Just found your channel after doing my first Munro - Ben Lomond a couple of weeks ago. Wetted the appetite for more Scottish adventures. Love the format, good arming advice and great to see what the paths look like on the ground. Enjoying summit snacks too - we tend to hip flask Whisky. Keep up the good work- loving it!
Thanks Janine! Good luck with your Scottish adventures 😃 We’ve had the occasional whisky on summits, although tend to keep that for special milestones.
Great video. Looked this up because my son (previously one of Douglas' scouts) completed this in July 22. They took 11 hours scrambling the whole way and then back via the Mauseleum.
Thanks Vernon 😃 I hope Sam is doing well - it’s been quite a few years now! I would have liked to have seen the mausoleum, but sadly we didn’t have enough time. An excuse to go back perhaps 😄
Thank you! It was certainly a great reward and tasted even better than normal. Hopefully I can have a few more drams on summits as I reach a few milestones over the next few years - Alistair
Nice one Dougie. Just back from Rùm myself, took us 11 hours returning via Harris. Askival pinnacle is spicy but short lived and worthwhile if you’re building up to Skye Cuillin.
Awesome, good stuff Sam! Hope you’re doing well 😃 I’ve done a few of the Skye Cuillin back in 2017, but still got 7 left so will be back at some point!
Thanks Dawid - Rum was great, would definitely recommend a trip! We have another video showing some of the other things we got up to that weekend as well - ruclips.net/video/RsD4r7iPfEs/видео.html
Great video Douglas and Alistair. A hard slog on the three highest peaks of Rum. Rum is always infested with Midges I was told by my relatives who live in Mallaig. The peaks of Rum are nearly always covered in cloud I have seen it myself. The sandy beach on Eigg is the bay of Laig (The Singing Sands). The Bullough family used to own Rum and they built Kinloch Castle and the Mausoleum at Kilmory Bay. I hope you got something to eat when you got back to the B&B. The scenery on your epic mountain journey was fantastic nice to see that area again. ATB. Stay Safe.
Thanks Douglas - we absolutely loved it! The midges weren’t actually as bad as we thought they might be. Most of the time we were able to sit out and enjoy the views over the bay, with a nice cold beer 🍻 Yeah fortunately we had a very kind host who left dinner out for us for our return! A chick pea quiche followed by chocolate brownie. A well earned meal 😋 Rum is a fantastic place. Maybe one day we’ll return and see what else the island has to offer. Look out for our video later this month where we show what else we did over the weekend 😃
@@HighlandHikers I am pleased you got something to eat. Yes I will be waiting for your next adventure. I watch all of your videos they are really good.
Well done guys. 14 hours! That is epic as you say. I’m not sure I could cope with that physically or mentally! Did look an awesome route and Great video!👍
Thanks Andrew! I reckon if you’d told us beforehand it would be 14hrs we may have changed our plans 😂 However, once you’re in that situation you’ve not really got any other option but to dig deep and get it done. It’s amazing how your mind and body react when the need arises.
@@HighlandHikers yeah I agree. You kinda get into the zone and just do it. I was up in Mallaig a few months the ago and the hills in rum did look very inviting. Look forward to your next vid!
Well, do I not just want to head to Rum right now! That looked a superb day on the hills and a nice bit of scrambling too. The whole weekend (behind the scenes too) looked like a cracking weekend away and definitely one ot add to the wish list for me. I'll remember my pound incase that castle is still for sale... if only, if only. Great outing again and more inspiration. Keep up the great work.
Thank you 😊 Definitely one of my favourite days out in the hills, albeit maybe a wee bit longer than anticipated 🙃 Rum was absolutely fantastic - really glad we went. Hope you get there and have a good trip! Cheers, Douglas
Wow!…what a jaunt! 👍🏼 Scenery spectacular and Alistair…hats off there with some of that terrain. No way I’d have managed that…exposure never been a great friend of mine and seems to have got worse now I’m on the wrong side of 45?! 🙈😩 Need to get my confidence levels back up a bit…no thanks to Covid etc. 😕 Epic walk guys! 👌🏼 Paul
Thanks Paul, it was definitely quite the adventure! I think Alistair still has the occasional nightmare about it 😆 I think it’s only natural to become less comfortable with exposure as you get older. I remember waltzing along the Aonach Eagach when I was younger, but I’m certainly more cautious these days! Cheers, Douglas.
