Taking a Gondola up some of the Highest Mountains in Scotland.. Aonach Mor & Beag
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- ➤ In today's video I will be doing the Two Aonachs via the Gondala at the nevis range.. do you count this as cheating??
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0:00 Intro
0:35 The Gondola
1:00 Some information
2:57 Walk Beginning
6:21 Aonach Mor
8:30 The Bealach
10:47 Aonach Beag
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Is driving to the mountain cheating? Is not climbing every Munro from sea level cheating? I think bar getting a chopper to the top, anything goes.
@@Meades4532 exactly my thoughts 😂 you get a better advantage driving to the Glenshee ski center etc.. it was a fun experience taking the Gondola 😁
With some of the glenshee munros you only have about 500m ascent from the ski centre, might even be less
@@jamiemacmillan4056less than 300m ascent
Hi James, in my opinion it's not cheating. But what would people say if they knew me and my party took the gondola up, then took a helicopter down to Ballachulish!?
The early spring weather was excellent that day, and the views over the Ben and Mamores were spectacular. The chopper dropped us off at the Ballachulish Hotel much to people's amazement.
But my favourite memory of that day is when one of our team, who'd never been up a Corbett or Munro, stood amazed (same place as on you video at 4:27 mins) and in awe saying "You don't get this in Paisley" That day changed her life. She stopped Friday and Saturday nights out, bought walking and camping gear, met a bloke on a walk and the rest is history.
Great video mate and hope you're over the lurgy.
What a view. I can't remember seeing a better angle of Ben Nevis. Wonderful.
Hi James, another great blog with fantastic views good luck on the final part of your journey. Scotland is stunning
In my opinion the best thing about bagging IS the journey - how ever you want to do that journey! And if you're not feeling too well, going by gondola is a worthwhile experience in itself. One which I might start saving up for! 😄
Well done. Most folks would have stayed in bed. Your whole journey has been epic. Stunning views of the Ben.
Great shots of Nevis. I did these mountains separate and the gondola was not there just ski lifts. Lovely scenery.
Hi James - well done for taking yourself out, despite not feeling at your best - and indeed, for showing the less-abled among us how we might still access the mountains, or even climb one or two of the higher ones with a bit less effort. I mean, I couldn't do it in my present condition; but if I lost ten stone, who knows - I just might... And there are doubtless many others who maybe are just about able to have a stab at it right now!! The puritans might say you cheated, but how many of them, start climbing every Munro from sea level, I wonder? I mean, it's not even practical in a lot of cases - and who wouldn't use the highest possible car park, or starting point? And anyway, isn't the number one safety rule to not try to do more than you know you can safely manage - and to take every precaution you feel you might need? So, don't feel any guilt on my account, because I actually think you did a very sensible thing, using that gondola, in these circumstances!
Stunning photography. I think you should enter that one of the sheep and The Ben in a competition.
These 2 are on my to do list because of the views of Ben Nevis and the mamores, so I think I’ll do them from Glen Nevis
I’ve been up the gondola a few times
Superb again mate, I think you’ve earned a shot on the gondola 😂💪🏻🗻
It's no more cheating in my view than getting the boat up Loch Mullardoch or driving up to the high car park in Glenshee or Ben Lawyers. When I did these many years ago I walked up from Glen Nevis and intended to get the gondola down but was too late, and ended up walking down the mountain bike track as there weren't any bikes around.
Great video James. Definitely not cheating. Plus you gave me the idea of taking my son up their that way. Fantastic views of Ben Nevis. I done Ben Nevis last year. Not CMD. I fancy doing Ben Nevis again via CMD.
Well done
ATVB
Alan
Not cheating but for peace of mind in those quiet moments when you are alone with your thoughts (as you have said you will) I would do them again from Glen Nevis. I was lucky and got an inversion with only the 4,000-footers poking above the clouds, a day I will long remember. Great series of videos James.
