Hiking 100 Miles in a Heatwave | The Northern Monk Pilgramage

Hello, welcome to another video. A few years ago, I started a journey with Northern Monk Brewery. It was a seven can journey where I would be on the beer cans. We've done six. It's time for the seventh, the gold edition. It's taking a long time to get here and a lot has happened in my life since the first can that we did. So, I thought what I'll do is I'll get the train to Manchester, we'll go to Northern Monk in Manchester, hike to Leeds, to the Northern Monk in Leeds, and then we'll hike to York and finish in the Northern Monk in York. So, let's go get the train from Manchester and start this final adventure. Northern Monk, Manchester, and the start of the Northern Monk pilgrimage. You could get a jar in here. You'd have to set off a bit later if you wanted to do that, but let's go. Regular viewers will know uh my history with Northern Monk and the fact that I've done six cans with them and it's time for my final seventh beer. The Patrons Project are only seven beers and this is my last one, so I had a bit of a think and I thought do you know what? They have a Refectory in Manchester, one in Leeds, one in York, and I can walk from Manchester to Leeds to York, linking the Northern Monks. So, it is something a bit different. At the moment, I'm currently following the canal. So, it's pretty nice. And then in 15 miles time, we'll head up into the Peak District. I'm excited for this one. And then I'm going to put some big miles in and at the end of it all, when we get to York, we have a pint. I didn't weigh much at all. Feels light. I'm like I'm thinking have I forgot something? Feels suspiciously light. After me last one, me last hike in the Yorkshire Dales, I've stripped it all back on this one. It's pretty light and it is the Fjallraven lightweight backpack. I've done a review on this. I'm not going to leave it anywhere cuz you can it's online somewhere or someone else might have done one, but anyway, these All right, it's a video in itself, mate, the old footwear, but I've gone with the ultras. It's these. I'll put it in a nice graffiti style there, look. It's the It's the ultras. It's these. Oosh. This yeah, you can tell it's going to be a good video when it's that level of production. I'm off in the real, look. Different, isn't it? But, the beauty is I get to follow the canal. So, it's quite bonny. And you've always got the chance of a kingfisher. Linking different pathways and bridleways together, so it should be aesthetically pleasing. We're not just walking around streets in cities. It should all be pretty good looking, guttingly, and it is guttingly. Joey D was supposed to be with me. I didn't book him and it was booked in for weeks and then he's gone mucking about in a skate park with bends and he's done his leg in and he couldn't He just physically couldn't do it. But, we've got 104 miles to York. 63 miles to Leeds. We're just coming into another heatwave. So, there's a classic. Another heatwave. I promised myself I wouldn't do them again, and here we are. So, get as much done today because the next few days, 30-odd degrees. It's There's been enough time since the Yorkshire hike that I've forgotten how bad it is hiking in them conditions. I'm sure I told myself that I wouldn't do big miles in that sort of heat, but I've forgotten. So, that's the beauty of life. Uh what's this? Someone's got a little setup, look. That's nice. What's he got? Euro hike. Decent. Oh, [ __ ] [ __ ] myself. That's a nice little setup, isn't it? And lots of real rubbish, look. That's all it is. So, he gets some Euro hike, has his little fire and that. Or her. And then this is where all the old sleeping bags and rubbish and all that after you've [ __ ] yourself can go. And there you are. Nice little nice little nest. Different, isn't it? I'm loving it. Normally hiking out in wilderness, and now I'm doing the canal path, Manchester. Got to keep me wits about me in case any of these canal path wizards want to have a piece of it. Cuz I'm walking out with GoPro and phone out using map and that. Just target. Come get me. I'm aware of my surroundings and my capabilities and how fast I am at running. You know, if you get There's a group a group of youths, and they flank you, you need to be you need to be moving like a like a salmon or a gecko. Just move, and then just do something mad that