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On 15th august 2026 we took on the challenge of hiking around lake district going from campsite to campsite and taking in the beautiful nature. We started at penrtith and hiked firstly to our campsite and then once settled we took a nice 6 hour walk through the fields, battling through horse pens and wooded areas. Most of our trip followed a similar pattern, we hiked to our campsite and then went on a barrage of walks, taking in our surroundings and feeling truly appreciative for what we were surrounded by.
In all honesty it worked out quite well, we were fighting awful rain all throughout are trip nonstop. This did become an issue as our tents and bags became soaking wet due to the heavy rainfall; however we didn’t let this minor hardship get in the way of our optimism to make it through the hike. Other than that, it worked out largely well, we strategically ate the heavy luggage of food in the first few nights to de load the weight from our bags making the hiking more efficient and enjoyable as the days went on.
We met very nice fellow hikers out there too who helped us when needed and shared storis and food about their own families and how they find camping as an escape from their normal lives and a privilege to have such terrain so close to them all the time.
As a collective the group felt very worn out and tired by the end of the hike, however we left with a satisfactory look on our faces knowing we had just independently hiked for 5 days, and came over the challenges we faced amongst the hike with the support of one a other and the excellent teamwork shown. Kameron was the highlight amongst the group as he led the group, helped plan and organise everything and was the one to step forward in the tough scenarios to help support them and resolve them as best we could.
From this hike we got a lot out of it, but more significantly we learnt resilience and independence, for most of us this was the first time doing something like this and we learnt how hard it is to survive independently in the wild and why it’s best to stay calm and collected when faced with issues amongst the way. As a result, we learnt to stay resilient all throughout and how to work as a team when needed to make sure no one was burdened with more work than the other.
We are truly appreciative of the Mark Evison Foundation for giving us the opportunity to do something so beautiful like this hike and proud to have done it together
