What it's like to SOLO mountain camp on CHRISTMAS DAY

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @garyhalkon8749
    @garyhalkon8749 15 дней назад +29

    Being alone on Christmas Day doesn't mean you're lonely. It means you don't need to be around people to feel contentment. I've spent many Christmas Days on my own.
    All the best for 2025 one and all ❤

    • @ConkerKing
      @ConkerKing 9 дней назад +1

      I never feel more lonely than a house full of extended family on Christmas Day... I end up talking to the collies, so result i guess.

  • @johnmull59
    @johnmull59 14 дней назад +7

    Strange Christmas video...no sprouts, no shepherds and only one wise man! 🤔😂
    Anyway Glenn, thank you for all the adventures you've taken us on this year and all the best for 2025.

  • @davepickard3913
    @davepickard3913 15 дней назад +10

    Thanks for this and all the videos you’ve posted in 2024. Appreciate all the hard work and expertise that goes into making them so watchable. Looking forward to enjoying many more in 2025.

  • @stevensargent8931
    @stevensargent8931 14 дней назад +7

    As always Glen, like all your past catalogue it's another great video. Please stop being self-deprecating. What you do is inspirational, educational, amazing and thoroughly enjoyable👏Roll on 2025 and more inspirational Black Crag adventures👍

  • @harrydance1969
    @harrydance1969 15 дней назад +13

    Forget iPhones etc, the most wonderful gadget to pack for an overnight camp is a small and good old fashioned FM/LW radio. The perfect companion.

  • @flyingvisit2
    @flyingvisit2 14 дней назад +4

    It was wonderful to join you in your festive camp. This was your time to escape the madding crowd... We were all there with you. LOL. You needed a bit of sweet chilly sauce on your turkey, chicken is better...I loved our Xmas dinner. The views in the morning were a beautiful end of a great camp. Thank you again Glenn, it was a lot of fun 😁🌮🕠

  • @davelee3674
    @davelee3674 14 дней назад +3

    Thanks Glenn for this special video. I had caught up on the Dales Way and the fantastic trip with Finn in Northumbria. Anyway, about 2 hours after you tucked in for the night on Christmas Day in your tent on the fells - I was opening a present from my wife - it was one of your Prints (the first of many - I hope). It was the 'Oh Deer' Beastie - absolutely made up with it - the quality was exceptional. So as you slept or tried to sleep please know you made my day. Just need to get a good frame and hang it up.
    I agree to be alone is not the same as being lonely - I seek solitude often with the company of my thoughts and when replenished appreciate connecting with others all the more. Dylan wrote in one song 'when I am in my solitude, why must you intrude'!!! On a more humous note the Monty Python musical 'Spamalot' had a song sung by Arthur 'I am all alone' - his servant kept butting in to say 'I'm here' and ignored - then the ensemble joined and finally all agreed they were 'all alone together'. Like that idea - as at least being in it together (on our individual quests) is validating and a source of comfort, encouragement and support - plus a laugh!! Happy New Year to you Glenn.

  • @dawnludlam2882
    @dawnludlam2882 15 дней назад +3

    Merry Christmas from New Zealand. I was chuckling at your food in the tent as it's practically identical to the food I have been eating for the last 3 days.... minus the Quality Street. (Couldn't get them over here this year. ) Damn these leftovers. They have to be gone soon ! 😂

  • @gregortriggs-h3p
    @gregortriggs-h3p 15 дней назад +4

    I truly hope you had a good xmas and it’s good to see you a bit more like your old self as I’d noticed you seemed a little down in a couple of your recent videos ❤

  • @johnokane5017
    @johnokane5017 15 дней назад +2

    Should have said this is a funny and lovely video too BTW.

  • @GuyMartin1992_x
    @GuyMartin1992_x 15 дней назад +5

    I discovered your channel earlier this year and I’m really glad I have. Your videos are so relaxing and I love your positive attitude. I’m a bit like you where I enjoy my own company, so I can relate to you. I live in the highlands of Scotland and you’d have a great time on here exploring and camping, you should come up this way. Merry Christmas!

