Just sat and watched with the gaffer. Both loved it mate. Really liked the story element of this section. Very different to all the other WHW videos out there. Kudos on making it snow….Can you order us some sunshine for a few months please. 😂
Thanks Paul! Put the most effort into this one of all of them and so far it’s performing the worst 😂😂 a 10/10 so far 🙈 Hopefully it’ll pick up. I’ve put the order in for the sunshine. Should be arriving shortly 😁
@@StephenJReid I usually find that effort doesn’t equal reward. An hour in the local park can get me more views than a week trip to Scotland. Crazy 😂. If it helps we noticed the effort you’ve put in.
@@StephenJReid the bit of the WHW u hated the most the road walking on pebbles?.. (inveroran to kingshouse I think)... I walked it both ways with my sister in law and son in the one day it took us over 10 hours and was absolutely brutal......my feet were shredded..... Haven't spoken too sis in law since... 😬😅🚶🏼♂️🚶🏼♂️x
Absolutely fantastic end to a six part epic full of more ups and downs than the local massage parlour. The story telling of the massacre was superb, kept us hooked. Well done, Stephen. 👏
I grew up hearing this story, as a Canadian whose roots were from Glencoe. My father, Angus MacDonald was a proud 4 generation (Canadian) Scotsman. 100s of years later one of my closest friends is a Campbell, who knew the historic significance of Glencoe too. Thank you for this video. My father died at 90 years old, nine years ago. Since his passing I travelled to Scotland in memory of my father, a great man.❤
Glencoe never fails to amaze me! I'm from London, now living in Kilkenny but years ago back in the early 90's, before satnavs and mobiles, I'd load up my motorbike with a tent, a sleeping bag and a map along with a very vague idea of where I wanted to go and spend a week or so on the road travelling around and it was on one of these trips I discovered Glencoe. It was the combination of incredibly stunning yet unbelievably austere scenery along with the very friendly nature of all the Scots I met on my travels as well as some of the finest roads I've had the honour to ride and I'm hoping to get back there next year. Thanks for such a great video.
I really, really enjoyed this one. Hearing the history of Glencoe made your video completely different and better. So many videos of WHW are all samey - your stands out, as I got a history lesson too.
All your videos are so enjoyable and entertaining its such a pleasure to watch them. This one was especially good as it had a bit of everything for everyone. Many thanks and may you walk without blisters forevermore....
Well, ive just sat and binge watched the whole of your WHW adventure. Congratulations 🎉 on completing it. Well done. Now im going to watch all your other videos. Thankyou for a great journey. Take care and i hope Billy Blister has recovered.
Great video, I’ve been watching to see how you handled the WHW with particular interest as I hiked / camped it in April. Your take on things like the glencoe massacre incorporating a potted history is real value added!
Thanks Steve! Did you notice any big differences between our experiences? I had originally wanted to do it in May but thought the weather would be better in April 🙈
That was brilliant! What a way to end the series!! The amount of effort and research for this last episode was crazy and greatly appreciated! I could have done without the blister shot again! 😆 After watching Paul M's videos I had it in my head that I could do the WHW when I retire to Scotland in a few years ... then I watched your vids and I've banished that crazy thought from my head altogether!! So thank you for that! 😂
Thanks! 🙂 I do think the WHW is doable for most people. You don't have to carry all your kit and camp or do as many miles. A lot of people take 10 days to do it
As a Scot who has also walked the WHW, and likes to watch other RUclipsrs experience, I can honesty say that your 7 episodes have completely enthralled me! Pure dead brilliant!
What a great video! Amazing location, amazing story telling. Seriously- you are setting the bar for your creator peers. This is so much better than 95% of the crap that I pay for on streaming services.
STEVEN mate we we're there in spirit, all the way mate, and actually enjoyed the start to the finish. Very special what you have done mate and I'm so happy that we were there, and I knew you could do it with a blister or not. And the history of the beginning till now is like you said in your show there's something about a good thing to be told about history and yes we forgot some strange reason way we sort of love it in away, just like football rangers and Celtic . They love each other. Enough you told it well and I for one love the fact it was told as well as it could be, bloody great job STEPHEN you are made of iron brew. take care of yourself and yours.till next time try and sleep. ALAN .⛺💯🍻👍
Anticlimactic ending as far as crowds and cheering etc. - HOWEVER - CONGRATULATIONS - not only absolutely stunning scenery of some places I had not seen before on any platform AND a powerful historical story of man's problems with right/wrong/power/accountability and all those things that still happen today almost 400 years later. Thanks, Stephen for sharing a very interesting series with us.
It’s still a great and inspirational accomplishment. Thank you for sharing the adventure, so glad we could be a supporting factor 🤣 AND especially this video. We’re hiking the area later this year and and one of my companions who lived in Scotland for 4 years had never heard of this….**sigh**
Near perfection. I'm going to say this is my favorite release from my favorite RUclips creator. Wonderful. I learned so much, and it compelled me to learn so much more before I hop the pond to hike it myself. Thank you, Stephen!
Great storytelling! Was fun seeing Fort William as I was there a little while ago after cycling down from Lewis after doing the Hebridean Way. I stopped at the 'Spoons and had a huge breakfast as I was starving after a brutal few days riding into the wind.
