Hadrians Wall Hike

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Seventeen of us (including Caballo of course) walked Hadrian's Wall in kit back in 2004. Photos are still on the RMRS website. What time of year are you planning? We did our march in the late summer and for most of us it was very hard going, with most people realising that they needed to have been much fitter in advance of starting the march. As it was we had a support van which met us at hourly intervals, carrying water and also taking any items of kit that people no longer felt they could carry. Most of us had started out in full marching kit, complete with shield covers and impedimenta, but by the end of each day most people had dispenced with impedimenta, shields and helmets. We did the wall over a six day period and due to the efforts of the first two days we did day three in tunic order and from then on the level of equipment was optional. I would suggest that if we had all been at a better level of fitness we might have coped much better. There was also the continual annoyance of gates which only one person can pass (slowly) through at a time at regular interviews which slowed us down and led to much frustration.
Also, in case you are not already aware, some parts of Newcastle upon Tyne are not as pleasant as one might like and Tyne and Wear Police advised us to go no further than Heddon on the Wall, as the Geordies past this point might get a little too excited by the sight of men carrying weapons (or looking slightly unusual for that matter).

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