  • @jacquilewis5694
    @jacquilewis5694 15 дней назад +3

    Hiking boots make the best beer holders!

  • @IanMarsh-d3z
    @IanMarsh-d3z 14 дней назад +2

    Out there on Christmas day, that's dedication. A great watch as always, hope you enjoyed Christmas and all the best for 2025.

  • @evereynolds3962
    @evereynolds3962 15 дней назад +4

    Ur just brilliant

  • @IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl
    @IAmTheOnlyMrDaryl 15 дней назад +2

    What a way to spend Christmas!
    Funny how much direction matters, only when you joined the path on the way back did it click exactly where you were.

  • @juliesecker9405
    @juliesecker9405 15 дней назад +2

    Happy New Year to all the subscribers, too, and I hope it's a healthy and happy one.🎉❤

  • @williamcayemberg5842
    @williamcayemberg5842 15 дней назад +3

    William and daughter Hannah from Green Bay, Wisconsin sending you Merry Christmas wishes. Hope you have a wonderful new year! Thanks for the weekly inspiration!

  • @philpoole5670
    @philpoole5670 4 дня назад

    Belated merry Christmas and happy new year…… thanks for all the vlogs last year looking forward to seeing more in 2025

  • @iainmackinnon9620
    @iainmackinnon9620 3 дня назад

    I so enjoy your videos keep them coming 😊. From down under in NZ

  • @sammcloughlin9291
    @sammcloughlin9291 15 дней назад +2

    Merry Christmas mate, thanks for supplying is all with our escapism fix this year....peace and love fella

  • @GaryMorris222
    @GaryMorris222 15 дней назад +6

    Merry Christmas buddy

  • @andyn3532
    @andyn3532 15 дней назад +1

    Sprouts lovely mashed with butter and plenty of pepper 😋

  • @timmieboy37
    @timmieboy37 15 дней назад +1

    Love this one Glen.
    On top of a mountain, eating cheese while wearing a heavy metal xmas jumper is pretty much heaven to me!
    Happy Xmas!

  • @KandCoutdoors
    @KandCoutdoors 15 дней назад +4

    Have a great Christmas from Keith & Cora the dawg we met at Stickle Tarn a while ago and had a we chat, ur are a top bloke and I admire& more importantly enjoy ur videos,wish I had been able to camp up there Christmas night, have a great new year mate, keep doing what you are doing 👌

  • @AdieJ62
    @AdieJ62 15 дней назад +2

    Crackin video Glenn! Season's greetings. Interesting choice of mountain, Pike O' Blisko.
    Who wouldn't want to wake up next to a Herdy on Boxing Day, eh?! 😂
    Brussel sprouts....food of the Gods! All the best for 2025!

  • @Sojourner1
    @Sojourner1 15 дней назад +2

    Love this channel!

  • @HowWhatWhyWhenWhere
    @HowWhatWhyWhenWhere 15 дней назад +2

    We respectfully disagree; we thought all the Christmas paraphernalia was a brilliant idea, and we absolutely loved it. Thank you! Looking forward to watching you in the New Year all the very best.
    PS that last shot was mouth watering 😊

  • @markevans6281
    @markevans6281 15 дней назад +1

    Great video. Best Valley in the world

  • @nitsujnagorb7691
    @nitsujnagorb7691 15 дней назад +1

    What a hero ! And a fan of the humble Brussel sprout !! We sprout fans must stick together ! Glad you enjoyed your Xmas Night camp - well done !!

  • @StephenPowell-s7t
    @StephenPowell-s7t 15 дней назад +1

    Another great video Glen, the light on boxing day was fantastic. Thanks for sharing and all the best for 25.

