Hiking and Wild Camping the Northern Monk Pilgrimage | The one that FINALLY BROKE ME

Hello, welcome to another video. I'm back at Northern Monk in Leeds and we're going to finish what I started and we're going to end up in York. Let's go. >> Let's go. >> Here we are. >> New series, hiking Britain's cities. Hiking through the roof >> How many cities can we hike through until we get mugged? >> Episode one. >> Pounding the tarmac, episode one. >> Pounding the tarmac until we get pounded. Episode one, Leeds. I'll just keep walking around in circles if it's rough. Let's go to where he'll end up. >> Yeah. >> See how long it takes us to get all until all our kit's been taken off us. Cuz if they just get mugged, we can both sleep in your land shining in. >> Yeah, it's true. >> Until it's all gone. Keep going. Anyway, we're in Leeds. It's overcast. It's not a heatwave, thank god. And I'm finally here with the main man, Joey D. >> It's been a while. >> It has been a while and we're on our way from Northern Monk Leeds. Planes going over the top, but we are in a city. To Northern Monk York. It's just over 40 miles. We're out of the city and we're joining on to the Dales Way, which takes you from Leeds to Windermere in the Lake District, which is a hike that I will be doing in the not too distant future. But for now, this is just going to take us even further out of the city where we'll just link up with all the various little paths and stuff. The full map for this will be in the description box below if anyone wants to do it. We'll see. We'll see if it works. Hey, up. Hello, lads. Bonnie. Lovely allotments. A sea of calm in a city of commotion. Here we are, still on the Dalesway. Lovely. I mean, lovely within reason. It does scream of old mills and waterworks and stuff. This is lovely. But, this is very nice. Here we are, we're starting to get into some nicer >> Headingley Hideaway. Yeah, we haven't been filming much cuz it has been a bit It's been a bit cityfied. But, you come through that and it's done It's only an hour or so getting through Leeds and then you start getting back out amongst it following the Dalesway. So, this is for all you completists and I am one, to be fair. I couldn't get this out of my mind. It felt like a little bit of a failure last time and I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who commented saying that I hadn't failed in it. It was the best thing to do during the heatwave is to stop. He did fail. >> He failed. >> He did I did fairly say and that's fair. But, here we are re- We're picking it back up. We're getting back on the horse. And we're doing it as nature intended with Joseph Fun Diddle Biscuits. >> Here I am, the crutch that he needed. >> The crutch that he needs even though he's got >> half a knee. Oh, it's nice and cool. >> Yeah. >> And this is path Scotland wood. >> It's Scotland, mate. Aqueduct. >> It's an aqueduct. There you go, look. Awesome. An elephant. What's that? Someone having a >> This curved stone built structure carried the water in a conduit supported by seven 10-m and arches. Nowadays, several pipes continue to carry half of Leeds' entire water supply. That's how it was back in the day. Lovely, isn't it? And that's how it is now. And there's some graffiti that says Nathan's gay, so Sorry if you know, I'm out in you, Nathan, but there you go. Which way are we going? Imagine that one. There's some There's some little arrows. Map time. Where are we? We're there, facing that way, so we're going left. Up there. The history of the Slabbering Baby and former flax mill. The Slabbering Baby sounds like some sort of IPA that they would make, isn't it? >> Oh, there it is. Look. >> Having a Having a Having a nap. >> Meeting for a bit of a nap at Slabber Slabber Napper. Group drinking. >> Group drinking. There you go. They're all Group They're all gathered around the Slabbering bit Slabbering Baby, and that's it. Look. Is that it? >> Yeah, get your titanium out. >> Shove a bit. Go on. >> I mean, there's nothing falling. >> No, it don't look good. It does not look good. An old gate there that's served its time. Good lad. And off we go up these steps. It's good walking. It's a very enjoyable route. As soon as you get out of Leeds, and not far out of Leeds, it starts to get very nice. >> Yeah. >> And then it just seems to get better and better. So so far, so good from the trip report. And if you want to have a wild swim, you can get in there. It is Slabbering Baby. >> Splash around like a big >> Get in there. Yeah, get in there. Splash around like a big Get your nappy on and paddle around in there. We're leaving the woodlandy areas, and we're off into this. There he is. Look. Anyway, that's a woodpecker right there, so that is a good