Thanks, Stephen. Really enjoyed the whole series. I watched a few WHW videos and yours is by far the best. The history of the Glencoe Massacre was fascinating and something I was only vaguely aware of until now. Hope you've recovered from the walk. Can't wait for your next video!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the series! 🙂 I first learned about the Massacre after visiting the tiny museum in Glencoe village a few years ago and the story stuck with me.
Congrats on finishing. That is a long ways. Great videos and I enjoyed the story at the end. I get excited when I see you have a new video that came out. You keep me on RUclips.
As a fellow Norn Irn man I really enjoyed the history lesson. I knew nothing about that connection to over here. So well done for educating me. But even more importantly, well done for completing this and putting up the videos.
This is by far the most detailed and informative history lesson I have ever watched. Well done on putting this together and with the final edit. Truly amazing. Can you maybe do more videos like this?
@StephenJReid we carried our fully kitted bikes up, over and around every rock. I now know exactly what the meaning of being stuck between a rock and a hard place actually is. Over the 27 miles, it was double the effort of the belfast marathon. But when the dust settled it was an amazing achievement.
I think I may have mentioned to you before that I did the WHW in April23 with my mate. This series with stunning filmography brought back fantastic memories for me. I really enjoyed your massacre at Glencoe theme as that was my favorite area on the trip. Once again keep up the good work Captain Paramo, looking forward to the next one. CHEERS
Great series Stephen. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort which has obviously made the series not only really enjoyable but highly informative. Chapeau 👍 👏
Hey I gave you a thumbs up at your intro when I saw where you were going and loved it. Sending another thumbs up after getting to the end! Brilliant Job!
An absolutely fantastic end to your West Highland Way Series Stephen. A perfect balance of very moving historical account (including several bits that I as a Scot wasn't aware of, or at least didn't appreciate the full significance of) interspersed with coverage of the route and added humour. Apart from the Massacre Coverage, I particularly liked the bits where the 'Dangerous Building' sign fell over and the homage to Billy Connolly's 'I've got an itchy bum' sketch. 😊🤣 Very entertaining!!!
This video was great! I really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos. The history lesson was great too. It takes me ages to make my little hiking videos. Taking notes from yours for my future efforts. Ha! Look forward to the next one.
Well done on research, presentation and objectivity so often absent in mainstream media. History is written by the Victor still. Thank you. Made my morning cooking lunch.
I know you dont know me from Adam. But you're my favourite outdoorsy youtuber. Buckets of personality, good videography and great variety. I love that you show warts and all. Makes it far more relateable and less 'curated' than a lot of 'influencers'. Having seen youre comment on numbers I imagine the break in the series hasnt helped numbers, but hope you do well and can make plenty more vids.
Thank you! That means a lot. 🙂 The break in the series might have contributed but also typically my longer videos often perform poorly especially at the start. That’s why I usually aim for 25min max. This was a gamble as I wanted to tell a long story. Might pick up long term.
Thanks! Glad to see a few more people from Ireland are actually seeing my videos. Despite being from NI, RUclips seems to mostly push them to UK & US for some reason.
I really loved this one for so many reasons. Always really enjoy your content, but particularly liked the historical info. I did the WHW in November. It’s wonderful to see what it can look like in good visibility 😂😂. Great video. Thank you.
Great video series on the West Highland Way. Congratulations on finishing. I can remember my Late father told me in Glencoe there was a small shop. It had a sign on the door saying basically. no beggars, no dogs, and no Campbells. and the no Campbell’s was underlined in red. I revisited the area some years ago and found the small shop and the owner of the shop can remember the sign in the front door window. She said it was removed some years ago. But you could tell there was still a bit of resentment for that particular name.
Thanks Stephen - this was a great combination of an outdoors video with something really informative and helpful. There's no 'right' take on events of this sort, but yours was as good as any and fairer than most!
@@StephenJReidhaha I can completely appreciate that. Having edited some very simple videos it takes so so long. Can imagine the complexity with something like this. Superb though. The rest of your video was still quality 👍🏼 cheers Gary B
Loved how you weaved this story with your hike/the passing scenery & incorporated the special effects. Great production involving a lot of research plus memorising it all! 26:10 🤣So that's why there was no sign when I got there.... my guide book said there was one!! Well done, Stephen. It IS an achievement. Glad your blistered foot made it. I finished at the now unofficial finish cos my accomm was just opposite. I finished the last bit the next day but don't tell anyone after a much needed lie in.... but don't tell anyone! Worth missing breakfast. But yeah, an anti-climax. No one to cheer me or congratulate me. Sent a group text to my kidz at 7.30pm saying 'I'm done. Only 5 to go' (meaning minutes) but even that was an anti-climax cos they thought I had 5 miles or was it hours to go!!????!!! Have loved following YOUR journey along the WHW. Interesting to watch the differing perspectives and experiences of various people.
Thank you 🙂 I had originally planned to have loads more imagery and maps etc explaining the story but it would have taken me another 2 weeks to get it finished
Really enjoyed the whole series but the final episode was the pièce de resistance. The walk through that fantastic landscape and the account of one of the most infamous events in highland history. Great stuff .Glad you enjoyed 75% of the whw.I agree ,the finish is rather a damp squib.