  • @davidmarshall5596
    @davidmarshall5596 15 дней назад +5

    Excellent vlog 😊I I bet there's a lot if people who have just ENDURED Christmas, thinking, I wish I had done something like this, if only to escape the bloody relatives & bloody annoying people we have to contend with especially this time of the year, I salute you for being away from PEOPLE 😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

  • @donnaparker9157
    @donnaparker9157 15 дней назад +2

    Merry Christmas Glen and Finn. Spending time between Christmas and New Year in the Lakes. Today we did your Wansfell walk. Now relaxing watching your xmas day camp with a large whisky, cheers 🥃

  • @Winchester4lastorders
    @Winchester4lastorders 14 дней назад +1

    Found your video very entertaining thank you. Love the waking up with a hurdie line. Not sure if that’s how you spell sheep💖🇬🇧

  • @ruthmcchesney4957
    @ruthmcchesney4957 15 дней назад +2

    Another great video. The time lapse sequence was something else! Thanks for taking us all along with you and wishing you all the very, very best for the New Year to come. Xx

  • @mk1aquatic739
    @mk1aquatic739 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Christmas and top marks for doing a Christmas day wild camp. I'd definitely have brought a stove and some form of hot grub though! If you tap the top of a beer can sharply a few times with your fingers before you open it, it normally stops it all foaming everywhere.

  • @betsybronstein1926
    @betsybronstein1926 15 дней назад +1

    A « walk to the top » is never for nothing. Great video.

  • @MarkoCoomo
    @MarkoCoomo 15 дней назад +2

    Merry Christmas! I appreciated the Christmas vibes and your packing sacrifices! Hope you have a great new year and look forward to see your 2025 adventures.

  • @Chilternwildcamper
    @Chilternwildcamper 15 дней назад +2

    I would have camped out Christmas eve but been ill. So sweet you were camped out! Good for you!
    Put the beer can in your boot!

  • @sue.o6502
    @sue.o6502 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Christmas, thanks for all the videos you have done this year. Looking forward to what you are going to share in 2025.

  • @kookytoots6755
    @kookytoots6755 15 дней назад +1

    This beats having to play monopoly.

  • @shanegreen2583
    @shanegreen2583 14 дней назад +1

    I’d have thought black crag would have slept at black crag 😂. That’s for the videos over the past year and looking forward to seeing more in 2025

  • @vaughanleak9542
    @vaughanleak9542 15 дней назад +1

    Thanks so much for all your efforts in doing theses videos I’ve loved following you in your experiences wish sometimes I had more guts to get out and camp more I love walking the lakes and being up there this Christmas too keep up the great work all best for 2225

  • @karenstewart9833
    @karenstewart9833 14 дней назад +1

    Thank you for bringing this excellent mountain camp to us on Christmas day. I thoroughly enjoyed the banter, as usual. I usually climb a hill on Christmas day. It is exhilarating with little people, which I love too, just the dogs.
    PS I love the jumper excellent. Happy New Year to you, and looking forward to 2025 adventures.

  • @janeshort6108
    @janeshort6108 15 дней назад +1

    Fabulous watch 👀👀 putting in the mood to getting out 🙌🙌 and I love sprouts 😂❤

  • @paulyoung5393
    @paulyoung5393 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Christmas Glenn to you and Finn. All the best for 2025 and thanks for all the enjoyment you have brought us all this year. Already looking forward to many more adventures in 2025!

  • @mariaj1719
    @mariaj1719 15 дней назад +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Not that I’d do it myself on Christmas Day but it was a pleasure to watch. Made us chuckle quite a bit too. Again all the best for the New Year and looking forward to the videos to come.

  • @mikeandrew7889
    @mikeandrew7889 8 дней назад

    Another great video. This is the Christmas Day I wish I could have enjoyed.

  • @glennwheeler984
    @glennwheeler984 6 дней назад

    Thanks for taking us along again, Glenn. I haven't been able to do any hiking myself for the last year or two, so watching your treks lets me live a little vicariously. A quick question, though - I always wonder whether or not you take a sat phone with you on your solo hikes? Watching you scamper around on those damp rocks always makes me wonder how you'd fare if you broke a leg or something. Not that I'm trying to borrow trouble or anything, of course... hope you had a Happy (and warmer) New Year!

