Big hello to Steve and his wife who spotted me in Portree Co-Op and a big thank you to the Polish family who very kindly picked us up and gave us a lift when we missed our bus on the way up. This was an incredible trip to an incredible place, I want to go back now for an actual holiday! Kaite's version of the adventure is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdmeg8WFxtvbhnk.html
@KeiteiVentures2 ай бұрын
Camp 5 and 7 were my favourite!
@765unstable2 ай бұрын
It was great to meet you, looking forward to returning to Skye 👍🏻...Steve
@sarkybugger50092 ай бұрын
That deserved a pizza. Well done.
@ColinOlden12 ай бұрын
The tent you point out at 6:15 belongs to "Haze Outdoors", you KZfaqrs are everywhere!
@rudolphbondefangerer55132 ай бұрын
Ah Scotland, with sprawling whiskey bushes and wild haggis roaming the moors. Beautiful.
@user-fq2cf6xf2s2 ай бұрын
One does not simply walk into daunting epicness.... Great job Max and KT 👍🏼
@KeiteiVentures2 ай бұрын
Top adventure! ✨ Really enjoyed this thru-hike and being to legally wild camp (most of the time) was great 🏕️ Looking forward to more ventures 😁
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
Yes indeedy!
@GrahamDallas2 ай бұрын
What a great video Max, loved it. I'm ashamed to say in my 50 years as a Scotsman, I've never been to Skye.
@AlistairStevenson2 ай бұрын
And a traitor collaborating with the English. 😮
@jimallen94422 ай бұрын
Camera's never do Skye any justice, when you're lucky enough to get some clear days, which you did, its an awesome place.
@user-dp3vz9tq6e2 ай бұрын
Scotland is the promised land. I have walked around that area the Quiraing with the Table, the Needle and the Prison rock formations all very surreal.
@JustinMcNeil2 ай бұрын
Oh my god! As soon as I saw the thumbnail I thought to myself how amazing would it be if you bumped in to Haze Outdoors! You both are honestly my two favourite youtubers, and you're putting up videos of the sky trail at the same time. And just a few minutes in to the video you zoom in to Haze pitching his Lanshan next to that wall. Go check out his channel, he's great. It would have been so awesome if you too had met ❤
@dav1dsm1th2 ай бұрын
You looked knackered and happy in equal measures. Good video, as always. Thanks for taking us along.
@willtricks94322 ай бұрын
Climbed and camped on Skye aged 12 in 79. Stunning place. Thanks for reminding me.
@ThyCorylus2 ай бұрын
Hey Max, enjoyed watching this from both Katie's and your perspective. My other half and I were big into hiking, but a young family has kept us fairly stationary up until now, bar the odd expedition so it has been awesome seeing you get into it. Things are moving in the right direction however and Skye is on the cards at some point. Keep doing what you're doing mate, we love your stuff and your eclectic scope of subject matter. I can relate haha.
@elvyn1232 ай бұрын
Well impressed you completed the mammoth walk!
@simonmercer95302 ай бұрын
Great achievement well done. I felt exhausted just watching you 👍🏼
@Oodle-ox2vf2 ай бұрын
Well done Max, loved the video. Katie is a great companion, and so patient, I am subscribed to her channel also. Love that woolly hat with the ears.
@juliancripps15802 ай бұрын
Very enjoyable and intelligently edited. Thanks for sharing such a great trip
@ichbindannmaldraussen2 ай бұрын
I did the Skye Trail a view weeks ago. What a great walk!
@DaveAppleton2 ай бұрын
Fantastic, well done to both of you. I went to Skye in my youth many years ago. Off to watch Katie's vid now 👍
@KHGrinderboy2 ай бұрын
Absolutely incredible. Fantastic Max!
@thelegoshed2 ай бұрын
Ahh brilliant been waiting for this Max, cheers!!
@MrJak3d2 ай бұрын
Hah That is @HazeOutdoors @6:15. Great video, will definitely give this a go one day.