As far as I know, from the north the only possible way is the Gondola. All the paths in that area are for mountain bikers and pedestrians are not allowed. Maybe in winter when bikers are not around you can use those paths.
Great day out and views of The Ben. Not seen it from there as cloud was down when we did them. As for cheating…Your conscience will decide.
I think it’s up to you James. On my Wainwright, Donald and Munro trips I park as high as I can usually, often use a MTB to ride in, and have even driven up forestry and wind farm tracks if the gates are open. I don’t like the gondolas visually on the hills eg Glenshee, Glencoe Ski Centre, but if they’re there….🤷🏻♂️
I would draw the line at taking the train all the way up Snowdon in North Wales though! That is cheating!!
Good luck with the rest. CMD Arete fabulous and not difficult. Family could do it if reasonably fit.
I believe that Mor and Beag tend to refer to volume rather than height, which makes sense from the days when heights weren't known accurately.
Not cheating, James. You got the ferry along Loch Mullardoch, bit like driving to the start. Numerous Munros have high car parks or high road passes close by, what's the difference? If you were a purest you'd be doing them all from sea level but that just isn't practical. Thanks for uploading. 🏴🏔👍
Fun fact that was not pointed out, the track running down the side of Aonach Mor is the Fort William World Cup Downhill Mountain bike track, look it up if you have never heard of it.
Another great view of Aonach Mor is from the top of Carn Mor Dearg. From there you see dozens of gullies cutting into the western side of Aonach Mor.
Well I used the chairlift to come down from the Cairnwell 3 recently as my knees were feeling it - so you do you!
I used the gondola too, definitely not cheating 😅 It's a spectacular walk if you drop down, then climb up Carn Mor Dearg, and eventually on to Ben Nevis. It does mean paying the same price, for just one way in the gondola though 💸
The reason that they are named the opposite from there size is that when they were named, before us silly buggers started walking up hills, they were named as they looked from the Glen.
That makes sense 😁🏔
Hi James….It’s your Munro journey so it’s up to you how you choose to do it. Personally I wouldn’t use the gondola….but that’s immaterial as I wouldn’t do that route anyway.
It’s up too the individual how they see it, there are no rules.
Cheers James ATB.👍
Hi James, of course its cheating.......but we have all done it although I walked down just to cleanse my soul 😇😇 A quick look of the remaining Munro's. still some very interesting hills to do so there will be no lack of hands on rock and some great watches to come. Cheers.
Hi James, absolutely wonderful, what an absolutely stunning view of Big Ben. It’s brilliant to see it from that angle, just looks a completely different mountain. I wouldn’t have recognised it.
Oh, and it’s not cheating, there’s no rules to say you have to walk all the way to a summit. Most mountains you don’t walk every meter.
Thank you as always for sharing your adventure with us. I’ve been on the gondola a few times, it’s a cracking ride.
All the best
Dave 😀⛰🥾🏴🚠
You set your own rules for whatever walking challenges you do. Personally don't like gondolas so perhaps these two might be ones you go back to when you return to hill-walking for fun.
If you take the gondola ye’ll not be applying to the Munro society for a compleation certificate ? Unless you do them under your own steam ?
@@Drew-h3t thankfully that is not the rules 😂 think of the amount of e-bikes that are used etc, also driving to the Glenshee & Cairngorm Ski Center is the same height as using the Gondola.. no rules, aslong as you make it to the top of all 282 your in 😁
Hi James. Great video as always.
Is it possible to hike up from the car park without getting in hit by Mountain Bike?
Still got Aonach Mor to do.
Thank you, think it is possible but pretty difficult now.. they have loads of signs to keep you off the path.. better from Glen Nevis I think, Cheers, James
I found the views quite over whelming for sense of size. Pls when was this filmed? Lot of lying snow, or was this from a recent snow fall? Thx for posting.JMO
This was mid June 😁 Cheers, James
Another fab day in the hills great views of the Ben....not cheating at all....😍
I think good on you James and you do it your way. However, I do have a question as I really don’t know the answer. Is there any rules to be a completist that state how you get to each Munro and from what point on the hill etc?
