{"id":3306,"date":"2015-03-07T18:46:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2015-03-21T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T09:39:00","slug":"wild-camping-microadventure-blog-round-up-for-february-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2015\/03\/wild-camping-microadventure-blog-round-up-for-february-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild camping microadventure blog round-up for February 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3373\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/microadventures-feb-2015-blog.png\" alt=\"microadventures feb 2015\" width=\"596\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/microadventures-feb-2015-blog.png 596w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/microadventures-feb-2015-blog-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>At the start of the year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alastairhumphreys.com\/\">Alastair Humphreys<\/a> called for people\u00a0to live more adventurously in 2015, challenging us\u00a0to spend a\u00a0night out in the wild, once a\u00a0month for\u00a0the year.<\/p>\n<p>Since that call to arms\u00a0I&#8217;ve seen\u00a0a rise in the number of\u00a0great blog posts, videos and photos of people venturing\u00a0for wild camping microadventures.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some\u00a0great stories of adventure out there I thought I&#8217;d put together a monthly round-up of ones that caught my attention.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you think I&#8217;ve missed anyone out, or would like yours included, then leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3339\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Chris-Goodman.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Goodman\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Chris Goodman<\/h2>\n<p>Chris and his\u00a0friend Bubbaanna\u00a0wild camped on some grassy ground near\u00a0Guildford in Surrey.<\/p>\n<p>I particularly like how\u00a0Chris tells\u00a0the story of the adventure via Instagram, an approach that works really well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uninspiredramblings.com\/2015\/02\/07\/a-winter-microadventure-by-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Chris&#8217; Instagram photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3343\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/David-Fanning.jpg\" alt=\"David Fanning\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>David Fanning<\/h2>\n<p>Our first microadventure post from the US.<\/p>\n<p>David set out for a wild camp with friends in Colorado, wow, just imagine having that as your background for microadventures&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rawahranger.com\/2015\/02\/greyrock-microadventure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Dave&#8217;s photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3346\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rolling-donkeys.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling Donkeys\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>The Rolling Donkeys<\/h2>\n<p>The Rolling Donkeys (Matt, Dan and Matty) specialise in microadventures with bikes and hammocks : speed and comfort, a great combination.<\/p>\n<p>They camped out in a wood in the\u00a0Cotswolds and took some excellent photos along the way. \u00a0Bacon and fresh coffee for breakfast, oh my!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rollingdonkeys.com\/2015\/02\/withington-woods\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out the Rolling Donkeys photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3348\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/neets.jpg\" alt=\"neets\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>Anita<\/h2>\n<p>Anita and her friend\u00a0Maxine camped out in a wood near Sheringham on the lovely north Norfolk coast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I could hear the sea in the distance it was beautiful<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Yes! that is exactly why we wild camp.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neets237.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/01\/microadventure-february\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Anita&#8217;s report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3349\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/graham.jpg\" alt=\"graham\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>Graham Royston<\/h2>\n<p>Graham and friends camped out in the\u00a0 The Forest of Bowland in\u00a0north-east Lancashire. There&#8217;s some great photography by Graham of this slightly spooky-looking wood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We woke in the morning a little cold due to the damp but blown away with where we found ourselves!<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graham-royston.squarespace.com\/photo-of-the-day\/2015\/2\/24\/longridge-fell-microadventure\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Graham&#8217;s photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tim.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3352\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tim.jpg\" alt=\"tim\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>Tim<\/h2>\n<p>Tim and his mate Mark spent a night in a wood full of pheasants in west Berkshire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>As it was a Friday night, there would most likely be a Saturday shoot happening<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Go and read Tim&#8217;s report to see if they survived the night!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microadventure.perfexeon.com\/wordpress\/?p=71\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Tim&#8217;s photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3355\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mike.jpg\" alt=\"mike\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>Mike Sowden<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;<em>A microadventure on the English moors, at the worst time of the year? LET\u2019S DO THIS&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I love how Mike starts his report, precisely the kind of heroic attitude I like to see!<\/p>\n<p>There are some photos right out of Game of Thrones in this post from a snowy Yorkshire wood.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feveredmutterings.com\/a-night-in-the-freezer-a-north-york-moors-microadventure-part-1\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Mike&#8217;s report and photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bev<\/h2>\n<p>Bev and her friend Tracy camped out the night near Radstock in\u00a0Somerset.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the YouTube video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1040\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/opOx-JrnLvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We sure had a laugh<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; well, exactly!<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3356\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/johnathon.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>Jonathan<\/h2>\n<p>Jonathan\u00a0and his friend Mags enjoyed a spot of wild glamping on the\u00a0verandah of a wooden barn (nothing wrong with a spot of wild glamping!).<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan took along a\u00a0&#8216;beer can stove&#8217; which sounds\u00a0kinda cool. Drink beer, cook food, exactly my sort of\u00a0thing!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inwhichi.weebly.com\/-write\/take-a-friend-on-their-first-microadventure\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Jonathan&#8217;s photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3357\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ellie.jpg\" alt=\"ellie\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" \/>Ellie<\/h2>\n<p>Ellie spent a snowy night bivouacking under a tree in the Brecon Beacons.<\/p>\n<p>I like it when she comments:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I\u00a0contemplated what I was about to do. It seemed a little bit insane<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Haven&#8217;t we all thought exactly that at least once\u00a0when starting out for a wild camp?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/taithellie.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/04\/microadventure-1-snowy-brecon-beacons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Ellie&#8217;s photos and report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3358\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/me.jpg\" alt=\"Me!\" width=\"154\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/me.jpg 154w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/me-978x927.jpg 978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/>Me<\/h2>\n<p>After cancelling my\u00a0January adventure due to illness, I was determined to make up for lost time with two microadventure wild camps.<\/p>\n<p>These were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a lovely night out in <a title=\"A February microadventure at Wicken Fen Wild Camping\" href=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/2015\/02\/a-february-wild-camp-microadventure-at-wicken-fen\/\">Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a wet and windy (but also fun) <a title=\"A late February \u2018wild camp in the garden\u2019 microadventure\" href=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/2015\/03\/a-late-february-wild-camp-in-the-garden-microadventure\/\">camp in my back garden<\/a> with Harry, my 13 year old son, and our pet dog, Smithy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(<strong>note<\/strong>: I&#8217;ve taken some images from the blogs for this post, if you&#8217;re a\u00a0blog author and rather I didn&#8217;t use your photo\u00a0let me know and I&#8217;ll remove it).<\/p>\n<h2>You<\/h2>\n<p>Did you manage a microadventure wild camp in February? \u00a0Do you have one planned for March? 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