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A friend wanted to try bikepacking and his pal wanted to come along too.....from Alton in Hampshire, I had a brief look at some routes out and settled on the hangers way down towards the South Downs way, then find a spot near the sea for a bivi. This should have been about 30-35 miles.
At the start of the hangers way....
Iphone 6, point and click......
I never accounted for the hills though, and it was a very tough 21 miles later, that we settled down for the night in the corner of a field....
My mate was ok, but his pal was broken.....this was largely due to his rubbish BSO, lack of cycle shorts, having not been on a bike for 5 years, massive backpack with his butler in, my complete lack of planning and his stubbornness......
Yes, it fucking was....