Mountain Exposure - An exposed hike along Collies Ledge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- A mountain hike along Collies Ledge with some serious mountain exposure ...
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I got lots of interest in Collies Ledge from the Sgurr Alasdair video, so have made this one with as much footage of the Ledge as I could find. Apologies that most of it is helmet camera footage. Please note I only took my helmet off briefly to film myself walking along the ledge - not to be recommended! (also a small typo/duplication on the last screen naming the summits!!)
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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 :)
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YES finally someone has made a good video on Collies ledge! Thank you!
One person’s “delightful scramble” is anothers sheer terror. You also being a climber made it look like a stroll in the park , making it look easier than it actually is. Great vid anyway.
Regards. Brian
We've been as far as corrie laggan then back by the waterfall path. It was a shockingly good day weather wise and the walking was first class. A fantastic week without any real summits, but Skye has enough scenery at all levels. Although standing in corrie laggan drinking in the atmosphere was something special. Thanks for the reminder.
That's stunning! Wowser! But my hands and feet were getting clammy just watching. Stunning footage.
Beautiful video, shows a real sense of being there. First time I crossed it was during a guided walk with, the great, Gerry Ackroyd on the Coire Lagan round. I've been back a few times now and still think this is part of one of the best mountain walks in Scotland!
Well I don’t know about anyone else, but I clenched multiple body parts in unison watching that! 😳😬 Murray you’re a cool, calm, brave bloke! 😁👏👏 Just stunningly beautiful though! 😍
Thanks Nicki , once on the ledge , its not too bad , just have to watch your step !!:)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Fantastic, remi ds me of my climbing days I SKYE in the late 60s/early 70s. The cuillens are special, they have an atmosphere like no other place. Ohh to be fit enough to go back, but gone are the days. Your videos are great, many thanks.
Hi Murray, you make that look like your on a casual walk in the park , I would be clinging to the rock like a limpet😂
Thanks for sharing and not long now till we regain a wee bit of freedom
Take care and atb
Brian
its nae too bad once you get onto the Ledge - its finding it that causes the most panic!!lol
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
You are a brave man! Thanks for taking us along....no chance I'd be doing it myself! 😱 😂
Oh my..what a narrow path. The rocks you hang on to look like they’re going to break off. The view is beautiful. Take care 🇨🇦 ❤️
Hi Sue, it is indeed narrow in places - you should watch a YT video called The Ridge wit Danny Mackaskill - probably my favourite video ever!!
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Scotland's Mountains Just watched The Ridge. Wasn’t expecting someone to do it by bike. On my! I also wasn’t expecting him to go over a fence like he did. Very impressive and crazy. I’ll share the video. Take care
Ace video!! Totally sums up the atmosphere often ridge. I solo'd the ridge a fey years back, left out Kings Chimney to do Collies Ledge. Such a great position to be in, especially as Inn Pinn is there in view and you know it's coming next!!
Another brilliant video Murray, to which I can only add two words - Danny Macaskill... For all the tea in China I would'nt even push a bike along Collies Ledge !
Exposure Wednesday lol. A solid head for heights definitely needed. Certainly not a place to lose your nerve. Cracking scenery Murray thanks for sharing again. All the best. Stay safe
Thanks Tony - its such spectacular place - cant wait to get back :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
God you've got a head for heights, I don't even put high numbers on the lottery
haha - maybe not a route for you to try !!lol
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Wow, simply spectacular ⛰ i wud never have the head to do these routes, as much as i wud luv to, i was twitching watching you take us through it. Fantastic video again, thanks for sharing and take care 👍
Despite having done some of Scotland's big ridges, that is truly a brown trouser job as far as I'm concerned.
A very informative and a nicely put together account of this famous ledge.
The ledge bears the name of J. Norman Collie, an English scientist, mountaineer and explorer who was born in nearby Alderley Edge, Cheshire in 1859.
Those going for the first time should be aware that navigation is far from easy on Skye and if in doubt, a guide is a good option ;-)
Sir, absolutely incredible. Thank you for this video. Must visit Scotland and complete this hike. Gracias!
It's not often I get vertigo over breakfast, but watching this I did! Impressive indeed.
hope you still enjoyed your breakfast ;)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
My god, Murray, absolutely stunning footage. It did this in May 2018 and continued on to An Stac direct. I have very little memory of it as, like many of my trips to Skye Munros, visibility was about 3 metres and I couldn’t see a thing. Thanks for posting this. Great to see what I missed 😩 ATB - Dave
Thanks Dave - its an amazing place and I cannot wait to get back here for some more adventures :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Thanks Murry for a terrifying ridge walk 😬😁 love your walks and the great photography. I love getting high on the hills, but just the word ridge turns my legs to jeeely. Take care and be safe xx
Brilliant Murray. You get a real sense of the route and how to find the start so thanks very much for that!
no problem - its a fantastic day out for sure :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Looked an amazing route and you didn't half get spectacular weather. Full traverse looks an epic proposition :) Atb
thanks Ray - catch up soon
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Cracking explanation Murray. You've certainly turned your editing up a notch with the added graphics.