  • @philipdorling1577
    @philipdorling1577 9 дней назад

    Hi Glen... love your videos. We have been so blessed by watching them for the last few years. Often it feels as if we have been out on the fells ourselves! Hope you are doing OK. This one felt a bit sad. Not sure about the Christmas jersey - that stuff can get real. Have a good 2025. Rev PD

  • @nickmunoz9703
    @nickmunoz9703 14 дней назад +1

    Now that you mention Ambleside, I REALLY recommend you try 'Tacos del Sol'. It's a little hidden away but their tacos are incredible and the owners are lovely! My partner is Mexican and she approves! Has anyone else here tried it before? (they're also extra doggo friendly)

  • @PrincessLucina-f1q
    @PrincessLucina-f1q 15 дней назад +3

    Oh my! Those leggings really ARE revealing 🫣🫣 can't really 'not see' that now! 🤣🤣
    Loved the 'time laps' by the way. Works really well at night .
    Funny as f*** video though well done 👍

  • @juliesecker9405
    @juliesecker9405 15 дней назад +1

    Thank you for doing this on Christmas Day. I really enjoyed it something different from the normal. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family. Sprouts are quite nice roasted, too. 😂 x

  • @jonboypatton
    @jonboypatton 15 дней назад +1

    Dam it..I forgot to get a Terry's chocolate orange.
    Love the jumper 🤟

  • @lindafielding6733
    @lindafielding6733 14 дней назад +1

    Happy New Year. Really enjoyed watching your Christmas banquet! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos which are both visually superb and highly entertaining listening.

  • @sheffycity
    @sheffycity 15 дней назад +1

    Good afternoon glen
    Wow another beautiful walk has always apart from the wind you had at least it was something different and exciting you did on Christmas Day I thought it was nice my kind of Christmas peace and quiet with beautiful views see you next year for more adventures Glen and happy new year to you 😊

  • @BillSikes.
    @BillSikes. День назад

    We drove past a launderette one year on Christmas day our way to the mother in laws, it was open and there was a man in there doing his laundry, you remind me of him, whoever he was

  • @suzannebostock
    @suzannebostock 15 дней назад +1

    Discovered your channel earlier this year and really enjoy your videos. Happy Christmas and new year.

  • @SarahLou-vp6je
    @SarahLou-vp6je 11 дней назад

    First of your videos I watched and loved it! 😊 subscribed & will work my way through the others 😀

  • @TheCheshireWanderer
    @TheCheshireWanderer 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you. Im glad you had a good one. Love your videos 🍻 all the best for 2025.

  • @sylvianblue
    @sylvianblue 15 дней назад

    Yay Langdale valley! Our favourite place.

  • @ragingbull9940
    @ragingbull9940 14 дней назад

    Great video again
    What a year, excellent viewing, interesting entertaining funny and uplifting love your chanel

  • @jontom7787
    @jontom7787 6 часов назад

    I imagine its just like any other day.

  • @barringtonthelast
    @barringtonthelast 15 дней назад +1

    Thank you for taking me along on your hikes and various adventures this year.Happy New year to you and Finn.Cheers!

  • @willbo2000
    @willbo2000 15 дней назад +1

    Enjoyed the Christmas meal thanks! Ahh, Chocolate Orange 👌 - Brilliant bit where you are scrapping with the green Alligator 😂 - absolutely classic how the shots lined up in the morning! A total post Christmas treat to watch 👍👍👍😍

  • @VillageSupercars
    @VillageSupercars 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Christmas from Northern Ireland . Look forward to every video , your voice is so relaxing and scenery is beautiful. Good luck for 2025 !

  • @IanSmith-pi7gp
    @IanSmith-pi7gp 14 дней назад +1

    I did that roof on that barn on the cattlegrid just saying 😂

  • @kenshinkarate3463
    @kenshinkarate3463 14 дней назад

    Brilliant, as normal. All the best.

  • @angelawood6259
    @angelawood6259 12 дней назад

    Loved this video. Hope you had an awesome Christmas and New Years!! All the best for 2025.