spot. That's a top trump. That's like if you're collecting your cards, that's a silver. Shiny. A shiny one. Here we are. We're going to skirt around the outside of these woodlands and maybe even dip into them. Very bonny indeed. The British countryside at its best. Medoc! I'm keeping that forever. The end of the Dales Way. You go that way if you want to go to the Lake District. We don't. We want to go this way. So, we're going to now join on to the Ebor Way. We've stopped for a little bit of a a bramble pick. Yes. Stopping for some energy. And choosing one of these from Huel. We're going to have one of these each. I think I'll have the Daiquiri Dolphin. They're like uh mocktails, but energy drinks. And thanks to Huel for sponsoring this video. Use the QR code here. I'll leave all the information below and use my discount code for a little bit of a discount. And I recommend you getting the starter kit so that you can have a bit of everything to see what you like. You've got the energy drinks, the hydration drinks, which I use the most. Uh you've got milkshakes, you've got the ice teas, and all different flavors. So, they keep They're interesting, mate. And that's one thing I've learned. You'll have seen me use this on a few of my recent hikes. Uh the first half of this one. And I do recommend it. Pop it in your shaker. Give it a good There you go. Tom Cruise. There's no in it. No added sugar. And they taste amazing. When I'm at home, I'll fill a glass with ice, make it one of these, then pour it into the ice. That is fantastic. And as I say, I recommend getting the starter pack. And you'll get yourself a discount using this code. You can click the QR code here or I'll leave all the information below. This will give us the energy we need. I don't know if it'll fix my leg, but it'll definitely give us some energy. So, let's go. There you go, a little farm shop. How can you not? You know, if you do this hike, you can have >> brisket >> a brisket >> It's a farm, but it's all the same. >> You can have a nice sandwich. Right, we were just looking in there for a while thinking, "There's not much going on in there." That's the estate office, so as uh up the top of here, apparently, there's somewhere where you can get a bit of a sandwich or a drink or both. Considering it was the office, she did have quite a lot of meat in her fridge and ice creams and stuff, but >> suggestion of a cafe >> She was almost a cafe. Pick a lane, I thought. So, here we go. Yeah, good little stop, this. If you uh you know, if you're doing it, you've probably stopped in Leeds cuz you've had a few pints at the Refectory in Leeds. You might have got your head down in or around Leeds. And this will be your next day. So, a lovely little stop there or at the top of this hill, the Muddy Boots Cafe. Let's see what that's got to offer. Look at that. I've got my beer in here. Medic! We had a little stop at the Harewood Harewood Cafe, Muddy Boots Cafe. I recommend it. Got a toastie and a coffee and a cake. And um when we were in there, I looked in the fridge and there was one of my beers in the fridge. Well, I was like, "I'm on that." And then we got it out, opened the can and there's the map of the hike that we're doing now. So, I could just show I showed the lad behind the thing. I was like, "Yeah, we start I started in Manchester, then Leeds, and then we're finishing in York, and there it is. It's crazy. Crazy old world. The sun has really come out now. We've just joined where we're still on the Ebor Way, and we're following this river. Beautiful little section. We're over the halfway mark. We're about the halfway mark actually thought we were going to do today. We've done about 10 or 11 mi, and the plan for today was to get around 20 just over 20 mi. Anything over 20 mi is a bonus. I do have a couple of my beers in my bag, so we'll do the final ever beer review for one of my beverages that's in the bag. It's 8%, so it's not pulling any punches. Well, we've just got one each. This just looks lovely, doesn't it? If we had an inflatable to get Can we get I don't like that. I don't Oh, look at that barbecue. Some of them have got big barbecues, scruffy bastards. We're going through this lovely little woodland by the river, and it has been glorious hiking today. The only thing is the back of my calf and the back of my leg up my hamstring is tweaking out. It's really hurting. It feels like it's about to snap. I'm hoping I can walk it off, and then it doesn't get worse, but it's just taking the edge off it because it's so lovely and the river is beautiful and the woodland and that, and I'm just every step I'm like I've been doing too much hiking. It's a worrying sort of pain, but I'm going to soldier on, and just