Cairngorms Loop :: Day 2 :: Inner Loop West

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Cairngorms Loop :: Day 2 :: Inner Loop West

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Day 2 on the Cairngorms Loop. Day 1 was hard, day 2 was harder. Beautiful but physically quite demanding.
This is where we move from the outer loop to the inner and where things get tricky. We were warned so no surprises ;)
Peat bog, river crossings, rocky single track, snakes. It was quite the day!
We parted ways with Julien at lunch time. This was his 31st day on the road and he has had quite the adventure and has been documenting it at www.polarsteps...
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@janine-theeternalwannabe 28 күн бұрын

Amazing scenery once more! Hats off for your bravery, young men!

@JethroJessop 26 күн бұрын

More likely foolhardiness 😉 You don't notice the hardship when the route is this good!

@outbackwack368 Ай бұрын

Beautiful countryside to bike with a good friend that can bail you out if something goes wrong lol... you need to whittle a support for Woody's rack! Thanks for bringing us along!

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

We got so lucky with both the route and the weather, it all came through in top style! Sadly i didn't bring the whittling stuff but we muddled through 😉 Thanks for watching

@RuggedJohnWoodland Ай бұрын

Stunning stuff right there. Love an adder👊

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

The only one I've ever seen close up. Pretty sure I saw another later this same day but it was just a flash of movement as it disappeared into the bushes

@tonypaddler Ай бұрын

Finally, a southerner pronounces "bothy" correctly ... 😉👏 Great weather Jethro, and music to match. Another cracking video with great editing, top banter too 👌 Cheers 🚲⛺👌

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Pronunciation is intermittent at best but I'm happy to claim that there is no such thing as correct pronunciation, just current pronunciation, and even that is a fuzzy beast a lot of the time. I find the "correct" way pretty clumsy on my tongue and I lapse a few times but I'll keep trying to get it rooted in there. This was a cracking day, hard to take a bad shot in surroundings like this. Day 3 is even more spectacular! Edit coming soon for that one :)

@tonypaddler Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop That's a very modern attitude to have regarding the rules of pronunciation, did Alan advise you on that...🤔😉 I did notice a lapse but you've changed my way of thinking about regional variations in tongue, so I'll let it go. Looking forward to episode 3 🙂👍

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@tonypaddler Its a funny thing because there are some things elements of language and pronunciation that really get me annoyed but then I remember that I also say things "wrong" to some people's ears and that it has always been and always will be this way. I've started watching a few linguistics channels and you soon realise there really isn't such a thing as right and wrong in spoken language and that kind of makes it all the more fascinating. Day 3 just went live, it was a good day 😃

@tonypaddler Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop It is indeed a funny thing, on my travels I've heard many pronunciations of the same word, including place names which I always assumed (still do up to a point) were rigid and exact (notwithstanding accents). I do believe that language is constantly evolving and long may that be so 🙂 I too am fascinated by languages and the spoken word, I never thought about linguistics channels on YT, I shall seek one out. I've just had episode 3 playing but need to rewatch it due to a badly timed phone call. Cheers. Oh, and btw, it's skonn, not scohhnn. And the cream goes ON TOP OF THE JAM.

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@tonypaddler I'm not even getting into the scone arguments. Life is too short and precious 😉 Lots of good linguistics stuff on YT. Check out Rob Words, he has some good light hearted but fascinating content. He hosts a good podcast as well

@seant666 Ай бұрын

This part of the country is just breathtakingly beautiful. Loving these films.

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

It is amazing. Beautiful enough to mostly distract you from the hardships of the trail ;)

@malcolmwake5861 Ай бұрын

Top chippy choice. We liked it so much that we amended our route home to visit again.

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Always nice to find an unexpected chippy on a long ride. Top fuel!

@valvegeek Ай бұрын

Epic! I agree about 'I just wanna ride my bike', I had a similar experience a few weeks ago with a bit of The Ridge Way, it all looks fine in theory, but where I was it was a lot of windy narrow bare earth tracks (which would be mud in wet weather) and steep slopes, tall bushes and trees really close on both sides (i.e., overgrown), so like if you balls it up you could be head-butting a tree or into a pile of nettles or thorns. There are supposed to be wider bits; I'm going to have to go back and persevere a bit more. 😁👍❤

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

The Ridgeway is a great ride in general (it's pretty local to me so I've done it in all weathers) but it does indeed get pretty sticky and overgrown in places. Rutted as well! If you can do it in the dry with clear skies it's lovely and you get some great views along the way.

@XiaoweiVon Ай бұрын

Love your music in this episode, you did it so great!

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Thank you. I struggle to find new music and not just keep going back to the old favourites

@XiaoweiVon Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop Keep going, binge-watching your videos☺

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@XiaoweiVon Thats what i like to hear 😉

@patdunne3277 Ай бұрын

Well done lads that looked absolutely stunning yet very very difficult you have set yourself a challenge indeed on to the next instalment please 👍

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Correct on both counts. I actually remember it feeling harder than it looks here, I'm watching this back and wondering what I was moaning about now ;) Day 3 in the edit as we speak!

@ronaldpacanowski1517 Ай бұрын

Thanks for allowing us to vicariously experience day 2 on the Cairngorms loop. The landscape, trail conditions, and variety of beautiful scenery were captured well by the cinematography. I particularly liked the choice of a guitar picking soundtrack while watching segments of trail, lush greenery, and vistas float by. As for the inner loop, cinematography did not convey the brutality of the slog, but your ending monolog surely did. Perhaps you should not have taken Woodie's advice and instead bailed to the outer loop when you had the chance. One is left wondering whether you and Woodie will still be on speaking terms in day 3.