I’m a fairly new subscriber, you are brilliant, this video was brilliant! I did West Highland Way a week ago , have watched all your WHW videos since nice to see all the places again , I’m definitely a future friend 😊
That was really interesting, thank you and well done as it is a story that needed to be told. My grandfather on my fathers side was from Cork and his house was called Glencoo. My father moved to Dublin and had 4 children living in Glasnevin but shortly before I was born they moved to a new house on the Southside of the city and called it Glencoe. Probably because of his fathers house but also because they went on their honeymoon to Glencoe and Fort William. I always liked the name and knew about the "massacre" and had heard various versions. In the 90's I went to see Glencoe for myself with a friend and it really is spectacular. Thanks for taking the time to do the research and a detailed re telling of the story. I presume the significance of the name on my side of the family was to do with being catholic and republican although I am not sure on that score. Thanks again.
Thanks Daren! I’d love to do more like this but it depends how the video performs. I could have made about 4 normal style videos in the length of time this one took to make so needs to worth the effort. But I do have a few ideas….
@StephenJReid I appreciate the work that went in to it though, and the hours of research. It was really interesting as I will be visiting Glencoe next month, so you might get a re-watch while I'm there 🤣
Great vid 👍. Love the Glencoe valley. Buachaille etive mor is a beautiful mountain we once made a sketchy winter attempt to climb it with a guide. Unfortunately got so close but had to descent.
hello from belfast i just came across your channel yesterday and i love your content and i love it even better due to the fact your local and your content is very very interesting to watch you deffo earned a sub from mee dude keep up the amazing content !!!!
If only someone like you taught me history when I was at school, I would've paid much more attention! - Another fabulous video, always look forward to them - you could do a documentary on bin-liners and still make it fascinating & humorous...!!
So the feeling of accomplishing the whole of the West Highland Way wasn't gratifying enough? You managed to tell some great (and horrible) stories along the way! Plus the great visuals! Something to be proud of ;-)
Oh it was overall, was very happy to have done it. But just the final half mile was so underwhelming compared to what came before. Glad you’ve enjoyed the videos 🙂
Not been in tune with your acerbic wit the last few videos (probably as it's a walk I go back to time and time again) loved the technical side of your production though. But this is a masterpiece. Yes there are a lot of takes on it but this would be essential viewing for those tourists to the country who until now have enjoyed taxing me with questions as I chug up the staircase at a slower pace than them themselves! If I had a wider internet presence I would post it far and wide. Props to you Stephen 👌🏻
An epic end to an epic solo adventure, well done! I love that you talked about the Glencoe massacre story in this video as it blends so well with where you were walking. To be able to walk 110 miles carrying all your gear, wild camp and film is definitely one to be proud of . Shame there wasn't a friendly face at the end to help you celebrate, thanks for sharing with us all. I've always wanted to walk this and helpful to see what it's really like, I think ... 🤣 It looks stunning, I can only but try 😃
Thank you! Go for it if you can, my advice would be if you’re concerned about it, to take 7 days and just enjoy it without having to do really long days. Even book accommodation so you don’t have to carry camping kit.
I learned about this story in 1989 at an Edinburgh bar on a Saturday night thinking I could do a walk on the next morning at the old course. A local named Joe Macintosh shared my family history then invited us to stay with him until the course opened.
only 3 minutes in, and blimey Stephen, this is coming across like a documentary. very professional! (which is saying something given your usual high level videography!) Great work
Great video, thank you! As a McDonald, Great doco-walk, Nice visuals and countryside,..... As a Western Australian, living in the wheat belt.....i wish we had your weather every day of the year! Too hot here, my genes calling! Haha
The small town I grew up in Ontario, Canada, it's recreational center was a former Orange Hall. The entire area was settle by Scotts and those families live there to this day.
You and FitForAdventure are the only long distance hike videos worth watching on RUclips 👏 congrats on completion I know that anti climax feeling but I’m impressed and jealous
What a fab video! 1st - Thank you for trying to save the wee bird... Ticks, 🤢. 2nd - Thank you for making history accessible! I've heard the Glencoe Massacre story a few time, the most notable being at the top of the Devil's Staircase on the WHW when our Guide ignored the massing midges! I didn't take in much. 3rd - I felt your anticlimax at the finish line. Fort William is a funny place at the best of times but after closing time... Well done though, awesome achievement! Especially that last day!!!
Thanks Ems 🙂 Yeah difficult to concentrate when you're being eaten alive! 🤣 - Fort William is an odd mix of a place. Some parts are nice, run down in others and yeah can feel a bit bleak in the evenings
Wonderful video, thank you for the podcasts I’ll look through them. I agree the end of the walk is somewhat strange. I sat had my photo taken and that was it (felt a bit of an anticlimax 😂). Would do it again though
Well, such a sad finish is perhaps a little disappointing, but all the videos turned out really well. So I'm giving them a gold medal :-) And the historical information about the Glencoe Massacre is particularly interesting. I'm almost a little sad that I'll only be able to walk briefly through this beautiful valley with its tragic history soon.... Thank you for this great series about the WHW!