hopefully it can just sort of iron itself out. I can't duck down. What's that method? What you got? What was that? You're Yeah, you It's worked for you, hasn't it? I can't My leg hurts too much. >> Roll. >> Huh? >> Do a commando roll. Go. >> Yes, that's a drill. You got us. >> Yeah, I want to film you getting through there. >> Commando roll. S A S Who dares Who dares wins. >> I'd just stay down there for you. >> Do you know what? It didn't hurt down here. I might do it on knees. >> I mean, that's a pilgrimage, isn't it? >> real pilgrimage. I might not be able to carry the ring, Mr. Frodo, but I can carry you. >> We're crossing the river now. The River Wharfe of all things. It looks delightful, but there hasn't been nowhere that we can get down to it for a swim. Well, dog in the water. Look, God, there's a dog in the water. What a lucky dog. >> Oh, mate, look at that. >> Oh, mate. Look at that dog. He's got his head under water. >> Gray fishing. >> What's it doing? >> Gray fishing. >> Where's he? Oh, he's swimming down there, look. Wow, look at that. Absolutely glorious, mate. That's the beauty of these sort of hikes, as I was just saying is you just get to uh rubberneck people's houses. You just have a proper little nosey around. See how the other half live. Straight on through this mad path, yeah? Just a path through people's gardens. Yeah, if you bought the house and they didn't tell you and all of a sudden just they get ramblers walking through your garden. It's got warm again. And my leg's going. All right, it's almost gone. And I'm starting to think that this is This hike is a bit It's not what it's meant to be, is it? But, we've done 16 mi today. Got another four done, and then we're at the halfway point, and then we'll see. Try and chew off a few more miles, but we're the walking wounded. I'm really struggling here, and I am on the verge of tapping out. In the background there, there's a pub, and JD has just said, "Come on." Let's get ourselves in windmill in. Rest that leg just for a little bit. Just Just a pint's worth of time. And but >> It doesn't look horrible, does it? >> No, my mouth's watering at the thought of a nice pint. I would probably do Timmy Taylor's as well, now we're in Yorkshire. The thing is, on the other side of this pub stop, which is going to be two pints, let's be honest, it is like we don't know where we're going to stay. My back and leg My hamstring up my up my right ass cheek into my lower back is just I'm going to tap out because this could do this could like do me a long-term injury. Well, this hike has been cursed, and I am I'm not going to start apologizing yet, because who knows what's going to happen. But, I think we're going to pub. Do we? >> I'm having a pint at that pub, mate. >> You've heard him. You've heard it here first. Going to get ironed out. >> I'll buy this car. All right. >> There you go. Look polite. All right, let's go and have a pint in this pub, and see where see where that takes us. Here we are. We've fallen to alehouse, and we've got a Guinness and a Murphy's. There's a bit of a sweat on that thing, though, isn't there? >> Some noggin on it. >> Some noggin on it. Absent friends. Cheers, mate. Nice one. >> It's the leg surgery. Oh, he split it perfectly. Um that is quite divine, isn't it? We're 0.2 off doing 20. But we've got 22.4 to go because we had to do a detour. >> Oh, okay. Right. >> And it's added an extra 2 and 1/2 miles onto our onto our day. So, this would be but not for that map error. >> It wasn't a map error. It was just a You couldn't get down that road, you >> Yeah, you couldn't go down the main road. Well, you could, but it was a bit of a risky biscuit. >> Yeah. >> So, we've done a bit of a detour and it's added a bit of time on, but if you were going to do this from Leeds to York, the Windmill Inn would be in the Windmill Inn in Linton would be your halfway point. >> Mhm. >> And it's a It's a wonderful looking boozer. >> off, but good halfway point. >> Yeah. Lovely boozer. And that is a look Can I try a bit of Murphy's? >> you can, mate. >> Can I try a bit of It's only Guinness you know, script. You can tell it's got like it's more burnt not burnt, but it's got more of a woodyer maybe a nuttier coffeeer chocolateer like it's a bit darker in its flavorings. It's very delicious. I was ordering back Guinness though cuz it was an extra cold and I was hot. But if there's any Irish people watching or people who like this sort of stuff, these are two parts of the holy trifecta. Beamish would be the other one. And I've always wondered like if you go to Ireland, which ones are the Which is the best? Pop it in comments if you've got a better Which is the best? Which one should I go Should I go to Ireland and try