Aonach Mor & Aonach Beag | Hiking up BIG Mountains !
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- We headed up some of Scotland's highest big mountains , Aonach Mor & Aonach Beag, hiking past some superb waterfalls on the way and also finding some early season snow on the tops. These mountains are some of the biggest in Scotland with a view to the highest and biggest of them all - The Ben. A great day out and some fabulous views :)
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That’s a cracking loop another great vlog 👍❤️🏴
Magical views, its hard to beat the Highlands
It's that time of the week again Murray time the quality is exceptional as always Murray you keep our chins up during lockdown stay safe Jim
Thanks Jim - hope you enjoyed the vlog - got lots backlogged so hoping to be able to continue the Wednesday vlogs right through to Jan/Feb next year - hope you enjoy them (got some good ones for the festive season 🤫)
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Murray
I really enjoy the banter between you and Gerry. Good mates and walking buddy's
Another great Vlog.. I never tire of them. Stay safe
Thanks Sharon, always a good day out with Gerry for company - he back out with me on an adventure on next weeks video too:)
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Murray
Hi Murray, it's now April and a bit of freedom has arrived. Love all your videos, but dont always see them in order. Great banter between you and Gerry, best walk pals. Smashing video and it sure looked Scottish 😉 take care both of you, and thanks for all the hikes and info xx
Those views ! Top stuff Murray :)
Nice one murry
The quality of your filmmaking every week is astounding. Thanks, Murray. 👍🙂🏴
Great views & good craic
Once again great video Murry, thanks for sharing. brought back lots of wonderful memories. I did this with a friend years ago in winter, we camped in the glen, after a long day on the hill, sitting in the tent I said " all we need not is a dram" no drams tonight came the reply, I replied " check YOUR rucsac, I had slipped in two hip flacks as we left the car. Happy times
ahh - brilliant - plus the added bonus that you didn't have to carry the whisky to the camp ;)lol
Perfect
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains that was the idea
LOVELY video! Stay safe and ATB!
Murray, It just makes me happy to watch your videos. I love to peak bag too and I am in America. Unfortunately, we don't have ones like yours. You are always in a tunnel in this country. Rarely until you get way above tree line do you hit the open lands and skies like Scotland. I lived in Glasgow in College for a bit and was at the Art School with all of the McIntosh influence (before the library burned the last two times) and I miss it up there so much. Keep up the amazing work my friend! My channel isn't nearly as dynamic as yours but I am mostly about photography and the outdoors. Ill catch up. :-)
Fantástico trabalho amigo! Estou amando a Escócia através dos seus vídeos. Grande abraço!!
Brilliant video thanks guys
Thanks Gary
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Murray
I always enjoy your mountain climb adventures. What beautiful country in Scotland :)
Thanks again for a fantastic vlog gents. Watching these is the TV highlight of the week for me, really look forward to receiving the notification that it’s been uploaded! 😀👍🏔🏴
Thanks Dave - really appreciate that - hope you enjoy the vlogs - got lots back logged so enough to take the Wednesday vlogs until about February:)
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Murray
Beautiful views yet again Murry
Thanks John - hope you enjoyed the video
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Murray
Superb!!! I went up that way in September and bivvied on the big flat bit you walked straight over below Sgurr a Bhuic at 800m. Then the Aonachs, down to the bealach then up the CMD east ridge. Bivvied there then the arete. One of the best walk of my life! Cheers, another excellent vid.
now that sounds like a magic route and adventure !:) sounds like fun
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Murray
I've really enjoyed watching your walks Murray, they've helped keep me sane during the shenanigans! I live for the mountains and despite having travelled all over Europe in times gone by, Scotland has the absolute best! Love this and thanks for the great footage, I really appreciate it 👍👍👍👍👍
fantastic ,my favourite area what a drive in past Glencoe ,going to do a circular route there next time I go up, past waterfall and round to right.
Best viewing of the week again.
One of my most unnerving descents coming off these two, no sign of the path you came down but hardly surprising given it was December. Fortunately the snow was soft and didn’t feel slippy but looking down it felt almost vertical. Enjoyed the walk out through the Corrie though, probably the relief in getting down safely. All the best Paul.
