In September, WildBounds.com sent me off to the western Lake District to walk the Fjällräven Classic UK.

If you haven’t come across them before, Fjällräven Classics are organised multi-day hikes, run by the famous Swedish outdoor gear brand. They started out 20 years ago in northern Sweden, and in fact I ran into preparations for the 2015 Classic as I passed through Abisko on my Green Ribbon. These days they take place more-or-less annually in seven different countries.

The UK Classic is a fairly recent addition. 2024 was only the second time they’ve run one here, and at 250 people it was a relatively small event compared to the 1,500 trekkers who undertake the Swedish Classic each year.

Anyway, it was great fun. I made lots of new friends, including a man with a wooden flute. Read all about it here.