Hey thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Put a ton of work into this one. Haha, it’s an amazing trail, just go prepared for the forecast to be entirely wrong 😂
Ok, you've got me, I've subscribed, really enjoyed this one. I have a few long distance paths under my belt, and I know what you mean about the end being a bit anti-climactic. At least there is a marker on the WHW, on some I've been wandering around trying to find any sign of an end. It certainly helps when you finish with someone else, you can at least congratulate each other and go for a slightly less sad pint. I've also learnt to start planning the next walk before finishing, it really helps with the post walk blues. That 15% won't seem so bad by the time your blisters heal🤣
I smelt so bad at the end, the only place I went to next was my van to eat a McDonalds alone 😂 Finished too late in the day to even get into a campsite for a shower.
Brilliant research, brilliant story telling and brilliant editing. By far the best content on the tele. PS glad you didnt wear a kilt or paint yourself blue
Loved your video series and you seem like a genuine guy but my experiences of walking the west highland way (3 times) have been completely different. They have all been extremely social events where everyone I have encountered have been lovely and egging me on. Even at the finish line people I didn't know were high fiving me and taking pictures with me. I've even made life long friends from it after solo hiking it. All the best. Ali.
Just sat and watched with the gaffer. Both loved it mate. Really liked the story element of this section. Very different to all the other WHW videos out there. Kudos on making it snow….Can you order us some sunshine for a few months please. 😂
Thanks Paul! Put the most effort into this one of all of them and so far it’s performing the worst 😂😂 a 10/10 so far 🙈
Hopefully it’ll pick up.
I’ve put the order in for the sunshine. Should be arriving shortly 😁
@@StephenJReid I usually find that effort doesn’t equal reward. An hour in the local park can get me more views than a week trip to Scotland. Crazy 😂. If it helps we noticed the effort you’ve put in.
It helps! 🙂
@@StephenJReid the bit of the WHW u hated the most the road walking on pebbles?.. (inveroran to kingshouse I think)... I walked it both ways with my sister in law and son in the one day it took us over 10 hours and was absolutely brutal......my feet were shredded..... Haven't spoken too sis in law since... 😬😅🚶🏼♂️🚶🏼♂️x
Absolutely fantastic end to a six part epic full of more ups and downs than the local massage parlour. The story telling of the massacre was superb, kept us hooked. Well done, Stephen. 👏
I grew up hearing this story, as a Canadian whose roots were from Glencoe. My father, Angus MacDonald was a proud 4 generation (Canadian) Scotsman. 100s of years later one of my closest friends is a Campbell, who knew the historic significance of Glencoe too. Thank you for this video. My father died at 90 years old, nine years ago. Since his passing I travelled to Scotland in memory of my father, a great man.❤
Thanks Anon. I'd love to go walk a trail in Canada some time, proper wilderness area
The massacre is still going on they just use methadone and alcohol
Came for the entertainment and ended up learning something. Great show!
Glencoe never fails to amaze me! I'm from London, now living in Kilkenny but years ago back in the early 90's, before satnavs and mobiles, I'd load up my motorbike with a tent, a sleeping bag and a map along with a very vague idea of where I wanted to go and spend a week or so on the road travelling around and it was on one of these trips I discovered Glencoe. It was the combination of incredibly stunning yet unbelievably austere scenery along with the very friendly nature of all the Scots I met on my travels as well as some of the finest roads I've had the honour to ride and I'm hoping to get back there next year.
Thanks for such a great video.
The Clachaig Inn in Glencoe has a sign saying "No Campbells" outside.
Brilliant! 😂
I really, really enjoyed this one. Hearing the history of Glencoe made your video completely different and better. So many videos of WHW are all samey - your stands out, as I got a history lesson too.
Glad you enjoyed it! Was determined to try and have variety 🙂
Came for a tent review. Stayed for the adventure and stories. 10/10 would watch again.
All your videos are so enjoyable and entertaining its such a pleasure to watch them. This one was especially good as it had a bit of everything for everyone. Many thanks and may you walk without blisters forevermore....
Thanks Ron, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Well, ive just sat and binge watched the whole of your WHW adventure. Congratulations 🎉 on completing it. Well done. Now im going to watch all your other videos. Thankyou for a great journey. Take care and i hope Billy Blister has recovered.
Great series , great film making and what an achievement! Way to go Steve
Thank you ! 🙂
Great video, I’ve been watching to see how you handled the WHW with particular interest as I hiked / camped it in April. Your take on things like the glencoe massacre incorporating a potted history is real value added!
Thanks Steve! Did you notice any big differences between our experiences? I had originally wanted to do it in May but thought the weather would be better in April 🙈
That was brilliant! What a way to end the series!! The amount of effort and research for this last episode was crazy and greatly appreciated! I could have done without the blister shot again! 😆
After watching Paul M's videos I had it in my head that I could do the WHW when I retire to Scotland in a few years ... then I watched your vids and I've banished that crazy thought from my head altogether!! So thank you for that! 😂
Thanks! 🙂 I do think the WHW is doable for most people. You don't have to carry all your kit and camp or do as many miles. A lot of people take 10 days to do it
Thank you very much for this video. I have been learning about Gaelic history and it really brought this aspect of it alive.
Thank you! Hope I did the story justice. Was tricky knowing what to focus on.
An amazing hike and made all the more interesting by including the history. Well done.
As a Scot who has also walked the WHW, and likes to watch other RUclipsrs experience, I can honesty say that your 7 episodes have completely enthralled me! Pure dead brilliant!
Thanks so much Erik 🙂 glad you enjoyed them
All round, the most enjoyable WHW series I’ve watched. Thoughtfully done and thought provoking, great skills, great content! Well done!
