Welcome to my West Highland Way series – a Solo hiking and wild camping adventure across 96 miles of stunning Scottish wilderness. In this series, I take on the full West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William, carrying all my own gear, wild camping each night, and pushing myself to the limit – mentally and physically.

 🥾 Strava Route Day 1: Strava: strava
 🎬 What I packed for this trip:  Lightweight Multi Day Backpacking Kit for ...

#westhighlandway  #WestHighlandWaySolo #WHW #ScottishHiking #HikingScotland #LongDistanceHiking #UKHiking #WildCampingUK #solowildcamping

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Links to some of the gear I use. Some of these links are affiliated which means I may receive a small commission on any purchases which helps support the channel.

AtomPacks
 🔗 Atom Packs Website: https://atompacks.co.uk/?aff=20
 🎒 Atom Packs Pulse EP40 (656g) https://tinyurl.com/pulseep40   @AtomPacks  
 🎒 Atom Packs The Prospector EP50 (910g) https://tinyurl.com/prospector50
 🎒 Atom Packs Roo 2.5L (100g) https://tinyurl.com/roozerowaste
 🎬 Bag Comparison Video: Which Ultralight Backpack Should you Buy? ...

Optimus Tents (Use code KRISGLEAVE for 7% of any Optimus branded items)
 🔗 Website: https://tinyurl.com/otimos
 ⛺️ Otimos XLite Nomad Solo - https://tinyurl.com/OtimosNomad
 ⛺️ Otimos XLite Peak Duo - https://tinyurl.com/xlitepeakduo
 🎬  First Look at Nomad Solo: Best 4 Season Tent Under £300? | OTIMOS XL...

Terra Nova (Use code KGLEAVE for 20% of any full price tents)
 🔗 Website: https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/aff/Kris...
 ⛺️ Pioneer Lite 2 - https://tinyurl.com/yckx82uw
 ⛺️ Helm Elite 2 - https://tinyurl.com/3hfmkfb2
 ⛺️ Helm Compact 2 - https://tinyurl.com/4ec9zm4m

Sleep Mats
 🛌  Kilos Gear Aerocloud UL Sleep Mat - R-Value 3.8 https://tinyurl.com/kilosgearpads  
 🛌  Kilos Gear Sleeping Pad Elite - R-Value 5.0 https://tinyurl.com/kilosgearpads  @kilosgear9091  
 🛌  Light Tour Sleeping Pad - R-Value 7.5 https://tinyurl.com/lighttourpads  @camperlists-3fulgeardistr