There are so many nice bloggers, YouTubers, podcasters, and photographers on the market creating wonderful out of doors content material every day.
Not solely did I wish to personally get to know them higher, however I additionally wished to discover their out of doors influences and fervour for nature.
Thus, we’ve launched the I Love The Outdoors Interview Series.
If you have an interest in taking part within the sequence, please contact us and tell us!
Jamie Dixon
- Tell us a bit about your self.
I’m 50 years younger and grew up in a small village referred to as Leece in Cumbria, England near the Lake District National Park.
For the final 25 years I’ve lived in Lancashire, not removed from dwelling, and fortunately simply an hour’s drive to the mountains within the Lake District.
I’m married with two daughters and have an exquisite spouse who’s supportive of my wild tenting adventures 🙂
2. What is your favourite out of doors exercise?
Climbing mountains and wild tenting on them.
After strolling all day, you possibly can’t beat being pitched up excessive watching the sundown with a brew in your hand.
3. Where is your favourite path?
Last summer time I backpacked and wild camped for 8 nights by Abisko National Park contained in the Swedish Arctic Circle with my brother.
It is true wilderness and the surroundings is stunningly stunning.
We had been handled to an exquisite show of the northern lights on our final night time – one thing that I’ll keep in mind for the remainder of my life.
4. Where is your favourite tenting spot?
I began wild tenting in 2020 throughout the COVID pandemic (one of many few positives) and my first camp spot will at all times be my favorite.
It was simply off a mountain summit referred to as Grey Friar within the Lake District.
I keep in mind sitting exterior my tent having a brew with my brother watching the sundown over the Irish Sea and pondering to myself – why didn’t I begin doing this sooner!
5. What was your first out of doors reminiscence as a child?
When I used to be 5 years outdated, throughout the summer time of 1978, my dad took my brother and I tenting in Scotland.
We camped in a area stuffed with rabbits and my dad, sadly, forgot the tent poles, so we had to make use of some picket posts from the farmer’s fence!
My brother and I had some tremendous low-cost ($4) and tremendous skinny sleeping baggage (from Famous Army Stores) and it was freezing that night time! It was an out of doors vacation I’ll always remember.
6. Who was your greatest out of doors affect?
Chris Townsend the long-distance walker, out of doors author and photographer.
I’ve learn a number of of his books corresponding to ‘Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles – Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail’ and nearer to dwelling ‘Along the Divide – Walking the Wild Spine of Scotland’.
He actually offers you an perception and feeling for these long-distance trails and has impressed me to get out much more.
My brother Peter who inspired me to get out into the hills throughout COVID and suggested me on what gear to purchase (I’ve spent a King’s ransom!).
He is aware of the Lake District fells just like the again of his hand and it’s due to him that I’ve practically accomplished the 214 Wainwright peaks.
7. What was your all-time finest tenting or mountain climbing expertise?
Apart from my first wild camp, it must be the ultimate night time of my Sweden journey final summer time.
We had an ideal camp spot subsequent to a river and that night time had been handled to a 3-hour northern lights show proper throughout the sky.
By the time we stopped taking photos simply after midnight, it was already -7 (-44F).
8. Who is your favourite individual to camp or hike with?
It has bought to be my brother. He bought me hooked on wild tenting and we’ve had some nice camps with hopefully many extra to return.
9. What is your favourite piece of substances and why?
My strolling poles (Pacerpoles). I’ve beforehand suffered from unhealthy knee ache and by no means thought I’d be capable of go strolling within the mountains because of the descents killing my knees.
The Pacerpoles have been a whole game-changer for me and I now stroll freed from knee ache.
Shelter clever it’s my Mountain Laurel Designs (MLD) Trailstar – there’s loads of house and the open entrance is nice for the views.
10. What do you like in regards to the open air?
Being out within the hills is so peaceable and helps me to modify off from the hustle and bustle of on a regular basis life.
Wild tenting underneath the celebs and watching sunsets/rises has jogged my memory how stunning and wonderful our pure world is and has helped me get by COVID.
11. What out of doors locations are in your bucket record?
In September I’m planning one other backpacking journey with my brother to Norway and I’m additionally overdue for a go to to see my youthful brother Ross in Vancouver.
Once I’ve accomplished the Wainwright peaks later this 12 months I’m hoping to begin climbing extra of the 282 Scottish Munro peaks.
12. What is your objective as an out of doors content material creator? How can we assist you and the place can we discover your content material?
I’m keen about defending the setting and hopefully, by sharing my experiences, I can encourage extra individuals to get open air and join with nature.
I hope they too will recognize the fantastic thing about our fantastic and fragile world and in flip, take their very own steps to guard it.
Please ensure you Leave No Trace.
I take pleasure in sharing pictures and video clips of my wild tenting adventures. Please comply with me on:
Twitter @jamiedixon72
Instagram @jamiedixon
Thanks,
Jamie 👍🙂
Jamie, thanks for the nice interview and for taking part within the I Love The Outdoors Interview Series!
If you have an interest in taking part and sharing your story, please contact us and tell us!
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