Island Mountain Adventure - The Blue Mountain
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Island Mountain Adventure - The Blue Mountain
Probably my favourite Island in the world and definetely my favourite mountain range, and after a fabulous adventure the day beofre I headed up this fantastic mountain and hit the jackpot as I reched the summit ...
The Black Cuillin and the Red Cuillin dominate the mounains on The Isle of Sky, but set apart in the Black Cuillin is The Blue Mountain- Bla Bheinn ( Blaven ).
I had an free evening so decided I wanted to summit Bla Bheinn and enjoy its grand views. The only problem was it was covered in cloud when I started the walk - would it clear????
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NB -The content within is strictly only reports from my trips out detailing the days we have had. They are not intended as guides or routes to be used by others - rather memories of my trips. Take care and be responsible for your activities. Be safe and prepared and have a great time in the Great Outdoors :) #BlackCuillin #IslandAdventure #IsleofSkye
When we were there, fording indeed looked different after days of stormy weather. I actually could not believe the path is going through there, only some bigger boulders were to be seen. I had a sleeping child on my back, so we turned back. On the way down a lovely elderly couple asked us if we'd just returned from the top. That was an undeserved compliment :) About two hours later another short storm came in, so turning back was the right decision anyway.
Did this with my Dad and Bro maybe 20 yrs ago and the top 200m were in thick cloud. We sat on the summit having a bite and a group of baggers rushed through and disappeared back down into the mist. 5 mins later the cloud broke and the view across to the ridge came out! Spectacular doesn't do it justice and it just shows, patience in the mountains is never a bad thing!
Sometimes the days when you get that wee bit of luck can stick in the memory :) Its a great mountain - cant wait to get back :)
Take care , stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Murray. I watch your videos when I’m “Spinning on the bike. “. And I think I’m unable to ( like ) your videos: at the time .. they are absolutely amazing!! I’m 70, used to be a regular up the hills, but now suffer Vertigo. It’s gutting, when I see you on a terrifying Ridge. , I even get Vertigo. Watching . Please keep going.. You obviously work so hard on all the videos, drones etc , re - tracing your steps, you Actually, are good enough to be A FULL TIME TV PRESENTER, and I kid you not, so many people would Benefit, why are the TV Channels not Snapping you up ??
PS - I love the Wild Camping..
I watch and wish I was experiencing the same ..
Kenny Parr
Thanks Kenny - really nice comment and great to hear they keep you going on the exercise bike :) Hope you continue to enjoy the videos :)
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Murray
amazing
Another great trip out. Beautiful conditions and I loved your photos on the way down.
Craig Prentis Thanks Craig - yeah the light on the way back down off the mountain was amazing - such a good trip :)
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Murray
Fantastic views and those photos you took on the way back down are absolutely fabulous. Brilliant video.
Hi Murray, great video again and thanks for sharing. I love the area and when in Skye regularly do the short walk from Kilmarie car park to the ridge above Cammasunary just at the base of the west side of Bla Bhien. A nice trail for us who are a bit less fit and somewhere you can take the dogs. One of my favourite views. Best wishes again.
Absolutely Beautiful. I wish i could go there 🙂
Just lovely Murray. Thanks for sharing😎😎😎
Simon Aldred Thanks Simon - it’s was an awesome evening and I reckon the weather gods were smiling down on me for sure :)
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Murray
Wow! It's amazing, how that cloud cover evaporated within seconds, to expose such a distant, grand vista. Never seen anything like that before. Spectacular!
Great vid'. Bla Bheinn looks like a good introduction for someone like me who has yet to do a Skye Munro!
Stunning video watched when we where on Skye a couple of days ago so thought we would have a go had same weather on way up misty and damp then reaching the summit mist cleared sun came out and boy the views best I have seen stunning cheers
Absolutely loved that Murray 👍 I was up that way on the adjacent corbett Garbh-bheinn and really enjoyed the views too. Another adventure ticked off ..well done
Take care Alan Gregory adventures 🌝👍🏼🌝👍🏼👍🏼🌝
Thanks Alan - had one of my best days on Skye whilst on Garbh Bheinn - a cracking mountain :)
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Murray
Awesome views! Definitely want to save this one for a crystal clear day to get that cuillin view. Like staring into the heart of mordor without a fiery eyeball staring back! 👁🔥 Brilliant Video, Cheers! Kris.
Scottish Mountain Goat definitely keep it for a good day - Bla Bheinnis such an amazing mountain :):) hope the sun shines when you get up there 👍
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Murray
Fabulous stills, very well done.