Stunning lads, cracking effort 👏 A day that will live long in the memory. Defo one to visit for the near future. I'll break it up with a wild camp. Or 2 😁
Thanks Steve. It was quite the day! Had we known it was going to take 14 hours we may very well have broken it up. I knew it’d be a long one, but was thinking we’d get it done in around 11hrs. Ah well, great day regardless 😃
Thanks for watching Stevie. We can’t recommend Rum enough, we thoroughly enjoyed our weekend and thought the scenery was spectacular. We have a sort of behind the scenes video coming in a few weeks which will show off more of the island.
Thanks Brian - it was certainly one to remember! Fortunately we had a great B&B host and she left dinner out for us, so we were still well fed 😋 Definitely earned that meal 😂
I along with 33 other guys traversed this group of mountains in the late 60s from a outward bound coarse aboard the Captain Scott Schooner. We also did the Isle of Ar ran mountains and the main fells of the Lake district, along with a visit to Northern Island. Gr8 times.
@@HighlandHikers We climbed all the peaks but for A-Chir and camped on the pass between Caisteal Abhail and Cir Mhor (there is a handy spring just north of the saddle. Loved the place. ps we crashed the schooner into the pier the day before. Not very good sailor skills.
Hopefully the pier and schooner were ok 😂 Need to figure out what we’ll do on Arran. We could do a wee day trip and just bag Goat Fell. Or do something a bit more adventurous like you did - I’d definitely prefer the latter! Just need to convince Alistair 🙃
Thanks Paul. It was an absolutely stunning walk, although I don’t think we quite expected it to be 14hrs! I was hoping for more like 11hrs. Still, absolutely glad we did it, and got to experience Rum. Breathtaking 😃
Hi Guys! Love your stuff! A hiking buddy sent me this link as he is keen to do this route. Extremely new to recording our routes on youtube. Just basically using phones and small tripods. Can I ask what mic you use as your commentary sound quality is excellent! Thanks! Subscribed btw ,
Thank you, it’s great to hear you like our videos 😃 The audio in this video would have been recorded using the Media Mod for the GoPro Hero 9. Sometimes we use the Rode Wireless Go or Tascam DR-05X if we went to record clips where we are far away from the camera.
Thanks! It's a really excellent hike. We followed the route on Walk Highlands, which has a detailed GPX you can download - see www.walkhighlands.co.uk/islands/rum-cuillin.shtml
Yeah the route was spot on. There are certain points where you’ll want to pay close attention when following it, as we found it quite easy to accidentally stray off the route when trying to navigate some of the trickier descents.
Aye. I made attempt last year with no gps. Visibility closed in with cloud and rain. I did ainshval first but went the wrong side of the crag on descent. Very very hairy descent.....mountain was trying its best to throw me off it. Razor sharp rock and everything dripping wet.....scared myself witless. Not wanting a repeat of that!!!!
Thanks Russell. No, we didn’t have a guide. Just a couple of friends with us. A guide might have been handy at some points though! Route finding on the descents was pretty tricky at times.
Might seem a bit of a daft question but what was the dram?. Haven’t seen much of this place showcased on RUclips. Looks like a real test of endurance and bravery at points.
It was a Glenfiddich 15 year old. It was certainly a very long day and with it being my first proper attempt at scrambling it was testing my bravery a wee bit. Time will be a good way for me to forget and no doubt find myself doing more scrambling in the future - Alistair
@@HighlandHikers nice, 15 is probably the best glenfiddich ive had. Don’t have any real scrambling experience yet myself and look to have the head to manage the aonach eagach one day before I get too old but after having had a few wobbles on the Elie chain walk recently I know I’m a long way from anything challenging.
Immediately after doing this I was of the opinion that I wouldn’t be able to do Aonach Eagach. I might try and build up to it though, small steps. I’ve only ever tried the 12 and 15, but the 15 is a firm favourite for a regular dram. Very easy to drink. I’ll need to think about what to take for the milestone Munro counts in future. Any recommendations?