Thanks for sharing and taking the time to showcase your adventures.👏👏 👏👏 👏👏 👏👏
Tanks Bish - well noticed - this was one I edited with the new software hat I am still wrestling with :) Happy you recognised the difference and hoping it adds something to the new videos when I get back to it :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Every film you post gets progressively more epic! I love the production value, some people just add them but in your film its actually really useful and has value. I don't even know what your name is but it's not important because you have the unique trait of being able to build friendship from the lens that is a skill that not many possess. From my wee comfy couch in Edinburgh, you're one of the reasons I choose to get up, pack my camping gear and get up into the mountains. Thanks for creating this channel. Sheer quality. :)
Another class video Murray. If you take a break from making videos, enjoy just being in the mountains for their own sake. I shall miss your work. I find it inspirational. Your love of the mountains is very clear. Go well!
Thanks Roy, very much appreciated - I'll be appearing on a screen near you for a few more Wednesday but will have a wee break following that - but I will be back :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Sadly due to my physical disability watching this is as close as I will get to experiencing such a place. Your videos however, more than make up for this minor detail. Thank you!
Murray, this is one of your best videos yet, that looks like an incredible trip, you've been lucky with the weather too.
Amazing and fantastic, thanks for sharing. I got vertigo just watching ha ha
I enjoyed watching that. The scenery was simply spectacular and Narration was spot on. Well done sir
Thanks Tarris - very much appreciated
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Wow, beautiful views! Hope you are having a great time out and about again this weekend! Take care!
I have few greater desires in life than hiking and climbing the great heights of the Scottish Highlands and taking in their awe-inspiring majesty. That being said, watching you go up some of the thinnest ledges I have ever seen was completely terrifying.
absolutely lovely Murray..🙂 great job!
Suffice to say I will NEVER go there but thank you for the adventure, and I see you have a new toy for a great presentation just got better, well done.
Loving the new graphics illustrating the nearby summits, well worth the extra bit of effort! Breathtaking footage as ever, the 4K really popped on the shots from the drone.
thanks Duncan - the new software was getting use to its full capacity!!lol
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Such a great location! I love it and have to visit it in the future! Thanks for sharing.
Hi thanks for the great graphical explination. I tried from Glen Brittle once to get up on the ridge but turned back in the mist. Now i have a much better idea of where to go. Thanks for yhe great explination.
thanks Alex - hope you get back up there at some point :) definitely one to keep for a good day :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Hi Murray, another fantastic video. Looking forward now to get some walks done on the Isle of Skye. Really enjoyed the features from your new editing software. ABT. Det
thanks Det, hoping to get back up there at some point too myself :)
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ATB
Murray
Wow! Absolutely stunning! Cant wait to give this a go after a bit more practice. Defo high up on the wish list 😍
Hi Kelly - its definitely one to keep for a good day - a fantastic place :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains every time i watch your videos im itching to do them! Absolutely amazing! Yes defo looks like one for a perfect dry day!
Just trying to sign up a few old army mate to this whilst doing the 500! Great stuff as usual my friend 👍👍
Before my time is up on this planet I need to get up to Skye.....that scenery is simply stunning! 😀🏔
its well worth a visit (top tip - maybe go off peak as it get a tad busy in the summer months!!:)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
What a fantastic film!
Great video Murray, i liked your comment “butterflies” my words were more like “I’m crapping it” as no matter how many times i went there i could never loose that feeling
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Nice video. Like the narration. Looks like I would enjoy Scotland.
Nail biter areas for sure. Exhilarating and stunning!!
Fantastic route there Murray... also loving the flash new graphics! Heading up to Carrbridge for a week at the end of the month to try and get some more hills bagged in the Cairngorms... cannae wait! ATB! Mike
thanks Mike - the new software has some better graphics lol Hope you get good weather for your trip to the Cairngorm mountains :)
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ATB
Murray
fantastic video mate - keep em coming!!
Fantastic video, Murray. I'm very pleased you delved into this spot in detail. It was on my short list for Skye this past May, and I'll certainly keep it near the top of said list for whenever I'm able to travel from Canada again... I was certainly scratching my head about the typo on the last panoramic shot, having been atop the misnamed summit (Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh) last spring! Thanks again for sharing.
