Welcome to the HollowayTyre: a channel of videos that are a little bit inconsistent.
I’m interested in discovering local Walthamstow, East London and Essex history, exploring natural and built history all around - rivers, routes and roads are curious to me. I like a bit of hiking, travel and adventure (however ‘micro’).
You’ll find films on all of these things, including missing M11 junctions, a bike ride across Europe, a walk down the Ching, Australia / Uk comparisons and whether Walthamstow is in Essex.
I don’t post very regularly, maybe putting something up once a month.
If the above areas sound broadly of interest I suggest you subscribe so you’ll be notified about the smorgasbord of films I’m posting to YouTube.
And if anyone has some great ideas contact me via social or email. I made a film about the M12 when people mentioned it in comments - didn’t know anything about it until then!
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A while ago, my friend and I walked the Tour des Dents Blanches on the French Swiss border. It's a high mountain trail of 57k and spectacular. So we made a film of it. I highly recommend the trail, it is not too hard and an extremely good way to get into the quiet parts of the mountains.
The AI description slightly overdid it:
Across the razor-edged peaks of the Alps, a silent story unfolds. 'Between Two Nations' whispers of a five-day pilgrimage, a 57km odyssey undertaken by two souls who find solace and challenge within the majestic solitude of the mountains. From the sun-drenched slopes of France to the snow-kissed heights of Switzerland, their journey is a meditation on endurance, friendship, and the profound connection between man and nature. The crunch of boots on scree, the shared silence of breathtaking vistas, the simple sustenance of packed lunches – these become the soundtrack of their unforgettable passage through this breathtaking, sometimes perilous, landscape.
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I've not posted much here recently due to working on some cookery videos which have been much fun to make. The first you can see here - a mouthwatering Paneer Curry from a lady called Shahnaz.
1 year ago | [YT] | 0
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The beautiful Lac Bénit in the French alps above Cluse. This is a film of views with some painful bumbling commentary and some hard grading work on the images. If you like the alps, you might like this. https://youtu.be/OLKYIvjimcc
2 years ago | [YT] | 1
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Lo and Behold, the series finale. The mouth of the Ching is here.
Seriously, I recommend this walk to anyone and everyone.
3 years ago | [YT] | 1
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The end is nigh. The end of the River Ching, that is. In this final, glorious, part of the Route of the River Ching you finally get to see where it all ends. You get the distinct feeling that the Ching, in these last few sections, is a bit of a pain; a waterway that 'they' wish didn't exist. Its concreted over, buried in tunnels and full of trolleys. It is far from celebrated. Make of it what you will. Coming soon.
3 years ago | [YT] | 1
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What flows sneakily between two major supermarket stores? The Ching! How did you know, amazing.
Part 9 features trolleys, lorries, pylons, concrete, an estate. Yes, urban times are here as we head rapidly to our conclusion.
To think that the Ching was just a tiny baby seep only 9 short parts ago, innocent in nature. Now its all grown up and has zits all over its face.
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Ching Ching! Part 9 is arriving tomorrow, without fear or favour. Here we see the Ching forced underground. There is a lot more concrete in this section. And shopping trolleys, quite a few of them too.
3 years ago | [YT] | 5
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In all the spare moments that you consider the River Ching, do you
3 years ago | [YT] | 3
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Parmiters School Sports Ground is NOWHERE NEAR Parmiters School.
That is what I discovered on this section the Route of the River Ching.
And Peter May was an English cricketer, probably long forgotten - except in the name of a sports ground that the Ching river flows past.
Section 8 of the formidable and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED walk along the Ching from deep forest to urban depression is here. These last 3 sections bring us to roads, concrete sprawl, shopping trolleys and environment agency sluice gates. Remind me, why the heck do we live in the city?
3 years ago | [YT] | 2
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Part 7 features owls, trains, roads, suburbia and the lovely River Ching.
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