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Minackermovies was set up to showcase a love of the outdoors...
Walking, backpacking, cycling, kayaking and related equipment reviews.
Minacker is a nickname I was given after sea kayaking around a headland in Cornwall, where the Minack Theatre clings to the rock-face high above the sea. Every Summer they enact classic drama in this fabulous open air setting.
Walking, backpacking, cycling, kayaking and related equipment reviews.
Minacker is a nickname I was given after sea kayaking around a headland in Cornwall, where the Minack Theatre clings to the rock-face high above the sea. Every Summer they enact classic drama in this fabulous open air setting.
My definitive kit review 2024
Having honed my kit over many hikes and thru hikes in the UK and Europe, this is it! It doesn't mean that I won't continue to change a few items as new models emerge, but I'm pretty happy now with what I have for my needs.
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Pennine Way, 15 Days, 430km Part 2 of 2
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I walked this classic trail during May 2024, a fine trail it is too! Backpacking and camping with ultralight kit. I was lucky to see the Aurora Borealis at Tan Hill and capture some photos.
Pennine Way, 15 Days, 430km Part 1 of 2
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I walked this classic trail during May 2024, a fine trail it is too! Backpacking and camping with ultralight kit. I was lucky to see the Aurora Borealis at Tan Hill and capture some photos.
Cornwall - Bodmin Moor Rough Tor and Brown Willy
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A 10km circuit over the highest points in Cornwall. Brown Willy is the highest at 420m.
Dales High Way Hiking 165km
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In May 2023 Carol and Alan walked across the glorious high country of the Yorkshire Dales over nine days, staying in BnBs. This is a video of that hike.
GR11 Spanish Pyrenees Hiking Sampler
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In July and August 2023 I hiked across the Pyrenees in 38 days from Hondarribia on the Atlantic coast to Llanca on the Mediterranean Sea. This video is a sample of the beautiful scenery and the many wonderful experiences. There are four videos to watch, around 30 minutes each, that show the whole thing.
GR11 Hike Across the Pyrenees Part 4
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The final part of the 850km hike across the Spanish Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, Hondarribia to Llanca. Deteriorating weather brings storms and strong winds as I head for the coast at the end of my hike.
GR11 Hike Across the Pyrenees Part 3
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Part 3 of the 850km backpacking trip across the Spanish Pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. We continue from Benasque across more of the high passes and some of the most difficult terrain to Encamp in Andorra.
GR11 Hike Across the Pyrenees Part 2
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The second part of the 850km backpacking trip across the Spanish Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Continuing from Candanchu along the Ordessa Canyon and crossing two of the toughest passes on the GR11. There are lots of scree slopes and boulderfields to reconnoitre...
GR11 Hike Across the Pyrenees Part 1
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The first part of an 850km backpacking trip across the Spanish Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. It is 2023 and Western Europe is in the clutches of another severe heatwave, but how are the Pyrenees affected?
Berwyn Mountains Backpacking 5 Days
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This was a trek I devised starting from Wrexham and intending to walk to Machynlleth over the Berwyn Mountains and Cadair Idris. However, I decided to call a halt at Dolgellau and skip Cadair Idris due to deteriorating weather.
Across The Alps GR5 Sampler 700km in 32 Days
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In the July 2022 heatwave I started hiking the GR5 from Thonon Les Bains near Geneva, through The Vanoise on GR55 and The Mercantour on the GR52 to Menton on the Mediterranean coast. This is a short sampler of that journey.
A Snowy Cycle ride Wareham Forest
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It's now the Winter following a Summer with a record heatwave and the country is now in the grip of the worst icy spell for 10 years....
Ultralight Kit Review 2022 after GR5/55/52 Alps Hike in a Heatwave
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This is a top to bottom review of everything I took with me.
Two Days in Menton and Nice
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After 32 days of hiking across the Alps on the GR5, 55 and 52 from Thonon Les Bains on the shores of Lac Leman, I arrived in Menton on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. I had a couple of spare days before my flight home.
Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 3 of 3 The Mercantour
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Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 3 of 3 The Mercantour
Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 2 of 3 The Vanoise
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Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 2 of 3 The Vanoise
Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 1 of 3 Haute Savoie Mont Blanc
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Across The Alps 700km GR5, 55, 52 Part 1 of 3 Haute Savoie Mont Blanc
Cycle tour Around the Isle of Wight from Dorset
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Cycle tour Around the Isle of Wight from Dorset
Make a Tyvek Footprint for your Tent
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Make a Tyvek Footprint for your Tent
Walking Lanzarote (north) - An incredible landscape!
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Walking Lanzarote (north) - An incredible landscape!
Cycle Camping Tour South England - Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex.
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Cycle Camping Tour South England - Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex.
Backpacking 428km across wild Wales from sea to sea. Short Sampler
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Backpacking 428km across wild Wales from sea to sea. Short Sampler
Cycle Touring Kit used for 700km Wales Tour
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Cycle Touring Kit used for 700km Wales Tour
Cycle Touring from Dorset through Wales 700km
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Cycle Touring from Dorset through Wales 700km
The Salomon Quest Prime are my favorite books! They dont make them anymore :( Great video!!!
So pleased for you that in the main you had decent weather. Loved the bluebells on the Tees. Great documentary of your journey!
@@morgs4mountains Thanks, yes I was lucky and had expected more wet n windy conditions.
Great tips and great vlog thankyou
Really fantastic
Brilliant walk I will be looking iinto completing this. Thank you
Really good walk, thank you.
I really enjoyed this video and will watch the 2nd one shortly. You've done a marvellous job showing your journey along the Pennine Way. Thanks for sharing!
@@morgs4mountains Thank you Morgs
Most hikers are solo hikers so,I like reading the random thoughts and emotions of other hikers, when doing a hike. Short or long hikes books are all good.
Thanks for that excellent kit review. Your umbrella adaptation amused me, tho I bet you didn't take it on the PW 😂😂. I did the PW in May, North to South so we possibly passed each other somewhere 😄. The main problem I had was the grip on my Scarpa boots on the wet flagstones , particularly in the Cheviots. My walk could have ended on day 1 if I'd slipped & fallen. You mentioned how good the grip was on your boots, how did they fair on the wet flags. I loved your PW videos as well 👍
@@seannorcliffe2849 Haha, no, not on the PW, too windy for rain use too. I used the Quest Prime for PW, not quite as grippy as X Ultra 4, but did well. Just one really slippy slopey section of flags at Gt Dun Fell in the rain. Thanks for your comment.
Enjoyed watching this, are you writing any new books?
@@farmerspud1270 Good, thanks. The last one was South to the Sea, my hike on the GR5 etc across the Alps. I may write one about the GR11 Pyrenees hike. I was thinking of doing one taking in a number of shorter hikes in the UK. Do you think that could be of interest?
Now that's a proper video from an experienced long distance walking/backpacking guy without all the bs Americanism like "embrace the stink" "pack your fears" etc - a good watch, mate👍🍺😎
Wow, thanks, glad you like it!
Awesome video. Great kit i use similar items here in canada only item you dont need is snowshoes lol cheers.
Haha, I think maybe I’d pack some warmer stuff too! Thanks!
thank you so much for putting all the info up. I'm hoping to do the whole stretch next year.
@@shirleybose3143 Enjoy your walk!
What a wonderful journey Minaker, I think the day from Bellingham was my favourite and the last day was very hot and I made it to the Auchope hut where I spent the night , ahhh the memories. Thanks and see you on the hill sometime. 🙏👍🏕️🍻😊
Really enjoyed your vlog especially as I’m walking the way in September. Picked up a few tips too, walk down the road from the Tan Hill Inn to avoid the bogs and taking the South Tyne Trail from Alston for a more direct route, what was that like underfoot? I’d heard that the ground at Holmehead Barn wasn’t too level, how did you find it?