they're not going to expect. You start acting like a gecko. >> [laughter] >> I just try and get away, but try and like think that you think you can climb up a wall, and then they're all watching you, and you're just like your hands are just sliding off the wall, and you're like, "Oh, no, no, no, I've got this. Ah." Me get >> [snorts and laughter] >> And then just And then just stay still next to wall uh thinking that you've changed color to the wall. And then um when they talk to you or try and rob you, just don't acknowledge them. Cuz they're you're invisible. And that is uh city safety 101. This could well be one of the football stadium That's Man City, and it's Etihad. There's no time for division at the moment because we're all one. There's just England. This isn't going to age well. I better not put that this in actually cuz this might not age well. I've watched all the other games from the comfort of me own home, and now it's time to come out come out of the cave like that rubbing eyes. Did someone say 10:00 kickoff on a Saturday night? Yeah, sign me up. Just you've got to have it, haven't you? Like just to be there. Just be a flying air. It's some people's nightmares, and it is mine, I think, but once you've had a few wets and if you win, that atmosphere is electric. You can leave your car in York, get the train to Manchester and then do this hike, finish in York, and then you've got your car ready to go. I wonder if I did get mugged. Did they let me keep the SIM card? No, just let me keep me camera, please, so we can finish this. It'll all be part of the tale, innit? We'll be camping out with no no tent cuz our mates upgraded his Euro hike to a Land Rover one. You'll need some hiking poles for it, mate. This is a bit crazy, innit? Is it? Smells of piss, I'll give you that. I can only assume this is magnet fisherman, look. Is it all metal? And uh this is not a sponsored video. So, if you come at me for selling out one of me long-distance heights, just know that I'm not. This is all for the love of the game. And anyone who's been following me for a while and that you know, we were there for the story of getting on the first can on all the monk, which was mind-blowing. Uh you'll know you'll know the truth and that this is just a Let's just call it a passion project. A passion project and it ends. And this is how it ends. Six or seven years since I did my first can. Hit a hazelnut porter. Celebrate the fact that I've only got one note. And then there's been another five that we've done. And this is the final one. Excuse me, lads. Don't do anything silly. Hey, another nest, look. It's still a rapper. This youth is a bit weird. Oh, uh Let's see. See if he's weird. Yeah. Morning. He's got some scissors. And he's just like going shh. He's just going at stuff randomly. Isn't he, all right, mate? I saw him down it. Look, he's done this. There's no rhyme or reason to it. He was leaning in and just cutting bits off. Look. Freshly cut. He was leaning in and he was doing like like moves like that like wah wah. Like ninja [ __ ] Uh with his big pair of scissors and I thought I'll press record because this could get a bit spice world if he tries to prune my ears off or something. Then he's going to have to go in canal and I need every any proof that he started it. Coming out onto outskirts now. So we're getting it's getting a little bit more pretty. Less litter in canal. And it honestly is lovely walking. I'm really enjoying it. A canal bridge. A river runs underneath it and then they've built like a water bridge. Wonderful to see. I went to shop. Got some little snacks. And then came off the canal path. And then just through the burbs just for maybe 2 or 3 mile. And then just at the back of the burbs is this private road no vehicles. But it is a public right of way. And we go through a farm or something and then it's up. We're out of Manchester. We're up onto the Peak District. There's Manchester city center. That's where we've come from. Just a bit of band. That'll do. It's all you need sometimes. Right. Here we go. We're off up there. From the city to the burbs to a field. I stopped off at a shop and got two big bottles. I think they're 2 L so 4 L water so the bag's got a lot heavier now, but we're going over at Tops and I didn't think there'd be any shops or whatever and if I can't filter any water then I need some on me cuz we're heading