Catching up on a few of your videos. Your smile says it all on this one. Did the Clach Glas / Blaven traverse twice this year after a gap of more than 20 years. It's a great route if you are comfortable on that sort of terrain. Route finding coming off Clach Glas can be tricky. I was with a guide and glad not to be solo. Had a similar cloud lift at the summit in February, when it was more like spring than winter and a lovely clear traverse in May. Highly recommended.
Stunning views. Great video and great shots.
Excellent thank you so much!
As good as it gets. Love how you capture the silence in the Corrie. Perfect night viewing and dreams of mountains and the whole sensory experience. Love it .
What a spectacular evening you were fortunate to have, great video as well Murray, no more than we have come to expect from you. Keep up the great work showing us the places we can not reach or have not been.
Jeff Wood Thanks Jeff - I got lucky on this occasion - couldn’t believe my luck when the cloud cleared and the Cuillin appeared at my feet 👌👌⛰⛰⛰
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Murray
Absolutely incredible video mate ! I bagged this one in November with my mate. The views are sublime.
Thank you - hope you enjoyed - it’s hard to beat the view of the Cuillin Ridge from Bla Bheinn 👌👌👌
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Murray
Wow 😮❤
Another cracking video Murray. :)
Beautiful views, looks like you had a great evening, hope the family weren’t waiting on you cooking supper :-)
haha no , by the time I got home they were...... , well lets just say a few bevrages had been partaken ;)
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Murray
Absolutely stunning video Murray. As always
Thanks Alan - this was a great hike, the timing for the weather changing was fantastic :)
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Murray
What a views and what a nice hike. It payed off to leave that late in the afternoon
VoiceRoland absolutely - hope none of the people I met coming off the mountain as I was heading up watch this ! They may be kicking themselves !! 😂
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Murray
Thanks Murray!
Hi murray Sorry i have not commented for a while work etc getting in the way Just had a big catch up on your vlogs and as per norm enjoyed them all This one looked a bit special awesome in fact what a great way to spend an evening just beautiful Thanks for that murray atvb chris
Christopher Smith Thanks Chris - hope you enjoy the vlogs - got one more from Skye next week - a bit different to the last two though :)
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Murray
Another quality video. So immersive. You should do a kit video. Great to see your excitement that the clag might lift. Awesome
Been to Skye endless times and I am certainly not as lucky as you with the weather; I can count on half a finger the amount of dry days I've had there! Needless to say I've been dying to get up Blaven for ages, and feel it's a decent starting point for getting in the Cuillin mountains. I've been up Coire Lagan but not up the stone chute, a long term foot arch issue stops me from going too far but I'll get up it one day!
Fantastic videos, I've just watched about 3 in a row including your latest haha!
Thanks Tom , hope you get to Bla Bheinn at some point , it is well worth the trip when the weather plays ball, such an epic mountain with epic mountain views at the summit :)
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Murray
Wow great views...thanks.
Another absolutely cracking video Murray! I'm living vicariously through your vids. Some of the views i seen and some of them i will never see. I think my mountain days are by, so thanks for giving me a look. Looking forward to the next film! All the very best!
Allan Dixon thanks Allan - hope you enjoyed the views - I didn’t think I was going to get any on this one but it all came together nicely at the summit :):)
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Murray
Yeah it was brilliant Murray. It's one of the things i loved about being in the hills a mibbaes aye went into astounding in literally seconds in some cases. You keep telling us you're not a photographer : but you are. You take pictures! I've been a photographer for forty years now and it's still those magic three second moments that you're waiting for. If you're lucky you get 10 or 20 minutes. (Your mate Thomas Heaton will tell you all about it. "Flew to Patagonia and the light's not quite right" Not a direct quote ....but close!! lol!) Thomas is totally brilliant, watching his films reminds me of why i started down this road of taking pictures all those years ago
Sorry my ramblings took a bit of editing!!
Great footage, and that still of Clach Glas is truly world class. Sheriff Alexander Nicolson (of the eponymous chimney) reckoned that Blaven, for its summit views, was the finest on Skye, and I agree. The panorama includes everything you'd want. I walked up from Camasunary, via the less-used south ridge, which is straightforward and less of a slog, apart from that awkward little step down between the summits which you mentioned.
Murray on St Kilda - now that is something I'm looking forward to! Although given its protected status you might not wish to traumatise the wildlife with those execrable trousers?
Just Wow! Simply stunning and those photos, would love to have been there. 😊 📷
Brilliant
My son and husband climbed this a few weeks ago and loved it , so it’s grand for me to see what they did, thank you its spectacular !
hope you enjoyed the views - you'll have to go with them to experience it - its always way better than the videos suggest :)
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Murray
Great video 👌🙂
Aye, they don't call it the Misty Isle for nothing!!....adds to the atmosphere too as is seen in your great photographs....a stunning video...atb
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Murray
STUNNING!! Some of the best mountain photos I’ve ever seen😊Congratulations on a fantastic video.
