Loch Shiel Circuit: Multi-Day Wild Camping & Canoeing Adventure!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We experienced a amazing 4 day canoe adventure this week. Fighting harsh weather, massive Loch's, river rapids and even a sea crossing to complete the Loch Sheil Circuit. This brand new charity challenge with some old faces you will recognise as well as new ones too took us back up to Scotland this time to the west coast. The adventure takes you through some of the most stunning and most remote areas of this beautiful country you would ever see.
The first nights camp was on the shores of Loch Sheil, encapsulated by wonderful mountains we relaxed and got ourselvess ready for what was to come!
The ssecond day started with good weather but quickly turned into a hard paddle against raging wind and rain. Cold and tired, the team pushed on down the loch to complete it but then came the River Sheil and it's infamous rapid at the bottom where at the wrong time of day could spell a capsize for sure as you have to drop off a ledge leading into Loch Moidart the tidal Loch.
The team unfortunately got separated and we had to spend the night at two different locations. Feeling the pain of the day we set up camp at the mouth of the Loch and began to gather our strength back. Warm food and dry cloths we spent a lovely night eating and drinking hot food and drinks.
Day 3 started well, packing up we met the rest of the team at Castle Tioram a thirteenth/ Fourteenth century structure on the tidal island of Eilean Tioram. After exploring the island it was time to move on and hopefully reach our 3rd camp at the opening North Atlantic.
With bad weather and a incoming tide this made it very hard work making our way up to the end of the Loch and took us many attemps at trying to reach a suitable spot for the evening and ready to make the push into open sea come morning.
unfortunately again the team got split up and we had to camp our last night seperated once more. The camp spot was stunning, situated in a little cove that had fresh water to top up our much needed depleting supplies. It even had a beautiful sandy beach lagoon a short paddle away where we took the opportunity to have a swim and freshen up!
Matty and his brother Jay cook up an amazing last meal for us of Chilli and rice and even a pudding which consisted of a Pineapple Turnover Cake, delicious! The evening was full of laughs and great stories but was over with to quickly as we needed to be up and on the water early morning.
It was just that, 4.30am! We packed up and was on the water for 6.15am to start to make our asssent into the North Atlantic, the most challenging part of the trip that could see us in victory or have us fail miserably and result in one of us having to walk 10 miles to reach our car to ferry us back to the start which we certainly didn't want!
Lucky for us, Matty, Jay and Paul's knowledge of the sky's, cloud formattions meant that the final day couldn't have gone better. We paddled the 3km journey on open sea in style! The weather gods were with us once again.
Meeting up with the rest of the team for breakfast after we completed that section was the icing on the cake. We all got to finish the challenge together and over the finishing line we went.
If you have enjoyed this video and feel you are in a position to donate a little money to our chosen charity of choice this year which is for Cancer Research, please head over to Rick's Just Giving page below and please also leave us a message there!
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Si - / rialobran
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James - Jamesturn3r
Charlie - Charlie Survive The Night
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Ant mate, that was a class film, fantastic footage of our trip n crikey mate I nearly died laughing with that Jelly fish. That should go viral 😀😀. Class trip fella n thanks for joining us and helping raise money fof such a great cause
Atb Rick n Billy
Hi Rickster, thank you pal. I'll definitely be doing this trip again, I loved the places. Haha yeah glad they didn't sting that type or I'd have had a cone head lol! Thanks pal and hopefully it will raising a little more money on the Just Giving Page 👍
I absolutely loved this. What I wouldn't give for a proper vacation..
Hi Rick, thank you mate. It was great to speak to you again this week pal and like I say let's make it a regular thing. Glad you and Sarah are enjoying my vids and look out for the shoutout on the next one mate 👍
Aww so proud of you and Charlie and team.
Hats off to you all and a great cause👏👏👏
Hi Pam, thank you! Yeah I'm chuffed to but with Charlie, he always pulls it out the bag. Thanks for having a watch
Well done Ant and Charlie what a fantastic video 👍🚣🏼🚣🏼
Hi Alan, thank you buddy and big thanks for watching
Well done 🐜 and Charlie. Great video. Loved the new jellyfish hat.😂🤣 Some sort of merch has to come from that. An 🐜 wearing a jellyfish🎐
Hi Ian, thanks pal. Haha yeah it's a fashion statement I was making haha. That's a great idea for a t shirt haha. Thanks buddy for watching and commenting 👍
Was over way to quickly for me ant. Wish we all could have done a few more days. You and your lad are 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Guys, hearts of gold!!