into a heatwave and I won't I'm not going to get found out. I've attached a little um this little bungee thing down there so now I can use me hiking poles with this backpack like I would on me Osprey um exos which is an absolute bonus. Okay. I'm just going to go up here through these woods. Oh, yeah. The Peak District. There's Manchester just rising out of the ground. The great northern city of Manchester. Goodbye for now. Over the peaks we go. Fully into a floor floor state. GoPro. That's proper way to say it anyway. Floor pro go. I say it and people are like "Goo poo." Why do you say it go? Go. Go pro. Stick it, mate. Stick it. Looks very industrial this bit, innit? Look. What we got? Yeah, not bad. No trespassing. This is private land public footpath. Pick a lane. This backpack, I don't know what I can't remember what liter this is. 45 maybe? Or 40? Uh it's far too big. I've folded the uh the lid of it over quite a lot there cuz it's not It had so much room in it. I've put another 2 L bottle of water in there, some snacks. And I've still got plenty of room. I wanted to test this. I have had it out in the Lake District for a multi-day hike that I didn't film. That was just more of a busman's holiday. And I've had it out on some woodland camps and I have tested it, but nothing tests your gear like a a good 100-miler. A multi-day over over 3 days you really get to know your kit. So, I just thought I'll take this with me. Truly get to know it cuz I just love the look of it. It looks like something that my granddad used or old school. It looks old school. I just love the material and I feel like if it don't [ __ ] it in like 4 or 5 years after some heavy wear and tear, it'll look even better. That's the question I've been asking myself recently. Is the kit really that important? If you ever climb a mountain or do a multi-day hike with a huge 80-liter backpack and you've brought everything but the kitchen sink, you'll know about it and you'll promise yourself that you'll shed weight for the next time you do it. But then it gets to a point where you're like, "What are we doing here?" People cutting their toothbrushes in half and stuff and worrying about every last gram. >> [laughter] >> And you could just have a [ __ ] To be sorry to be vulgar, but you know, you're carrying everything inside you, aren't you? Get your hair cut. If you're that If you're that If you're that bothered, shave all your hair and lose a bit of timber. I was like, "I brought the Lanshan 1 cuz I was saving 200 g." Could lose that off me one of me tits. Kit does become important if it's good and you use it a lot and it becomes it has sentimental value. I've got a few items like that. >> [snorts] >> They are just they have sentimental value. Filmmaker here. Look at that. Oh yeah, if you don't mind. I'll do that. That'll be boggling boggling shocker. Don't want to get a wet foot. Don't want to get a wet foot. This is it, ain't it? This is it. Spot on. There's me walking pole holder in full swing. Out on the trail doing a bit it's working. It was one of the reasons why the Osprey sauce has been good. I mean the back the back air flow system second to none. But being able to store my hiking poles like this is brilliant. Now I'll just sort of need a if they could do the air flow system like on the back of a Osprey on here, keep it all this color we'd be laughing. That's that it, is it? All right, thanks. Okay, love. Thank you. She says I you have to be brave going down there because it's all overgrown and nettles and that. I was like, yeah, it's not my first rodeo. Sometimes you just got to just accept the fact that ow ow you're going to get tapped. And I am getting tapped. You're going to get whacked a little bit. Like legs are on fire. It's just a feeling in it? It's just a feeling of stinging. It's now It's nothing nothing game-changing. Oh, this bit's a bit brutal, isn't it? Getting stung a bit today. I can handle legs being on fire with nettles, but I mean, it does hurt. What gets me, though, is bramble. Brambles are just ruthless. Ruthless. They just tear your legs up. Cut Wait a minute. This is awful. Is it? Right, I'm putting you away while I, uh, tackle uh, make me way through these nettles. It's done me. That bit's done me. Wow. Wow, legs are chewed up. Oh, that is chewed. >> [snorts] >> Oh. The cheweders. It's still going right. Ah. Right, [ __ ] Just