Wow, just wow, thanks Murray.
Absolutely stunning stuff Murray!
Thanks Bernard - hope you had a great adventure after we spoke :)
Looking forward to the podcast :)
Looks spectacular...Skye’s a beautiful place to visit ...
spektrum33 I think Skye has some of the best views to offer 🙏⛰⛰⛰
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Murray
Its a greate surreale Landschaft scapr wowe
Just incredible, what a way to spend an evening! Some beautiful shots there too :-)
The part where you're doing your bit to camera and the clouds start to clear is a brilliant moment!
Don Dawber thanks Don - I’d forgotten about this until I came to edit it - came out well - the conditions were amazing on the mountain that evening - so glad I left it until the evening for th hike 🙏⛰⛰
Really like the photo at 18:16!
Murray, I've been waiting since last week for this and you/Skye certainly didn't disappoint.
Thanks Richard - wasn't too sure if this would be as well received as last weeks video as it has a different feel (less climbing but more views ;) so glad you enjoyed it :)
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Murray
Hi, Just found your channel recently and wanted to say thank you ! I just climbed my first Munro on my journey exploring Scotland, Inspired to show off Scotland as well as you do on my channel! Thanks again brother!
Wow what an amazing video 🤩👏
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Fabulous video. They just keep getting better ....
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Murray
Brilliant on so many levels, walks like this leave all of us followers on a high.
WOW! amazing views and fantastic photots.. the moodiness of the shots taken on the way down justJust edge it for me.. great video & thanks for taking us along!
Thank you- I have to agree , the light on the descent off the mountain was amazing - the lowering sun and the mist made it rather atmospheric :)
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Murray
This was really magnificent Murray thank you so much for taking us along with you . The views were actually improved upon because of the cloud and mist I think ? I liked your photo's and in particular that one on the way down at 17;50 is just amazing .
Thanks once again atvb :D Teddy
Thanks Teddy- not an evening I'll forget - the mist added to the amazing light on the way down for sure - some amazing views in an amazing place :)
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Murray
wow!
absolutely love your videos and photographs you should make a annual calendar with them i would buy it
Thanks Karen - maybe one day I'll get round to it :)
@@ScotlandsMountains well Christmas is coming soon :-)
Spectacular indeed Murray, beautiful 🥰
Absolutely astounding. This is on the bucket list.
One of the best so far Murray, and there have been some belters! Keep them coming! Hope you’re fully recovered.
This is simply stunning. I love your films. The quality is simply outstanding and you are a great presenter.
Fantastic Murray 😎👍. I’ve done Blaven via the Clach Glas traverse. It was amazing on one of the few clear days I’ve had in the Cuillin. Heading back up there in a couple of weeks. Can’t wait.
What an amazing place it is. As you say its hard to appreciate just watching on film. Not visited Skye this year but maybe try in the next few months. Atb
Renegade Scot thanks Ray - I always say I’ll try and get to Sky at least once a year - sometimes I manage it - sometimes not 😭 hoping to catch up with your lastest vlog later (been busy editing a few vlogs last few evening - never enough time !! )
Speak soon
M
PS did a bivvy for first time in years - and to my surprise- actually loved it ( always preferred tents TBH- but re thinking now 😂)
You really are the luckiest man alive Murray. What an awesome walk that must have been. Wish I could be there too!
Fantastic Murray thanks for taking us up there with you, loved the drone footage and towards the end your hand held video truly showed the exposure up there.
I'm so glad CZcams suggested this video to me. It is one of the best I have ever seen of one of my favourite summits. The views from there are great and this video just reminded me of the great times I've had on the Cuillin and especially on this peak. Last time I was there I traversed from Clach Glas and that ridge looks fantastic here. Thanks for producing and sharing this footage. Just wonderful to see these hills in lockdown.
Thanks Alasdair - welcome to the channel - hope you enjoyed the vlog - it’s such a great mountain - one I will return too hopefully before too long :)
Take care and stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
You have given me the itch to return and do Bla Bheinn again, mainly because I seen HeeHaw Jack McGraw the first time around. One of my friends hopes to do a treble compleation finishing on Garbh Bheinn, Belig and then Bla Bheinn.
Hi Robin - that finish sounds awesome - what a way that would be to finish up :)
hope you are out having fun somewhere - weathers smashing this morning
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains I'll be meeting him on Bla Bheinn. I'm no climber. 😁
Out with Raymondo last night. 👍🏼
Between 10:00 and 10:40.......INSANITY how quick that view opens up. Epic video again mate, ive got some serious Cuillin envy right now.....
