Woolpacks Wildcamp when the clag cleared!

This week's video is about another wild camp up on Kinder Scout, this time Benny and I climbed up Crowden Clough onto the Woolpacks.
The weather was warm with occasional light rain, but shortly after we pitched our tents, it started raining a lot more heavily. We had resigned ourselves to a night inside the tents, but then the sun came out and we had the chance to explore the strange and wonderful world of the Woolpacks!
I really have fallen in love with wild camping in the Peak District, especially when I am able to climb up from Edale onto Kinder Scout. Crowden Clough is probably somewhere in the middle difficulty of routes up onto Kinder, but it does offer many water sources and the springs on either side all the way along its length have clear and very delicious water.
Here is the full list of my current kit that I use:
Lanshan 2 3 Season tent tinyurl.com/La...
Sleeping bag: OEX Leviathan 900 tinyurl.com/le...
Sleeping mat: Z lite clone tinyurl.com/zl...
Stove: Polymath products Phanton alcohol stove tinyurl.com/po...
Triangia ⅓ litre fuel bottle. tinyurl.com/tr...
Aosbos insulated food bag tinyurl.com/ao...
Platypus 2L Water bladder tinyurl.com/pl...
Platypus Quickdraw water filter tinyurl.com/pl...
Brasher Trekking Poles tinyurl.com/br...
Mini DAB radio tinyurl.com/mi...
3FULgear Quidian 2 backpack tinyurl.com/qu...
Tent Stakes tinyurl.com/te...
Please ask me if there is anything else that you see that hasnt been included.

[@DaveGoodman1959]

Hi Phil, you’re up there more often than Steve lately I feel like I’m missing out. Crowden clough is so nice isn’t it. Catch you soon. 👍🏕️🙏🍻

[@PhilWaud]

@@DaveGoodman1959 Noone can beat Steve, he actually lives up there and only comes down to edit videos and but more Champion! Thanks for watching Dave.

[@DaveGoodman1959]

@@PhilWaud 😂yes to buy more Champion, your right😂🍻

[@68bee]

Some barren terrain up there . Can just imagine giant trolls throwing those rocks about 😮

[@PhilWaud]

@@68bee yeah, the Woolpacks in particular is like an alien world. I camped there once in thick fog with six foot visibility, I swear the rocks were following me around! Thanks for the comment, and watching!

[@Hengists_Wild_Camps]

Nice one Phil.👍🙂

[@PhilWaud]

Thanks Steve, apparently Good Bloke Outdoors was the guy in the hileberg near the edge, wished I'd said hello now!

[@thehealthanarchist]

Thanks for bringing us along Phil , very enjoyable video , yeah I can definitely imagine stone trolls up there, best wishes pal 🦇🦇🖤🖤

[@PhilWaud]

It's such a magical place John, but there are hardly any folklore tales because people were banned from there for 150 years.

[@paulwaudbeverley-uk6752]

Another great video Phil. Good to see Duncan back.

[@PhilWaud]

@@paulwaudbeverley-uk6752 Thanks Paul, he will be in most videos now!

[@GoneWildCamping892]

Storm Troopers hiding in the woolpacks 🛸🛸

[@PhilWaud]

@@GoneWildCamping892 best place in the world to hide!

[@WildBorkysadventures]

Great video, nice camp👍

[@PhilWaud]

Thank you, it was enjoyable to make and edit!

[@HikingForHealth1]

Nice one Phil. Looks like you got a good spot there. A bonus that the weather cleared up for you like that too. I’ve been down that steep route to get back to the foot of Grindsbrook Clough before. About half way down it suddenly gets very steep doesn’t it. Nice when you get to the path though. Thanks for sharing and great video. All the best. Gav

[@PhilWaud]

I saw some people coming down it the week before and thought they must be mad! We could have walked round and come down the Nab, but this looked like more fun. Cheers Gav.

[@Glossopwildcamp]

Hi Phil, thanks for another great video, the Woolpacks is like another planet, amazing place! Did you enjoy the Kakawa? I love most beers I've tasted from Thornbridge brewery, especially their Cocoa Wonderland, beautiful stuff.

[@PhilWaud]

@@GlossopwildcampWoolpacks is just surreal, amazing place. The beer was alright, nothing to dislike really, but I prefer stronger darker beers, give me an old peculier any day! Thanks for watching Brian!

[@Glossopwildcamp]

@@PhilWaud Try cocoa wonderland if you like strong and dark mate 👍

[@The_Versatile_Camper]

I hiked the full Edale Skyline last Saturday and found lots of new pitchin areas.... new sub here 😊👍

[@PhilWaud]

That looks a stunning walk, especially if you are graced with some nice weather. Thanks for the sub!

[@The_Versatile_Camper]

@PhilWaud luckily it was cool and we had light rain up kinder.... but we completed it just over 8 hours (20 miles)

[@PhilWaud]

@@The_Versatile_Camper I'm just watching it now!

[@huntonthetrails]

Great camp spot. Woolpacks for me is always synonymous with wading through muddy peat but the rock formations are ace. Lanshan tent - the pole should not be moving- did you sort out the problem ? You maybe didn't have enough tension on the main guy lines ?

[@PhilWaud]

Yes Andy, sorted it thanks mate. The peat bog wasnt too bad at all, but most of the water sources were dry. I saw a video about five days after and Crowden Clough was a right torrent, Id hate to have seen the peat bogs then!

[@HikingForHealth1]

Nice one Phil. Looks like you got a good spot there. A bonus that the weather cleared up for you like that too. I’ve been down that steep route to get back to the foot of Grindsbrook Clough before. About half way down it suddenly gets very steep doesn’t it. Nice when you get to the path though. Thanks for sharing and great video. All the best. Gav

[@PhilWaud]

@@HikingForHealth1 I've had three lucky weeks with the weather Gav, I'm sure it won't last! Hope you are well. Thanks for watching mate.