the way I had plotted on my OS map, but you can Yeah, you could do it There's another way that just takes a little track that's not overgrown like this. I should have maybe done it, but there was two ladies at that farmhouse. And I was having a crack with them, and they were like, "Oh, we dare you to go that way. You dare You've got to be brave." and all that sort of stuff, and being like, "Oh, we'll watch you cuz we don't get a lot of entertainment out here." and all that. So, I peer pressured. After [laughter] all that, I was like, "I've got to go now." And now here I am in no man's land, just between this field and then this strip this strip of nettles, which I've zigzagged down from that house. Why I do these things to you lot after. That's what happens is I'm ironing it out. Uh and on the actual map that I share, I'll put the other way. I see that after deal with this. You're welcome. I was going to say if you do it, let me know and I'll uh I'll have a pint waiting for you and loads of people might just go to Northern Monk York and say, "I've done it, mate." Just Just all Just wearing your shirt and that. Your Sunday best. "I've done it, mate. Yeah, I've done it." What? "Yeah, I've done it, mate. I'm just finishing it like 7:00 on a Saturday night." Get us that pint in. Ah, [ __ ] Ow. Oh, it's brutal, mate. If you do it, let us know. Reloaded. Oh my god, my That is That's intense, mate. That's all I can say. Intense leg therapy. Wow. That is painful. Wow. Wow. [snorts] Spicy. Spicy legs, mate. >> [panting] >> Wow. Okay, so I didn't have to do that. Them ladies were just having a laugh with me, weren't they? Because look. That's where I'd have come out. I'd have just gone down there and along here on this perfect path. >> [laughter] >> Ah, they've done me there. And a fair play. Fair play. You got me. I don't think any of it compares to when I did the the Giant's Way or whatever it's called from Pickering to Whitby and I got lost. My god. The nettles, the thorns, all the thorns. It was brutal. That was the most brutal, actually. Look at this, lad. Hinch. Old Vina Hinch. Oh, well. Off through this lovely little new gate. Always tempted by the gate. Sorry about all the beeping. This is watch telling me to um doing a bit. Lovely old cinder track. So, 15 mi in. Feeling strong. It's lovely walking, mate. It's Look how flat it is. No nettles. I've got the reservoir to the left of me. It's just stunning. Beautiful day for it, as well. Wow, a raspberry. No. Longdendale Trail. You are now at the crossroads of the Pennine Way and the Longdendale Trail. Opened in 1842, closed 1970. This was a rail track between Sheffield and Manchester. I'm absolutely flying. I got used to this uh It's just flat and easy walking. Should we get a little shot walking past shot from I'll put this on bench. Making a film out of it. Come on. Making a movie. There you are. There you go. Flying. Faster than train. Who is this? What size you Talk to me. That's I don't know what he's done. Press any button. So, that his head's stove in. Shame. >> [snorts] >> Bottoms Reservoir That's where we've come from. >> Environment sound box >> All right. >> The Trans Pennine Trail provides visitors with a magnificent gateway into the Peak District National Park and the Longdendale Valley. Name Longdendale means long wooded valley and much of the valley is owned by United Utilities with the reservoir >> See you later, mate. >> [laughter] >> Oh, it's good, isn't it? That is good, but I ain't got time for it. It was very loud. Shouting in my ear. The Longdendale Valley It [snorts] means wooded valley. He's still going at him. I think that is mint though, having something like that out here. Wonderful orchid. Mad up. It's just spud, that's all. Didn't know what to say really. Just a spud. I've done 20 mile and I'm going to have a rest. Ah, yes. Take me shoes off actually. Let me feet breathe. There's a bit underneath me big toe where it joins that's uh starting to get a bit hot cuz it blistered pretty badly when I did the Centurion and uh I don't think it's properly healed and now it's just hurting a little bit so I'm going to whack a little plaster on that and just chill out for a bit. Sugar-free hydration. I can just have it in here, look. Look at that. Scratchings, mate. Yeah. These, one of me hydration sachets, compete on the big tour and then we'll crack on on the evening