Freezing Winter Wildcamp on Helvellyn | Abisko Lite 3
Channel: Kris Gleave
Date: 04/12/2023

Freezing Winter Camp on Helvellyn

In this video we head up to the summit of Helvellyn, the 3rd biggest mountain in England, and camp on the summit in freezing conditions its was ace. I’ll leave a little list of some of the gear I used as didn’t really mention it in the video properly. 

The night before we stayed at the YHA in Grasmere where we camped in the Naturehike Opulas 3 for its first outing. We didn’t arrived until 5:30pm so it was already dark setting up but the tent was great. So much space I loved it. 

We went for one drink in Grasmere at 1792 pub which cost £21 for two double rum and cokes (Dead Man’s Fingers). We don’t drink much it was a treat so was lovely.

The hike to Helvellyn was from the Thirlmere side and was a lonely way to head up to the summit. Worth checking out if you’re looking for an alternative to Striding Edge which I’ve done many times. It’s testing on the knees but offers great views and the rewards are well worth it. 

The key take from this video is be prepared. Make sure you carry plenty of water so you don’t run out. I always take my Katadyn BeFree water filter every single time I hike so know I can always get water. Although next time I’ll check some water spots out on a map earlier so I don’t have to hike back down. 

It’s colder on the summits and the weather can be more extreme so if you give make sure you have the right kit from clothes, to sleep mat and tent and water. 

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I’ll look to put together a full kit list for each video maybe with links in future videos and include this. 

Few key pieces of kit:
Tent: Fjallraven Abisko Lite 3
Air Mat: Thermarest Xtherm
Sleeping Bag: Ice Flame Sleeping Bag LT 14F
Pillow: Exped Mega Pillow
Bag: Atom Packs Mo50
Poles: Helvellyn Carbon Z Poles (Harrier Running)
Shoes: Adidas Terrex Freehiker GTX 
Stove: XBoil @xboil 

As always, I’d love to hear from you in the comments and reply to all messages. If you watch the video and take a pic watching and tag me on Instagram @gleavek I’ll reshare and give a shout out. Great to see who watches. 

Shout out to @AndrewBeavers for the heads up on the Halo Moon 

Thanks,
Kris 

#hiking #wildcamping #backpacking #tent #firstlook #gear #fjallraven #wintercamp

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