Ep. 188 - PNW x UK Wanderlust; Treks and Kit for Post-Pandemic Travel

The Bellingham Podcast

On the show for this week, and the next, in this back to back episode we have a guest co-host from the Bellingham Podcast Office of Foreign Correspondents; UK Branch. This episode to to anyone here in the PNW who has a Wonderlust itch that needs to be scratched, especially if the pandemic as made you long for travel, adventure travel, and the UK. This episode is a double episode, so no new episode for the first week of May. Stay tuned...
Our Foreign Correspondent Co-Host;
Dan
https://www.instagram.com/timely_moments/
His Podcast: The Zulu Time Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-zulu-time-podcast/id1497529473
SO for this episode: what if with the Pandemic lightening up- some one from the PNW can land in the UK. The must do treks:*
*Dan:*
* Snowdonia - Tryfan /Betws-y-coed https://www.visitsnowdonia.info (https://www.visitsnowdonia.info/)
* Brecon - Pen y Fan / Go Below http://www.go-below.co.uk (http://www.go-below.co.uk/)
* *Lake District - Scarfell Pike /Tickle Tarn /Ambleside* *https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/places-to-go/explore-windermere-and-ambleside*
Gear
AJ:
* Getting kids to go from the kindergarten playground to the trailhead Tarn 12 (REI) (https://www.rei.com/product/168501/rei-co-op-tarn-12-pack-kids)
* Garmin Instinct If you are going to go with a connected watch (https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/621802)
* Cotopaxi Alpa 42 (https://www.cotopaxi.com/products/allpa-42l-travel-pack?variant=33029386272829) [a pack for the overhead of your flight, for the one bag traveler who likes to get in a trek too]
* Cascade Mountain Tech (treking poles https://cascademountaintech.com/) (Based out of Preston, WA if I recall)
* EB Heritage Strap: https://elliotbrownwatches.com/collections/straps/material_webbing
Dan:
* Elliot Brown Watches https://elliotbrownwatches.com (https://elliotbrownwatches.com/)
* Montane https://www.montane.com (https://www.montane.com/)
* Osprey https://www.ospreyeurope.com (https://www.ospreyeurope.com/)
* DMM Wales https://dmmwales.com (https://dmmwales.com/)
* Mountain Equipment https://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk (https://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/)
* Petzl e+LITE https://m.petzl.com/INT/en/Sport/CLASSIC-headlamps/ePLUSLITE
Quality Assurance
*AJ*
* Alex Honnold Answers Rock Climbing Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDUeh8nyLT0)
Dan
* Spirit of Time Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spirit-of-time-podcast/id1563106790
* SSAFA Charity https://www.ssafa.org.uk (https://www.ssafa.org.uk/)
* Marine Raider Foundation https://marineraiderfoundation.org (https://marineraiderfoundation.org/)
* ModHanks @modhanks
* Nims Dai @nimsdai
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