@georgeclements27422 ай бұрын
I am incredibly impressed by the distances you managed to cover each day in such conditions. Thank you for a wonderful video and best wishes to you both.
@stephenhankey6882 ай бұрын
Thumper very much enjoyed, thanks for sharing, from Steve near Chester England 🏴 where the Roman's once lived.
@PDLiggett2 ай бұрын
Well done, Max (and Katie)! My wife and I loved our stay in Skye and venturing out in the sideways rain. We can't wait to return and see more and I'm looking forward to showing her both of your videos to get her excited for our next trip there. Still waiting on a "Greenlaning and camping with Kermit and Keitei" video. ;-) ~Pete
@handycrowd2 ай бұрын
Epicness indeed 🙂
@grenvillephillips69982 ай бұрын
An awesome landscape with a tragic history, where you would definitely need a wee dram with your porridge, to start the day.
@CryoGenUK2 ай бұрын
What an epic journey, thanks for taking us along. What an experience.
@matthewwakeham22062 ай бұрын
I went to the Isles of Scilly once. We walked round the big island in half a day. I can't get over how big places in Scotland are!
@micgent2 ай бұрын
Great stuff and well done, you make a great team. Loved the cuckoo call at the beginning of day 4, reminded me of the WHW
@dragontattooee2 ай бұрын
Fantastic video , for some reason the child in me expected you to pop out of the phone box in a Superman out lol . Absolutely love the video
@willsmith747520 күн бұрын
You made a great video despite the effort of backpacking up the big hills. The time you put into capturing the wildlife is appreciated too. 🦅🦆🦢🐜
@veronicabalfourpaul22882 ай бұрын
Lovely. You were lucky with the weather.
@marcduthie43272 ай бұрын
Great video. You did amazingly well.
@PhilWaud2 ай бұрын
Wow, huge well done to you both. Its so nice to see someone doing a multi day camp using "non conventional" equipment. I really appreciate the effort you have put in to not only endure that journey but to take the time to record and share it! Have the two of you got any more trips planned?
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
We do have further trips in the planning stage. In the meantime, Katie's just done the coast to coast (solo and in very quick time without me holding her up!) coming soon on her channel.
@PhilWaud2 ай бұрын
@@maximusironthumper brilliant. I've been watching her channel for a while, again she has a really refreshing alternative style.
@user-kx5qt1xg4f2 ай бұрын
Well done Maximus. All that training in the Mendips was leading to this was it? More to come I hope. Well done for taking the challenge. It will pay off.
@Yaketyyak212 ай бұрын
Well done you two.👏👏
@Crowtherstephen792 ай бұрын
What a great video Max, it’s lovely to see you both doing stuff together
@gigi32422 ай бұрын
well done!
@twocvbloke2 ай бұрын
My feet ache just watching this, that's quite the long journey to make... :P
@petegledhill12562 ай бұрын
Epic
@Jaqaroo2 ай бұрын
That was great Max! Really enjoyed that video. Beautiful place, but looked like a real challenge in parts.
@Lutonbodyhome2 ай бұрын
Loved it ❤
@tonygurnham60422 ай бұрын
The things you do for love well done
@paulwilliams34942 ай бұрын
Maximus credit for not quitting , you must be delighted with your achievement compared to your first homemade gear test back along . The best and most memorable pizza you have ever had I would guess !!😎😋😋
@colinmcnamara99562 ай бұрын
Excellent video of the Scottish MOORE'S....just like Derbyshire 👍 fantastic views 👏 great footage too from meteorite mac channel Derbyshire.......I loved it in Scotland....🎉
@paul1962uk2 ай бұрын
When the skye bridge was originally built it was a toll bridge , if you were transporting livestock you didnt have to pay the toll, a couple of locals used to put a sheep in their cars to get round the toll fee 😂
@meemeemeemeemee2 ай бұрын
🎉
@newdayyesterday2 ай бұрын
It's a small world. Day 7 around about 26.14 you mention the graveyard, Kilmarie Cemetry. That graveyard is at the bottom of Ian Andersons (Jethro Tull) former home and inspiration for quite a few of Tulls songs, 'Old ghosts', 'Dun Ringill'.'Broadford Bazaar' 'Ears Of Tin'. It also looks like you camped very close to Dun Ringill. The majority of the land you navigated used to belong to Ian Anderson and his Strathaird Estate and was sold by him to The John Muir Trust. Did you manage to cross the river stepping stones without falling in?...LOL we didn't?
