days. I didn’t make it, but I did have an amazing walk from Fort William to Attadale in what I regard as the best CWT teaser I could have had. This section of the CWT starts at Fort William, walks […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2016 Tagged With: Barisdale, Camusnagaul, Cape Wrath Trail, CWT, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Kinloch Hourn, Kintail Lodge hotel, Shiel Bridge, Stratrachan

Working on the Best Backpacking Food Menu

6th February 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

The most traditional backpacking food there is

Planning a good menu for backpacking food on an outdoor adventure is usually pretty simple: some trail mix, a couple of freeze-dried meals, a few energy bars, some morning mix (usually porridge) and you are set. The problems begin when we add any of the below elements to the trip: More than 3 days – […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2016 Tagged With: backpacking food, Cape Wrath Trail, fast hiking, Multi-Stage Ultra Marathon, RDI, recovery, ultra running

Cape Wrath Trail 2016 – blurring the line between backpacking and ultrarunning

2nd January 2016 by Gilad Nachmani

The Cape Wrath lighthouse - the end point of the Cape Warth Trail

Last May I walked the Cape Wrath Trail, which had been one of my goals ever since I got to the UK; needless to say it was an amazing adventure, but it caught me off guard. I was partially unprepared, partially overwhelmed and mainly – I didn’t quite make all the way: I skipped a […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2016 Tagged With: Backpacking, Cape Wrath Trail, fast hiking, MLD Trailstar

Adventure equity and getting your spouse to agree to a long trip

1st August 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Using adventure equity to go to the Cape Wrath Trail

Ever since I got back from my 11 day (12 nights) adventure in Scotland, walking the Cape Wrath Trail, the one question that comes up the most is, “how on earth did your wife let you go for so long?” I’m abbreviating…. but if you want a quote: A 2 week hike!!! Oh my. I’m […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: Cape Wrath Trail, expedition, Family, hiking with kids, solo hking

Final checks before leaving on an expedition

30th May 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

All you need for a great expedition

Going on expeditions is all bout maximizing efficiency, but prior to going, especially if it is all self organized and implemented, things can be forgotten. This is not just about packing, we also need to remember to take care of electronics (inevitable in this day and age), give our body some extra support and fill […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2015, Skills Tagged With: Backcountry gear, Cape Wrath Trail, Food

Cape Wrath Trail Series – 6 month training plan

22nd November 2014 by Gilad Nachmani

Almost reaching Glendhu bothy from a late morning break

The first thing I want to organize for my Cape Wrath trek is a reasonable training program that will get me to the fitness level where I will be able to walk 25 miles a day, over 8-10 days. From my experience, the breaking point of long distance trekking or hiking is on day 3 […]

Filed Under: Cape Wrath Trail 2015 Tagged With: Cape Wrath, Cape Wrath Trail, Training Program

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