Hi Jay, ain't that strange, just phoned you and now your the next comment I'm reading lol. It was mate an absolute blast wasn't it pal and it was an absolute pleasure to have met you man, many more adventures with you in the future I'm sure Jay. Thank you for everything pal.
Excellent Ant and Charlie well done lads. What a cracking adventure for a worthy cause, hats off to you all. The jellyfish on the head just topped it off, I spat my beer all over the floor lol. We’ll done all 👍
Hi Phil, thanks my man! Yeah it was a beautiful trip, loads to see,. I managed to see a sea Eagle, sea otters and a seals head lol, class!
I know mate, I'll stick it on Tick Tock lol. Thanks mate for watching
Only you...!!🤪🤪🤪 - that jellyfish...those speedos...love it!! Absolutely brilliant 👍👍 - T🙂
Lol tell me about it pal 🤣. Thanks matey!!
Fantastic Ant n Charlie cracking trip hope ya raise plenty of coin for a Great charity 👍👍👍🤞🤞🍻🍻
Hi Craig, thank you pal, it was brilliant matey. We hope so too pal
Class from start to finish. Your lad was cracking at the bow of the canoe. 🛶
Those white sand Beaches are what I love about Scotland 🏴.
Top food mate, them lads with the pineapple upside down cake in a Dutch oven. Wow.
Thank you very much Nathan, I appreciate that pal. Yeah Charlie is awesome, I'm so very proud of him that's for sure.
Oh mate, the beaches are some of the best in the world, just a shame we don't get the heat haha, though then there would be people everywhere haha.
Yes, Matty and Jay are fabulous cooks, they really are. Big thanks for watching and commenting pal.
@@AntSurviveTheNight I’ve watched all the guys videos you did the great glen with.
Don’t know how I missed this one.
Top draw mate.
@BurtReynoldstash ahh good stuff mate, all top lads and fingers crossed I'll get the chance to do a trip with them again.
Big thanks for watching Nathan
Jellyfish scene had my family buckled....love your videos ant
Haha very kind Puppet mate. Glad you and the family enjoyed it. Haha yeah that would or could never happen twice could it... 🤔😃. Thanks pal 👍
Really enjoyed this post the scenery was amazing your young son did really well
Hi Susan, thank you very much and glad you enjoyed it. Yeah Charlie is a star! I'm so very proud of him
That was a cracking video Ant what a fantastic place that beach was amazing and so funny when you come out the water with a jellyfish on your head 🤣🤣🤣 pmsl atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Hi Jimmy mate, thank you pal and glad you enjoyed it! Yeah some lovely areas we stopped off in and camped wasn't there. Haha the jellyfish yeah 😆. Thank you pal 👍
Cool, why didn't I get my notification RUclips? Just one Italian ice cream, give it to me ...lol. Loch Sheil, I feel my ancestors on the water with you.
Hi Mark, dunno mate, RUclips can be funny at times can't it pal. Haha yeah that was funny mate. Yes, a stunning country and a wonderful place to paddle. Thanks pal
Well done all,great video , good to see your country thru anothers eyes 😍😁😊
Hi Jacqueline, hope your well. Thanks you very much! Glad you enjoyed it
Superb, beautiful scenery fantastic looking food looked like a great adventure even the accompanying soundtrack was so apt. Donation on the way Pal 👍🙂
Hi Malcolm thank you matey. Yeah probably the most beautiful scenery I've seen so far on these trips we have done. Thank you pal, it was a pleasure to wake up, load up and paddle again each day. Massive thank you for your donation Malcolm!
Fantastic video Ant.Well done all of you.👏👏👏💪🏻🙏
Hi Mike, thank you mate, I'm glad you liked it pal. Thank you!
Brilliant.the mrs said that lagoon water must of been extremely cold 😂😂.
Hi Desmond, thank you mate! Yeah your wife is right pal, bloody freezing lol. Thanks to both of you for watching 👍
F A N T A S T I C ! Loved that. Nice one. Well done. I might head there and 'sea' about doing the circuit. Cheers.
James
Morning James, thank you very much mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the trip. Yeah it's definitely worth a trip yourself for sure, that was one of my favourite paddles. Thanks mate, Ant 👍
Bloody fantastic lads! Well done especially Charlie - fighting on through despite the challenging conditions on day 2!
