Amazing scenery Jim!!! Mountain camping isn't just a hobby; it's a way of life. This video serves as a beautiful reminder of the moments of joy and discovery I experienced in the wilderness.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad it brought back happy memories. I agree! Nothing quite beats mountain camping.

Stunning Jim, the footage is brilliant from start to finish, loved the drone footage at the end..Nice to meet you on these hills, we got a great day for it! Also thanks for the mention in your description 😁 Cheers, James

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks James. Yes, was lovely to meet you too. You can probably spot the shot that I got just before we bumped into each other. It's the bit at 06:55 where I'm walking through the snow. It was just after that that I saw you coming round the corner. Such a good day up there wasn't it. I wonder what hill I'll see you on next!

Jings, what a beautiful film. You can really capture the magnificence of Scotlands mountain landscapes. Been on Skye for quite a few weeks now:cuckoo on 23/4, 1st swallow on 26/4, spring is really moving on now . Cheers man.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think my first cuckoo was the same day. Saw a few wheatears in Glen Dessarry too.Really love that spring is in full swing now.

absolutely stunning, thank you for sharing this Jim 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

1:53 An Emperor Moth, Saturnia pavonia, a male (those complex antennae)! It's a creature of moorland, the larvae eat heather. Well, I would seize on that, but it was just a part of a very rich film. To give you some tasting notes, I got sun, and shadows; suggestions of warmth, and snow; proximity, and immensity. The big sublime hit for me came at 8:24, you in shadow in silhouette against that sunny mountain side - just such a perfect composition. I was completely ignorant about the mountain Sgurr na Ciche. It's so distinctive and so grand. Reading up on it a little (the geological descriptions are highly technical) I think I have learned that the rock is a migmatite, hence those striations of lighter bands. Thanks again for a lovely, thought-provoking film.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

And thank you Roy once again for your thoughtful notes. Interesting geology around there. I often think that there is a geologist inside every hill walker even if they don't know it. Why else would one be so captivated by these landscapes. It was lovely to see the emperor moth. It was just sunning itself on the molinia near my tent.

A fantastic film yet again, thank you Jim.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Had a great couple of days filming this one.

Great footage of Knoydart. Many thanks for sharing!

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Lovely hike in beautiful surroundings, gotta love the mountains 🤩 Those stonewalls from days of old must have been hard work building up there, what was those for? Livestock? Very nice filming and a joy to watch! Thx for the hike Jim 😊

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Martin. The walls were built by crofters in the 19th century who got paid in food by wealthy landowners. I'm guessing they were for sheep. Must have been hard work!

Always stunning Jim

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. They’re stunning mountains.

Great film Jim. Beautiful rocky hills.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Yes, very rugged and rocky in Knoydart / Glen Dessarry. Always amazes me how varied the geology is in Scotland. Each area has its own distinct feel - Torridon, the Cairngorms, Glen Coe....

Wow amazing I did a backpack to climb Ben Aden then Sgurr na Ciche and your video brought back so many lovely memories I had to watch it three times to take in the views excellent

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Andrew. I've not done Ben Aden. It's been on my to do list for some time. Would have been tempted to tag it onto this hike but I was done in by the time I got to Sgurr na Ciche.

@andrewkingdom

2 ай бұрын

@@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking can’t wait for your video of Ben Aden it’s a cracking mountain we walked in via the loch from the Kinlochhorn Road it’s quite a hike lol take care cheers

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

@@andrewkingdom Yeah, that's a long walk in and I imagine it's pretty rough underfoot too.

Great cinematography, that place is dear to me, my brother was the keeper at Camusrory

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks and I'm happy you enjoyed it. I knew a keeper at Camusrory - Victor. I was a countryside ranger in Knoydart for a few years back in the 00s. It's a really special area.

@scotlandmyhome7484

2 ай бұрын

@@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking my brother left in the mid 90s when they had kids due to the remoteness, mile to jetty from lodge then boat to mainland.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

@@scotlandmyhome7484 Yes, it's a very remote spot that. Can imagine it would have been hard to bring up kids there.

m e s m e r i s i n g

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. 🙏

Amazing!😮

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

Beautifully filmed, Jim. (Lovely to hear the cuckoo at the start.) I find it somewhat mindblowing to see that there is a drystone wall so high up in the mountains. What an effort it must have taken for someone to build that all those years ago.

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Veronique. Yes, it's amazing to see these perfectly built walls so high up and so remote. I know some of these walls are known as "famine walls". They were built by crofters who received food in return for the work. There's more about them here munromoonwalker.com/blog/beinn-deargs-great-wall-is-sad-reminder-of-our-past

Stunning filming once again Jim. I hiked these 3 Munros in June 2021. Started off in rain with no views on the 1st summit & finished on Sgùrr na Cìche with similar weather to you. Views will live long in the memory. The drone footage shows off the mountains in all their glory. ❤ Thanks for sharing. Atb Linda

@Jim_Manthorpe-hiking

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Linda. They're great hills eh. I'd done them before but that was about 15yrs ago so it felt like doing them for the first time!