@@michaelharrison9445 Good, thanks, glad the tips were useful. At Holmhead I camped in the guest house garden and it was absolutely level. Enjoy your walk!
@@michaelharrison9445 The S Tyne trail is a track, so good underfoot. It's when you leave it to cross the hill it gets boggy.
Always a pleasure to watch your backpacking trips Mr Minaker 🙏 It’s been quite a few years since I did the PW over 2 holidays and watching your trip just makes me want to do it again. It’s certainly a fantastic route. Thanks and kind regards 🙏👍😊🏕️🍻
@@DaveGoodman1959 Thanks Dave. It's a bit easier these days with all the slab paths.
congratulations man!
love your positive attitude and demeanour (whatever the weather!)
An exc vid of a cracking walk. Enjoyed your Strider article.
Glad to hear you liked it, thank you 🙂
That was delightful, thank you.
i (almost) did it as a teenager (S to N) but got really bad food poisoning from Llangollen Youth Hostel...after 3 days laid up in a tent I retreated home. 40+ years later it is still on my list of things to finish!
Excelente! espero poder realizar unno algún día!!
Alan, just one more point. I see that you use OutdoorActive software, as I do, and have the route on your Garmin. I just use that software on my phone. Did you download the whole GR% route? If so, where can I get it? I have done many sections before, so know the route okay. I am also staying in refuges and not camping. Thank you. Jeremy
Thanks Alan
Alan, I am just doing 2 weeks from Les Houches to St Etiene Des Tinee, about 25 KM per day. Am not camping, but have booked all my demi pensions. By the way, what was that charger on you backpack? Jeremy
Alan, a really nice video, great photography, a reminder of past holiday treks, and my future one. Jeremy
@@jeremycorke9463 Thank you, enjoy your future trek.
@@jeremycorke9463 Nuzamas 7.5w Amazon. It works well!
I think I made my own sections using Outdooractive routing and manual adjustments from its maps. I've since found that Traildino.com is great for gpx files. GR5 was the las trail I used the Garmin, since used the phone, much easier, better and 150g lighter!
Walked this just a few weeks after you (10th June 23) - weather was boiling hot all the way - as we were heading north nearly all the time, the backs of my legs were very, very brown whilst the fronts remained untanned. Thank you so much - so many memories in these images.
@@richardhunter7363 Yes, very hot walking! Glad you liked it. 🙂
Walked the entire OD F back in the late 70’s from Chepstow northwards and enjoyed it very much . As a history enthusiast this was the ideal walk when during the journey you on the original path next to the dyke. It also has a ‘complete - ness ‘ due to a definite start and end. Highly recommend
Great videos, I have walked part of GR11 last summer and this year I am planning to do the second part. So watching your videos was partly flashback to last summer and partly a research for what awaits us this year. Anyway, interesting choice of gear. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks, hope you have a great 2nd half.
Useful information 👍
Watched this fantastic video, definitely inspired to visit this route next year as my big adventure. I'll only have enough time to do about half, so it'll be the 2nd half as your video showed me that it's really a special adventure. Thanks again for making it
Thanks for your kind comments and I hope you have a great hike!
Great comparison. We can now do our own experiments with different materials and different sizes of pins, needles, sharp things etc.. 👍
Hi - what date/ month did you set off from Irun? Great video and I’m tempted to try this before I get any older(!) but read that too early a start risks difficult snow cover on some of the Passes….Thanks
Hi, thanks. I started 19 July, but suspect you could start from 1st July. Apparently you can get snow any time, but Jul/Aug are safest bet. It depends also on what kind of Winter they've had, so good to check. There was fresh snow over 2000m at Puigmal as I reached Llanca. Enjoy the hike and prepare for hot or cold.
@@MinackerMovies Many Thanks for your reply - much appreciated…
I wish you had tested tyvek+cuben fibre in the same time (as two layers). I am wondering whether the durability would be doubled
I don't think so, the dyneema is fibrous strands between thin 'plastic' sheet. It's strength is when under tension due to the fine fibres, not from the sheet which holds them together.