one? Should we go to Ireland and try one? That's it. Yeah. And then if so, which one is the best? I'm really sorry I'm broken everyone. I'm broken. I'm broken and this I'm just I don't know whether I'm going to whether I'm going to make it, but we'll we'll do our best. Just had the one pint each. We're now crossing Wetherby Golf Club. And we were just coming out of Linton. Loads of massive houses in Linton. Very affluent indeed. And now we're just hobbling Ah, there's other golfers there. Now we're just hobbling across the 18th fairway at Wetherby Golf Course and I am sorry for the lack of anything. The lack of Well, the lack of banter, the lack of lack of banter, lack of uh information about the hike. All of it just legs gone, completely gone. Uh my back's hurting. I'm done in and I'm sorry. And we're losing light now. We're going to try and get to the other side of Wetherby uh which is a bit built up and then get to the other side and then find somewhere remote. We'll pitch up spend the night and then we'll assess assess the damage tomorrow and uh see if I've got another 20 mi in me. Here is a public footpath over a golf course, which is nice. Yeah, recently I got um pretty bad I think it was food poisoning or stomach bug or something and I was out of the game. Uh and during that time I had like this restless, you know, I get restless legs syndrome. I'd got restless back and body syndrome. I had some of the worst nights of my life. It just felt like all my nerves were just on one. I got better and then I stood up and it was like I'd been hit by a lightning at the base of my back. All down my legs and I just dropped at the floor screaming. It was in I was in agony. And and I was out of the game. I was just like I had to lie like horizontal. I was out of the game for a good few days. And this was only This was like not long ago. And I think what's happened is I've thought I did I wanted to come on this hike so much. I've rushed it. I've rushed it thinking I can do it and I've got found out because my lower back and down the backs of my legs and my hamstrings are just they're tweaking out and it's really hurting and I'm going to keep going today but I think I think tomorrow will be the end of me. And I can't I can't keep going on this this this particular hike. I think I just have to let it go. I'll see you where we end up and I'll see what goes on but for now it's not looking good. I ain't got it in me to defend myself. They're right in front of where we need to be and they can sense weakness. They can sense I'm a man down. They can sense I'm >> It's really getting >> Light We're losing light, mate. I'm scared. Wait there. No, you go first. Take the brunt of it. Watch this. You could see something special here, look. Cuz these lads don't muck about. I can't be asked to get cowed, mate. We've gone We've gone rogue, look. We've shown that we are submissive by giving them a wide berth. All right, girls. I ain't got it in me. I ain't got it in me. Good girls. Yes, lovely looking things, look. I mean look at that now. It's It's never ending. It's a never ending roller coaster. A good old war. We've been following the war for quite some time. Look how wide it is, man. Ah, that is fan- That's amazing. God, I wonder if people jump off this bridge. >> Keep fishing. >> Really? Best day ever. All right, we've had to just come off path and we're going to try which and somewhere in this field it's like a little bit flat. We can just hide and get a couple of LanShan's rigged up about there where Joe is because I am struggling more than I've struggled in a long time. I'm doing too much, ah, that's what it is. I keep saying to myself I'm going to do like a nice hike where I'm just doing like 12 miles, 15 miles a day, but I think my body's just absolutely killed. Killed myself off. Look how good they He's blending, man. You can hardly see him. And that is why for me, pound for pound the LanShan, I'd have it over any DCF tent, any ultralight crisp packet that glows in the dark. I'm taking this all day. Look at the profile. You can't see it. It's unbelievable, Jeffington. So, we'll get our airbeds up and and move in. Morning, glampers. Here we are. This is where we got down last night. You can just see how how they're blending so well. Look. I'm in the LanShan 2 uh the new sil-poly. Joe's in the old school LanShan. Uh this is the pro without the inner in it. Joe's got the one with the inner in it. and he had less condensation, so it works. Damage report, like just done a bit of uh stretching in tent. And uh but the back of me right leg is very tight, feels like it's going to snap. Try and get to the next town {slash} village, maybe get a coffee, and we'll see from there. See what we can do. Just