Thanks Paul - I can imagine that would be a little unnerving - it’s a steep old descent to get of the mountain :) as you say the Glen at the bottom is sublime - reckon I will be back here before too long :)
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Murray
Awesome video!
thanks Folks - hope you enjoyed it :)
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Murray
Beautiful views. What a nice day for a hike and you’ve got your hiking partner again!
I see so many possible paintings looking at the landscape and mountains..just beautiful!
It was a 2 snack hike...lots of energy burned.
Another great video!
Take care 🏔 🇨🇦
Thanks Sue, was a fabulous day in the mountains :)
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Murray
Great video of your adventure, stunning photos on your Twitter and Fb pages, haven’t seen the drone for a long time.
Thanks Jeg - yeah not had it out for ages ! Took it out when I cycled up Glen Ey a few months ago but the battery wouldn’t work - reckon it was because it hadn’t been used for over a year !! There maybe a brief come back for the drone in a couple of the vlogs coming up in December tho 😉
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Murray
Nice one Murray & Gerry 👍
Followed you on a Walkhighlands map. Looks like a great walk and saved it. Who knows . . . .
It’s a great hike - hope you make it some day :)
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Murray
Aye, fantastic area...... it has it all 😁
Good to see the big man out and about with you.
Stay safe ATB
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it certainly is Dave , some fantastic mountains :)
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Murray
Loving all the new pop ups Murray. Sterling content as always 👌🏻
I did this area in 2019 it was a fantastic trip, I can’t wait to visit Scotland again. Love your videos they’ve kept me going during lockdowns. Keep up the great work!
beautiful video,,like it very ,,thanks for sharing ,,
thank Frenk
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Murray
Amazing video Murray..Such a lovely place captured perfectly !
Thanks Uma - it’s a great part of Scotland with some amazing mountains :)
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Murray
This has got us itching to get back up to the highlands!
We’ll have to wait until Christmas and hopefully, there’ll be some snow too 🤞🏼
Hoping the snows return to the highlands soon :) fingers crossed for a nice cold winter :)
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Murray
Fantastic... never fails Murray !!! Top man. Stricken with covid and feeling rotten so gonna spend my bday checking your back catalogue to help the recovery and keep spirits high. Thanks for sharing as always. Stay safe. Simon
Thanks Simon - wishing you a quick recovery and hope you enjoy some of the vlogs on your bday
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains thanks for your well wishing much appreciated. Take care and keep the vids coming 👍
Fantastic as always Murray 👍
Another fantastic video as always! And its getting me in the mood for the Glen Lyon loop tomorrow
Thanks Mike - hope you had a good hike today - looked like a cracking day for it :)
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains thanks. Ended up Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers because silly me forgot about the deer stalking, doh. Fantastic morning out though.
Keep the good vids coming out
What a great day out - one of my favourite mountains as well! I can't wait to get up to the Highlands again.
Its a great area for cracking mountain hikes for sure :) hope you get back out after this is all done with ...
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Murray
Wonderful memories of a full winter day doing the same route up Aonach Beag many years ago, great views on the way up, but the summit was in thick cloud and ran out of time to do Aonach Mor
a great excuse to go back and bag Aonach Mor ;)
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains Haha I've been on Aonach Mor twice and not seen the view, so I ought to go back and do them both again on a clear day anyway :)
Another great offering Murray. Perfect viewing in front of an open fire. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Dessie - hope it provided enjoyable views in front of the fire 🔥:)
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Murray
Thank you very much!
Hey, a hike I've done! (Well, to the waterfall anyway.) Still slightly impressive considering I live in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA... Love your videos!
Hi Becky - good job :) it’s a fantastic part of Scotland and the waterfall is well worth the hike to see it under the mountains - hope you enjoyed your trip when you were over here in Scotland :)
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Murray
What a fabulous adventure. The scenery was stunning. Thanks for another great video.
Thanks John
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Murray
Another great tour , great for keeping the spirits up .thanks Murray
Thanks Noel - hope you enjoyed the adventure :)
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Murray
I love the sign at the top car park - 'Danger of Death'. It's one of the rarest signs in the UK.
