Thanks Reg, those temperatures are never too far away in Aberdeen!

Adding in March whilst I have a chance! I had a friend's 40th birthday party to go to in Inverurie in the middle of March, so thought I'd avoid any transport hassles for getting home after a few drinks, by bringing the bike with me for a late night BAM! I didn't stay out too late and enjoyed a kebab...

Time for some BAM catch up! All the way back to February, I took a keen youngster from work out for a bivy near Loch Kinord. It was a relatively late start, though early by my standards and we trundled along the Deeside Way from Aboyne as darkness fell. https://i.postimg.cc/hj3RHsdk/PXL-20250228-211...

Better stick me on the list too :smile: Managed to get January in right on the wire thanks to interfering work commitments. I had to be back early on Saturday for parental duties so this was a sub 12 hour night out on the Friday. I couldn't stray too far, as I would wanted to minimise how early I'd ...

Has been a fun week commuting on this old thing with its 15 year old Ice Spikers, right up until the freehub decided to freeze on Friday afternoon and spin freely in both directions!

Thanks Bob, not a big deal in terms of weight then, so might give it a go to see if it makes a difference in comfort consistency! There is actually a ready made adjustable ridgeline for the ENO hammock I use that has a stated weight of 34g including stuff sack. I will at least endeavour to cinch up ...

Some interesting feedback here, which I will probably never act upon! :lol: I don't have a ridgeline, but see what you mean about the consistent hang I'd get with it. Whilst I'm a bit blasé about getting the perfect hang etc. I am at least very ruthless in cutting the weight down. The hammock and su...

No need to apologise :grin: I am quite a dense person, so I find the under quilt conforms nicely once I'm in there, plus there are snaps at either end that I fasten to draw it in once I'm off to bed. Appreciate I could tighten up the ends to avoid any potential air flow, but I've been cosy down to -...

Thanks Keith, making a New Year's resolution to actually post these nearer the time I do them!

Right, I better finish these off so I can move on with commencing my 2025 attempt! July This was my usual holiday bivy straight from a cottage in Nethybridge, along the Speyside Way and out the back of Carrbridge into the moors west of Aviemore. I climbed up to the highest peak I could get to withou...

Uuuurgh, brutal!

Sorry everybody, I am the absolute worst - my life seems to be incompatible with getting any time on the internet these days, but I have still been squeezing in my BAMs with little time to spare as usual! On checking, I see I hadn't got anything in since January which even surprised me, so here's my...

As Phil said, mostly flat with the exception of the bits where it doesn't follow the original railway route, notably the section through Scolty Forest and the evil bit round the back of Kincardine O'Neil that lobs in a big hill to avoid the road. Overall though, it's a very pleasant ride with lovely...

Well guessed Phil! Yep, I'm off the mark for the year too. I headed out late on Monday as I was headed to Glasgow for work the following day, so it was my last chance to squeeze in my January BAM. As usual, I wasn't free to leave till after 11pm so just aimed to hit a small patch of forest out past ...

Cheers, yep - I hope to post with a little more consistency this year!

Sorry folks, I'm very late to the game but thought I'd add myself to the list! :grin: It was a mad year, with very little free time to even browse the forums but I did manage some big rides and a whole set of BAMs at least. I only managed to get up to March posted initially so here's my catch up: Ap...

For March I was determined to reach my intended bivy spot regardless of what the weather thought. Luckily, the weather was kind enough not to rain as I made my way out to Echt and up the track to the Barmekin Hill Fort to set up in the trees below the summit. Obviously, the minute I sat down in the ...

I apologise profusely for the time warp that I seem to live in where I can never manage to post my bivy rides up in any kind of good time. Some beautiful pictures turning up here as usual, so I'll have to settle in for a good proper read through. Anyway..... February (Yes, I'm that far behind) was a...

I second that recommendation - have worn these through some seriously bad weather and come out the other side with miraculously dry hands. Don't own any other gloves that come close to that performance. Even the XL size are not really that big however, if you want to wear a glove underneath them.

Hello again all, I've enjoyed catching up with everyone's exploits after a year out of the BAM business. After a badly timed COVID infection killed off my fifth consecutive year of BAMing before it had even began, I took the rest of the year off in a huff :lol: I've not missed stressing about trying...

How about just getting a really light wheelset with 28m slicks on the Pipedream - should make it feel a lot more nippy? 28mm set up tubeless should give plenty of comfort on the road too.

Thanks chaps, I'll hopefully be well enough for a few laps of the garden and a night out in time then!

Looks like my habit of leaving things till the end of the month has finally caught up with me. Positive COVID test yesterday means I'm trapped at home for the next few days. Looks like my run is stopping at 48 months - pretty gutted

It's too easy to do this with Strava!

2020 = 2467m
2019 = 3571m
2018 = 3695m

Could have done the actual climbing figures too, but decided to stop whilst it was on the verge of healthy obsession

Tell me about it! I'm trying to resist going back and comparing previous years