Fastpacking

Map key

Introduction

Welcome to the world of fastpacking

How fit do I need to be?

How do I train for fastpacking?

The different styles of fastpacking

Where to stay

Where should I go fastpacking?

Key considerations when choosing a route

Safety

How to get started

What to take

Clothing

Footwear

Food

Tips for staying happy and healthy

Inspiration: Stories from the world of multi-day running

A Pennine passage

Solo in the Sierras

Fishermen's friends

To the lighthouse

Hut-to-hut on high, wild trails

Roman run

The fastpack journals

A great British adventure

In the land of the thunder dragon

Following in the footsteps of spring

On the way

Seven go running

Route ideas: Twelve tried-and-tested fastpacking routes

United Kingdom

Route 1 Brecon Beacons

Route 2 Snowdonia

Route 3 South Downs Way

Route 4 Dartmoor

Route 5 Cumbria Way

Route 6 Coast to Coast

Route 7 West Highland Way

Route 8 Knoydart

Europe

Route 9 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc

Route 10 Dolomites Alta Via 1

Route 11 Alpine Pass Route

Asia

Route 12 Manaslu Mountain Trail Race

Appendix A Further information and reading

Appendix B Gear list