The Wise Brothers

Two brothers. 174 miles. Hopefully still speaking to each other by the finish line.

Toby Wise on the hilltops, full pack

Toby

Days 1 – 14 · The Full Crossing

Walking the first 10 days solo and being joined by Ben for the final push. Hero: Shackleton. Navigation: Garmin GPSMap 67i. Worst fear: bad beer.

Ben Wise at the trig point, ready for the hills

Ben

Days 10 – 14 · Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay

Joins from Richmond for the final six days across the North York Moors to the finish. Worst fear: injury. Most likely to: turn up. Least likely to: give up.

Top Trumps

The brothers filled these in independently. Some answers were suspicious.

Category
Toby
Ben
🍺 Pub Order
Wainwright Ale
Orange & Lemonade
🧭 Navigation
Garmin GPSMap 67i
Toby
🎒 Pack Weight
15.1 kg
15 kg
🦸 Walking Hero
John Rae
Ranulph Fiennes
😱 Worst Fear
Bad beer
Injury
🌅 Morning Person
2/10  😴
9/10  ☀️
🔥 Special Skill
Hilariously funny
Water divining
🗑️ Useless Skill
French Lit O-Level
MS Excel
Most Likely To…
Get up late
Turn up
🎵 Song on Day 12
Europe; The Final Countdown
D:Ream — Things Can Only Get Better
🏠 Teleport Home?
Day 3 in the Lakes
Day 1 — to collect things I forgot
Shared verdict: Favourite trail snack? Both said flapjack. Best feature as a walking partner? Toby: optimism. Worst feature? Over-optimism. Ben’s best and worst feature? Both simply: humour.

The Plan

Toby walks the full 174 miles solo from St Bees, starting March 10th. Ben joins at Richmond on Day 10 for the final push across the North York Moors and Cleveland Hills to Robin Hood’s Bay.

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