  • @SamGoodger-e7c
    @SamGoodger-e7c 15 дней назад

    Loved this vid! I was up near green gable for Christmas Day camp, it was absolutely crazy weather!! Worth it for the morning views. Such a long night!

  • @carltonwood2873
    @carltonwood2873 10 дней назад

    A belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Glenn, your video is distracting me from my dry January! Looking forward to more great content in 2025.

  • @colinboxall2692
    @colinboxall2692 15 дней назад

    Merry Christmas Glen. I was about 5 miles away from you on Xmas day but at home 🏡 😂 with red wine 🍷 at Clappersgate. The light in the Lakes with the russet bracken creates such a contrast. Enjoy watching. I haven’t missed one video. Good to see the Force is doing well. I worked out of three for a few weeks whilst BT struggled to get my broadband line working. Well done to Impact training for the conversion and support to the Lakes. Have a great festive break. I will see you out here soon ! (I did laugh at the “…nothing better than to wake up to a Herdy on Boxing day “ 🐑 😂😂. ) Rocks are very slippy. Been over most days in recent weekends despite being careful. Take care.

  • @chrisac4672
    @chrisac4672 15 дней назад +1

    The perfect Xmas 👌👍

  • @sambeeson2597
    @sambeeson2597 13 дней назад

    Thank you for an amazing video, the hiker Christmas meal is a must. Just epic! 😊

  • @Rustymouse
    @Rustymouse 15 дней назад +1

    So Glenn you didn't get an angelic visitation. Maybe after you had a few drinks 😄 Looks absolutely fun, and bought your own pianist along

  • @SharonHabberley
    @SharonHabberley 14 дней назад

    What a wonderful end to a fab black crag year 😊 making memories on Xmas day is what’s important, wether you are with 20 people or alone Just live your best life and enjoy every minute, my family were busy this year so a drive to the coast for me with my dogs, loved it ! All the best for 2025 Glenn & Finn look forward to new video footarge ❤

  • @grahamtowler1761
    @grahamtowler1761 15 дней назад

    Wensleydale and Cranberry and Baileys,nice hope you had a great Christmas in that beautiful area

  • @rachelbroad4093
    @rachelbroad4093 15 дней назад

    Merry Cragmas, Glenn!
    Thanks for another great & inspiring video - this one really made me smile. Here's to making more time for hikes in 2025!

  • @gailknowles3804
    @gailknowles3804 15 дней назад

    Looks like you had the perfect Christmas. Delicious meal, a bit of cheer and lots of sleep. Your channel is brilliant so I'm sure you will soon have 100K subscribers. I'll keep my fingers crossed. That will make it hard to type but you are worth it.

  • @jazclemmie
    @jazclemmie 14 дней назад

    Another great watch! Thanks for putting these together for us to enjoy.

  • @IanTheOutdoorGuy
    @IanTheOutdoorGuy 15 дней назад

    Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Black Crag. The transition from night to day at 39:10 and that audio far out it was absolutely amazing loved it.

  • @lolly2510
    @lolly2510 15 дней назад +1

    Wishing you a great new year, looking forward to what you bring in 2025. From 2 tail end Charlie’s 😊😊

  • @richardjennings2708
    @richardjennings2708 15 дней назад

    Wonderful video. Some nice atmospheric scenes in the morning. Just a heads up, but there's a fantastic flat grassy shelf just 50 yards south and below the south top. It's right on the fell runners route and well sheltered amongst the crags.

  • @michaelatkinson8291
    @michaelatkinson8291 15 дней назад +1

    Merry Xmas mate & a healthy 2025 to you & the Finnmeister.

  • @shellyeder7512
    @shellyeder7512 15 дней назад

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year can’t wait to see what adventures you have in 2025!