shift. Huh. And this would have been an old platform. Huge tunnels. Stuff goes on in there, I'm sure it does. Cutting through the Pennines to link Manchester and Sheffield by rail. You're standing next to one what was once a busy railway for nearly 150 years. There it is. Ahead of you in the hillside are the entrances to the three tunnels built at different times. Look at it now, though. What's in there now? There's stuff in there, isn't there? Look, no entry, circuit live. So, it's like it's electrified. Loads of warnings, bad like there's no way you're getting in there. See if they're there then. Aha. Oh, yes. Right, it's made out of concrete in a flower pot. I like it. Does it work? It's still So, this is the bigger flower pot, mate. Oh. Five out of 10. Oh, this is different. This one hasn't had any work done. Yes. Bad luck. I actually feel sad about this one. RIP. Okay, this thing. 26 mi in and uh starting to feel it a little bit now. And what it is, it's the it's walking on flat stuff. So, your feet are doing the same mechanics all the time. And so, that's just taking it out of me a little bit. I could do with some like rougher terrain. Look, this is fun, isn't it? Look at this. The book box. Not good. I'm going to teach mash. I'm struggling to find anywhere [clears throat] remotely acceptable to pitch. They've just It's just these banks. And then before these banks, it's just walls with barbed wire on top, a little bit of flat ground, not not precious at all. It doesn't have to be fancy. And I'm having it. What is this? Toadstools by Steven Tarr. Well, I'm sorry, mate, but I'm I mean, right over this wall. Look at that. That bit there. The holy grail. As the sun goes down, it's perfect for a Lanshan in it as well. We're blending just lovely down there. Okay, any widow makers? I think we're good. It's 20 to 9:00 and this is the first place I've seen in ages that's remotely good. The trusty Lanshan 1. Look how small it goes when it's compressed. It's tiny. Let's get it set up. There we go. I'm getting eaten alive. Look at this. None of the pegs are going in cuz this it's like leaf litter and there's something else in the earth. It's just not having it. I've used sticks where the pegs won't work. I mean, I've had better pictures, but that'll do. It'll keep the bugs off me. Look at that. That's That's well stealth, isn't it? Love it. Right, I'm in. I'm leaving the door open to help with condensation. Hopefully no one comes and has a look in cuz webs. 10:00 past 9:00, I can't be asked to to cook a meal. I'm just going to have a couple of slack handfuls of trail mix and a nice bit of water and that'll do me then. Straight to bed, up early, and crack on. >> [music] [music] >> Welcome to day two of the Northern Monk Pilgrimage. I was out like a light, mate. I was out like someone had just shot me. There was a tawny owl. Must have just like It sounds like it was sat on top of me tent. Must have just been up in here making a right racket, but luckily I've got me earplugs. So, boink, boink, gone. And it is now 10:00 past 6:00. I'm pretty much squared away. Just need to put the tent away, which uh it's not the best pitch. It's baggy. I didn't want to tighten the guidelines cuz the ground with the leaf litter is so soft. Pegs and sticks were just coming out, so I knew it won't going to be windy. And thankfully, it kept the bugs off me. I left the door open all night, so there was no condensation whatsoever. It's not a bad little spot, is it? Considering I walked miles not being able to find anywhere suitable. And I've got this. Beautiful little gaff. Right, I'll get this bit squared away. And the trail is just there. Just a little bit of flattened leaf litter that is no longer flattened. So, there's absolutely zero trace that I've been there. The midges are peppering me to bits. Let's get out of this woodland now. Look at this path, look. Ow. Getting eaten alive. That was wonderful. What time are we on? 20:00 past 6:00. Ah, these midges, mate. Let's outwalk them. It's 20:00 past 6:00, so we've got a 3-hour headstart on yesterday. We managed to do a marathon. Yesterday was a marathon. >> [snorts] >> 26.something miles. I'm hoping to get 30-plus miles done today. Today is the uh the start [snorts] of another heat wave in the UK. Magic Wood Cafe. Aw. That looks nice, don't it? From 10:00 till 2:00. Not meant to be today. What's today? Oh, let's