I find always funny when I'm hicking in what I think is a remote, difficult to reach place, just to find a group of 1 tons cows sitting there like they've just left their barn for a quick walk :)

Sounds like ourselves walking uphill to a bothy in the Northern Lake District. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Coffee in the morning. An Englishman after my own heart.

The thing I always liked about my own Bergereisen was the solitude. The magic moments when you walk above the could lne, or break through the clag into a protected vale. Congrats on the trip.

Les Stroud was the Canadian. Survivor Man was the series. I can only imagine the views in that morass of clouds you rucked through! Just the few you did show us were awesome! Lol, you say you hurt everywhere then say it was a great time. 'Nuff Said! Wish I was able to do those things but I am a slug anymore! Hats off to you! Now, go eat some donuts! EDIT: Oh, I am so looking forward to you running Finnish Brutality! I want to see you rock the FAL!

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks - I'm soooo bad with names I couldn't remember his! Btw stage 1 of Finnish Brutality is already up, Stage 2 will launch on Inrange today, stage 3 on BotR on Friday. I'll also be filming some geeky over-analysis of my entire runs, possibly starting tonight if I get the time, if not it'll be at the weekend, then launching them progressively.

@RedTSquared

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange Okay, now I'm off to Full30 to check out Stage 1 and 2! Looking forward to your Geeky Over Analysis of the runs!

@loganholmberg2295

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you've seen some of his earlier work things didn't always work out so well though. There is a vid he did talking about him and his wife's first adventure in the Ontario wilderness were they tried to ruff it for a year. (There's a doc too I think) Definitely some horror stories on that one. Major props for what he's done but yikes things did go south on him sometimes.

It's remarkable how much Switzerland looks like Norfolk in the fog and dark!!!!

Reminds me of my walk/treck/yomp across Wales from Welshpool to Llnabedr - the only difference being mine was scrotching hot without the rain, but with my own personal cloud of little bighting flying things.....

Thanks for taking us along.

A few days out in the cold like this really makes you appreciate the warm bed at home again :)

35:42 … the bloke gets a small recharge… ;-) I would give additional thumbs up for the "offline", satellitefree" navigation! (to me it looks that this is getting a forgotten craft) And for not falling in those slippery conditions! (While i like such weather for hiking, i don't like the muddy parts for their danger of slipping especially downhill) I wanted to comment on your mention of taking your clothing with you into the sleeping bag and it's rating: i remember my conscript military mountain winter trainng: the sleeping bags we were issued were rated safe to use down to +5°C and we used them in what we called Schneeloch ("snow hole")... We were on the glacier (in winter) and dug a hole into a steep slope in which 12 soldiers could fit, then slept in there. Outside -30°C and wind, inside 0°C like in an iglu. We took all our food and clothes inside the sleeping bag (well those 10 of us who listened carefully to what our "nco" said...) for 2 reasons: First the damp clothing and food would otherwise freeze up in the „snowcave“, and second: the body heat dried the damp clothing and kept us kind of warmer. You can expect the space inside the sleeping bag not to be meant for such things, so i slept little and quite bad that night. But on the next morning all of us had warm clothes, and almost all of us had eatable breakfast. ;-)

In 2013 I spent a week with the lads hiking up then under then back out and down Welsh mountains carrying a full DSLR rig and inappropriately heavy tripod wearing chest waders and hard hat. Worth every blister for the memories and the photos. I'm going to suggest this for the next trip, I'll enjoy not having to cook for six every evening. Whilst I came for the shooting, this stuff is really fun to watch, and it inspires me to get out more. In fact I might head up kinder scout with my bivi and 23 year old Trangia at the weekend. Thanks Mike 👍

Thanks Mike, appreciate your efforts. Looked like hard work with the camera as well..........

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Not having a waterproof camera in those conditions was a bit on the annoying side... But at least not being able to film so much meant it was ONLY (!) an hour long! :D

I really enjoyed this. I live in the State of Mississippi in the USA. The highest point is 807 ft (246m) above MSL and that's 300 miles from the beach. So it's pretty flat. High temps have been +35C Although the humidity has been lower than usual. Anyway, it is quite different from what you have experienced.

My knees are aching just watching this

What a great adventure - thanks for bringing us along!

When the whole world is in fog you have a good excuse ro roll all the poems of S Sassoon you know through your head.