One to be wary of John!!
“The hills are quiet”.....as the guy in the background disappears over the crest.....Gerry, he’s behind you lol
Murray please don’t think me cheeky I love what you guys are doing and it gives me inspiration for trying some of your less technical days out. Keep up the great work boys Al.
Haha - the timing was perfect !!
The walk from the car park to the falls is a great walk, then it opens out, then in the distance is Steal Falls. Great place, loved walking on the cable bridge to cross the river to be able to get to the Falls.
That path down from the Aonachs to the bealach at the bottom of Carn Mor Dearg is insanely steep. I have only done it the other way, up the hill in the eastern direction towards the Mamores. The ground does look as though it is getting eroded cutting up quite badly.
Cracking walk and video , thanks for posting
It was a great day in the mountains for sure :)
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Murray
Another fantastic vlog Murray thanks so much! My photography trip to the Isle of Mull in May has been cancelled so I'm going to have satisfy my Scotland adventures with TH-cam for a while longer!
Thanks Joe, hope you get back to Mull once this is all over
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Murray
Great content once again murray👌.
Thanks Blair - weather was good but not as good as on Lawers (vlog en route in next month or so 😊👍
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Murray
Fantastic! Sitting in South East Asia longing for days like that once more....😔
Thanks Doug, been cold and snowy today in Scotland (well on the mountains ), I suspect it may have been a little warmer in your location :)
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Murray
That’s nuts!
Scotland's Mountains!!!
6:14 I've just sighted the alusive scottish yeti.
Love the way you say today’s wee walk 😂 enjoyed the vlog as always
Thanks David - a wee bimble (or not so wee !!lol) in comparison to the last two vlogs this was merely a short leg stretch !!;)
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Murray
Loved the video. This was my 2nd Munro trip after lockdown in July & it was a tough day. Same route but we missed the path down & it was a steep descent. Keep the videos coming if you can...missing the hills sooo much! 👍🏻😊
Thanks Linda - it’s a great round ! I can image the descent off the mountain would have been a tad steep !!
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Murray
Another great video and a grand day for a hike😁👍👍
Thanks Gary - really nice to meet you back on that trip - hope you all had a great trip too
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains you too Murray. Hope you manage to get out again over the next month or so. All the best. Gary😁👍👍
Awesome video. I like how there are no trees around to obstruct the views!
Thanks Lili, its a shame Scotland suffered so much deforestation over the centuries, I really like a walk in the forest ... some good conservation projects ongoing in parts of Scotland to bring the natural woodland back
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Murray
Another cracking video, takes me back to doing those hills from the ski centre route which wasn't as interesting as your route, also memories of the Carn Mor Arete, keep the videos coming.
Thanks Jim - yeah great views over to CMD from there, a fantastic brace of mountains :)
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Murray
always watch oput for you videos sheer escapism especially for people during this virus...thank you.
Thanks Alba - hope they help to provide some outdoors inside at this time
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Murray
We walked down the ridge just behind your shots from the top after I bottled out of the arête about 6 weeks ago. The ridge I actually walked down looks just as scary from a distance 😂. Ah well, next time.....
Indeed , TBH there probably isn't too much difference in difficulty between the two ridges - saying the the wind direction may have affected this. Hope you had a good day though :)
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Murray
Cool Stuff Again Murray, Stay Safe
Thanks Mark , hope you enjoyed this mountain adventure :)
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Murray
As soon as I saw you weren't going up the Mamores I called it...Aonach Beag!
We went up Meall nam Maigheach, Meall a'Choire Leith, and Meal Corranaich last weekend. Horrendous weather. Meall Corranaich must mean "Rounded Hill of the Endless Peat Bog". If it doesn't it should. That's me on 13 Munros since July (plus Corbetts and Marilyns)!