@@HighlandHikers if on the islands/skye i would go with talisker or laphroaig but they are very smoky/peaty and not to everyones taste. i always recommend bunnahabhain 12 or arran 10, both of those distillers are putting out really great stuff just now.
Epic adventure. I'm tired just watching you. There's a really good book about life on Rum called "Bare Feet and Tackety Boots". Worth a read now you've been.
Just found your channel after doing my first Munro - Ben Lomond a couple of weeks ago. Wetted the appetite for more Scottish adventures. Love the format, good arming advice and great to see what the paths look like on the ground. Enjoying summit snacks too - we tend to hip flask Whisky. Keep up the good work- loving it!
Thanks Janine! Good luck with your Scottish adventures 😃 We’ve had the occasional whisky on summits, although tend to keep that for special milestones.
Great video. Looked this up because my son (previously one of Douglas' scouts) completed this in July 22. They took 11 hours scrambling the whole way and then back via the Mauseleum.
Thanks Vernon 😃 I hope Sam is doing well - it’s been quite a few years now! I would have liked to have seen the mausoleum, but sadly we didn’t have enough time. An excuse to go back perhaps 😄
Cheers for the summary and the route footage, gents. Helpful, indeed.
Nice one. The missus and I are spending 11 nights on Rum in October. Happy Days!
You’re welcome 😊 Are you planning to do the Cuillin when you’re there?
Really enjoyed your video guys very natural. Looking forward to tackle these Corbetts.
Thanks Fraser 😊 It was a fantastic walk - I’m sure you’ll love it!
Stunning. You earned that wee dram.
Cheers guy.
Thank you! It was certainly a great reward and tasted even better than normal. Hopefully I can have a few more drams on summits as I reach a few milestones over the next few years - Alistair
Nice one Dougie. Just back from Rùm myself, took us 11 hours returning via Harris. Askival pinnacle is spicy but short lived and worthwhile if you’re building up to Skye Cuillin.
Awesome, good stuff Sam! Hope you’re doing well 😃 I’ve done a few of the Skye Cuillin back in 2017, but still got 7 left so will be back at some point!
I think to go there this summer nice video gents ∞
Thanks Dawid - Rum was great, would definitely recommend a trip! We have another video showing some of the other things we got up to that weekend as well - ruclips.net/video/RsD4r7iPfEs/видео.html
👍great watch again guys,your channel is a must watch,looking forward to your next adventure,take care.
Thanks Billy, that’s really nice to hear 😊 Hope you enjoy our future videos 😃
Great video Douglas and Alistair. A hard slog on the three highest peaks of Rum. Rum is always infested with Midges I was told by my relatives who live in Mallaig. The peaks of Rum are nearly always covered in cloud I have seen it myself. The sandy beach on Eigg is the bay of Laig (The Singing Sands). The Bullough family used to own Rum and they built Kinloch Castle and the Mausoleum at Kilmory Bay. I hope you got something to eat when you got back to the B&B. The scenery on your epic mountain journey was fantastic nice to see that area again. ATB. Stay Safe.
Thanks Douglas - we absolutely loved it! The midges weren’t actually as bad as we thought they might be. Most of the time we were able to sit out and enjoy the views over the bay, with a nice cold beer 🍻
Yeah fortunately we had a very kind host who left dinner out for us for our return! A chick pea quiche followed by chocolate brownie. A well earned meal 😋
Rum is a fantastic place. Maybe one day we’ll return and see what else the island has to offer. Look out for our video later this month where we show what else we did over the weekend 😃
@@HighlandHikers I am pleased you got something to eat. Yes I will be waiting for your next adventure. I watch all of your videos they are really good.
Well done that was a very tricky walk
Thanks Sharon! I think “tricky” may even be a bit of an understatement 🙃 An epic adventure, though!
@@HighlandHikers well I wouldn't of done it, I'd of been on Egg watching from the beach 🤣🤣
Haha, a good idea! 🏖
Well done guys looks like a tough day indeed. Can definitely relate to the mental and physical topic as I've felt this way on day 3 of the WHW.
Thanks Marco. Yeah, sometimes you need to dig really deep in order to push through. We were all knackered by the end.