Thank you! That means a lot, put a lot of time into this. 🙂
What a great video! Amazing location, amazing story telling. Seriously- you are setting the bar for your creator peers. This is so much better than 95% of the crap that I pay for on streaming services.
STEVEN mate we we're there in spirit, all the way mate, and actually enjoyed the start to the finish. Very special what you have done mate and I'm so happy that we were there, and I knew you could do it with a blister or not. And the history of the beginning till now is like you said in your show there's something about a good thing to be told about history and yes we forgot some strange reason way we sort of love it in away, just like football rangers and Celtic . They love each other. Enough you told it well and I for one love the fact it was told as well as it could be, bloody great job STEPHEN you are made of iron brew. take care of yourself and yours.till next time try and sleep. ALAN .⛺💯🍻👍
Thanks so much Alan! Actually had some Irn Bru today 😄
Great video, a sad story, loved watching. ❤❤.
Thanks Alan 🙂
Brilliant video very interesting to hear about the history. Beautiful looking scenery.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
A great watch. Really good way to finish the series. Looking forward to your next long distance adventure 👌🏻
Thank you! 🙂
Fantastic way to finish your journey Stephen. Awesome story telling and views to go along with it. Thanks for sharing your adventure😁
Thanks Mark! Think I’d have been bored on that long day without a story to tell!
@@StephenJReidlol some going Stephen
Anticlimactic ending as far as crowds and cheering etc. - HOWEVER - CONGRATULATIONS - not only absolutely stunning scenery of some places I had not seen before on any platform AND a powerful historical story of man's problems with right/wrong/power/accountability and all those things that still happen today almost 400 years later. Thanks, Stephen for sharing a very interesting series with us.
Thanks so much Ken and thanks for coming along!
It’s still a great and inspirational accomplishment. Thank you for sharing the adventure, so glad we could be a supporting factor 🤣 AND especially this video. We’re hiking the area later this year and and one of my companions who lived in Scotland for 4 years had never heard of this….**sigh**
Thanks for the support Cecilia, even if you didn’t know it at the time 😁😁 Future friend.
I’m sending a merch opportunity here! Future Friends hoodie…t-shirt…wool socks 🤨 side not, intro editing is wicked good.
That was so interesting great way to finish the series the scenery is spectacular
Well done by the way that’s some achievement 👍😃
Thank you! 🙂
Just ast and watched this non-stop. You are a great story teller. This is sad and tragic and you have really made it come to life. Bravo
Thanks Kerry! 🙂
Near perfection. I'm going to say this is my favorite release from my favorite RUclips creator. Wonderful. I learned so much, and it compelled me to learn so much more before I hop the pond to hike it myself. Thank you, Stephen!
Thanks so much @wallowhikes 🙂 I put a lot of work into this one, glad people are enjoying it.
Watching a handsome man hiking through beautiful nature and learning about history? What a treat.
Thanks! 😄 🥾 ⛰️
An outstanding series of videos.
Thank you! 🙂
Great storytelling! Was fun seeing Fort William as I was there a little while ago after cycling down from Lewis after doing the Hebridean Way. I stopped at the 'Spoons and had a huge breakfast as I was starving after a brutal few days riding into the wind.
Thanks, Stephen. Really enjoyed the whole series. I watched a few WHW videos and yours is by far the best. The history of the Glencoe Massacre was fascinating and something I was only vaguely aware of until now. Hope you've recovered from the walk. Can't wait for your next video!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the series! 🙂 I first learned about the Massacre after visiting the tiny museum in Glencoe village a few years ago and the story stuck with me.
Brilliant end to a brilliant series Stephen.
Many many thanks for taking us along on your adventure.
Thanks for coming along Ivan 🙂
Congrats on finishing. That is a long ways. Great videos and I enjoyed the story at the end. I get excited when I see you have a new video that came out. You keep me on RUclips.
Thank you! That means a lot, glad you’re sticking around. 🙂
As a fellow Norn Irn man I really enjoyed the history lesson. I knew nothing about that connection to over here. So well done for educating me. But even more importantly, well done for completing this and putting up the videos.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It’s a fascinating story and loads more detail than I was able to fit in
This is by far the most detailed and informative history lesson I have ever watched. Well done on putting this together and with the final edit. Truly amazing. Can you maybe do more videos like this?
Thank you! 🙂 I might do some more like this but maybe not very often as videos this detailed take a huge amount of time.
Jeez man I'm shamed to say this is the first of your WHW videos I've watched but what incredible story telling. I was glued to it
Great video and informative Stephen wouldn't expect anything else from you.
Great work
Thanks Joe! 🙂
Phenomenal story telling, really interesting, superb production. Great work!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Thoroughly enjoyed your west highland way.
Nice to include the history
Thanks! 🙂
Two mates and myself competed the WHW 3 weeks ago. On bikes. Extremely difficult but loved it. Your videos helped use plan. Thank you.
Thanks! What route did you take at Loch Lomond?
@StephenJReid we carried our fully kitted bikes up, over and around every rock. I now know exactly what the meaning of being stuck between a rock and a hard place actually is. Over the 27 miles, it was double the effort of the belfast marathon. But when the dust settled it was an amazing achievement.
