Trail Adventure to inspire your Lock Down
The arrival of the Corona-virus’s shocking grip on the entire world has sabotaged everybody’s 2020 plans; trips postponed, races cancelled and life adventure put on hold. Life has been turned upside, but as we take stock from the inside of our own four walls., it gives us time to appreciate how good life can be and allows us to prepare for a time when we are allowed back outside to enjoy natures bounty.
Thankfully outlets like the Banff Mountain Film Festival, INOV-8 Films and Summit Fever Media have now released some extraordinary adventure films online to watch for FREE.
To help get us through at least a few evenings we have listed some of our favourite films which should do the trick for some much-needed trail inspiration. Enjoy!
PAUL TIERNEY: RUNNING THE WAINWRIGHTS
In this extraordinary film by dmtwo.media, Paul Tierney attempts to break the record for summiting all 214 Alfred Wainwright’s Lake District peaks in one hit.
DARK PEAK FELL RUNNERS
The Dark Peak Fell Runners base themselves in Sheffield, but their playground is the Peak District National Park where they weave tracks through the fields, peat bogs and rocky outcrops to create a tapestry of eccentricity, endeavour and endurance.
THABANG
Thabang Madiba somehow found his way into the world of trail running and in the last few years has become everyone’s favourite in the South African trail scene.
RUN FOREVER: NICKY SPINKS & THE DOUBLE BOB GRAHAM
Ultra-runner Nicky Spinks made fell running history by becoming the fastest person to run a Double Bob Graham Round. The film tells the story of the inspirational cancer-survivor, who undertook the 132-mile challenge (including around 54,000ft of ascent) to mark 10 years post-diagnosis.
LOVED BY ALL: THE STORY OF APA SHERPA
Every spring the summit of Mount Everest draws people from around the world. But in its shadow live the Sherpa, a resilient, religious people, who, despite the riches surrounding the highest peak on earth, are still quite poor and uneducated. A child of the Khumbu, Apa Sherpa climbed Everest 21 times risking his life on the mountain.