Meant to comment on your last video: I fully support your choice to take a break, should you decide to do so! I always look forward to your videos, but we certainly don't need you scunnered (as me old ma would've said) from the unceasing effort! Take a break if you feel it, and we will hope you come back fresh, inspired, and with gigs and gigs of beautiful footage!
haha well noticed - I wasn't going back and re rendering the vlog (I did own up to the typo in the description tough ;) lol)P.S. It wasn't the only typo - another one crept in earlier in the video!!lol
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ATB
Murray
Scotland's Mountains Oh, I was too busy watching you climb the scambly bits to notice any other typos... 😜 Wonderful stuff!
Just found your channel, can't wit to see more gorgeous, epic videos like this! Planning a trip to Scotland in 2022 to hike and run a skyrace. Watching your videos will double as research!
Beautifully put together
I don’t think I would have butterflies 🤔 it would be brown trousers time 🤨.
As you have found out on one of you last climbs 😝
Really appreciate the additional graphics. Great editing too. Exposure here is off the scale
Thanks Malcom, this was the first attempt at using the new software , so good to see its been noticed :)
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Just thought I'd say that the production value/editing of this vid was outstanding!! keep it up : )
thanks you - using the new software for the first time on this one so really please to hear some positive feedback on it - very much appreciated:)
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ATB
Murray
My God Murray,that was super airy experience! Great footage as always and commenting. At 6:26m ("thare are few moments you need your hands on the rock,just easy,easy grade 1scramble."= looking left and having 30storey high drop lol. You know how to keep cool. I kept holding my table watching as you were holding on to these rocks(looking so loose).
haha - its not as bad as it looks - the GoPro sometimes emphasises the drops with its fish eye effect!! still not a place to trip !!
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ATB
Murray
Great to see more of your videos coming up!!! Thank you. I was going to do the traverse in April, now Im desperate to get up there again :)
Thanks Andrew - there are a few more to go then there may be a little break - until season 2 begins;)lol
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ATB
Murray
Wow you jocks are truly blessed with your mountain ranges magnificent place to live don’t think I’d ever be home 😂😂 Awsome stuff my friend 👍
Superb, enjoyed that Murray. Stunning footage of an amazing place. My Skye trip was cancelled back in May, fingers crossed for September! Cheers.
Hope you get good weather for September James
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ATB
Murray
Brilliant video.... Really captures the height an drama of that ledge.... I'll stick to paths but fair play. Keep up the great content....
Thanks George, it is a great but narrow path, with a bit of a drop ;)
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ATB
Murray
God I had a death grip on the sofa watching that! 😳
Cool graphics on this one Murray. Really helpful. Nearly as impressive as the scenery ha ha… Seriously, those views are just breath taking!
Thanks - it was my first attempt using the new software and graphics - so glad it came out ok - still lots to learn with the new software though!!
Take care, stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
Fascinating, but just do not understand how people can walk so nonchalantly along such a terrifying ledge. I have enjoyed my hillwalking, but on what many people would consider boring heaps. Good for you.
Thank you, planned route later this year if my nerve holds out. 🙂
Definitely got to go on my list!
Given me collywobbles and sweaty hands just watching this.
Great stuff Murray. Love the new graphics. I've done Collie's Ledge in both directions, the last time was a couple of years ago with the late Martin Moran during a big day on the ridge. It's worth pointing out that EVERY hand and foot hold should be tested before committing to it as there is a lot of loose rock, some of which came away in my hands on more than one occasion.
So, the big question is: Where will YOUR first adventure be after Friday???
All the best and stay safe buddy.
Good point Ian - always a good thing to do on climbs and scrambles. Glad you noticed the new graphics - took me ages to learn that stuff !!lol Not sure where I am going this weekend as of yet but weathers looking rather erm rubbish!!lol
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ATB
Murray
Brilliant mate
What a beautiful country you have!!
Thank you Vicente - its not too bad when you can see it and the clouds part :)
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ATB
Murray
Spectacular as always.
Wow! Amazing, i was getting scared just watching the video on my big screen tv. Do love the new video set up must have been so much work great job and to know the names and the height. Which i have to google to get them in feet still lol. These Mountains are just like the area, North of Labrador,Canada called the Torngat Mountain's and the highest peak is the Mount Caubvick, right on the border of Quebec like one step on the top lol. The height is 1,652 m (5,420 ft) Big Thanks again Dave From Labrador City, Labrador, Canada
Yep... watching that Murray I've definitely lost my bottle.....😂😂😂
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Another great video Murray, sorry to say but my days o doing thing like that are past,(but not forgotten) have fun this weekend
Different class 👏👌
I enjoyed that, Murray. So much so I went back and watched your Sgurr Alasdair video again. Have you stopped using the drone so much in more recent videos?