@antmerritt2 ай бұрын
Nice 👊😎👍
@jtreg2 ай бұрын
Insane!
@AndyCallaway2 ай бұрын
Epic journey. 👍
@logtothebase22 ай бұрын
Think you did well for midges and rain all told, I remember retreating for both from that area. Thanks for sharing,great achievement For both. “Only men’s minds could have unmapped into abstraction such a territory”
@kevinoakes11712 ай бұрын
Oh, wow !!, was about to comment that I’ve been watching Haze Outdoors series on this trail, as I follow both your chanels, and, it looks like you passed him, hunkered down in his Lanshan 2 tent, behind that stone windbreak !!…., what the chances ??. Also watched Keitie’s video of this too.
@nancyreading57302 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing Skye away from the 'top 10' sights. You can still walk in the hills all day and not see a soul (other than other you-tubers apparently!)
@HootMaRoot2 ай бұрын
Where you camped on day 2 is typical of the Highlands and Islands, only dry spot is in a rocky area. But you might have seen small piles of stones many of them man-made to help shelter from the winds
@graememorrison3332 ай бұрын
Hill walking will do wonders for your base running fitness.
@casto-2 ай бұрын
That was some effort by you Max👍 I do feel Katie may have an unfair advantage, that being she’s half mountain goat!😆.
@gedreillyhomestead69262 ай бұрын
My only camping trip to Skye the sky dropped down and we never saw a thing. 😫 I always advise folks to visit the west coast in spring or v early summer otherwise you will be eaten 🦟 🤬 🥃 cheers 🏴
@nancyreading57302 ай бұрын
Yes, totally agree here. Try in mid May and you never want to leave Skye. 16 years on and learning to grow veg - short cool season crops, lazy beds and a polytunnel :)
@ericcoyne68912 ай бұрын
Well done max great video.👍 I'm from the west of Ireland myself, it has an identical landscape. I find the midges to be a complete nuisance and possibly one of the worst things that exist.
@DomingoDeSantaClara2 ай бұрын
I enjoyed watching that, just thankful it wasn't me doing it!
@icryostorm37274 күн бұрын
@31:24 it is infact not the case...headage payments have long since ceased. - great vid Max.
@allenenabnit70782 ай бұрын
Looks like a trip I would have liked to do when I was in my 20’s not now though there’s no way I could walk that terrain today you made even though you were struggling to say the least at times good job.
@edgeeffect2 ай бұрын
The thumbnail looks like you've just landed on Mars. ;)
@petetheresellerandscrapper8492 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this amazing video and trail it's one I wanted to do but with I'll health and my mobility limited it's something I'll never get to do now
@nickhorne51352 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! thank you..... You need to try Glencoe as your next stop...
@stephengent99742 ай бұрын
Mate, you need decent pack. Hats off for the walk. Having done some long distance walks myself, I knew exactly how you were feeling at times
@JustinMcNeil2 ай бұрын
He made that pack though, it's part of the challenge. Sure it'd be easier with a commercially made pack, but it would lose its point imo
@Frubetube14922 ай бұрын
KT is a machine. Should have brought a wheelbarrow so she could push you when you got tired 😂
@ASBO_LUTELY2 ай бұрын
That guy camped by the stone wall was Haze Outdoors. :P
@Andyb23792 ай бұрын
We really got to have a whip-round & get you some lightweight camping equipment. I have that tent & it weighs a ton on its own. I really admire you for getting out there & experiencing the ruggedness of the place.
