Since it looks like we're first back, here's humanbean and mine's Bivvy.

Too dark to take photos last night, no moon, and we only got to pitch camp at gone 11pm after a rushing a fistful of pints in before last orders 🙂

Just started raining as we got our heads down under the tarp. Phew.
Cozy night's sleep, although I think I pitched us a bit too high on the slope so we kept sliding down a bit in the night 🙂

Location: probably illegal so not telling 🙂 Just checked, yep, definitely illegal 🙂

Morning view for coffee:

Kit list:
Poncho tarp (£14 from Harpers Bazaar)
2x 3/4 thermarests
2x 2 season bags
1x army-sytle bivvy bag (£50 harpers bazaar – couldnt wait for the Alpkit HunkaXL to get in stock, but this worked a treat)
1x tent tarp as bivvy bag for humanbean.
Ti pan
MSR pocket rocket

BTW good tarp hanging tips from Bob on his video here:
http://backpackinglight.co.uk/product368.asp

That really is sleeping outdoors… Not sure it floats my boat, but glad you enjoyed it.

tramps!

gerrrooofff moy whitelightning!

Wot, no bikes ? 😉

some tramp stole them 😉

Location: probably illegal so not telling Just checked, yep, definitely illegal

Good job there weren't any illegal biking activities last night – would've been an interrupted nights sleep. 🙂

jimster – any illegal biking activities there go round the other direction 🙂

Would that be anywhere near a fairly well known ancient hill fort?

Aah the "toboggan run", that is fun. 😀 That is a nice singletrack climb up that way though.

Would that be anywhere near a fairly well known ancient hill fort?

you mean the one you fell off nick?

…possibly, yes 🙂

jimster – in the fog and night lights it always feels like the sewer scene in the Italian Job 🙂

british camp?

shhhhh!!!!

The Conservators are watching you know 🙄

jimster – in the fog and night lights it always feels like the sewer scene in the Italian Job

I had more "Return Of The Jedi" in mind on those bikes through the forest – there seems no end to the speed you can build up. 😀

Hats off to you two, love the "bit of wood"

You know I was up there at new year, went for a walk, a walk mind you, with my lad, I managed to slip down the hill pretty much in exactly the same place, as I was saying "I think this is where I fell off my bike…."

😳

shhhhh!!!!

The Conservators are watching you know

And because of your actions they'll be posting "No Bikes, Horses or Bivvying" on these hills.

They may as well post "No Enjoying Yourself" signs.

Wow, so that's what the sun does in the morning!

jimster – way ahead of you 🙁
http://www.malvernhills.org.uk/visiting/things_not_to_do.aspx

I think Ill go and get a gun, shoot a fox and do a spot of demonstrating. Lets see how many rules I can disobey in 24 hrs 🙂

Loaded and ready to go

Dave the instigator "somewhere near Heptonstall"

Tucked ourselves into an old quarry, with a nice soft loamy base.
Lotsa stars up there through the trees to look at but beer and aquavit make an excellent soporific and I zonked straight out until rain on my face woke me up. Pulled my poncho up over my head and zedded through till dawn. Managed to knock my stove over which stymied the morning brew, but otherwise a great night out.

Pitch late, leave no trace and pack up early. That is the way.

wow – an armadillo – not seen one of those around for a while!
bad luck about the brew though 🙁

You missed a cracking night mr agreeable up on backwell hill.
About 6.30am a collie appeared with her owner who was quite surprised to see us then half an hour later two runners appeared who thought we were mentalists till we told them it was international bivvy night.

Stoner – it's a Compo

Regret not making it now, especially considering how jammy you were with the weather. 😉 Did you get a ride/pub stop in too?

Slightly odd camping in the bottom of a valley, it it had rained you'd have known about it! (learned that the hard way).

I'll go next then. I got back at about 8.30am but then went to tescos etc hence my late posting. My location is most certainly illegal as the large signs around the edge of the land proclaim no camping. In addition I did some map reading to check I wasn't actually sleeping in a military training area (although I was woken up by the exercise they were running at one stage during the night – sounded like someone got bumped 😀 ).

I won't say where I was as those local will recognize it.

Trails on the way out there (after my 6-7 mile road ride to get this close)

Camp set up and a brew on.

Nice view to wake up to.

There's a few more on my pinkbike page (click on my username).

My first ever 'proper' night bivvying – hadn't thought I would be able to do thursday for the NdB but it all worked out at the last minute.

coffeeking – its not a valley.

dave360 – aha, I thought it was missing a few gussets 🙂

Nice one guys.

pancake – where were you? Derbyshire way?

Great thread. Well done guys. Keep em coming!

Calderdale completed by two Daves

Standard nightride: San Francisco, Blue Pig, Peckett Well A, Stanny's Love Shack, Nut Clough City Limits.

Aquavit slammers and beers and reggae night in Hole in't Wall.

Up the Buttress, over and up Midgets Pit to bivvy spot.

Full Midget's for breakfast :o)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldofdave/

Riding at 6am, home for 7am, dropping van off at 9am

10am – tuna melt, coffee and poo at Borders :o)

I've put everything in this thread :o)

Oh the power.

I feel touched by the hand of dog.

Drove to a top secret location (SSSTu's gaf) Rode somewhere, hit a pub then rode kinda pishted to a cave. Photos show the story clicky the shot for the rest!

Great time what a cool idea, cheers Dave 😉

The Knights of Niche outing last night.

Just before we left.

Sheldon making some excuse about his rack falling off so he could push up a hill. 😉

On to a local watering hole for a few beers.

We were having so much fun ( I was a bit p1ssed) I forgot to take any pics of the inside of the bivvi cave. 🙄

Sheldon leaving the cave this morning.

Great night had by all.

OI Sheldon.

Trying to take pics of my ass while I was drunk.

Oi Stu get of my niche:-)

Stu and Sheldon – I am envious of your cave but methinks you protest a bit too much about your mutual feelings…. 😉

Stu's too old for me LOL