The Nevis area is definitely high on the list for next Spring/Summer; I've absolutely caught the bug, in large part thanks to videos such as your own.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
P.S. Hope you managed to get that wee glass of scotch Gerry mentioned ;)
Thanks Chris - nothing worse than a boggy hill in claggy conditions - hope your boots shined up well after cleaning them!! Hope you have some great adventure in the Nevis area when you get there next year
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Murray
Thanks for this Murray they two are the only 4000fters i have left to bag :)
you are in for a treat , a great brace of mountains - leave them for a good day though the views are stupendous :)
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Murray
Resting up with the dreaded Covid and this is just what I needed to cheer me up! 👌
Hi Wayne hope the video helped and get well soon - hope you make a speedy recovery
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Murray
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100% especially the Ben in the background. 🤤 Cannot wait to visit the area .
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For once, I recognise that Glen. We were up there in the summer and oddly, 2 sets of people were looking for the tourist path near the ruins. As one couple were only equipped with a carrier bag and a Mac in a sac, we advised them not to go for The Ben. Being only the 2nd car in the carpark, we had a lovely quiet day up the Glen, but returned to a find tourist beer swilling hellhole car park. Such a shame.
I had an old acquaintance, who once let it slip that he once went to climb Aonach Beag from Steall and summited to find an observatory and a crowd of people ;) lol
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Murray
I was in the area not even two weeks ago. Except I went towards the Steall Falls across the wire bridge and then head up to Ring of Steall.
always an adventure heading across the wobbly bridge en route to a mountain adventure :)
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Murray
I don't suppose you were in... Scotland, were you? 🤣
Last and only time I was in that area was when my dad and I went up the Ben, in 1990 and had a spectacular view. I'm hoping in the next few years to do the same again, with my son. Fingers crossed that I can make that happen! Thanks for another great video.
it was a very scottish day on a scottish mountain in scotland with a scotch egg or two ;) lol
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Murray
Cheers 👍
Another good ‘un Murray. I noticed that you take a lot of pathless routes. I always stick to my Walk Highlands guides. If you have a free gap in your schedule, I think your audience (especially me!) would like to see what skills you and Gerry use to guide to point to point. Keep up the great work 🤘🏽
Hi Colin - one for a Sunday vlog sometime :) The route we took here was very similar to the walkhighlands version though if memory serves me correctly :)
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Murray
@@ScotlandsMountains Thanks Murray, I’ll check it out 👍
Just here to remember some views from brave hearts
We have ( in the Mourne's) a pair o hills named wrong way round here too might well be down to the same thing of size of the bottoms Meelmore and Meelbeg where Meelbeg is bigger ..
Hi Glen , glad to hear its not just a Scottish occurrence :)
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Murray
I don’t think there is anything else in the UK like being high above Glen Nevis for shear draw droppingness sense of scale and majesty.
its certainly an impressive landscape with some wonderful mountains :)
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Murray
I walked these hills by the same route but in the opposite direction.
Murray. Amazing Vlog yet again! You seem to be blessed with the clouds parting (almost) everywhere you go!! Quick question. Where exactly did you come off the bealach and into the coire at the end. It looked like you were directly opposite the watershed ridge up to CMD? Was it the slightly wider ridge running west off Seang Aonach Mor, as the only other way I can see on the map is to head to the top of the coire up past the ski-lift and then down the long way!?!
clouds parting... - wait until you see next weeks video ;) If you look at the walkhighlands route - that was almost identical to the route we took :)
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Murray
Murray!!!
Top stuff as always Murray. I had a fabby summit camp on Aonach Mor a good few years back. The views are grand. 👌🏼
Thanks Robin - a cracking place - a long way up with all the camping gear! Respect sir 👍
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Hello I watching yours channel for a while. How many Munros have you done so far?
Hi - too many to count😂😂 if you are talking about ones I have never been up then I have two Munro days to compleat - however that’s been the case for about ten years 😂 maybe I should do them - 🤔
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Murray
I’m just wondering what boots your using? Another great video thank you
Hi Tony - these are my new summer la sportiva boots boulder X mid GTX approach shoes - not suitable for winter (weren’t great on the snow patches and definitely don’t take a cramp on ). Great for summer though and enjoyed wearing them this year :)
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Murray
That’s great. Thank you
Stay safe
What was Gerry’s orange jacket ? Paramo ?
Hi Darren - yes think it’s a paramo 👍
7 hours is good going especially with all the faffing to film it
We didn’t take too many breaks TBh - good steady plod 😂
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Murray
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