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
We love that tent though, I just need to man up a bit to carry it better!
@JT-mg2if2 ай бұрын
A cracking video Max. Loved every second and hope I get to do that one day!. What tent was that you used?. looks like it packs up pretty neat and small. Keep on kicking arse mate!.
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
It's a slightly modified Polish army lavvu - 3kg of heavy canvas but we feel it's worth it for the protection from the wind, rain and sun! I did a video last year where I compare a few tents including this one.
@BrianM0OAB2 ай бұрын
John Muir next :)
@colinc54072 ай бұрын
go for it Max you sounded like you were in training for an alternative career as an obscene phone caller :)
@andybegbie85532 ай бұрын
I'm with u with the height thing Max, I'm scared stiff & just gets worse with age. Far worse now at 56 than I was in my 20's & 30's 😅
@offgridfarminguk2 ай бұрын
Im pretty sure they use helicopters to lift up bags of stone etc to repair the trails
@gillie-monger33942 ай бұрын
So, you almost bumped into 'Haze Outdoors'!
@AllSortsOfStuff582 ай бұрын
Wonderful part of the world. Is all this hiking and your weight training showing results yet?...
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
My hiking has improved hugely from last year (I know it doesn't look like it!) as for the weights - it's still early days yet...
@darrenwalsh53132 ай бұрын
Haze outdoors was the camper who bagged the other camping spot,, the legend...
@paulishism2 ай бұрын
I have a question for the blacksmith. Why is the top of the gate not rusty but the undersides of the gate are?
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
Corrosion occurs when things stay wet rather than just get wet, there's plenty of rain and mist in that location but also sunshine, so I could imagine the more shadowed undersides staying wet much longer than the topsides exposed to the sun. The difference between them would then increase over time as the bottom loses it's zinc coating which would speed the appearance of the rust, while the top remains protected by the remaining zinc.
@monkeymagic45552 ай бұрын
@21m looks like its thrashed 3 stone off you already lol
@Andyb23792 ай бұрын
That brown tent you saw pitched up was haze outdoors. Another KZfaqr that did the trail.
@Craig-w4k10 күн бұрын
Was Skye covered with forest before humans arrived?
@thepvporg2 ай бұрын
Maintaining the path... simple. You use ATV's to carry the equipment to crush rock in to bits to then pack down to make the path, you bring no foreign contaminants in and only repurpose local resources. I'd say that a team of 8 men could do 100 meters a day.
@user-io3vx5zm7s2 ай бұрын
If Keitei had a pound for every time she had to spell her 1st name
@CarlJones142 ай бұрын
Would love to see before and after feet pics, and I don't have a foot fetish. You appeared to have a limp at the end. In Noway, they put down walk boards to help keep your toes dry.
@JK-yf9sx2 ай бұрын
I wonder why anyone would want to do that ... looks dreadful.
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
I wanted to do it for the same reason I wanted to forge an axe, run a marathon or rebuild a land rover - I enjoy the challenge. I don't mind putting in the effort as I know the payoff will make it feel worthwhile in the end. Plus the views truly were epic.
@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh2 ай бұрын
I don't know why anyone puts themselves through that routine. It looks strenuous, exhausting and totally miserable. Go see Skye, it's pretty and spectacular but don't kill yourself.
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
I'm sorry I gave that impression, it certainly had it's ups and downs but overall was actually one of the best weeks of my life.
@Polecat549412 ай бұрын
Perhaps you need an older woman so you can keep up :)
@maximusironthumper2 ай бұрын
Perhaps I just need to man up a bit :-)
@24vince12 ай бұрын
This alternative life of yours doesn’t suit everyone, good luck, I wish it was my life, enjoy and all the best. Ps, get rid of the beard 😂
@donnysoldier12 ай бұрын
Think the tent who took the good spot behind the wall was @hazeoutdoors