A Cairngorms Adventure | Hiking and wild camping (Ben Macdui, Cairn Toul & Braeriach traverse)
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6 жыл бұрынA 3 day wild camping and hiking adventure in the Cairngorms as Kevin, Stephen and I hike to Ben Macdui and wild camp below the summit of Carn Etchacan. We visit a developing snow tunnel. Next day we drop down into the Lairig Ghru and visit Corrour bothy then do the Cairn Toul to Braeriach traverse. Eventually wild camping in the Rothiemurchus forest. A tough but fun couple of days covering around 50km of distance.
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@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
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@pipandbenji 2 жыл бұрын
Another great vlog Robin. Happy St Patrick's Day!
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks George and to you too. 😁
@danielrae1942 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, looks like a great couple of days! I also think I used to work with your friend Stevie up in Orkney, small world.
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Small world indeed mate. Stevie's started his own wee channel too under 'Oot n' Boots'.
@hamshanksproductions7161 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic landscape. Did similar walk and camped at Loch Etchachan. Regards
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
It's great stomping ground isn't it. 👣
@petraresilio 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for posting this in my WH information request in the forums. It showed me a lot and gives me more confidence in my plans. Also very nicely made, it was a very enjoyable watch!
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers for dropping in with a comment mate. 😁 Enjoy your trip.
@ootnboots 6 ай бұрын
Just had another swatch through this mate , it was a cracking trip that one but a very tough day 2 .. I just remember how good it was to get pitched up that day because i was fooked lol
@WalkWithWallace 6 ай бұрын
Loved this trip mate, hankering for another Cairngorms epic. Day 2 was brutal. 😂
@ootnboots 6 ай бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace i'll be going back in at some point , i've still got a few munros to get
@WalkWithWallace 6 ай бұрын
@@ootnboots I'll definitely be back, just to scratch the itch. 😁
@benvickery 2 жыл бұрын
I want to visit the Cairngorms for a similar kind of adventure to you in the summer. Thanks for making and sharing the video
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ben and enjoy your trip. Its a fantastic place to explore.
@danceswithwolves6841 3 жыл бұрын
That gadgie at the bothy prob filled up downstream of you and kev’s foot spa 😂 nice
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
😂 😂 😂
@Kev_Russ 2 жыл бұрын
🤭😂
@robmacom 6 жыл бұрын
Robin great video viewpoints were amazing just magic
@arkaiguk 5 жыл бұрын
Was looking at this route as we were up Macdui in earlier in the month. Another great film mate!
@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Davie, I'd recommend the Faicaill Ridge route for some easy scrambling.
@Markwildcamp 6 жыл бұрын
Looked a brilliant trip, a real mountain adventure, thanks for sharing, brilliant.
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark, think I speak for the 3 of us in saying it was a brilliant trip.
@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 6 жыл бұрын
Another super, wee-ish adventure Robin and crew ! :-)
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
On the Adventure Trails - Scotland cheers, we all really enjoyed it. The Cairngorms are stunning!
@Stevie_ONeill_Flyfishing 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Robin and a cracking weekend
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Top trip mate, you've been in a few times now since then.
@billygoatfilms7531 5 жыл бұрын
Another outstanding film Robin, takes me back in time to those magnificent Cairngorm mountains. Cheers ⛺️
@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mike. 👍🏼
@BASHADweller 6 жыл бұрын
Great video mate. I really enjoyed watching this and I am looking forward to more in the future. Thanks for sharing. Atb Shaun
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Shaun, glad you enjoyed it.
@paulpryde1 3 жыл бұрын
Well done, loved the video. I did this route several years ago and was amazed and humbled by the scale - - -, brought back some wonderful memories. Thank you !
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. 😊 It's a cracking area and like you say, the scale makes you feel rather small.
@Kev_Russ 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Rob. Cracking weekend 🖒😎
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
Kevin Russell cheers Kev.
@summitwithstevie6934 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one guys, pity anybody filling their water bottles down below 🤑🤑
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
*edit. Just remember. Dipping our feet in the water. 😂
@Kev_Russ 2 жыл бұрын
Fresh Cairngorm water and stinking feet 😉
@summitwithstevie6934 2 жыл бұрын
@@Kev_Russ 😂😂
@waynesanderson3445 4 жыл бұрын
Cracking vid I love that area brilliant place
@WalkWithWallace 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne, I love the Cairngorms too. Any plans to visit this year?
@victormonster4658 2 жыл бұрын
👌👍
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
👍🏻 😁
@AlanMETALMAN 6 жыл бұрын
Toilets at the bothy, nice but not keen on the side by side version mind. Looked a great trip and suprised at so much snow still about. Great watch! Cheers Alan
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
Alan METALMAN - Hiking & Outdoors cheers Alan. Yeah, I wouldn't want to share the twin toilets. Plenty snow but didn't need any crampons or axe.