have a look in here then. It's for children, but I'll get in there. Oh, mud midges are a bit fierce, but I'm not one to turn down a magic wood. And that is magic, look. Midges are killing me off. What is it? It is a pissed off a little robin. That. And then there's a cat suede. There's a dream catcher up there. Oh, is that another way? Wait a minute. It's a maze. It's amazing. A load of little trinkets and wonderments. I don't really got time for it. Oh, it's a bit thin here. Can I get through it? Back on. All right. Yeah, through. >> [snorts] >> Right, I mustn't double back on myself cuz I don't really got time to be doubling back on myself. It's just so magic. Look at this. Yes. This is what we're after, look. A little archway. Marmite on there. And look at that. Big rig, look. Huh. Little house with fairies and gnomes and that. Someone riding a snail. This is good, innit? Who needs GTA 6 when you've got the magic wood? Right, I am Oh, one more little look at whatever that is. Just have a quick look at whatever this is. That's definitely a hedgehog. Now, more. It's made out of a book. Made out of an old book, look. That's clever, innit? Oop. Should I keep going? I'm going to keep going. This is brilliant. It's brilliant. Two ways to go. I'm going to go this way. I'm being eaten to bits here. I've got to get out. I've got to get out of the magic wood. There's a fairy door, look. I've seen a fairy door. I love a fairy door. Come on. Yeah, who needs Grand Theft Auto 6 when you've got a fairy door, look. Is this way? is all over the place. I can get out there if I wanted to. I should do, really. I should get out there, but I seem to be still going. That's Calabean dressed up as a bee. Look at that for a filmmaker of the year award. Come on. Side quest GTA. I'm out. I'm coming out the other end, look. Coming out the other end, a changed man, a new man. What's up here? I bet there's something in here, look. Yes. Knew it, though. Look at that, jugs. That was mint, that. The sun is already warm. Manchester, that's where I started. That's where I am. And I'm going to Leeds. And then I'm coming around to York to finish. Big rabbit. Big carrot. A half-buried bike with wellies. Good stuff. And this is where we leave the Trans Pennine Trail. It's been an honor. It's now bridleways, footpaths, and what have you, that I've linked together myself, so it's taking me a while. I'm on OS maps, so I don't know what these paths are going to be like, how used they're going to be. And then finding that, look, tick paradise. Brambles, nettles, one of them. How long further? No, I can't even get through there, mate. Look at that. It's thick. It's just thick with it. I'm just walking alongside a field where it's not overgrown, and that's fine. It's just if I can get back in further down here. No, it's still unbelievably overgrown there. Can I join it again here? Going in. I nearly tapped out. We're going to keep going. Head went a little bit. That's funny, isn't it? Lovely stuff. The pilgrimage. >> [laughter] >> Well, you know, the thing is with a pilgrimage, you sort of doing a pilgrimage out, you're looking for stuff. Um answers maybe or just a nod to something bigger than yourself. And uh answers I would have found is that I'm sick of getting stung in legs. And it would have been a nod to public transport. I mean, this looks too manicured. This is obviously someone's garden. It's well looked after. They must have gardeners. Look how I'm All this grass getting cut. Lovely to walk on there. The footpaths and the scenery are brilliant now. And it's winding, and so I'm not getting It's not repetitive at all. There's a load of stuff to keep me occupied and interested. And that's it. I can feel myself coming into Yorkshire. It's just in the walls, in the way that the farms are set up, the sheep. It's uh It's all very Yorkshire, right? Is it way here? I'm going to start to mate. I've linked up with this Do you see the the green with the the green diamonds on it? That's a proper path. I mean, it's like it's not going to be all nettly and horrible. >> [snorts] >> Keep going. Keep going. And that is where I want to get to before I stop. I'll have a break there. Cannon Hall Country Park. It's going to [snorts] be spenny, isn't it? But apparently there's a um a garden center there with a little cafe on it. So, we might get a cup of coffee, hopefully. Also, the