That was TOUGH! I must be getting old...
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
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I took the campervan up to Wester Ross so I could go and climb a hill, but it turned out to be much harder than I expected...
I'm based in the Scottish Highlands and I use a VW campervan to access the great outdoors, where I climb hills, ride my e-bike or gravel bike and just visit some of those places I've never been to. I've been climbing hills and mountains all over the world for 50 years and I'm a former editor of Climber Magazine and The Great Outdoors Magazine.
Thank you so much my friend for sharing the magic with us.The video was stunning and everything about this was perfect.🐶😉
This was my playground for over 40 years staying at Ullapool and Achnahaird. Now 80 with spinal problems, I can no longer climb. Videos like yours bring such happy memories. Strangely, although I have climbed Cul Beag many times, have never done it from the east. Thank you so much.
My pleasure Michael. I think next time I'll go by the west. It may be a bit steeper but probably less of a trudge. I have a real fondness for this area too and enjoy going to the wee (newish) campsite at Port a' Bhaigh.
Had. Any a meal at the Fuaran bar !
Cameron, no apology's needed for fitness or reviewing products. For me your a credible resource of information. I enjoy the reviews and your logic for using items. i hope one day I get to meet you on a walk or cycle. I enjoy your reviews of aires in Scotland. Your an interesting man with a life of wisdom and knowledge , so glad you share it. Thank you !
That's very kind of you, much appreciated.
Good stuff Cameron, and keep the kit reviews coming
absolutely continue to review, Cameron. Bikes, kit, camper van, routes - all very useful
I enjoy your reviews as I trust you.
Just catching up on your recent videos cameron. Hate to see you feeling like you have to apologise. There will always be people who don't like certain things but your videos are brilliant, like your TV shows they have a lovely feel to them. Just keep being you!
Thank you Ben. That’s very kind of you.
Lovely pictures thanks for taking the time to bring this content and regards reviews I use utube when thinking of a purchase to see if goods are any good
Invaluable Cameron as always. Everything you do is inspiring and as we all get older having climbed hills all our lives , the aches , and energy levels faced are best shared. Most opportune that I got to see this before I journey to Assynt again next week with the VW campervan, wildcamp tent and 3 dogs. Im a little intrepid as to what I can physically manage even with poles, when not climbing so often now but your video has reassured me that slow and steady remains a good phylosophy. Two even older but lean back country skiers, american friends, are joining me and I look forward to introducing them to the area. I optomistically hope we can manage a walk in and ascent of Suilven, to savour the wilderness alongside several days in the area. Im keen to traverse Ben More Coigach, before the knees totally pack in but maybe not this time. I too need rest days. Thank you so very much for sharing
My pleasure Lyndsey, have a great time in wonderful Assynt.
Jeez oh cammy...
Teabag in the milk afore the watter...?????
No, no, no.... Haha..!!!!!
Or was it a coffee bag.?
Dissnae matter... Milk always in last...!!!!!!
Great tae see ye back on the hills.. Keep up da great work..!
I really enjoy watching reviews on products applicable to the outdoorsy life style, you can’t please everyone keep doing what your doing! Really love your videos 🏴✌🏼
Hi Cameron good to see you on the Hills were you belong. The reviews are beneficial. I look forward to hearing more about the new Airs you spoke about.
Cameron it’s your channel it’s your choice what you want to do with it . Don’t let anyone sway you away from what you want to do. If they don’t want the content you produce they don’t need to watch it.
Hi Cameron, it's nae wonder you're puggled setting up the camera and walking back for it. The scenery was stunning, thanks for making the effort.
Brilliant again keep up the great work. ❤
Lovely account many thanks. Identified with the aging process and what we can still get from Gods own country via such snippets of memories of the hills. Long may you walk them Cameron. Re product reviews, relevant always good, again, gadgets important as we age ;)
Assynt: Monument Valley with heather. Thanks for uploading, Cameron. 🏴⛰👍
Great to see you out there again Cameron 🫡
Great to see the hills of my homeland looking so beautiful.