Thanks Jamie, its was just one of those evening when everything came together as I reached the summit - not too often that happens!!lol
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Murray
Really really good job Murray. It was pleasure to watch. Have a good day. Ps-nice photos ;)
Murray - such a stunning hike! The video is glorious :-)
Thank you 🙏
Hope you enjoyed it
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Murray
Thank u sir.2.5.
Really enjoyed your trip and the way in which you have recorded it on video. Although I don't understand everything you say, the images speak for themselves! Thank you again for sharing your adventure.
Thanks Hans (I think the subtitles for this one were actually ok !1 unlike all my other vlogs !!lol
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Murray
❤ absolutely stunning! Amazing....thanks for all you do Murray! 😍
Another Great video, Murray!!!👍✅👌 The Views were Amazing & the Photos are just Gorgeous 😉 Thanks for sharing your adventures 🙏🏻😎
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Murray
More than made up for not getting the weather for St.Kilda. Superb camera work again.cheers.
What a majestic range of mountains, thanks for the views.
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Murray
Another belter Murray. I've been on Bla Bheinn twice, both times via the Clach Glas traverse. You'll love it mate...especially down climbing The Imposter
Thanks Ian. Yeah - cant wait to get round the Clach GLAS Traverse, one on the bucket list for sure :)
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Murray
Absolutely brilliant! Really loving all your films. So inspiring, and brilliant cinematography. I can tell you put an enormous amount of effort into your shots, doing all that as a one man band. I do a few films myself but not to your level, you inspire me to want to do more. Did Blaven in a cloud, saw nothing! I'll go back for sure.
Another great out thanks
What a stunning place, very atmospheric and those views.
Thanks again for sharing another cracking film.
Atb Brian
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Murray
Top notch as always..👍
Another great video Murray stunning views . We are planning our first trip to Scotland next year can't wait.
Keep up the good work 👍
thanks Steve - hope you get similar weather to this when you get here :)
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Murray
Cracking channel mate
handcrafted30 thank you - hope you enjoy the vlogs 👍
Loch Slapin. You were right the first time. Not Saplin 😁
Done the walk yesterday sadly no views for me from corie level confused on the way down 🤣but had good time Sir🍀⛰
Absolutely brilliant... again! Keep up the good work, Murray!
Well done, super video, You get my vote for a like a sub and a thumbs up mate.. Brilliant.. keep on walking. 👍
thank you - welcome to the channel and hope you enjoy the vlogs :)
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Murray
Double U -O- Double U!!!!!
Revisit, what photos Murray.
Some of those photos coming back down the mountain were just killer. The most amazing light and some great compositions too. Thought you didn't call yourself a photographer?
just a hiker who enjoys taking snaps ;)
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Murray
Hi Murray. Fabulous video. I'll add this route to my wish list for when I'm on Skye at the end of September and prey for similar spectacular views. On a different note, please could you tell me what software you use to edit your videos. You get such fabulous results. I'm hoping to start producing videos myself and just hope I can begin to emulate the quality of your work as yours are among my favourite vlogs. Look forward to your next outing!
Roy Carr Thanks Roy - hope the weather shines for you when you go 👍👍 I use powerdirector (think I have version 14) but TBH most software can sort out most footage 👍 good luck
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Murray
Fantastic vlog as always. My son is actually moving to Scotland in a few days he can’t wait to hike in and around Scotland especially now I’ve shown him you utude channel
Inspiring again Murray, to save me jumping back and forward to walkhighlands, where was your starting point?
Braw 😎
Looks very dramatic and atmospheric, Murray! I’m thinking of doing a summit camp here when I do the Skye Trail. Are there many potential spots to pitch? I’m gonna use my Big Agnes Copper Spur 2 so it’s a bit big... Cheers, Mari
Hi Mari, its a fantastic peak - very rocky though TBH. The summit (from memory) had a few flat spots to pitch but not much grass if you don't mind a hard floor:) Good luck with the trail - are you heading this year or next?
ATB
Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains ah, cheers! I don’t mind a hard floor as long as it’s flat. :D I’m heading next month! If nothing unexpected happens. I’m still to find a potential wild camp spot near Portree. I’m struggling a bit.
Great video! Jealous you got the views. I did it on 2nd of August 2019 and got zero views:(
Thanks Jeff, I was lucky and got the timing spot on for a change , it was literally in cloud the whole way up, I was so lucky on this trip :)
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ATB
Murray
Ah, it was my first Munro
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