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Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two


by weaselmaster » Sun May 22, 2022 8:55 pm

Route description: Cape Wrath Trail

Date walked: 12/05/2022

Time taken: 15 days

Distance: 406 km

Ascent: 15300m

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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby justinabel » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:52 pm

What a wonderful description of the trail and great photos too. We really enjoyed meeting you and Allison. Looking forward to following your future adventures. Best wishes, Justin & Caroline.
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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby Alteknacker » Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:20 pm

Well, Part 2 definitely lived up to the promise of Part 1 (the read I mean - the walk looked seriously tough with all that unwonted wet stuff... :D ). Great stuff, and well done in completing it in a oner. That really is no mean feat :clap: :clap: :clap: .

I was interested to see that you did the whole thing without a sleeping bag - impressive!!!

On a more serious note: presumably you had something like Allison's sleeping bag? And looking on the Feathered Friends website, it doesn't look as if their bags are made with water-resistant down. How did you manage to keep the bags reasonably dry/insulating when you seemed to spent approaching half of the trek partly submerged???
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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby Alteknacker » Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:32 pm

PS shouldn't you be rebranding yourselves "the otters" after this....???
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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby weaselmaster » Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:18 pm

Alteknacker wrote:
I was interested to see that you did the whole thing without a sleeping bag - impressive!!!

On a more serious note: presumably you had something like Allison's sleeping bag? And looking on the Feathered Friends website, it doesn't look as if their bags are made with water-resistant down. How did you manage to keep the bags reasonably dry/insulating when you seemed to spent approaching half of the trek partly submerged???


We use one of the Penguin bags from Feathered Friends which is basically a quilt that zips over a base liner which has 2 mats. Hence only one sleeping bag required, a big saving on bulk and weight in the rucksack. I was worried that it would get wet, and you’re correct, its not hydrophobic down, but it was alright. We just made sure it was inside a waterproof outer bag when it was in the rucksack. If it had been colder, condensation might have been problematic.

As for the re-branding of our names- Otters are also known as “water weasels” i see 🤣
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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby Mountainlove » Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:34 pm

Really enjoyed reading through the second part of your adventure. What a fantastic trip. Brilliant stories, pictures and Information. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Weasels' Cape Wrath Trail Adventure -Part Two

Postby ScotFinn65 » Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:49 pm

Wow. A great read and informative account of your journey. Really enthralling. I'm glad you continued your account all the way home, l feel so many CWT reports feel "unfinished" but this is brilliant.
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