Well done guys. 14 hours! That is epic as you say. I’m not sure I could cope with that physically or mentally! Did look an awesome route and Great video!👍
Thanks Andrew! I reckon if you’d told us beforehand it would be 14hrs we may have changed our plans 😂 However, once you’re in that situation you’ve not really got any other option but to dig deep and get it done. It’s amazing how your mind and body react when the need arises.
@@HighlandHikers yeah I agree. You kinda get into the zone and just do it. I was up in Mallaig a few months the ago and the hills in rum did look very inviting. Look forward to your next vid!
Well, do I not just want to head to Rum right now!
That looked a superb day on the hills and a nice bit of scrambling too. The whole weekend (behind the scenes too) looked like a cracking weekend away and definitely one ot add to the wish list for me. I'll remember my pound incase that castle is still for sale... if only, if only.
Great outing again and more inspiration. Keep up the great work.
Thank you 😊 Definitely one of my favourite days out in the hills, albeit maybe a wee bit longer than anticipated 🙃 Rum was absolutely fantastic - really glad we went. Hope you get there and have a good trip! Cheers, Douglas
Wow!…what a jaunt! 👍🏼
Scenery spectacular and Alistair…hats off there with some of that terrain.
No way I’d have managed that…exposure never been a great friend of mine and seems to have got worse now I’m on the wrong side of 45?! 🙈😩
Need to get my confidence levels back up a bit…no thanks to Covid etc. 😕
Epic walk guys! 👌🏼
Paul
Thanks Paul, it was definitely quite the adventure! I think Alistair still has the occasional nightmare about it 😆
I think it’s only natural to become less comfortable with exposure as you get older. I remember waltzing along the Aonach Eagach when I was younger, but I’m certainly more cautious these days!
Cheers, Douglas.
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Stunning lads, cracking effort 👏 A day that will live long in the memory. Defo one to visit for the near future. I'll break it up with a wild camp. Or 2 😁
Thanks Kevin! I’d definitely recommend a trip to Rum - stunning place. A wee wild camp would definitely make it a more relaxed walk ⛺️
You did well to do it in one day. We camped at Dibidil Bothy (Hell of a night with midges)
Thanks Steve. It was quite the day! Had we known it was going to take 14 hours we may very well have broken it up. I knew it’d be a long one, but was thinking we’d get it done in around 11hrs. Ah well, great day regardless 😃
Good stuff lads, i've still to visit Rum ..cheers Stevie
Thanks for watching Stevie. We can’t recommend Rum enough, we thoroughly enjoyed our weekend and thought the scenery was spectacular. We have a sort of behind the scenes video coming in a few weeks which will show off more of the island.
Cracking video gents! Amazing day out too… I’d be throwing my toys out the pram in a tantrum if I’d walked 14hrs and missed dinner 😂
Thanks Brian - it was certainly one to remember! Fortunately we had a great B&B host and she left dinner out for us, so we were still well fed 😋 Definitely earned that meal 😂
Well done guys that looked epic 😀 Must have been worth the effort! Amazing views.. Will need to go there one day,
Atb, James
Thanks James! Yeah, it was an amazing walk and trip. Really glad we went, and would definitely recommend it. Cheers, Douglas.
Well done guys. The longest walk I’ve done on the hills is 10 hours and I was pretty tired. ✌️ 👋
Thank you! This will take a bit of beating for me but there may be a few longer ones in future, just hopefully with a little less scrambling.
I along with 33 other guys traversed this group of mountains in the late 60s from a outward bound coarse aboard the Captain Scott Schooner. We also did the Isle of Ar ran mountains and the main fells of the Lake district, along with a visit to Northern Island. Gr8 times.
Awesome, that sounds pretty incredible! Arran is on our list to do at some point - what sort of route did you do?
@@HighlandHikers We climbed all the peaks but for A-Chir and camped on the pass between Caisteal Abhail and Cir Mhor (there is a handy spring just north of the saddle. Loved the place. ps we crashed the schooner into the pier the day before. Not very good sailor skills.
