Resurecting an ancient thread here, but just got back from hiking the WHW. It was Mrs TDs first LDP and her first experience of wild camping. She loved it and actually faired very well. We originally planned an itinerary lasting 6 days, but ended up expanding this to 9 days due to Mrs TD developing acute achiles tendonitis on about the third day. The latest supplement in country walking mag has the WHW marked as challenging and this was rated by someone using bunkhouses and only carrying a day pack. In the end I think the itinerary we walked could be achieved by any moderately fit backpacker and I was actually glad to extend the trip as I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'll post some more details and a few picks in a bit.