That’s hard going. I think if I was to bikepack it I’d probably try and skip the second half of Loch Lomond. Maybe get a ferry across or something
@StephenJReid if we had of know how bad it was going to be, then yes a boat or the 60 mile detour would have been done.
What a great video to end the series. Really enjoyed all of it. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Vicky, wanted to end with something different. 🙂
I think I may have mentioned to you before that I did the WHW in April23 with my mate. This series with stunning filmography brought back fantastic memories for me. I really enjoyed your massacre at Glencoe theme as that was my favorite area on the trip.
Once again keep up the good work Captain Paramo, looking forward to the next one. CHEERS
Thanks Frambo No.5 😁😁
Great series Stephen. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort which has obviously made the series not only really enjoyable but highly informative. Chapeau 👍 👏
Thank you! 🙂
Absolutely so good you are very talented film maker your visual sense, your sense of fun and your eloquence puts this above other vlogs. Loved it!
Thank you Lesley, I appreciate that 🙂
Hey I gave you a thumbs up at your intro when I saw where you were going and loved it. Sending another thumbs up after getting to the end! Brilliant Job!
Thanks Jayson! 🙂
Excellent video and you present it so well.
An absolutely fantastic end to your West Highland Way Series Stephen. A perfect balance of very moving historical account (including several bits that I as a Scot wasn't aware of, or at least didn't appreciate the full significance of) interspersed with coverage of the route and added humour. Apart from the Massacre Coverage, I particularly liked the bits where the 'Dangerous Building' sign fell over and the homage to Billy Connolly's 'I've got an itchy bum' sketch. 😊🤣 Very entertaining!!!
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
This video was great! I really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos. The history lesson was great too. It takes me ages to make my little hiking videos. Taking notes from yours for my future efforts. Ha! Look forward to the next one.
Thank you! Put a ton of work into this last one, wanted to finish with a good story. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂🙂
A very interesting story and well told Stephen, have really enjoyed the WHW episodes, amazing footage.
Thanks Nigel! 🙂
Really good series. Well done on your achievement!
Well done on research, presentation and objectivity so often absent in mainstream media. History is written by the Victor still. Thank you. Made my morning cooking lunch.
Thank you 🙂
Great storytelling, Stephen. This series was very enjoyable to watch, but I did feel your pain. Congrats and thanks for sharing your adventure!
Loved this series another banger like the dfferet theme for each episode thanks for sharing Stephen
Thanks Jaay. Tried to mix it up. I get bored editing similar videos 🙈
I know you dont know me from Adam. But you're my favourite outdoorsy youtuber.
Buckets of personality, good videography and great variety. I love that you show warts and all. Makes it far more relateable and less 'curated' than a lot of 'influencers'.
Having seen youre comment on numbers I imagine the break in the series hasnt helped numbers, but hope you do well and can make plenty more vids.
Thank you! That means a lot. 🙂
The break in the series might have contributed but also typically my longer videos often perform poorly especially at the start. That’s why I usually aim for 25min max. This was a gamble as I wanted to tell a long story. Might pick up long term.
Two videos down and I had to subscribe. Savage channel. Love from Dublin, keep up the good work
Thanks! Glad to see a few more people from Ireland are actually seeing my videos. Despite being from NI, RUclips seems to mostly push them to UK & US for some reason.
I really loved this one for so many reasons. Always really enjoy your content, but particularly liked the historical info. I did the WHW in November. It’s wonderful to see what it can look like in good visibility 😂😂. Great video. Thank you.
Thanks! 🙂 Going to try and do some more videos like this with a bit of a story mixed into it. I'm guessing November was rather cloudy?
@@StephenJReid and very, very wet! But I only saw two other walkers during the entire way!
Great video series on the West Highland Way. Congratulations on finishing. I can remember my Late father told me in Glencoe there was a small shop. It had a sign on the door saying basically. no beggars, no dogs, and no Campbells. and the no Campbell’s was underlined in red.
I revisited the area some years ago and found the small shop and the owner of the shop can remember the sign in the front door window. She said it was removed some years ago. But you could tell there was still a bit of resentment for that particular name.
I’d heard about that sign (or a similar one) when I was researching and had thought about looking for it but I ran out of time.
Thanks Stephen - this was a great combination of an outdoors video with something really informative and helpful. There's no 'right' take on events of this sort, but yours was as good as any and fairer than most!
Thanks Trevor 🙂
😮that opening was just brilliant. I’m 1min 23 sec in and already wow!
Thanks Gary. Although after spending most of a day on just the intro I realised I’d have to keep the rest of the video more simple 🐵
@@StephenJReidhaha I can completely appreciate that. Having edited some very simple videos it takes so so long. Can imagine the complexity with something like this. Superb though.
The rest of your video was still quality 👍🏼 cheers
Gary B
Loved how you weaved this story with your hike/the passing scenery & incorporated the special effects. Great production involving a lot of research plus memorising it all! 26:10 🤣So that's why there was no sign when I got there.... my guide book said there was one!! Well done, Stephen. It IS an achievement. Glad your blistered foot made it. I finished at the now unofficial finish cos my accomm was just opposite. I finished the last bit the next day but don't tell anyone after a much needed lie in.... but don't tell anyone! Worth missing breakfast. But yeah, an anti-climax. No one to cheer me or congratulate me. Sent a group text to my kidz at 7.30pm saying 'I'm done. Only 5 to go' (meaning minutes) but even that was an anti-climax cos they thought I had 5 miles or was it hours to go!!????!!! Have loved following YOUR journey along the WHW. Interesting to watch the differing perspectives and experiences of various people.
