American Reacts Hiking 80 Miles in Scotlands Isle of Skye

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  • @iselldreams
    @iselldreams 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I grew up in skye (waterish) Aye its pretty when the mist isnt about. It can be very wild (i have two family members who was killed by sheep in high winds! Yup happend twice)
    Place is over run with tourists and has put house prices too high for locals. When people come to our island look at it, be kind to it and honour our ways. Many folks dont, ruin the land for selfies and leave rubbish all over the place. Let fires on peat land etc..

  • @TheNoobilator
    @TheNoobilator 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The place you were asking about is called a "bothy" - throughout the Scottish Highlands (well, across the UK and Ireland, but most common in Scotland) it is tradition to have these fairly basic shelters dotted around the countryside for lost or weary travellers to use. They are exempt from the normal taxation and letting laws and the like which would apply to a property, and while they are normally "owned" by the owner of the land, they are just kind of _there_ and vaguely maintained for the good of travellers.

  • @johnadey3696
    @johnadey3696 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The Sheep all belong to someone; although they seem to wander anywhere, each flock has a territory in which they stay, ( they are said to be "Hefted" to that area) so the owner always knows when to find them for dipping shearing etc.

  • @weescottishlass3047
    @weescottishlass3047 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    A bothy is a wee building for people to shelter in when they are out walking in the hills,they do not have electricity but they are free for anyone to use. Our weather can change so quickly especially up on the hills,a bothy can be a life saver.

  • @scrappystocks
    @scrappystocks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Valleys and landscape were shaped by glaciers. Valleys tend to be classical U shaped cut by glaciers in the ice age rather than the V shaped cut by rivers.

    • @dzzope
      @dzzope 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also look for horizontal erosion marks, and as you go along the path of the glacier there will be large boulders and mounds.

  • @BrianMartin-b6q
    @BrianMartin-b6q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Hi Conner, The fish used in Scottish Fish and chip shops is normally Haddock ,although sometimes Cod is used , but more so in England . Fish is brought in fresh every day as we are surrounded by water. If you like fresh fish and seafood you won't get any fresher or better. You should come and explore for yourself .Scotland has a Right to Roam Act so you can explore anywhere you want as long as you leave the countryside how you found it.

  • @paolow1299
    @paolow1299 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A Polar Bear skull was found in a cave in northern Scotland recently .when you look at a globe Scotland is further north than Denmark and in line with southern Alaska so i shouldn't really be surprised .

  • @raibeart1955
    @raibeart1955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A lot of Scotlands landscape was carved by glaciers or formed by volcanic action/ tectonic shift. There was over two miles of ice covering it so it is still rising. Apparently we were attached to Canada / North America a couple of billion years ago as there are minute fossils unique to both places only. all the best to you and yours. Rab

    • @jmillar71110
      @jmillar71110 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah and Norway too. Once upon a time we were all same mountain range. Always knew there was a reason norway reminded me of home😂

  • @auldfouter8661
    @auldfouter8661 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He wasn't sleeping on sheep droppings , he was in what had been winter cattle accommodation - the silage feeders were cattle sized with space for them to put their heads through. The hill sheep are " hefted " to the ground they were reared on. That is to say they ewes graze where their mothers before them did and they don't need fences like the different breeds on the low ground which are of course fenced.
    The sheep were identified by cutting notches in their ears so that any strays could be returned to their home farm. Nowadays they have plastic numbered tags in their ears which are also machine readable/scannable and identify every sheep in the UK individually. The sun in May is as strong as it is in July so watch out.

  • @peterbiggin7193
    @peterbiggin7193 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Connor at 3.25 in "I'll stop pausing" and at 4.50 the next pause. 😂well done Connor you nearly lasted one and a half minutes 😂

  • @shaunmoneil
    @shaunmoneil 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "whose sheep are they" .. iceland do this with horses too. the traditional way is just to mark them as yours, then chuck them out onto "common" (public) land for the season. Instead of having enough land with enough grass to feed them year-round, just chuck them out on the hills and they'll find land and grass for free. You'll find this repeated across the UK, anywhere there's moors or uplands.

