So true Peter - but the ride out was great too!

Ah I did the Trainspotting thing last time I was there! Had a clip from the film and everything. 😁

Glad you enjoyed it Iain

Or forget 😂. Nah it was great fun Ian albeit type 2.

Thanks so much Rick

I fancied that track from Kinshouse to Rannoch - just a bit of carrying I believe Andy.

Thank you Gav

Glad you enjoyed it

Hey Joe - yes, Camille came up with a good route there, not that I did it. For some long distance routes to do any time look for the Badger Divide or An Turus Mor. Or of course the extremely challenging Highland Trail 550!

Thanks, I need to do at least one of those! Really love your content thanks for the knowledge! Here’s to not becoming an old codger 🙂

Thank you for the support and encouragement

Glad you enjoyed it Randall - yeah the scenery is fantastic

Glad you enjoyed it David

Simon - I should also add - this video showed a true/real adventure; nicely studied and planned, and well-prepared. BUT you also used skills and experience during the ride to deal with the unsuspected circulstances in a lesser-known area. I feel that doing all that is so impowering to anyone. As a professional guide I love taking people out into the natural world. I've had a number of life-long urban dwellers out at night in the forest and deserts of Arizona and recently had one 60+ year old tell me she had NEVER been outside after dark. It changed her whole perspective. @@alwaysanotheradventure

@@davidgriffin8717 Thanks for taking the time to notice and comment on this aspect Davey. I'm aware that I need to share good (if not always best) practice. I don't lead people in wild places as you do, which must have wonderful moments like you describe, but I hope I can take them there in spirit and, without labouring the point, continue to do so as I age.

Awesome, thank you Roger

Many thanks - glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers Tim. I didn’t make it to Leum Uilleim in those conditions - I wouldn’t have got back to my bike!

Glad you enjoyed it Norman

On the drone shots I need the gloves off to work the controller. And later in the day it actually got hot! (I'm a wimp with cold hands though...😁)

@@alwaysanotheradventure That makes total sense. I can only imagine how difficult controlling a drone would be with gloves!

Sounds like a plan Edward. I was thinking about doing it from Bridge of Orchy but that first 50ml seemed a bit tough so early in the season

There’s a faster, easier way to Spean from FW closer to the A82 (obvious on the map) but the route to Fersit is slower than I expected.

Liz gave me a good talking to when she saw the rushes from this. 🤣

😂

That's exactly how/when I watch KZfaq too David. Line up the videos in advance and click through them.

That witch was created by Microsoft’s AI design platform. Impressed me too!

Hey Iain - oh I travelled from Newcastle (home) to the west highlands countless times - train never really cuts it though. Those carriages are great but limited. Many times Scotrail is a real PIA when it comes to bikes. I highly recommend The Bone Cave if you're interested in these sort of myths and legends

I had really warm gloves for the snow conditions and they were just too hot in the sun! (They're usually off for drone shots too so I can operate the controller).

Thank you

I just grabbed my first Gravel Bike end of January. I'm in South West of Scotland...Lockerbie in Annandale. Plenty tracks that seem made for Gravels bikes down here. I'll not be up no mountains in winter though. 😂 Next year we have a new train service stopping in Lockerbie London -Stirling. It will get me pretty close to the edge of the highlands. July with a tent.

...errr (1st May perhaps?)

Might be a bit better though I’ve camped mid-May to waken to snow on the tent.

Thanks for pointing that out Brian - sorted now.

I had very little mobile signal throughout, although there is a little wifi 200yds from the hostel. I carry a PLB which doesn't need a contract and transmits GPS coordinates to UK rescue services. I've mentioned it in quite a few other videos (not this one). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLGdhJeluL6sqqM.html

I had two in the rucksack but the wind was SO strong they'd have ended up on Ben Nevis 🤣

Happy to have your criticism, although I think you're being deliberately negative to "burst" my "appreciation bubble" - whatever that is. I'm not going to get into a protracted discussion, this is my only comment in reply and it ends here. 1. The bike was spot on. Day two is a gravel bike route, and with 53mm tyres this was the ideal set up. You could make an argument that I shouldn't have bothered carrying a bike up the hill on day one, and that's a fair point. I was well within my abilities, I enjoyed myself and it was fun. I'd have done it regardless of whether the camera was there. I ditched the bike at the point I felt it could not offer me a reasonable descent. 2. I'm not sure why you think the gear was wrong? I had boots and waterproof socks. I had warm kit, food and drink. I had spare clothing, emergency shelter and satellite plb. I didn't need ice axe or crampons - if conditions had been such that I had, I would have turned around (as I did the previous weekend on a local hill). I made a point of mentioning this in the video so others would understand to do so in different conditions. I'm an experience hill walker and climber with climbs in the Himalaya and Karakorum, and first ascents in the Wrangle St Elias in Alaska. I've walked the length of the USA from Mexico to Canada, across deserts and snow choked passes in the Sierra Nevada. I'm not a beginner hill walker. 3. Setting a bad example. Here I just plain disagree or I wouldn't have posted, but you're entitled to your opinion. 4. Yes, I know.