Awesome use of your time and loved how you started this account! New Level Unlocked 🙂
Thank you 🙂 I had originally planned to have loads more imagery and maps etc explaining the story but it would have taken me another 2 weeks to get it finished
This was great. Great scenery and really enjoyed the history. Well told great viewing. Thankyou epic walk too 😅
Thanks Kevin 🙂
Fantastic video and great information… really enjoyed it
Really enjoyed the whole series but the final episode was the pièce de resistance. The walk through that fantastic landscape and the account of one of the most infamous events in highland history. Great stuff .Glad you enjoyed 75% of the whw.I agree ,the finish is rather a damp squib.
Thanks Alyson 🙂 Glad it was worth the wait, can't believe it took me 2 months to get all the videos out.
Enjoyed this a lot. Great video and done so well, informative and entertaining.
Thank you 🙂
Nice one. Been waiting for this upload. Looks like a big one too. Oooh Matron.
Grab a cup of tea and a biscuit for this one! Hope you enjoy it
I’m a fairly new subscriber, you are brilliant, this video was brilliant! I did West Highland Way a week ago , have watched all your WHW videos since nice to see all the places again , I’m definitely a future friend 😊
Thanks so much new future friend! 🙂 glad you’ve enjoyed the series.
That was really interesting, thank you and well done as it is a story that needed to be told. My grandfather on my fathers side was from Cork and his house was called Glencoo. My father moved to Dublin and had 4 children living in Glasnevin but shortly before I was born they moved to a new house on the Southside of the city and called it Glencoe. Probably because of his fathers house but also because they went on their honeymoon to Glencoe and Fort William. I always liked the name and knew about the "massacre" and had heard various versions. In the 90's I went to see Glencoe for myself with a friend and it really is spectacular. Thanks for taking the time to do the research and a detailed re telling of the story. I presume the significance of the name on my side of the family was to do with being catholic and republican although I am not sure on that score. Thanks again.
Awesome video, and loved the storyline idea. More of this style please 🙏.
Thanks Daren! I’d love to do more like this but it depends how the video performs. I could have made about 4 normal style videos in the length of time this one took to make so needs to worth the effort.
But I do have a few ideas….
@StephenJReid I appreciate the work that went in to it though, and the hours of research.
It was really interesting as I will be visiting Glencoe next month, so you might get a re-watch while I'm there 🤣
Great vid 👍. Love the Glencoe valley. Buachaille etive mor is a beautiful mountain we once made a sketchy winter attempt to climb it with a guide. Unfortunately got so close but had to descent.
Thanks! That’s further than I’ve got up a mountain in Glencoe. Camped there twice but I’ve never climbed any of the mountains (yet)
Excellent video and great series. I hope your blister sister is all better!
Thanks! Blister all healed hardly any sign it was there.
hello from belfast
i just came across your channel yesterday and i love your content and i love it even better due to the fact your local and your content is very very interesting to watch
you deffo earned a sub from mee dude keep up the amazing content !!!!
If only someone like you taught me history when I was at school, I would've paid much more attention! - Another fabulous video, always look forward to them - you could do a documentary on bin-liners and still make it fascinating & humorous...!!
Thanks Mr White! I did actually apply to be a teacher at one stage but didn’t get past the initial interview 🙈
So the feeling of accomplishing the whole of the West Highland Way wasn't gratifying enough? You managed to tell some great (and horrible) stories along the way! Plus the great visuals! Something to be proud of ;-)
Oh it was overall, was very happy to have done it. But just the final half mile was so underwhelming compared to what came before. Glad you’ve enjoyed the videos 🙂
Superb story telling against an awesome backdrop Stephen, TV doc standard once again.
Watched your whole WAY series and enjoyed it all. Subbed to the channel to watch more too. Thanks for the entertainment
Not been in tune with your acerbic wit the last few videos (probably as it's a walk I go back to time and time again) loved the technical side of your production though. But this is a masterpiece. Yes there are a lot of takes on it but this would be essential viewing for those tourists to the country who until now have enjoyed taxing me with questions as I chug up the staircase at a slower pace than them themselves! If I had a wider internet presence I would post it far and wide. Props to you Stephen 👌🏻
Appreciate that Jack! 🙂
An epic end to an epic solo adventure, well done! I love that you talked about the Glencoe massacre story in this video as it blends so well with where you were walking. To be able to walk 110 miles carrying all your gear, wild camp and film is definitely one to be proud of . Shame there wasn't a friendly face at the end to help you celebrate, thanks for sharing with us all. I've always wanted to walk this and helpful to see what it's really like, I think ... 🤣 It looks stunning, I can only but try 😃
Thank you! Go for it if you can, my advice would be if you’re concerned about it, to take 7 days and just enjoy it without having to do really long days. Even book accommodation so you don’t have to carry camping kit.
@StephenJReid yes, that's definitely the way to do it for me, thanks! 😀
Love this, it's like we go on the adventures with you.