Hopefully the pier and schooner were ok 😂 Need to figure out what we’ll do on Arran. We could do a wee day trip and just bag Goat Fell. Or do something a bit more adventurous like you did - I’d definitely prefer the latter! Just need to convince Alistair 🙃
@@HighlandHikers A - Chir is the hard one. The witches step is also very steep
Very dramatic guys! That looks like a fine walk albeit a hard full on day! Like the bum shimmying move! Lol. Cheers Paul
Thanks Paul. It was an absolutely stunning walk, although I don’t think we quite expected it to be 14hrs! I was hoping for more like 11hrs. Still, absolutely glad we did it, and got to experience Rum. Breathtaking 😃
Hi Guys! Love your stuff! A hiking buddy sent me this link as he is keen to do this route.
Extremely new to recording our routes on youtube. Just basically using phones and small tripods. Can I ask what mic you use as your commentary sound quality is excellent! Thanks!
Subscribed btw
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Thank you, it’s great to hear you like our videos 😃 The audio in this video would have been recorded using the Media Mod for the GoPro Hero 9. Sometimes we use the Rode Wireless Go or Tascam DR-05X if we went to record clips where we are far away from the camera.
@@HighlandHikers many thanks for this. I have been looking at the rode so will explore this first. All the best!
Hi guys. Great video. Looking to do the traverse maybe next week. Do have a accurate GPX of the traverse route please?
Thanks! It's a really excellent hike. We followed the route on Walk Highlands, which has a detailed GPX you can download - see www.walkhighlands.co.uk/islands/rum-cuillin.shtml
Thanks. Was the gpx route pretty accurate?
Yeah the route was spot on. There are certain points where you’ll want to pay close attention when following it, as we found it quite easy to accidentally stray off the route when trying to navigate some of the trickier descents.
Aye. I made attempt last year with no gps. Visibility closed in with cloud and rain. I did ainshval first but went the wrong side of the crag on descent. Very very hairy descent.....mountain was trying its best to throw me off it. Razor sharp rock and everything dripping wet.....scared myself witless. Not wanting a repeat of that!!!!
Oh wow! Hope you have better luck this time 🤞 We had great visibility and still found it tricky at points.
Well done guys. Was that a guide with you?
Thanks Russell. No, we didn’t have a guide. Just a couple of friends with us. A guide might have been handy at some points though! Route finding on the descents was pretty tricky at times.
@@HighlandHikers Thanks.
Might seem a bit of a daft question but what was the dram?. Haven’t seen much of this place showcased on RUclips. Looks like a real test of endurance and bravery at points.
It was a Glenfiddich 15 year old. It was certainly a very long day and with it being my first proper attempt at scrambling it was testing my bravery a wee bit. Time will be a good way for me to forget and no doubt find myself doing more scrambling in the future - Alistair
@@HighlandHikers nice, 15 is probably the best glenfiddich ive had. Don’t have any real scrambling experience yet myself and look to have the head to manage the aonach eagach one day before I get too old but after having had a few wobbles on the Elie chain walk recently I know I’m a long way from anything challenging.
Immediately after doing this I was of the opinion that I wouldn’t be able to do Aonach Eagach. I might try and build up to it though, small steps. I’ve only ever tried the 12 and 15, but the 15 is a firm favourite for a regular dram. Very easy to drink. I’ll need to think about what to take for the milestone Munro counts in future. Any recommendations?
@@HighlandHikers if on the islands/skye i would go with talisker or laphroaig but they are very smoky/peaty and not to everyones taste. i always recommend bunnahabhain 12 or arran 10, both of those distillers are putting out really great stuff just now.
I’m not allowed to buy any more bottles until I’ve finished some of the many open ones I have in the cupboard 😂
Epic adventure. I'm tired just watching you. There's a really good book about life on Rum called "Bare Feet and Tackety Boots". Worth a read now you've been.
Yeah we were all wiped out after this one! Absolutely loved it though. Cool, will take a look at the book 😃
I love that nobody outside of Scotland will know what "bumshimmayin" means.
Haha, indeed! 🤣
Argh! Mallaig not Mallaig.
My leg?
No. Emphasis is on the first sylable.
@domhnallmorris I’ll try and get it right next time 😃
@@HighlandHikers thanks. Your footage is excellent.
@domhnallmorris thank you ☺️