Now that was a hike

Such a magical environment ❤

My dear Herr Bloke, your closing comments about adding extra interest hit the mark with me. Being a shooter here in the USA, I've always been fascinated with the shooting culture in Switzerland, but until I found your channel I could only get tantalizing bits and pieces. Having watched this video I am now caught up. That is to say, I have watched ALL of your videos for this channel! Fascinating stuff, indeed. Further, this video is not entirely off topic: outdoor gear can be essential to the shooting sports, as I found out the hard way when I was younger and spent some years deer hunting both in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The first couple of years I froze my sorry ass before I got the clothing right. Perhaps you could do some videos about Swiss military camping/bivouac equipment. For a time you could get Swiss canteens and camping stoves, etc. from places like Sportsman's Guide. This was always listed as "used, in good shape" which probably means the previous owner beat the crap out of it. What does the Swiss army use today? Is it better than the old stuff? And where might I order some of it for myself ( if it is any good? )

Beautiful countryside. I am more used to much different terrain. Don't think my knees could do that but it would be a hoot!

Lovely. Thanks very much. Did a trek like that mainly on the French side 30yrs ago. Also hindered by UOTC navigation skills.

Man in an very odd shaped hat approves.

That, was great.

Les Stroud is the survivalist.

Looks like an awesome time regardless if anyone say it’s glamor walking

Very interesting, thanks^^

i watched this video during the last couple days and i enjoyed it very very much thank you for all the effort you put in your content! greetings from vienna :)

Thanks for sharing this. It was really interesting to watch :)

Great job on the walking cool video

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm from Texas, and have had Orifo, Mountain House, and US MRE "chile con carne"--all of 'em are a war crime to me :)

This week on Bloke in the Rain, I mean Bloke on the Range. Also did that cheesecake have blackberries in it?

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Blueberries I think...

Love the off topic stuff, both yours and Carl's. I'm not much of a shooter at all, more of history buff and outdoors type. Been following the channel for a couple of years now and while I watch most everything that goes up, I'm more partial to the bunker tours and doctrinal analyses, of course the Chap's funky hand-loading/living history is a big draw too.

Bloke, another great video from you. Just one fan-correction though: "Kein Trinkwasser" means, "No drinking water", which doesn't necessarily mean that the water is having something nasty in it. It usually means that the owner of the tap don't bother to organise a rather expensive regulary laboratory testing of his water just that hikers and other tourists can drink the water he organised for his cattle. Great jacket btw!

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

I did mention "or they just don't bother getting it tested" ;)

It does leave one to wonder if those two hours of resumed fire on the range between groups are really worth it.

Looks like a good time. I've done some hiking and skiing in Bavaria and Tyrol ( Austrian part).

May be the first time I've heard Switzerland compared to Wales. 😁😁😁

Nice! I went and did a route next to the Wildstrubel this summer. Day 2 the path was a bit iffy. Pretty much "find some way to climb between these two markings". Lots of cows; one of them really liked licking me.

@superdogmeatmeat

4 жыл бұрын

@El Bearsidente My girlfriend wouldn't agree; she was convinced these were psycho flesh-eating horned cows...

@danielkaczynski9702

4 жыл бұрын

I don't really understand why, but, even though I grew up in a small city, I've always liked cows. They have a calming effect on me. Also, I grew up as "dog people" but I finally learned how to talk to cats. ( Cats work on a somewhat different wavelength. ) Now that I've gotten to this point it seems I can communicate with all kinds of animals. And what is worse....... I can't stop! I can't turn it off!! Cows are social animals; if that cow came up to you and started licking you it was being friendly and curious about you. I hope you spent some time petting it and talking to it.

I'm a fan of all the bits of Swiss surplus in your kit, guess it's rather a case of convenience. Though if you get the chance, try swap the the aluminium water bottle cup for a steel one, they are much more pleasant to drink from I've found

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Aah, I didn't know there were steel ones! Thanks! Although I'm not a fan of metal mugs in general, it's such a massive spacesaver to have one around a slim bottle like that, hence why I used it. Brit 58 pattern bottles with their plastic mugs are too fat for the waterbottle pouches on that rucksack, unfortunately.