I learned about this story in 1989 at an Edinburgh bar on a Saturday night thinking I could do a walk on the next morning at the old course. A local named Joe Macintosh shared my family history then invited us to stay with him until the course opened.
Sounds like a great night!
only 3 minutes in, and blimey Stephen, this is coming across like a documentary. very professional! (which is saying something given your usual high level videography!) Great work
I spent ages on the first 3mins and then realised there was no way I had the time to put that much effort into the rest of the video! 😂🙈
Brilliant, well done. Excellent story telling 👍
thanks - enjoyed the whole series - and particularly enjoyed the history for yhe Glencoe section
Thanks Janet! 🙂
Great video, thank you! As a McDonald, Great doco-walk, Nice visuals and countryside,..... As a Western Australian, living in the wheat belt.....i wish we had your weather every day of the year! Too hot here, my genes calling! Haha
Thanks! 🙂 I think we’d definitely swap a little rain and cold for some of that Aussie heat. Not too much though, burn easily 😂
The small town I grew up in Ontario, Canada, it's recreational center was a former Orange Hall. The entire area was settle by Scotts and those families live there to this day.
6:08 cute bird...😍I really enjoyed the way you explained the historical context, Sir..This place is amazing😍
Thanks Ajay! 🙂
@@StephenJReid you are welcome sir 🙂✌️
Awesome video. Loved it. Glencoe is probably the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.
You and FitForAdventure are the only long distance hike videos worth watching on RUclips 👏 congrats on completion I know that anti climax feeling but I’m impressed and jealous
Ps the snow coming in was 👌👌👌👌
FitForAdventure is a hoot. Although she does a lot more long distance multi-day trips than I do.
@@StephenJReid tis true but she’s disappeared now so you’re the new fitforadventure? Kenny Kenny Kenny Cairn, when ya know ya know
I'm English and live down in Surrey. I really don't know why I haven't spent more time in Scotland. It's always stunning.
Yeah it’s like a different country up there. Literally for me coming across from Ireland but the landscape is so different
What a fab video! 1st - Thank you for trying to save the wee bird... Ticks, 🤢. 2nd - Thank you for making history accessible! I've heard the Glencoe Massacre story a few time, the most notable being at the top of the Devil's Staircase on the WHW when our Guide ignored the massing midges! I didn't take in much. 3rd - I felt your anticlimax at the finish line. Fort William is a funny place at the best of times but after closing time... Well done though, awesome achievement! Especially that last day!!!
Thanks Ems 🙂 Yeah difficult to concentrate when you're being eaten alive! 🤣
- Fort William is an odd mix of a place. Some parts are nice, run down in others and yeah can feel a bit bleak in the evenings
@@StephenJReid Fort William in the rain is pretty grim and only marginally better in the sun. Hope the blister healed ok.
Probably the best WHW series on RUclips!
Cheer for a great watch and laughter :)
Thanks Gregory 🙂
Wonderful video, thank you for the podcasts I’ll look through them. I agree the end of the walk is somewhat strange. I sat had my photo taken and that was it (felt a bit of an anticlimax 😂). Would do it again though
Thanks Helen! Yeah I feel the walk through the town ruins the end somewhat, but I understand why they changed it.
Great editing and storytelling.
Thanks Jake 🙂
Well, such a sad finish is perhaps a little disappointing, but all the videos turned out really well. So I'm giving them a gold medal :-) And the historical information about the Glencoe Massacre is particularly interesting. I'm almost a little sad that I'll only be able to walk briefly through this beautiful valley with its tragic history soon.... Thank you for this great series about the WHW!
Thank you! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the series
Thanks! Great series! Really enjoyable. ( lol, not sure you convinced me to hike this trail though! )
Hey thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Put a ton of work into this one.
Haha, it’s an amazing trail, just go prepared for the forecast to be entirely wrong 😂
Ok, you've got me, I've subscribed, really enjoyed this one. I have a few long distance paths under my belt, and I know what you mean about the end being a bit anti-climactic. At least there is a marker on the WHW, on some I've been wandering around trying to find any sign of an end. It certainly helps when you finish with someone else, you can at least congratulate each other and go for a slightly less sad pint. I've also learnt to start planning the next walk before finishing, it really helps with the post walk blues. That 15% won't seem so bad by the time your blisters heal🤣
I smelt so bad at the end, the only place I went to next was my van to eat a McDonalds alone 😂 Finished too late in the day to even get into a campsite for a shower.
Good idea btw regarding planning the next one. I did have a bikepacking trip that happened about 2/3 weeks after so that helped.
Thank you for this!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent series Stephen, very enjoyable. Brought back quite a few memories (rain/midges), check out the Southern Upland Way for your next one!
a few people have suggested the SUW to me now. I actually cycled part of it on my bikepacking trip to Galloway last month.
@@StephenJReid I saw you had been to White Laggan, looking much better now than it did a few years back!
Brilliant research, brilliant story telling and brilliant editing. By far the best content on the tele. PS glad you didnt wear a kilt or paint yourself blue
Thanks David. None of the camping shops had blue paint 😂
Loved your video series and you seem like a genuine guy but my experiences of walking the west highland way (3 times) have been completely different. They have all been extremely social events where everyone I have encountered have been lovely and egging me on. Even at the finish line people I didn't know were high fiving me and taking pictures with me. I've even made life long friends from it after solo hiking it. All the best. Ali.