@nigeljones8202 4 жыл бұрын
Good video - thanks. Nice filming and no BS.
@WalkWithWallace 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Nigel.
@nigeljones8202 4 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace You're welcome. Refreshing to see a video like that. No pretension or waffle, just good filming and helpful commentary.
@ScottishWanderer 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Robin
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
cheers Stuart. :)
@NameisLeon 4 жыл бұрын
Nice wee outing mate. Planning to revisit that area in the spring/summer. Cheers
@WalkWithWallace 4 жыл бұрын
Spring is definitely the best time to go, it's a fantastic area. What's your plans, a few Munros too?
@NameisLeon 4 жыл бұрын
Walk With Wallace 👣 yeah I’d like to get up high. I’ve run the Lairig Ghru a couple of times, but I’d like to explore loch etcheachan, braeriach, maybe a wee summit camp. It’s such a powerful place, quite different to west coast mountains I’ve done. Keep up the great videos mate, maybe see you out on the hills. Cheers.
@WalkWithWallace 4 жыл бұрын
@@NameisLeon I know exactly what you mean when you say powerful. It's difficult to explain how good the Cairngorms are. Love the place.
@garyredspeedster1389 6 жыл бұрын
Looks like a very good trip, did you visit the Wells of Dee? One of my favourite spots. Glad to see the stove still doing its job.
@WalkWithWallace 6 жыл бұрын
Gary Redspeedster we didn't, spotted them but by that point we were tiring. Total convert to the alcohol burning Speedster stove, as is Kevin now. 🔥
@outlawedlandscapes 3 жыл бұрын
Nice one ser, second time watching this with a route in mind. Definitely helped me out! That plateau / tundra is absolutely fantastic, I think there’s a wee bit near there called the “lunar landscape” 😯👌🏻
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mucker. It's fab up there. Nothing better than a day up on the plateaux. 🗻
@outlawedlandscapes 3 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace Excellent to hear, I didn’t notice you saying about the Colin Prior spot the first time round - was still too feart of the Gorms thanks to Cairngorm John 😂 I’d been hoping to get a pitch where you were on your first night, so that’s ticked a box for me 👍 Very handy!
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
@@outlawedlandscapes 😅 looking forward to seeing your take on it mate. 👍🏼
@exploring_the_dram 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video Robin, really enjoying going through your list and watching them all! I’m planning a trip to the Cairngorms in the next couple of weeks and will be traversing from Braeriach to Cairn Toul. Question for you - just how easy is that route across the tops? I’m a bit nervous at times with heights but from your video it looks like you can take a route that avoids taking you right next to the edge? Cheers.
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
Hi John, it's a cracking route, you'll really enjoy it. You can avoid the edges as it's pretty broad on the west/south aspects. Just watch your navigation if the cloud drops.
@exploring_the_dram 2 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace Thanks mate, appreciate the reply. Keep the great videos coming 👍🏻
@WalkWithWallace 2 жыл бұрын
@@exploring_the_dram cheers mucker. 👍🏻
@Tomanart 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Robin...great video and excellent editing skills, well done..ive just liked and subscribed, and thanks for subscribing to me...best wishes, Tom
@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
Cheers Tom. 👍🏼
@paulstancel9731 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, awesome video! Mind sharing the location of the last night’s camp, in the Rothiemurchus forest. I’ve hiked through that way but must of missed the spot. It looks really nice. Thanks!
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, I can't remember the exact location now. But it wasn't that far from the Cairngorm Club footbridge coming down from the Lairig Ghru. You can't miss it as it was the first grassy pitch next to the path.
@paulstancel9731 3 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace Thanks for the reply! I will definitely need to camp there someday.
@WalkWithWallace 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulstancel9731 it's a nice pitch, perhaps a bit close to the path, but you can go around a bit further around the river.
@MUNROSnCORBETTS 5 жыл бұрын
Great film Robin, That was some few days you had! Robin when you descended into the Lairig Ghru was that near Carn a` Mhaim by any chance? I want to bag it as a single day out but i want to head back via the Lairig Ghru. I know there is a way down from it but i cant see any posts on YT. PS You are correct about Braeriach`s plateau, Stretches on for miles. Bet it has caught few out in the past. Thanks mate take care, peter.
@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
Cheers bud, this was a great trip. We still talk about it now. 😆 No, we descended on the other side of Ben Macdui, however Kev and I have descended down to the Lairig Ghru after doing Carn a'Mhaim. We headed down before you start heading up Ben Macdui. I didn't vlog that trip for some reason.
@MUNROSnCORBETTS 5 жыл бұрын
@@WalkWithWallace Ah cheers Robin, That is the route i am checking out. I know there is a route down from there just wanting to be sure. Thanks mate, peter :)))
@WalkWithWallace 5 жыл бұрын
@@MUNROSnCORBETTS no probs Peter. Its just a heather bashing decent into the Ghru. 😁
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