I’m so glad you all had such a great trip - beautiful area!!
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Hi Simon, thanks pal! Yeah he really felt it on the second day, the cold and wet got to him but after a hot meal, change of cloths and a warm sleeping bag he was back to fight another paddling day haha.
It's was fantastic matey, we very much missed you and Ginger for sure pal. Thanks for coming over and having a watch man 👍
Fantastic guys, we’re just back from a Glasgow/Loch Lomond trip. That West coast might my favourite in UK, have a top weekend 👍Jim
Hi Jim, fantastic mate, Loch Lomond is on my list to paddle, it looks gorgeous mate. I hope you had a fantastic time. Thank you pal for watching
Love your footage of the trip Ant, that camera on a pole on the front is a real game changer mate fantastic, it’s really caught yours and Charlie’s fun..
Hi Martin mate thank you pal! Yeah I love it too, it just gives the viewer another interesting angle I think mate rather than just staring out of the boat. Thanks pal
An Amazing trip ant , Charlie....congratulations and well done for cancer research, well done to rick for making it happen matt & Jay for food that had me up all night eating 😀, and all the lads involved, arguably your best video anth as always appreciated all the best lads class 😀 👍 🏕🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶
Hi Gary mate, thank you pal yeah it was class! Yeah all the lads brought their A game matey, it was a pleasure to be around them. Haha yeah great food for sure on this one. Ahh thank you Gary, as you know I love documenting our outings. Cheers as always for watching
Wonderful stuff - thanks guys 👍
Hi Mark, thank you pal and glad you enjoyed it!
What a well edited adventure Anth and Charlie, a young man of principle, glad you enjoyed bonnie Scotland, haste ye back. And what food, my my. Bloomin brilliant. Atb. Harry
Morning Harry, thank you mate, very kind. Yes, Charlie is my hero, I love him to bits and he just blows my mind how determined he is especially when things get hard, he as real principle and will not budge from them which I love, a very determined young man.
Scotland is officially my favourite country of all time now Harry, I love her! Can't wait to be back! Thank you pal
Awesome video mate. Well done to you all. Some hard days there, Charlie was ace, a right grafter. Nice scenery there aswell, looked very remote 👍
Hi Andy mate, thank you buddy! Yeah it was not easy in places but we had a great team and motivated each other when things were tough mate. I can not be more proud of Charlie I love and cherish him so very much and glad he's my wing man for sure pal. Yeah especially Loch Sheil mate, nothing for miles! Thank you very much for watching matey.
Stunning video Ant.really enjoyed it. Beautiful castle Thanks for sharing. 😊👍🙏
Hi Cath, thanks very much and glad yiu enjoyed it. Yeah it was a great place to visit and get the drone out for a birds eye view too. Cheers 🍻
@@AntSurviveTheNight You're very welcome Ant. Yes awesome drone footage too. Looking forward to the next vid. Hope you and your family have a great weekend. 👍😊🙏
Thanks Cath, yeah I'm so chuffed I had the drone, it just enhances the film I think. Thank you! And the same to you, long weekend too!
@@AntSurviveTheNight Thanks Ant.😊👍
Well done Ant, Charlie and team👍 Looks like you all had a great trip. Well documented.
Hi Benny mate, thank you buddy! Yeah it was a fantastic trip mate. Thanks for having a watch!
class video bud. that jelly fish cracked me up, i thought it was a rubber at first lol
Hi Leon, thank you matey, you'll have to come on the next one mate. Haha omg! Glad it wasn't
Very nice video. Looks like you guys had a great time. Very posh 😄
Hi Ted mate, thanks very much pal! Yeah we had a blast matey! Haha yeah, cheers pal 👍
Nice one all - an epic trip that in some very testing conditions at times! Food looked spot on, esp that cake! The jellyfish on head moment 😱😅! I've thrown a few quid in the pot lads - well done.
Hi Chris, thanks buddy. Ut was mate, a place I'll certainly head back to and re-do again for sure. Tough in places for sure, arms are tired now haha. Yeah the food on the last night was really special and much needed after a full day of fighting wind and the tide. Haha that bloody jellyfish, only me mate! Big thanks for your donation Chris, very kind of you pal and big thanks for watching
Go on Charlie - Odin, Odin bring a wind from the East and bring the tide. Gourmet chefs as well.
