S2 E9 "King of the Hill" (Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire Sgreamhach, Glen Coe supervolcano)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Welcome back! In this episode, we take on the mighty Bidean nam Bian, highest point in Argyll and the most complex massif south of the Great Glen, plus its shapely sidekick, Stob Coire Sgreamhach. Along the way, we’ll discover the spectacularly violent creation of Glen Coe, check out the famous Clachaig Inn, explore An Torr and Signal Rock and pop in to the National Trust for Scotland’s Glen Coe Visitor Centre.
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00:00 Intro
07:33 Old Glen Coe Road
11:16 An Torr and Tom an Grianan/Signal Rock
12:50 Clachaig Inn
15:10 Bidean nam Bian
40:43 Stob Coire Sgreamhach
50:57 Glencoe Visitor Centre
51:52 The Agony of Creation: Forging Glen Coe
59:12 Alternative Routes and David Unsworth book
01:01:53 Epilogue and Credits - Zábava
Beware the weather.
Started up Bidean nam Bian (this was 45 years ago) in pleasant weather. Around 40 minutes in and the fog/cloud came down, fast. Socked in.
Got a bit lost, came down to Hidden Valley. It was like Gormenghast with the fog and the moss on the rocks.
Utterly magic, but make sure you have the kit; Bidean can bite.
As usual a great video and the clarity of the panos is amazing
Cheers Larry and thanks for watching. 👍
Another amazing video. So much learned.
Such a great mountain Bidean. One I think I’ll go back too.
I’ll admit, I laughed at the “Sgorr nam Fiannaidh” pronunciation 😊
It definitely merits a few visits that’s for sure. 😊 Cheers for watching!
superb work.
Cheers, thanks for watching. 👍
Second that 👍
Gonna have to try that route up to the bigyin😂
always happy to find a new episode on your channel... they're worth waiting for, quality above quantity.
Many thanks for watching 😃
descended to Hidden Valley yesterday... An idea of doing it in Winter feel RIDICCULOUS! I did two winter ascents of the easiest Munros (Ben More, Stob Binnein) and I promised myself to NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. Had some close calls in low visibility as well. Conclusion: I will only climb Munros when it's nice weather, clear skies.
Yeah time and again folk underestimate the ferocity and severe challenges of winter on the Munros. When it's bad you may as well be in the Alps. I watched two people downclimbing into the Lost Valley in spring last year when there was plenty of snow left - hard, windblasted snow prone to avalanche - WITHOUT CRAMPONS OR AN ICE AXE. Absolutely mind-bogglingly stupid and irresponsible behaviour. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. By dumb luck they made it down...just.
You're absolutely right, if unsure or especially if you don't enjoy it, it's definitely better sticking to the more clement seasons!
@@UtopiaPlanitiaStudios downclimb there without crampons in Winter??? That's just plain stupid!
Cracker Sam!, a huge amount of work in there and it shows! Great footage, great information and a fantastic story again! Brilliant. Paul
Many thanks Paul much appreciated!
Coire is pronounced corry and not coor.
No, that’s anglicised. The true Gaelic pronunciation is ‘corr-ye’. I and E are slender vowels, thus there’s a ‘y’ sound in there.