heatwave is upon us. It's nearly 9:00. And it's hot. Very hot. It's a little bit of a gate used on wall, look. So, that's used to go. It's a hinge. Oh, dear. Wow. It's great British countryside. Betwixt the woodland and the corn field is my new country album coming soon. Stunning. Stunning turn. Yeah, this whole section has just been a dream. Look at this. Look at that massive beech tree with all its roots exposed. That's fun, isn't it? There's the garden center over yonder. Yeah, any good, respectable garden center is going to be doing some sort of brew. Brew cake or brew sausage roll. And off sometimes you can find yourself on the receiving end of a full English. Fingers crossed. Quite possibly the best breakfast ever. I've just had there. Not having no tea last night, not eating much on this hike has just been we've rectified it. All calories restored. That was a beastly breakfast. And here we go, look, just going through a country park with a load of geese. Fill my water, fill one of me water bottles cuz the last behind counter was like the sink wasn't the right depth, so she was having to pour it into a glass then into the bottle. It took her ages to get one done. I just didn't have the heart to say, "Can you do this one as well?" So, I got one bottle full. It's an absolute heatwave. It's over 30° today. Oh, some dappled shade at last. Blisteringly hot. Don't know if I've mentioned that. Oh, my skin's tingling. This morning has been great hiking. Here it don't always have to be remote wilderness and mountains. It can be just the countryside. The British countryside. And speaking of which, there's a cricket pitch. Look at that. You don't get more British countryside than that, does it? Oh, cool. [ __ ] load of cows. I don't want to go straight through. Oh, she's just staring at me. Come on then. I'm going through. These don't give a [ __ ] I don't know if I can do this. Uh excuse me. I've got to go straight through the middle of everyone there, look. Do you mind if I come through? They're blocking me, look. I'll give them a wide berth. I'll go around, look. That's how you do it. You go around. Always go around, man. Unless one of them or all of them go rogue. I think we've we've made that. It's too hot to be beefing, isn't it? Through this woodland. And then we're going to go through this woods. Which I can't wait for, cuz so exposed out here to that thing. Where is it? Ah, I got to look at it. Get me in this wood quick. It is energy-sapping, the heat. There's like warnings and people are getting sent home from work and stuff. The next bit of water that's deep enough and I can get in, I'm getting in it. I'm a dead In the distance there is Bretton Hall and Sculpture Park. All right, lads. Lay out, ladies. I'll keep going. You just follow me. I want to get under this tree with all others. Getting out of this sun. I don't blame you. They're getting on me. They're getting under this tree in shade. Animals are hiding. Just tend to walk in the midday sun. It's a shame, really. I had no idea it was going to do this. Uh and it is a bit of a shame cuz it's just a bit uncomfortable. It makes it harder to hike and also What is going on there? Can you tell me if they're If they make a charge for me, give us a heads-up. So I can give it one of them. Wait. These. Yeah, it just it takes the fun out of it, mate, cuz it's just blisteringly hot. Uh and I'm sure it's dangerous. My skin is tingling. I'm going to see if this water is swimmable-in-able. And we'll keep going for a little bit and then I have to judge it cuz it's forecast to get even worse tomorrow. There's a chance I might uh jump off trail for safety reasons. Look at them sprinting for shade. Look at this thing. Put this one down here. And then this up here. I assume for if it uh it's if you're riding horses. That's good. Upper Lake Greek Temple, Obelisk and Shell Grotto. That is not somewhere that's going to let me get me budgie smugglers on and go for a dunk. That's devastating, look. No, I'm over this bridge here. That's where I'm going. Yeah, little sculpture. Huge blood on phone, look. Like a Monet painting. My throat's sticking together. It's too hot to do it, mate. Banter has just completely fallen off the ledge. Chats have gone. I've done maybe about 15 mi already today. It's only 10:10 past 1:00. I can just feel my skin is vibrating with this sun, and I'm I might have to