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It was ok, never slept in a bunkhouse before. Was a bit weird sleeping in a 2 bed room with a complete stranger but it was ok.. was really looking forward to that camp spot too. I will camp there this year but further up away from thecriver bend nearcwhere you camped looked a good spot

Oh no thats so dissapointing. Your right they will still be there next year and hopefully so will i

Well you might want to reconsider lol. That was filmed 25 September this year and weather was really bad. I also did this hike in early june this year and weather was fantastic. See my other video entitled "return to the amazing west highland way during a heatwave". Best time for weather is usually April may june. July and august is midge time

You may well have done its been around a long time. Still great fun and a great weekend

Ahh sorry you didnt like the music but thanks for watching. I only edit the videos on my phone so my choice of music is limited. I dont have a big fancy editing app on a laptop like some unfortunately. I alwas find silent skiing videos a but boring so try to stick something on in the background

Hi Andy, i know, although your the first to mention it, 🤣 I thought i got away with it. I only edit my videos on my phone using capcut. Just occasionally it will take a clip out of order when i drop them in. I try real hard to check before uploading but only noticed after. Cba to redo the whole thing again as took me ages. Thanks for watching though

Thanks for the great nessage, yes it was a bad one this time weather wise. I had previously done the WHW in the month of june and weather was fantastic. Its a totally different hike in the rain. And yes, treated myself to a hotel called base camp i think, last minute decision as ibwas soaked and it was a great place, just at bottom of the gondola

Sorry i missed this comment, thanks for watching. Yea it was just relentlessly bad, wayerproofs are a minefield your right. I hiked it in june tooand weather was amazing

I know, also did whw in June this year ( yes i know ) and it was heatwave, i got a great tan. The difference between the 2 hikes was massive. And yes i remember those 2 rocks, it was rucksack off to get through there 😆

Dont know pinewood campsite where is that? And well done on LEJOG, that must have been tough

Thats a big compliment having seen some of your hiking videos thank you

Haha, just some scottish music for the background for when theres no talking. It has to be relatively quiet or it will be gard to hear me when im talking. I dont know how to make the volume go up and down at various times as im not a professional editor i just edit on my phone, but thanks for watching

Its a reasonable good, inexpensive tent. My main worry was the river rising rapidly over the previos 2 or 3 hours since i arrived. Had to decide to stay or leave as it was getting dark, there were only 2 rooms left in the bunkhouse and the forecast was for very heavy rain and wind all evening. I will be confident now for the future as long as away from a riverbank and the tent is great, its the naturehike cloud up 2. Bargain at around £120

Thanks for watching, yes i tried and failed to discover what that mushroom was

Thank you Marianne, much appreciated. It was my first time for Ben Nevis and im no spring chicken either, Im 63. Thanks for watching

Wow what an amazing coincidence. I watched your video and felt really bad for you. Its our worse nightmare getting sick or injured when out solo isnt it. You were enjoying it so much until that point and i bet the rowardennan hotel cost a packet. Definitely go back and do it again, i am. Just posted the last leg of the journey now, i hot absolutely drenched

@@greeno6064 Ha ha, thanks mate. Yeah wasn't the best. Mind you, I was glad I was on my own and not in a Hostel or something. That would have been embarrassing. But yes, the Rowardennan was about £120, then I had to get a taxi to the airport and change my flights. I think it all cost me at least £300 extra. 🤦‍♂ I'm just watching your latest video now. 👍

@trickofthetrail wow thats expensive. Thanks for watching too, audio not the best on the last leg, it rained so hard i think there must have been a bit of water in the microphone holes in the gopro. I also did it in june this year and weather was amazing so planning to go back next june

Thank you

Ahhh just checked to see what what at that timeline, yes your right i missed it this time around but i do remember it from a previous trip. Someone has a good sense of humour dont they 😆

@@greeno6064 they sure do 😂👍

Thanks for watching, much appreciated, the music i downloadedof youtube. It doesnt show me the artist in my download file but if you give me your email address i can email you the link

Sounds like Ossian

Thanks for watching Don, the date we were at kingshouse was 24 September. Rain and wind that night was really bad, tent was still standing in the morning which was good but flooding around the rent was the issue. There was only 2 spots left in the bunkhouse when i asked and steve, the guy in the other tent you can see bagged the last room after getting flooded out too

@@greeno6064Ah thanks! That must have been the night when Beinglas campsite flooded as well. We started the 25th from Milngavie, and they told us about terrible floods a few days prior when we arrived at Beinglas on our 3rd day.

Thanks for watching and the comment

Thanks for watching, much appreciated. Lovevthe west highland way 3 times in last 3 years

Well done, i take my hat off to anyone that completes the WHW, it tough in places especially the last leg from kinlochleven to fort william

Well done, its tough at times especially the last day

Haha, never thought of that but you are probably right there

Cheers Mike, appreciate the comments, thanks for watching

Ahh mate, love the WHW, done it twice this year and despite the rain im definitely going back again next year

Thanks Runny, appreciate the Comment. It was definitely a wet start to the WHW.

I took a train from geneva to bourg st maurice changing at chambery and it cost €28 which is way cheaper than anybother method. I then caught a bus from bourg st maurice to Tignes for around €9. It was all really very very easy

Great video pal

Wow thanks for the info, guessed it was some type of emergency shelter but had no idea what the other building ruins were

Thanks, really appreciate that 👍

Thank you much appreciated pal

It was an amazing spot, only slightly spoilt it to be fair. The bench area was far better to chill, had it rained it would have been a problem though

Excellent camping spot and only 30 minutes walk from the car

Thany you much appreciated

It was, to be fair I hadn't intended to do a video for it as it was a last minute decision to go camping and my son always complains when I take my go pro out so it was a very quickly put together video on my phone so not the greatest quality but thanks for watching anyway. Best thing about this camping spot was only about 25 minutes walk from where we parked

@@greeno6064 take care

Thanks Dave, much appreciated. I just document my trips for the kids for the future rather than as a "youtuber" but it's great to see other people enjoy them too. West highland way is absolutely amazing I can't wait to get out there and do it again

@@greeno6064 outstanding

Thanks for the watch, really appreciated. I'm really hoping to do it again next year I enjoyed it so much

It was early june when i went and by all accounts it was an unusal long 2/3 week period of great weather. I did the west highland way the week leading up to the hike up Nevis and weather was amazing

Thanks for your comments, Alan much appreciated mate. Would do it again if one of my lads wanted to go but not by myself again. Just a bit far from Manchester tbh

I'm sorry to hear that you didn't make it. Yes, it has to be summer, really to guarantee a summit, and even in summer there is no real guarantee with Nevis