Its about the experience at the end of the day and I thought the Gondola would add some interest to the route 😁 no rules to be a completist, you don’t even have to prove you have been at the summit of all 282.. hopefully my collection of videos is enough evidence for my certificate 😂
Cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney anyway you’ve done amazing! Well done! Videos are top notch!
Not cheating , who starts at Loch Tay for Ben Lawers ? Keep on with the munros, always great vids
Haha that makes me feel better 😂
If the gondola is cheating, then using the North Face car park to get to Ben Nevis is cheating.
I did Ben Nevis via CMD and traversing the Arête 18 months ago. It’s an adventure for sure. Windy and a tough old boulder scramble up to the summit from the end of the Arête in the mist.
3mins 43s in , I can see my house 😂
Well spotted 😂
When you reach 282 and look back on your achievement, remember this upload 🤣 P.S I've been thinking about doing it this way as well 😎
@@beanser1 😂 I will definitely do them from Glen Nevis after just to make myself feel better..
Never knew there ware Gondalas in Scotland lol wow
No not cheating I used the gondola and climbed this pair in deep winter the climb up from the col between them up to Aonach beag was iced up and was a difficult ascent and decent but the Beag and Mor refer to the size of the mountain no their height in this case cheers
Still got those two to do and yes we'll be using the gondola. Better make sure we get there for the first one so we don't miss the last one 😂 I've heard it's difficult to walk from the car park up due to lack of path access. Can't wait to see the views of the Ben. An teallach should be an adventure for ya.
The route in through Glen Nevis is a spectacular option.
Next time I will be doing it that way 😁
Haha plenty of time between first and last, even with all my messing about 😂 enjoy when you come to do them 😁 looking forward to An Teallach.. Cheers, James
Cheating? The top of the gondola is about the same altitude as the Cairngorm car parks and lower than Glenshee, definitely not I’d say. It’s not exactly the Snowdon railway….
Haha I feel better now 😂
I feel more cheated by the cheeky Ben Nevis summit…
@@martinparsons4238 I couldn’t resist bagging a munro that day 😂 will be doing a full video in the future no doubt..
@@ScottishMunroJourneyagreed! Was shocked to the core when you admitted you had bagged Ben Nevis!
You make your own rules. You could fly a helicopter to every one I guess. Anyway you paid quite a hefty fine for it.
The nanming of the 2 hills is absoluitely logical when you realise that Mor means big in bulk and Beag small in bulk. Why else do the mighty Cairngorms have a lowly Ciorbett called Sgor Mor? - have a look at the map.
Similarly there are some apparently illogical Wester farm to the north, east or south of the Easter farm. It turns out the wester and easter are an east coast convention, therefore easter can mean downstream regardless of direction.
Definitely cheating James in fact I don't even think you had a cold looks like a hangover to me 😂😂
Did these from Glen Nevis before the gondola was built. Wouldn't use it mainly because if no-one used it it would close and possibly stop other eyesores being built. £25 you're joking.
Yes very expensive for what it was.. a nice experience but I will do it from Glen Nevis next time 😁
A wee bit disappointed to see you take the gondola , but everyone for themselves, I would not do it .
Most definitely cheating James but who gives a fk 😂😂 I think you deserve an easier day out especially if your not 100% 👍
Your Scottish Munro Journey so your rules. But personally I would not count this route. My rules are walk from a public road, or railway station. Sorry.
Climbing mountains as a hobby was born in the alps and the “normal route” up breithorn involves a cable car all the way to the hut at 3300m. I would do the same as you but this does count
I've done them both ways and really enjoyed the Gondola ride 👍
The toughest day for me James was Ben Nevis via the arete.
Headed up to the half way lochan and then round to the CIC hut, then straight up.
My heels never touched the ground until the summit of CMD🤯
I did it that way too, but every time now I’d go CMD arête from North Face car park given safe conditions. A wonderful route.