Excellent Cameron, doing what you do best.... On the hill's.
Cameron, in my seventies now and had a lifetime of enjoyment in the outdoors. Like you, it’s getting much harder. That is the only peak in the area that I have not climbed so your video was great to see. My legs give me problems now so I have taken to doing a bit on the water as well as more gentle walks. Keep on doing videos please, I for one enjoy them very much.
Nice one Cameron - you know you're a leg end in your own lifetime I hope so keep on doing what you do and enjoying Scotland and inspiring us all to get our bottoms off the couch from time to time!! Now - where's that bacon roll!?
I always enjoy your videos, and please keep doing your stuff. Happy Easter…
Love the guitar music Cameron, and the views are amazing, thank you 😀🙋🏼♂️
Excellent Cameron , nicely done as usual . I think there are very few of us who have not been impacted one way or another over the last couple of years or so and its bound to take some time to get back to some sort of " normal " .. Personally i think reviewing gear thats of interest to like minded people is the way to go , and i am always on the look out for stuff that helps or adds to the outdoor experience , all the best .
Cameron love your videos and would much rather have products reviewed by yourself than some anonymous person. Particularly your focus on cycling, walking and Campervan in wild places. Thanks for all enjoyment you bring to people
Love this time of year for going out on the hills. Good to see you out and about.
thanks Cameron, it was great having spent the day in the city centre to see this location again. Great video, looking forward to your reviews too. :)
Thanks to your recommendation, we are currently on the Tantallon Campsite near North Berwick. We enjoy all your videos whether they be about Aires, biking, walking or product reviews.
Lucky you all our family holidays were taken in that part of the world. Our friends family farmed great swathes of that area so when it was wet we always had a dry byre for a picnic. The only thing although it looks idyllic the sea is freezing and to this day I brace myself as I enter the sea but in Kos last year I need not have worried as I have had colder Baths, like the time I played hockey for my school at Fort Augustus Abbey in a snow storm the baths were not much warmer afterwards that is a time I should have braced.
Nice one Cameron, your experience of the West Coast is really useful to us new us so please more walks and yes, keep the kit reviews coming.
Beautiful video thanks can’t wait to go this weekend touring around in our self built camper
Looks like a good forecast. Have fun.
Its good to get all aspects of what happens in your adventures. It helps when you advertise the ups and downs of issues you come across with things like your campervan, sleeping bag, tent, stove, clothing etc. Makes for a more informative vlog along with all your info on the routes you take. Keep up the good work
brilliant! so enjoyable
Great video again. 👍 In two weeks time I’m up there ( not in my motorhome but car ) to start my hill / mountain walking hobby. 👍. I’m a big fat lump with knackered knees so you’d probably still beat me up to the top even stopping to do your filming! 😂. The main difference though is that I’ll be camping at / near the tops overnight so I can take all day getting up there! Cheers.
Enjoy your videos I have a RTT so a bit of cross over with camper van life.
Great video. That's some nice solifluction on the upper slopes of Cul Beag.
It is, helps with the climbing too...
You're still a young man Cameron. Cheers!
Such a wonderful place Cameron. We were up there in June. Although the weather wasn’t as good as you had 😃
Love Assynt.
I found Cul Beag harder than any other hills in the area (inc Suilven) I think its the off path endlessness of it!
Nice upload Cameron👍
Thanks for a great video Cameron we are not getting any younger and after lay offs it takes longer to get our fitness back. As for your reviews I personally like whatever you put out and appreciate an honest opinion as it can sometimes be rather hit or miss when buying a product from just advertments. 😂
It really is a sad world where people criticize CZcamsrs that review products that are linked to the content of their channels. If you were reviewing lets say a cooker hood or the likes I can understand possibly but not the vile abuse that can be dished out by key board warriors. I for one would always take note of someone with your standing that was reviewing an item that you believed in, with your integrity it must be good as I know you would give a fair review.
I watched a channel on CZcams earlier and they were reviewing a product from a manufacturer of car detailing products near to me that I had recommended to them. The owner I now class as a good friend and I felt like an expectant Father but it went well so I can relax now and let my friend know with a clear conscience.
