lands end to john o'groats Walk

[Ant]

I'm thinking about doing this after I've been though Uni due to the time it takes (and so I can get fit enough to be able to cover that distance) I'd prefer to camp so will be taking all the gear along (hence the need to get fit beforehand and to save money).


Now, am I mad? Or should I go for it?:D

[guru]

Yep. Ur a loony! Mad as cheese mate!

[Ant]

Thanks!

[guru]

How far is that walk?

[Ant]

Exact distance is variable, as there's no set route. But takes somthing like 3-4 months depending on how far you go per day.

[David]

I'd love to do something like that, but I doubt I will. Too much other stuff going on.

[Marmot]

is a hell of a whack of time
maybe somethign that could be done in stages over a few years

[Ant]

Like I said, I'll probably do it once I've been though uni. I'm incredably unfit at the moment and that would just about kill me if i tried it now.

Like most people who walk/ cycle etc from lands end to John o'groats and vise versa, I'll be doing it to raise money for a good cause. No, not to help pay the running costs of goxplore :D

[guru]

maybe somewhere with a cheaper cost of living....

[clunk]

:) i think your mad ant , but go for it ,
i read a journal of an austrailian couple who did it , and they thoroughly enjoyed it mate :cool:
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clunk

[insane_climber]

our off ur head, gd luck 2 u

[Ant]

I see that most of you think I'm mad, and why wouldn't you? I've worked out that i'd need £400 worth of 1:50,000 scale OS maps

[Special_K]

Ouch,

I'd be writing to OS very nicely to see if they will sponsor.

I'd live to do something like that but due to work/bills/missus it won't happen.

Maybe the Pennine Way may be a better option for me

Go for it Ant

[David]

i'd need £400 worth of 1:50,000 scale OS maps

Just blag it! :p
Sun on your left, you're going north. Well, half the time, anyway ;)

[Ant]

Okay, So, I Could post the maps home as I progress.. Sheading waight along the way Or post them on ahead to various post offices pick up the new map, drop off the old. Or, just photocopy the important parts.... Probably the easiest option..

[Pigdog]

Mad as a hatter but sounds like a great idea.

Go for it :)

[MariaD]

Just blag it! :p
Sun on your left, you're going north. Well, half the time, anyway ;)

I agree - who needs maps anyway?

[ishepster]

Sounds great but bonkers.

Give us a shout when or if your passing Hamilton and you can have a shower and a cuppa. I'll even throw in a Bacon Buttie

[Ant]

I've been reading an online account of the walk by somone who has done this walk.

Who Decided to carry 17Kg to start with, then dropped that to 10kg after an injury... And this person stayed in B&B's.

I'm sure I won't be carrying anywhere near that ammount.

[kyle-mcc]

go for it
it would be something to tell people about lol
id probally fall over with tiredness at the end
kyle

[MariaD]

Nah - day 2 would be bad & possibly day 3, but once you'd been going a little while you'd build up a lot of fitness.

[kyle-mcc]

good luck anyway