Your photos and composition are excellent. Well done!
Thank you 🙂
Great video, brought back a lot of memories from the time i did it in 2022 also in may, looks like you had slightly better weather.
Really, we thought it wasn't that great for us🤔
This is lovely. One Easter whilst at Reading University in the early 80s we met up and rented a cottage for a weekend in Dent. We tried to walk up to Aye Gill but the snow fall was such that we didn´t quite make it. In time honoured fashioned we thawed out in a pub
Great video of the Dales High Way. Thank you. Walking it in June.
Thanks. Wishing you nice weather and a good walk.
Great video and an inspiration for me to try it! Thanks for posting.
The GR11 rocks. I did it in 2018. Thanks for sharing
There are many lakes and streams in the photos. What is the real situation with access to water?
I found water mostly easy with a filter system, until leaving the eastern mountains before La Jonquera where I found the terrain to be pretty dry.
Thoroughly enjoyable - you have inspired me
Absolutely gorgeous film my friend, love the music here 👏👏
Thank you, I'm pleased to hear you like it.
Well done,very relaxing to watch.After doing the GR10 ans Gr11 which do you prefer?
Hi, thank you. It's a tough one, not a simple answer. The GR10 because it came first, but not such good weather and more mist. However, there was more wildlife and easy going access for camping etc. There are restrictions on wild camping and even swimming in some lakes and below 2000m in the Nat parks in Spain. The campsites in France are more civilized, less crowded and so is the trail for the most part. First and final sections of GR11 less interesting than GR10 IMO. Both really worth doing. Maybe a mix of the two? I believe the HRP accesses both sides in places? Enjoy.
@@MinackerMovies I saw that you had a GPS. Have you recorded the tracks of your route along the GR11? I'm planning to do it soon, and although I have the official tracks, I like to have the real tracks of the people who make it. I don't know if you can upload them to wikiloc, mapy or some similar system. And if you have waypoints for fountains, shelters, etc., that would be great, Greetings and thanks for your videos and information.
Thank you for great videos. It reminds me a lot of nice memories. I hope we meet again somewhere. Jan
Thanks Jan, I'm pleased that you like them. It was great meeting you and Teresa and yes, hopefully we will meet again. Alan
Great and inspiring videos with amazing landscapes. This GR11 looks a lot tougher then the French GR10.
Thank you. I did the GR10 four years ago, which is tougher in the Basque area. Most of the rest has long up and down but not generally so rough underfoot and less scrambling. There are no official alternative routes on the GR11 if you want to avoid the rough parts. I also loved the GR10, despite poor weather and a heatwave. My GR10 vids are on YT if you are interested.
In 2009, 2010, 2011 we did large parts of the GR10, with the help of a luggage transfer company as we were then in our sixties and my wife has problems to carry a backpack. Cols like Hourquette d'Arre and Madamète were indeed easier than the ones you had to climb on the Spanish side. Although we did not connect our footsteps from Atlantic to Mediterrean, it was a great experience, especially the lonely and beautiful stages through Ariège. @@MinackerMovies
Yes, I was 64 for the GR10 and 68 for this one and felt the difference of four years.
35 km stage with huge climbs and descents. You re still very strong man. @@MinackerMovies
A fabulous achievement. Well done. For what it's worth, the extra bit to the Cap is so so and I think you made a wise decision ending at Llanca. Now you can plan a new adventure if you're not already doing so!
Thanks for your warm comments. Not sure what is next, maybe something a bit shorter and easier on the knees?🤣 How about you?
Not a problem. I enjoyed watching your journey and reminicising on my own and seeing the familiar places. Was a bit confused regarding your route out of La Jonquera but guess that was due to weather. I'm gearing up for the Pyrenean Haute Route and am looking forward to 6 weeks away!!
Thoroughly enjoyed you post and hike
oh man what an achievement! congratulations! the west Pyrenean hills of Cataluña look fantastic. Inspiring thanks
Excellent record of a great trip. Thanks