Haha yeah Charlie the beast fron the Northwest lol. Thanks pal
This trip is definitely on my to do list
It's absolutely fantastic Martin, a very relaxing and remote trip for sure
@@AntSurviveTheNight Ant I didn’t notice in the video but were there any portages ?
Just one if you don't fancy the rapid at the bottom of River Sheil mate other than that it's a straight paddle
Another adventure!
Really enjoying your channel pal👍
P.s. Good job Ragnor 😆👍
P.p.s Aquaman Vs
Jellyfish 🤣👍
P.p.p.s the weather and scenery in the last stretch was amazing tbh. 👏 👍
Morning Fraser, thank you man! Glad your enjoying our content mate. Yeah Ragnar is a beast, she cuts through water fantastic, there's no better boat to be in when it gets tough! Haha yeah that jellyfish, bet it was wondering what the heck was going on lol.
Yes, the weather was decent, in places it changed up cold and wet but mainly it was glorious and yeah i agree the scenery was stunning. Thanks pal 👍
What a brilliant trip Ant. Stunning scenery and that beach stop looked like paradise. Mate, you couldn’t have placed that jellyfish any better on your head, looked like a see through beanie lol 😂👍
Hi Joe, thanks pal. Yeah it was probably the most remote place I have ever had the privilege to explore, so beautiful. Yes, that beach would have been a fantastic place to camp too. Haha yeah that jellyfish, omg! Thanks pal for watching
Awesome! Good food, good friends, and Good times! Really enjoyed the video! You guys do an awesome job. I really enjoy watching all your videos way over here in Texas USA! I'm glad you all made it. And I also thoroughly enjoyed seeing that jellyfish on your head LOL! I wish I could have joined you guys because it looks like a blast!
Morning Rob, thank you matey I'm glad you enjoy the trips mate. It's a real lift for me that people enjoy watching the videos. Texas! Fantastic mate! Yeah we may not have completed it if the weather gods weren't with us again. Haha that jelly fish hahaha. You never know mate, one day you might be over here to experience one. Thanks pal 👍
Mate great video, that swim/camp spot looked awesome. Wish I'd got the gear to do this kinda thing!
Hi Andy, thank you pal. Yeah it was a stunning spot, probably my favourite camping spot of the trip but I did like the first camp on Loch Sheil. Big thanks for watching pal 👍
Dude im jealous. Always wanted to see Scotland; thanks for uploading all the scenery footage 👍. I know how you are with the sasquatches over here lol; im the same way with the loch ness monster. Have been since i was a kid. Have u ever been around that area? Or do they even let campers near it lol?
Hi JP, thanks pal, it was an amazing experience yeah the video of us camping two nights on Loch Ness is up on the channel under The Great Glen Canoe Trail part 1,2 and 3 its in there pal if you fancy a look, some good drone footage of the Loch. Thanks for watching pal
Well done.
Hi Richard, thanks very much pal 👍
Really enjoyed this video, and what a setting! Can I please ask the name/artist of the song playing as you transition from day one to two? The one with the mention of 'a cigar to slow me down'. Cheers again.
Hi there Cambs, thank you very much. Yeah a stunning location, I tell myself how lucky I am to have experienced this lifestyle, I love it mate. Yeah next time I boot up the computer I'll get you the name pal. Thank you for watching. Cheers, Ant 👍
Awesome video Ant, was absolute pleasure.
How you got that video out so fast and at that quality is mind blowing.
Take care, hope to see you again, Paul
Hello Paul, it was mate. It was fantastic to meet you and get to know you pal, we had a top time didn't we.
Yeah I couldn't sleep when I got home so started it and got carried away lol. Thank you man, very kind of you to say.
Definitely mate, we'll get a trip organised soon buddy 👍
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Hi bud great video and enjoy every bit of it. Could I ask where you got your boat and the spec details and if not to rude to ask cost? TIA 👍
Hello Mr Tang, thank you very much mate, glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, I saw a ad on Facebook marketplace. It was from Nottingham mate. She's a 16ft beast made from Royalex and I paid £650. Big thanks pal 👍
@@AntSurviveTheNight thank you bud for getting back to me. I’m looking one myself, beautiful canoe and colour. 👍👍
No problem at all mate, yeah you done see too many in that finish. It's 20 Yrs old this year too so going strong
@@AntSurviveTheNight well bud enjoy… I’m sure you will have many more adventures in it… 👍👍
Hopefully mate, fingers crossed for many more years
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Thanks Chris 👍