call it in Wakefield, you know. Might have to call it in Wakefield or do something. Get indoors. This second day has been brilliant. It's just since midday. That sun is just crushing. I can't enjoy it for what it is. I guess I'm just too uh too hot. Flying, mate. I'm absolutely flying. That's Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A wonderful day out if you've not done it. Fun for all the family. Could do myself some long-term damage to me skin and to me just to me brain. It's cooking. So We'll get to Northern Monk Leeds. Uh maybe another pint. And have a think. It's too hot, mate. Well, I have to say I failed. I think I failed. I failed you all. There is, look here. Northern Monk Leeds. The flat stone. Look at that thing. They're going to brew beer in there, look. I'm going to walk in and get a pint and have a chat. The seat's boiling hot. Right. Here I am. Here I am. Keeping the faith, mate. Oh my god, I can't wait to relax. My head hurts. My skin's tingling. I just can't do it. Can't do it. It's too hot. So, this is it. This is Leeds. From Manchester to Leeds, 62 mi. But, I'm not hiking there. I'm not doing the extra 40 mi. It's going to get to 32-33° the next couple of days. I'm not doing 40 mi exposed in that all day long. >> [snorts] >> It's just It's just daft. So This is Leeds. Northern Monk in Leeds. Just lovely lad behind the bar there. I've got that on the house. Thanks, Russ. Cheers. Cheers to everyone at Northern Monk. Absent friends. Wow. It's as good as it always has been. >> [snorts] >> Refreshing and delicious. I brought another Monk T-shirt as well just for the ending. Sorry. I love ah Feel like I've let myself down. I know that people I've spoke to obviously before I called it a fun fan uh told Ross uh this isn't a sponsored gig by the way for anyone who thinks that this is. It isn't. This is what you call a passion project and it always has been with Northern Monk. So yeah, I am not getting paid anything for this. It's just something that I wanted to do to sort of celebrate the end of my collaboration on the patrons cans. Uh and I have in a way I failed mate. You see it's I can't carry on. The only one who's hard on me is me. >> [snorts] >> Cuz I set these targets and I'm just like I feel like I can go through the fire a lot of the times. Well, I can't. Can't even get to 32° so the fire's going to have its way with me, ain't it? But I do set these goals and then I'm very driven. I can be very driven. When I put my mind to it I can conquer stuff. And I can go through hardships and go through the tough times but No. Thank you. See you. >> [sighs] >> Um Lovely lady that works here. Thanks for my pint. I hold myself accountable to finish the things that I start and it is rare that I fail but I'm not going to say fail. It's the rare rare that I don't complete math goals. But, this is one of them times, mate. And so, I've just going to have to change the goal posts of the goal. The goal posts. I still will leave the hike, the Northern Monk Pilgrimage, below. You can check it out if you want for you hiking nerds or you beer nerds. You could do it over some time and come to these Northern Monk pubs when they're open >> [snorts] >> and have a beverage. You could do it however you want. I would recommend if you're going to do it is get is use a bike to get from Manchester to the all the Trans Pennine Trail. Brilliant for biking. You could bike that and then ditch your bike or do it in stages. Bike section, hike section, rail. However you want to do it. It's just a nice It's a nice Northern Monk pub crawl. And that's it. So, thanks. Thanks for joining me. Thanks for joining me. Thanks to Northern Monk for for letting me collab on these cans. It's been amazing. It's It was a dream come true and [snorts] it's now been a dream lived. And thank you lot. Thank you lot. Without you lot pestering Northern Monk back in the day, I wouldn't have got on these cans to begin with and it's been a real It's been a real honor. And I've got I've saved each can from the series. And they'll be something to look back on from nursing home. And there's one more [music] can, the final one is out now. I've not tasted it yet, but it is out now and the the Patrons Project [music] is after all these years complete. So, cheers to you lot. Thank you very you lot. Thank you very much. Take care of yourselves. I'll see you soon. >> [music]