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We’d heard rocks the day before as well. Scary stuff! We were super privileged to catch the 2 days of summer 😁

Thank you, it really was mega! A dream come true 😊

Just pull one end and it comes through. I think there’s normally a sling with a maillon at the top. So you put the rope through there to the middle and chuck both the ends down. It’s not tied to anything 👍😁

Thanks marra, what’s next for you? I’ve only been back a week or two and I’m getting itchy feet already!

From Sligachan take a path over a few rivers and then follow a path up the left side of Bhasteir gorge. When you reach the coire you break left and the scrambling begins

Glad you survived! I think I know the bit you mean! - a friend did something similar and told me the horror story

Thanks, it was a grand time in the mountains. I was buzzing with happiness all day 😁

It’s when a climbing team trails a rope between them without placing any protection. If one falls it’s likely the other will get pulled off and cheesewire anyone caught below them. It’s an amalgamation of short roping and moving together but without the benefits of either

Thanks! Is the idea though to rope up and if someone falls , the others arrest? @@UmbertoJessop

I think people feel safer because there is a rope. Unless there’s terrain or gear between you and your partner then the rope isn’t doing much. Short roping would be the technique where an experienced person has the less experienced person on a short leash to quickly stop a slip becoming a fall. If both are inexperienced then it’s probably safer to pitch the route and place gear. If both are comfortable and can self arrest then they may as well solo it. If someone did slip and start to fall it’s unlikely if you were at the top and you got yanked back unexpectedly that you’d be able to arrest, and if the person above slipped and fell past you before arresting then they’ll probably have too much momentum for you to be able to brace. In both instances you’re just putting your partner at risk by being tied together. That’s my two cents anyway!

Hey up bud, I’ve got Arran on my wish list. There’s some climbing I’d like to do there. I didn’t know there was a trail! I just googled it, looks mega! You taking a week for it or blasting through?

@@UmbertoJessop see how it goes pal if anyone joins me then maybe slow down a bit lol hope Ur keeping well

I’ve never experimented with sails, something I’m keen to try in the future though 👍

Thank you! I’m just saving your vids to watch later. Can’t get enough of canoe camping trips!

@@UmbertoJessop I know the feeling! :) Just subscribed to your channel, you have some great trips there.

Thank you very much for your words of encouragement!

I used Mapy.cz to navigate. The gpx can be found online by searching “heights of Alay”. I can’t say how hard it would be for you. What else have you done that’s similar? To be self supported and solo it is quite a large undertaking as there are few places to resupply. I would say this is quite a hard trek, one of the hardest I’ve undertaken. The altitude makes it very challenging as you go up to 4,100m and there isn’t always an obvious trail to follow.

th-cam.com/video/P3oiGvs2gCQ/w-d-xo.html This is a longer version to give you a better idea of the trip

If you’re going from Kinloch towards Dibdil I think the hardest bit is the north ridge to Askival. The easier route skirts left of the ridge. It is grade one scrambling over steep grass and rocky steps, there is a faint path but it comes and goes and looks like several routes are possible. If your dog has done other scrambles before and is sure footed you should manage. Everything else can just be a walk. Just realised I’ve watched your Bidean nam Bian video before! Great story telling and a fun watch 👍😁

@@UmbertoJessop Thank you.

The only climbing is a friendly dif chimney at the end and a small section of mod down climbing off the imposter. You can pick your difficulty on the main traverse but it’s all scrambling and there are several exits other than the diff chimney, the mod ramp left after the 5m wall or dogleg gully at grade 1 or 2 down right from the putting green. I think I wore La sportiva tx4 approach shoes that day but I also like the TX5s for scrambling. Alistair was wearing the TX guide. It’s one of my favourite days out you should definitely bump it up the list!

@@UmbertoJessop Thanks! That's helpful. I'd been thinking climbing the tower of Clach Glas (the wet section past the slot/cave) would be more tricky than you make it sound :-)

​@@marcchrys you can see Al stepping over the wet bit here 2:25 hope you get over soon, it's a cracking route!