  • @stephenthompson1998
    @stephenthompson1998 11 дней назад

    Breakfast looked good,need to find that cafe sometime. Video interesting especially the early morning photography whilst you slept 😂. Happy New Year Glenn hope you have some good walks lined up and may the weather be on your side

  • @rachaelp8153
    @rachaelp8153 15 дней назад

    Always enjoy the videos, hope you had a wonderful festive season, I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and go walking in the lakes over Christmas/new year!

  • @barbarawilliams5621
    @barbarawilliams5621 13 дней назад

    Watching on New Years Eve…Happy New Year Glenn! I bet you were glad to get home for a nice hot shower…had to wrap up in a blanket while watching. BTW: In North Idaho, US, we get dark around 4:00PM…and it has been “soggy “- no snow! Very unusual..But Cheers to you! Looking for new adventures as you get the time😃! Stay warm friend!

  • @nickkilgallon3268
    @nickkilgallon3268 14 дней назад

    What a great video Glenn, thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us all!

  • @paulbarber3324
    @paulbarber3324 15 дней назад

    Thank you so much for this! Really enjoyed it, your harsh Christmas day well just thank you for doing it. The best bit of Christmas for me (so far) I was working but will make up for that a little further down the road. Hopefully, you'll have a nice and warm new year! Once again, thanks for bringing the outdoors, indoors for us! Happy New Year !

  • @Patchy215
    @Patchy215 15 дней назад

    Hey
    Glen ,
    All the very best ,
    A fantastic year ahead , for you.
    Patchy

  • @lilbird4198
    @lilbird4198 13 дней назад

    A very Merry Christmas to you, Glenn, and may you enjoy a wonderful, magical, abundant and happy New Year.

  • @hanneliewiese3477
    @hanneliewiese3477 15 дней назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your Christmas Dinner eithbus ! 😅❤ Thanks for the hike and video. It was much appreciated. Wishing you a wonderful and blessed 2025 ❤🎉

  • @annwright1858
    @annwright1858 14 дней назад

    You are a complete nutter Glen! Don’t change. Thanks and Happy New Year ❤

  • @AndrewHucker-dt8vl
    @AndrewHucker-dt8vl 15 дней назад

    Poor drills Glen 😂I was up on Nitting haws for a Christmas wild camp with 3 dogs … fillet steak … hot chocolate.. . Sausages for the dogs and myself in the morning … full views to Keswick and the northern fells … solitude has its merits … happy new year to you and good to see my favourite mainly man made path onto the blea tarn road … 🎉… I’m sure the numbers will follow

  • @Dagrdottir
    @Dagrdottir 15 дней назад

    Thanks for the wonderful videos you took us along for. Merry Christmas to Glenn, Fin and all the subscribers and members.

  • @BrickieBuilder
    @BrickieBuilder 14 дней назад

    Love your videos. Thank you for making such great content and shows casing our beautiful little island

  • @aliturner8202
    @aliturner8202 14 дней назад

    I NEED THIS CHRISTMAS JUMPER IN MY LIFE!!!
    Seriously, THIS is what Christmas is about; taking a time-out and making an effort, irrespective of our surroundings and circumstances. The meal - it was like ‘Black Crag meets The Hungry Caterpillar’ - immense conveyor-belt of camping scran - and that chod of cheese (I’d be cacking for Cumberland if I tackled that, but you followed with mince pies and chocolate orange so must have been good). One of my favourite vids; no better feeling like getting off the tarmac and embracing rough ground; only then is the world at your feet. BbB and a side helping of ‘grrrrr’ always helps (got some Cirith Ungol vibes as you were heading up Pike o’ Blisco in the clag).
    Happy New Year bud; let’s pack it to the brim with adventure!

  • @HearderOutdoors
    @HearderOutdoors 14 дней назад

    To stop beer from falling over you could put it in your boot

  • @TheBoilerman-1
    @TheBoilerman-1 15 дней назад

    Merry Christmas... Thank you for the many hours of viewing pleasure... All the Best for the New year !!

  • @peterq1978
    @peterq1978 15 дней назад

    ah Blacky, you forget, its ALWAYS windy over the festive season, with all the sprouts! but thats a good thing too, cause theyll keep your seat warm!