  • @StephMcAlea
    @StephMcAlea 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The important thing to remember is that even when you're being drenched by rain and battered by wind, on your death bed, you'd wish your hardest to be back in that wind and rain.
    Enjoy even the hardship while you can.

  • @DavidDoyleOutdoors
    @DavidDoyleOutdoors 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The vikings named it Skye, it means misty island. I have climbed that awesome hill, it’s called Blaven, in Scottish Blà Bheinn, the summit has one of the best views in UK

  • @richardscratcher6075
    @richardscratcher6075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've been to Skye three times. The first time, the weather was great and the scenery was stunning. The second time, it was rainy and misty and the scenery was invisible. The last time was during a heatwave in the UK, the scenery was stunning but if you stopped to look at, it a swarm of biting midges would descend on you and make you start running again.

  • @ratsters7
    @ratsters7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Connor: No more pausing.
    Us: Yeah, right!
    Two minutes later...😉😊
    But hey - it wouldn't be a reaction video if you didn't! I love your channel - one of the best.

  • @geoffpriestley7310
    @geoffpriestley7310 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I've been to skye a dozen times my home stomping ground is the Yorkshire dales. I can't understand why people can't take their rubbish home . We travel with 2 dogs and a cat the last time we were there we had to take, home 4 weeks of cat litter there's no where to leave it so double/ triple bag it take home (our cat is strange he will only use 1 brand of cat litter snd its not the wood base one) . The other thing to use is the local shops. It keeps them going but you find a sorts of local delicious foods. We found fruit pudding (west coast) arbroath smokies (east coast) to name a few so don't think its all haggis and whiskey

  • @nolasmith7687
    @nolasmith7687 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I appreciated that you dropped your commentary in the second half… it felt like we were just right there with Liam, enjoying the road, the lake and the sky. So beautiful!
    You asked about the hills… this whole area was deeply under ice during the ice ages, over a mile of ice over Scotland. The southern edge of the ice reached to the London suburbs. So the deep, wide V or U shaped valleys are classic glacier formations.
    Thanks for putting up these videos to share, I really appreciate both the work Liam has done and your input. Cheers from Australia 😎

  • @Snarnler
    @Snarnler 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    610 m high was determined to be a mountain in Britain a few years ago. It radically increased the number of mountains.

  • @christannock2027
    @christannock2027 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You'll need to come and visit Scotland one day You'll love it mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @andrewobrien6671
    @andrewobrien6671 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Boot condoms? They are called Galoshes, lol. Then you have gaiters to protect your lower legs from brambles, insects and the like. Love Liamsvideos and your reactions to them

  • @LaineLawNerd
    @LaineLawNerd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I see the isle every morning driving the coastline I live just across the water. It’s Beautiful ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @DavidDoyleOutdoors
    @DavidDoyleOutdoors 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    hi Connor, great video, if you like this you’ll also love “two eight two: The Munros in 98 Days” by Kevin Woods, it’s about climbing all of Scotland’s highest mountains (Munros) in 98 days

  • @Peterraymond67
    @Peterraymond67 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first time I went Skye I had just won a small Premium Bond prize, having just seen the Michael Palin Great Rail Journeys to the Kyle of Lochalsh. Took a sleeper to Inverness and two nights in the Kyle of Lochalsh. Then the Isle of Skye was a true island. A great place to visit. You had to get a very short ferry ride to get there. Nowadays there is a bridge, it used to a toll bridge but the Scottish parliament decided to stop the tolls, it’s now free. There is still a ferry from Mallaig and a very small turntable ferry for a couple of cars from Glenelg and other ferries from Eig to the Outer Hebrides.

  • @JJ-of1ir
    @JJ-of1ir 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched a programme several years back and it was said the rock/hills in both Scotland and England were formed by Glaciers.