@theprisoner099

4 жыл бұрын

​@@BlokeontheRange Metal mugs do have their downsides, yes, but those bottles are such a good form factor it makes them useful, especially the flat top ones. Huge fan of your content I must add!

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) Yeah, those bottles are indeed a perfect shape for rucksacks etc. Can't really beat them on that front! The Brit 58 ones are designed to be carried in a webbing pouch so are shorter and fatter, making them less useful for civvy use.

@superdogmeatmeat

4 жыл бұрын

why is stainless steel better than aluminium?

@theprisoner099

4 жыл бұрын

@@superdogmeatmeat Doesn't burn your lips quite as much when you're trying to drink your hot brew.

In the clag could have been Scotland but the giveaway was no feverish face scratching and then running over a cliff to escape the midges. This wool versus synthetic debate has come full circle in my time in the outdoors. Merino base layers have been the game changer because the synthetics were never optimal. However, there's also the fashion / philosophy / hipster influence on the outer layers so it's very useful to get an honest review of how the wool jacket performed in cold, wet conditions. Apart from that, would be interested to hear how wearing military camouflage gear is received in Switzerland - is it socially acceptable or do people think you're a survivalist nutter? As you know no-one in the UK bats an eyelid if you are sporting camouflage trousers OR jacket outdoors but wearing both tends to indicate you have issues.

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

You don't see many people wearing full camo here, sometimes you see camo trousers being worn but not often.

"Canadian guy" Les Stroud aka "Survivorman"; classy dude.

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Indeed.

@CAPNMAC82

4 жыл бұрын

Decent musician along with being a former CF Marine (IIRC). Was a bit spooky when he started going to places I have been, like Moab, & south Georgia, Belieze, etc..

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that him and Ray Mears and others aren't doing that kind of show any more, and we're stuck with hotel-dwelling Bear Grylls swinging from the branches, biting the heads off of things and eating poop instead...

John Cleese does a long walk

Lovely hike and a fine adventure. No compass? I discovered the Trangia late in my hiking career, after years of fighting with sputtering Primus and Svea stoves, and canned gas stoves that slowly leaked and stunk up everything.

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I had a compass, ultimately didn't need to use it.

I need that coffee combo bottle :O I hope i'll get to this trip in a year or 2

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually sold for transporting portions of baby formula so look for it in the baby section, but is excellent for coffee / milk powder / sugar / teabags etc. when camping :)

@Rzymek85

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange Thanks, i'm not going anywhere for 4 days without coffee :D

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

Me neither... Not moving from the tent in the morning without it! The Alpwirtschaften and restaurants are a lifesaver on the coffee front too :)

Looking at you mixing the stew (19:54) - You should have picked up a "LuHa" (Luskikka-haarukka, Spoon-fork) at Varusteleka while you were there :D www.varusteleka.com/en/product/mil-tec-spoon-fork/55129 They have only the MilTec version right now, but they have had the FDF version for sale at times, and a Bundeswehr as well if I remember correctly. Anyway, they all function the same, giving a quite long shaft to the bowl of the spoon :)

As a bloke who enjoys fog and cloud, this was slightly less off putting for me than you may have suspected

I wish American trek maps had distances in hours/minutes too. I know distances in miles but I have a difficult time estimating how long it will take me to travel segments.

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

The British rule for walking at a steady pace is 15min per km and another minute for every 10m of cumulative height gain. The Swiss and Germans calculate it differently (that's where the Leistungskilometrn come in) but it comes out similarly.

@ssreeser95

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange I will keep that in mind the next time I go on a hike, thanks! I really enjoyed the video!

@nirfz

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange Not sure about the swiss and germans, what i remember from the austrian army: 4km per hour, add 1 hour for every 300m vertical height difference upwards, or 1 hour for every 400m downwards.

Mrs, Blke not eager to go on this trek?

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

She would have come, but it was during school time. But ultimately she'd have hated the conditions!

Damn son that’s a hell of a hike Still shame for calling them “trousers” oi red coat

@BlokeontheRange

4 жыл бұрын

We're not all Superman wearing his pants on the outside, lol :D

Why was "tea" in quotes?

@BlokeontheRange

3 жыл бұрын

Tea is a very specific substance to most Brits, and anything deviating from that is not proper tea.

@agentwashingtub9167

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange That makes sense. I’m an American, so my definition of tea is very loose