I for one enjoyed your content on electric bikes and it put it into my head that maybe I could get back into cycling even with a dodgy knee and explore some of the areas you feature on your channel. I had my heart set on a Trek but I think maybe a Scott is the one for me but you sowed the seed so thanks for that.
That looks like a particularly stunning part of the world and one that is as yet undiscovered by myself. I frequently drove to Ullapool from both Kintyre my previous role and Aberdeenshire where I grew up after arriving from Nigeria as a 5 year old where my parents were missionary's for the Church of Scotland to my job as a Bank Manager in Stornoway nearly 20 years ago. I thought I had seen a lot of Scotland but on a holiday at Findhorn recently we did the Applecross pass in a Thunderstorm thankfully in a Land Rover as boulders were coming down the road in the water torrents and saw another part of the stunning country we call home. My cousin who never left Scotland for foreign holidays told me that until he could say hand on heart that he had seen it all what was the point in going elsewhere. To be fair he was well traveled but was taken far too young. He had a point.
The sad thing I have found on my travels is sometimes the locals don't appreciate what is on their own doorsteps. I need to stop rambling!! but please continue to do what you do as I for one really appreciate it. Thanks again from an avid subscriber.
Great video but I found the difference between your voice audio levels and the music very jarring. Although my ears aren't the best nowadays. Thanks for another interesting video.
My fav bit of the World, superb area Assynt, doesnt Wester Ross sound so much more evocative than bland Highland Region?
Milk before the tea bag?......Should be a lifetime ban from CZcams! My favourite part of Scotland......possibly the world. Great video Cameron.
Coffee bag actually…
Keep on reviewing, it’s useful and if someone doesn’t want to watch it then they can simply not watch that particular video.
What have they to whinge about... ?
There is a big difference between reviewing a product where you give the good and bad points of it and an advertisement that only portrays the product in a positive light. That seems to be lost on those saying don't do reviews. Review away.
Hello. That was great to see . I thought that was an excellent walk. Is it the best time to visit that area?
I also wondered what you said about an illness you had that stopped you walking hills?
I only ask, as I have something similar and still don't really know why I can't do hills anymore?
Was yours a muscular problem?
Hope you don't mind me asking.
Thank you.
No, I had a condition called Hallux Rigidus or arthrtitis in the big toe joint. The joint had degraded and was giving me a lot of pain so I had the joint surgically fused. Now I can walk again. Cul Bear can be enjoyed all year round but springtime is probably the most beautiful in this part of western Scotland.
@Cameron McNeish Outdoors thank you so much . Am glad you are well now. thanks for your informative videos and recommendations. Its all good .👌
Thank you for another great video - a nice wee hill in a stunning area. I think your suggested way forward on kit and gadget review is a good one. Where do you stay that evening?
Dinnae beat yerself Cameron 1st hill after a few years out! footage was AMAZiNG!! Does Suilvan actually have a bad angle? Can't wait to next time I'm up there.
Well it's your choice bud but I don't see any issues with u doing a review on any products and if it benefits the community well all the better in my opinion 👍 crack on bud video are amazing 👏 👍
Milk, teabag then the hot water 😢 😂
Err, coffee bag!
See Guy Martin about his making tea advice, its a good laugh 🤣🤣
A coffee bag - I thought you liked coffee! What happened to the Conqueco gadget that you suggested we buy? I nearly spent £140 on one 😮 Surely your stovetop espresso is better than a coffee bag 🤮
Music is too loud to hear you talking!
Try Specsavers... ;)
your music is far too loud
Turn your volume down….simples
You ARE old
Cameron I've read your books and only recently followed you on CZcams. People don't want kit reviews they want your experiences in the wild west coast. If you want some inspiration watch Murray on Scotlands mountains. He doesn't have nearly the pedigree you have on the bigger ranges but he gives us all something that's accessible to all.
I know Murray’s work well, and greatly admire it.
Would like to watch but music is a bit much.