put one foot in front of the other. There we go, it's a little bit of flattened grass. As always, leave no trace. Let's go. Jolly days deployed. The walking poles. We both deployed walking poles. It's the walking wounded. Look at this, there's an otter. And I believe an egret, is it? And he's uh he's just munching around looking for stuff. You see he keeps backing off. This is nature. Medic. We're switching from energy to hydration. And we're having a white peach. The mouth is dry, and getting electrolytes in if you're cramping up, like the backs of my legs and my back are cramping up. Oftentimes, getting some electrolytes in will sort that out or at least help a little bit. Ah, yes. Come on. Give it a good shake, and then hydrate. Oh. I've done it again. Ah. Don't drink too quick if you're thirsty. Top tip. I've learned nothing. Mm. I'm doing it all. Oh, my word. That is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Oh. A real lifesaver. Um And I'm not just saying this cuz they sponsor the video. I used the hydration drinks on other hikes, and and energy drinks and stuff. Use them at home, the milkshakes. They're fun, and uh and there's no in them. So, use this QR code, and uh use this my code there. I think that's right. I'll leave everything downstairs. Ah, but thanks again to Huel for sponsoring this video. Let's get back to the hike. It was cursed. This hike was never meant to happen. We sparked out, and we've given in. Public transport from Tadcaster to York now. Um It's got about what was it, 13 mile or something left. 13 mile short, and I just can't do it, mate. Leg and back, lower back and that right leg have just gone. They've just blown up. I've tried to walk through it, and it's just It's uncomfortable, and I know I'm doing myself long-term damage. So, I've pulled plug. Pulled plug. There's no point in getting to York and then going to Northern Monk and be like, "Hey, we did it." cuz I didn't do it. And I don't even know if this is going to make it out onto making a video cuz it's just I haven't really done that good on it, but we've enjoyed it. It The The first day and this morning, they've been fantastic. Like, I I can't recommend it enough if you get the chance to do it. Cuz it's lovely from Manchester to Leeds is nice and then from Leeds, the whole hike is brilliant. It's just circumstances have meant that it's been a bit of a tough one for me, so I've not been able to do it as I would have liked to, but there you go. Didn't even review my beer. Got two cans of my beer in bag. Didn't even review it. So, that's it, lads. Sorry. Sorry again. And saying sorry on this site, the Northern Monk pilgrimage just wasn't meant to be. I'm sorry. Uh and that's that. You had a good one, Joe. It's been a nice hike, huh? >> Really nice. >> Some really nice bits. Seen otter. >> Amazing. Absolutely amazing sighting of an otter. Watched it for ages, didn't we? >> Yeah. If I If we end up doing a beer review with my beer like somewhere else along the line, I'll interject it along this video, but probably not. >> Great hike. Really >> a wonderful hike. There's a lot to be uh >> been spot on. >> Yeah, it's been good. Sorry we didn't get to end. >> We're celebrating even >> Yeah, we're not celebrating even though >> our failures. >> our failures. I've got me Northern Monk top on. Just put it on now. The The plan was to put Northern Monk top on and just come into town to Northern Monk, couple of pints. We're about a mile out from Settle and we're here. Having a few Bolt Makers Timmy Taylor. >> 6 or 5 24 6 It's just one >> it is. >> It's what it is, isn't it? It is what it is. You can't They're not always going to be bangers in Lake District where we're uh doing views and beer reviews and doing funny AI stuff and being hilarious and that. Sometimes it's this and this is this. Thanks for watching. Bye for now. >> Please shot us a can of some good stuff. No. Best day of my life. If anyone from Northern Monk's watching, what more can we do? Northern Monk, get at me. I'll just give my honest opinion and my honest opinion is Northern Monk are my favorite brewery. Done. The service cuz I got some delivered actually and the service was amazing. If you get them If you just go on the Northern Monk website and order some. The Striding Edge. Striding Edge, which is there. Dutty. It have to be done. You go to Northern Monk, tell them As He sent you. Northern Monk's like take that and I'm a girl in the early '90s. >> Poison about wearing all black, staying on track. Better shut your gum trap, that's on me. Out here getting this beer. If you work for the devil, better retreat. Come to As He, come to clean. Couldn't never move shady, they know me. >> Check on. London, what's the outcome?