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Thanks for coming along :) Its hard to film hard days because the hard bits are mostly slow and dull and don't make for great shots. And although it was hard it was actually a beautiful ride and I shouldn't rally have slammed it as hard as I did. Day 3 is being finished off now and will go live soon!

@ronaldpacanowski1517 Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop Beauty aside, I'm glad you didn't tone down that ending monolog. It is perfect!

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@ronaldpacanowski1517 If anything I probably overdid it! I remember being exhausted and thinking how hard it had been but now, only a few weeks later, I look back and can't remember why I was complaining so much ;)

@rolandmd73 Ай бұрын

This is a tough one but the views and nature look so beautiful. Hope the rest of the trail is less challenging 🤞🏻

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

It's an amazing place to ride. This was a hard trail but the landscapes made it all worthwhile. The descent from this camp spot the next day was fantastic, as you will hopefully see when I get that edit done ;)

@jenniferw2725 Ай бұрын

Wow! That looks like a spicy ride! What a beautiful ride complete with a cute little snake. I plan on traveling to Scotland in 2026 and now feel like I need to bring my bike with me. Yep… I’m going to have to do that, right?! Thanks for sharing!

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

If you can then definitely take the bike! There is so much great riding to be had there - whatever your tastes. Everything from quiet tarmac to boggy hiking trails via forest gravel and trail centres. Amazing landscapes, amazing nature, I love it up there :)

@Shewie01 Ай бұрын

I can imagine how grim that route would be with a bike, I hiked it years ago in wind and clag going the opposite direction. Enjoying the tale so far

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

It was pretty hard. Not the hardest I've done in terms of gradients or anything but just constantly tricky and exhausting.

@timporter8886 Ай бұрын

Great post Jethro, really enjoyed this post..and fresh fallen snow is my new favourite peice of music on ur channel, very reminiscent of a spaghetti western theme..loved it. The music really complements the photography and that mix of jovial banter and beautiful aesthetics was a pleasure to watch, and a gud vibe. After having a crack at the Badger Divide myself, it's amazing over that unforgiving Scottish terrain just how heavy the bikes become with camping gear fastened to them, so very, very different to road or gravel tracks. Anyway, as I said previously, great post..one of my favourite of your entire (fantastic) catalogue. Looking forward to the next episode!😁👍 Take care Jethro😊

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you liked it so much. To be fair its hard to make a bad video when the scenery is that nice and the sun is shining ;) I know what you mean about the weight adding up. It just creeps up on you doesn't it? You add one of these and a bit of that and none of it weights much by itself but before you know it you need a block and tackle to get the bike off the ground ;)

@timporter8886 Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop Absolutely, I thought I was being pretty minimalistic, perhaps it's because I'm getting old, but sometimes I seem to be pushing more than riding, and surprised at the accumulative weight of a tent, a sleeping bag and a bit of food..haha!

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@timporter8886 Food especially! It's so easy to find yourself with kilos given over just to snacks!

@ingeleonora-denouden6222 Ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the beautiful views, orchids, carnivorous plants, adder, etc of this highland where I don't think I'll ever ride my bicycle 😊 BTW my sister said me (several times) my front panniers are too large, they should be smaller than the back panniers ... But I see your friend riding with only front panniers (the same yellow Ortliebs I have as back panniers) and almost nothing at the back! I wish my sister would want to watch it (but she doesn't like 'social media', which for her includes youtube).

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

I think it depends what kind of riding you are doing. Woodie did say that he had problem controlling the steering on the very technical bit because of the weight on the front. In general though it probably doesn't make a massive difference. When I used panniers front and back I always had the smaller ones at the front but I don't think I had a solid reason for that, it was just the way it happened.

@stoatmcgroaty1586 Ай бұрын

Gotta love a bit of Senser .... especially on an epic ride like that 🙂

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

I'm glad someone recognised it :) Part of the soundrack to my youth. I remember seeing them at Reading festival when they were at their peak and I've rated them ever since, especially that first album!

@stoatmcgroaty1586 Ай бұрын

@@JethroJessop Aye I saw them at Glastonbury probably the same year ... I like all their albums ... even Asylum with it's wierdness ... They've been a part of the soundtrack to many of my rides over the years ... great when you need a bit of angst to battle on with

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

@@stoatmcgroaty1586 They have written some great tunes for sure. I've seen them live many times since, though not for a long while now, and they always put on a good show

@DanielEarlester Ай бұрын

Thanks Jethro. Looks like a great, but hard, adventure.

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Exactly how I would describe it :)

@DIY-DaddyO Ай бұрын

Soooo Outer loop it is then. And always carry more Thuttocks than you need. T=T+1

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Kinda. It all gets a bit freeform from day 3 onwards, which turns out to be really good. Im slowly working through the next edit so you'll see it all unfold

@bigtalljohnny1 Ай бұрын

That bit of inner loop isn't nice but everything else just rocks, that little camping spot is great as well

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

It was a great camp spot. An unexpected flat spot by a rushing river just as the legs were starting to complain. Can't ask for more than that :)

@freeforester1717 Ай бұрын

BraeMAR (emphasis on the second syllable) 👍🏻

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

Thanks, I shall remember that for next time. I'd go back just for the fish and chips but it seemed like a really nice little town as well!

@user-bs8xx1sr5h Ай бұрын

Hey Jethro , love the videos, takes me away from normality & routine, what/who is the soundtrack love it??

@JethroJessop Ай бұрын

I can't remember off the top of my head. It's all KZfaq royalty free stuff and the links to the specific tracks are down at the bottom of the description. Check them out because they are generally donated by actual gigging musicians so you might discover some new stuff!