Answering your questions (pt.1): Do I feel anxious as a female solo hiker? My favorite trail so far?

[@stephenvicary9243]

A very merry Christmas to you and Otto. Thank you for all your hiking videos Elli. We all look forward to your 2025 adventures. Take care.

[@ClaraTaylor-te7mj]

Merry Christmas Ellie and Otto ❤

[@kevinmcquade2154]

You're never lonely with a dog and Otto looks like he's intelligent so good company! He's very independent too by the looks of it.

[@sallydingle321]

Hi Elli and Otto... Thank you so much for answering my question on how you got into hiking... We have things in common that our parents encouraged our love of hiking 👌. It's been lovely listening to your answers and getting to know you more 🙏. Merry Christmas to you, Otto and your family and hope you've had a fabulous time so far 🎄. Happy hiking too 😁🥰💖😘

[@frankalexander6629]

Hi Elli, hope you had a nice Christmas. Interesting walks from an interesting lady, I've followed you on most of your walks and find them very informative and entertaining. Hoping to meet you and Otto in Portpatrick next year when you start the SUW until then stay fit & healthy and keep hiking.

[@edwesterdale-music]

Congratulations on the growth of your channel. Merry Christmas and continued success in 2025!

[@PhilipBeavan-mu7xn]

Just discovered your videos Elli - I used to work in St Bees so the c2c caught my eye - and now I have seen several more! I like the presentation very much and having walked the fells and hills of Great Britain for many years (since 1962!) - I feel affinity with you and Otto - I have always had my dogs with me too. I wish you very well, a happy Christmas time, and look forward to your Welsh walking with or without the rain - I am partly Welsh so rather like rain!... Thanks so much, keep safe and healthy.

[@melindacheeatow3324]

Merry Christmas Elli and Otto. Your video is so informative. Thank you for,sharing all your adventures. Hiking is so good for,the soul and mind. Looking forward to,your videos in 2025.

[@deepsubmergence9357]

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@michaelburke248]

Hi Ellie and Ato, Happy Christmas. Thanks for the great year of hiking .

[@richard_ellis]

Merry Christmas to you both..

[@Daytona2]

Being asked if you get bored must be the bane of backpackers lives 😉 People needy people just can't comprehend independent people. I hope that you all have a pleasant Christmas and thank you so much for sharing your wonderful walks 🎄🎁🎅

[@JansOutdoorAbenteuer]

Merry Christmas and a lot of nice tours in the new year 🥾

[@michaelatkinson8291]

Hi Elli. Thanks for the insights. The only way is up for your channel. Looking forward to your adventures in 2025 xx

[@andrewmills509]

That was a great insight and very informative I really enjoyed it, you have a great outlook on life which I can easily relate too. Merry Christmas to you and Otto looking forward to more videos in the New Year 😊

[@reinhardwagner9125]

Danke Elli. Ich finds cool dass du auch (fast) alleine unterwegs bist. Ich gehe selbst seit 10 Jahren alleine trekken (immer dort wo fast niemand ist), sehe selten andere die alleine unterwegs sind. Deine Vorliebe für Schottland kann ich gut verstehen, ich hab mich auch in die schottische Landschaftsvielfalt verliebt. Mit den Alpen zb. bin ich ein bissl durch, Kilometerlange Geröllfelder find ich nicht mehr wirklich spannend. Ich freu mich schon wieder auf die beginnende Saison, wohl wieder mit Startpunkt im Mai Schottland :-)

[@user-man-now80]

Elli and Otto. What a tonic you are. I thoroughly enjoy your long trecks, and these ad hoc talks are always interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing them. Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year - when I look forward to seeing you and Otto tackle some new trails. Cheers ! Sheffield South Yorkshire.

[@RenateSchneider-d8w]

🌲🐕👍👍 Bin gespannt, wie es 2025 weitergeht Alles Gute und viele weitere Follower🥰

[@alanbrown9178]

I wish you a Happy Christmas Elli and Otto and offer best wishes and enjoyable hiking for the year ahead. I'm always interested in hearing about your hikes, especiallly if they are in my native Scotland! For myself, my tent is away for the Winter, to be dusted-off in late March or early April again, for more walks, who knows where!! Happy walking. :-)

[@davidallchin935]

Merry Christmas mate, really enjoyed discovering your channel this year. It seems like you’ve gained a few thousand subscribers in the short time I’ve been watching which is great! I am considering attempting a LEJOG next year using the End2End trail, in part because of watching your awesome JOGLE series. I hope the planned trip for Wales is the Cambrian Way or Coast Path, these would be a great adventure 🤞🏻. Some people say the Cambrian Way is the UK’s hardest single trail! Thanks for the all the amazing videos, I’m sure you can continue to grow the channel in 2025 👍🏻.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

I've only met the most kind, helpful and friendly people on the trail in the US. I have a lot of good stories... 😊

[@riqueroams]

Love your videos Elli and well done. Keep them coming. I would like to try wild camping again (once only lol) and take on board your advice about doing it a few times to get used to it. I prefer the camping grounds for safety in numbers and meeting great people like yourself and Otto. :). Coming from an English background, I find England very expensive compared to Europe. I love your expression that “the sun will shine”. Hiking/cycling on one’s own is meditative and well worth getting used to. All the best and happy New Year. x

[@susanrich6]

Thanks Eli, that literally answered half the questions I have. But I am interested in what walking trousers you are using. Thanks Sioux & Zeb.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

I hope you come to the US to hike, specifically the Western US. AS a hiker from the UK remarked half way through the Pacific Crest Trail "it's quite a big country, this".

[@SlowCentury]

Hey Elli, you mentioned having trouble with your new wireless mic. Are you using a de-esser in post processing to reduce the sibilant 's' sounds? Or a narrow EQ cut at about 7-8kHz might help too (be gentle!). Or if it's an inexpensive mic and doing a lot of fiddling to adjust gain levels and make it sound right, you might be better off replacing it with a nice one by Rode, AKG, Shure, Sony that will 'just work' and save you loads of time. Wired ones much cheaper obv. (I recently found your videos and love what you're doing - you've inspired me to get hiking myself)

[@henchy3rd]

You are safer in the sticks than in a concrete jungle.

[@tinihpunkt8505]

Hallo Elli, vielen Dank für dieses sehr informative Video. Da ich ebenfalls mit Hund unterwegs bin, interessiert mich die Anreise: fliegst Du mit Otto oder eher Bahn/Auto? LG und auch Dir noch schöne Weihnachten. P.S. noch eine Frage: als Mehrtages Trekking Anfängerin treibt mich leider ständig die Angst vor Wildschweinen um (gerade auch in Verbindung mit Hund). Ich wäre super froh, wenn ich diese Sorge als völlig unbegründet ansehen dürfte . Martina

[@flashman4571]

Have you made any of your own clothes or kit, Ellie? Or modified anything?