Hi - yeah - it’s been over a year since the drone last came out - it will return at some point though ! 👍
Take care and stay safe and thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
😳😳😳😳the POV cam action had my heart pounding Murray! But you're right, stunning views!
So that’s really scary looking you had me terrified fantastic views
A big fat WOW.
Great video and infographics!
That. Is. Epic.
This has been on my ''to do'' list ever since that last video. Also on that same list:
1) not dying because my confidence has way exceeded my skill level;
2) checking in with point 1 before doing Collies ledge.
But you have me convinced.
By the way, if you get up to the halfway point but then need mountain rescue to get you down - is that considered a half of the job done?
Brilliant 👍👏
Amazing
Those rocks are FAR too loose lol I'd be way more worried about that than my footwork up there. The variables multiply exponentially when the terrain is increasingly unstable, broken up and loose like that.
But, what an awesome view. It would definitely be worth the "butterflies" to witness first hand. There's no doubt about that. 👍
#RealHighlander
that just scares the shite out of me .......brave man murray
Wow, nippy sweety time. I will just stick to the local Co op ledge, the one some people call "the pavement"
Scotland's Mountains!!!
Would have liked to have seen more of the Geology, its not the same when having to pause the video,... breathtaking all the same.
Thanks, mate.
Fantastic, not sure I could handle the exposure on that one. I’m planning to be up in Scotland in October to do the WHW. 👍
hope the weather is fine for your trip here Spencer :)
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ATB
Murray
Probably the best video of Collies Ledge on TH-cam that I've seen. I've been on the ridge countless times but only had a good view once lol.
Do you know if people ever go the opposite direction on the ledge?
Also, what camera do you use?
Thanks, great video.
Thanks CC - yeah people can go in either direction - if doing the ridge traverse in summer most will do it in the direction I was going though :)
Thanks for watching
ATB
Murray
I have to go to Mount Doom in Mordor. Do you know if I can take this path ?
srly what wonderful landscapes you have in Scotland. Thanks for sharing your hikes with us !
That looked like one of your toughest scrambles, if indeed that word does your effort any justice. Definitely not one for the faint hearted but the views definitely made it worthwhile. Amazing and alien looking landscape. Thanks again Murray really enjoyed your video
Hi Dessie - it was a cracking days adventure but not too difficult if you have a head for heights :)
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ATB
Murray
As a Munroist and one who has walked extensively in the British Isles, I think the Skye Cuiilin are unique in the British Isles. Perhaps the Twelve Bens of Connemara or the Rhum Cuillin can give some poor competition.
Thanks
"If you have a good for height and good at navigation"...Well that's me out I'm neither I get lost easily in a hotel and I was terrified at Snowdon because of the height!
Its difficult to eat your Cornflakes and watch this video, stunning
hope you still managed your cornflakes though ?
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ATB
Murray
WOW!!! 👏👏
Loving your use of annotations, great footage too! Prefer the non-headcam footage though, find it better conveys the splendour of The Cuillins.
Thanks Rich - yeah I agree - I do try and keep the head an footage you a minimum ! However there wasn’t too many places to set up the tripod 😂👍
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ATB
Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains Having watched and really enjoyed your Collie's Ledge vlog I've checked out quite a few of your others. All of the same high quality but the most inspirational has to be Sgurr na Stri on Skye. It's been on my bucket list for a few years now and I'm hoping this year is the one. Currently suffering extra lockdown in Leicester though 😞. When I get to go it will be with a screenshot of your drone footage of the pitch so I can find it as I'm guessing I will not be spoilt for choice! Keep up the great work, you have a natural delivery style 👍
EXCELLENT😃
I’ve done hikes like this. The Matterhorn scares the heck out of you! So far down it would take a couple of minutes to get to the ground if you fell. What would you think of as you fall.
A fantastic addition to the video from last year. The drone footage is incredible, it certainly shows how the vastness of the full ridge. Have you traversed the full ridge? if so how long did it take? hope you're well Murray!
Hi Ryan - did the traverse of the Cuillin ridge way back in 2006 or 07 (can’t remember ) was an amazing experience - wasn’t videoing things then but made a collage of it here -
th-cam.com/video/hmjvyryf4-c/w-d-xo.html
Did it over two days and was guided by Mike Arkley and the late Andy Nisbet. A memorable trip and one I will always remember:)
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ATB
Murray
Nice one Murray. You got a grand day for it. Recommend descending the "Stone Chute" as opposed to ascending it! Phew!🥵💦
absolutely agree with that one Johnny!! lol
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ATB
Murray