  • @jonathangoll2918
    @jonathangoll2918 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My parents had a long retirement on the nearby Isle of Mull, only slightly smaller than Skye, only accessible by ferry, and colossally beautiful. So I know that island well, but not Skye.
    Somebody officially owns all these islands, and it's a bit of a sore point; although some land is owned by communities, the Scottish aristocracy still owns a great deal. Sometimes they use it for deer-stalking as a sport. ( I can't be too critical. In the absence of wolves, the deer over-breed and have to be culled.) But much of it is given over to thinly-scattered sheep, referred to as "hill sheep".
    The very rugged scenery you admired is made by a rock called gabbro. The Black Cuillins, ( pronounced cool-ins), made of this, are spectacular and as a result are considered wonderful rock-climbing, with our great mountaineers having trained on them.
    As another commenter has said, the scenery on Skye and Mull is partly made by series of lava flows, going up in steps, and then affected by the Ice Ages. Apart from some really ancient rock, mainly on the Outer Hebrides, much of the Scottish Highlands are the hardened and magma-injected roots of a huge ancient mountain range. Think 700 to 500 million years ago for the original sediments.
    But about 60 million years ago - just after the dinosaurs - there was major volcanic activity again. The magma hot spot has moved, and is now still causing problems in Iceland. As there now, there were great eruptions, both from volcanoes and great long fissures, causing this landscape going up in steps.
    The place-names are often in the "language of heaven", Scottish Gaelic. (In this case pronounced "gallic'.)

  • @stewartmackay
    @stewartmackay 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The highlands, my home, have just become a theme park now.

    • @duncancallum
      @duncancallum 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      IF THAT IS SO BLAME YOUR FELLOW SCOTS FOR THAT, NOT THE VISITORS. SCOTTISH PROBLEM IS IT WELL MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN YOU FIX IT UP THEN.

    • @stewartmackay
      @stewartmackay 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@duncancallum WTF are you on about?

  • @lilyliz3071
    @lilyliz3071 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The landscape you mentioned was formed by massive land slips , there’s a channel on TH-cam that explains it , sorry can’t remember the name of the channel , there is another that explains the bothys found throughout the Scottish hills and mountains

    • @brigidsingleton1596
      @brigidsingleton1596 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤ Professor Iain Stewart (Scottish Geologist, TV presenter, writer, lecturer etc) has made a series of programmes / documentaries on the geology and geography of Scotland (amongst others) describing the formation of Scotland, the continental drift which brought Scotland from Newfoundland to England, the glaciers, vulcanism etc, the layering of ancient seabeds, the techtonic activity which created the uplift of the mountains as the country 'crashed' into England, the lochs, rivers, strata, erratics, and erosion by wind and rain etc...
      Series:
      "Men of Rock" (1 - 5)
      "How Earth Made Us" ...etc...
      (Professor Iain Stewart) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🖖

  • @claregale9011
    @claregale9011 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi connor , I've been to skye it's very beautiful , peaceful and we saw some Highland cows to top it off. 😊

  • @davidhaswell8209
    @davidhaswell8209 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we wear something called bogtrodders in the worst conditions, a wellington boot with a tread, most decent hiking boots will do, now the trotternish down to portree is dominated by quite a fragile kind of rock ,not recommended for climbing, skye also is home to easily the toughest mountains in britain to climb, called the black cuillin, a volcanic ridge with 11 listed munros in 7 miles , one other munro exists out on its own called blaven (bla bheinn) which is still part of the same ridge, all of which belong to an ancient volcanic ridge... it also contains the red cuillin (hillwalker territory of the finest calibre)...mix that with some of the most variable weather conditions in europe and that is the isle of skye in a nutshell.

  • @wildflower-web
    @wildflower-web 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wild haggis is a fictional creature of Scottish folklore.

    • @ThePhantomMajor
      @ThePhantomMajor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sea dear are similar, very elusive

  • @brigidsingleton1596
    @brigidsingleton1596 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😊 lol... The "boot condoms" are called 'overshoes' and are available in different styles / sizes, worn in boggy grounds or muddy gardens, fields, allotments etc. Probably sold in 'Garden Centres' or maybe outdoor pursuits (camping etc) stores / & online, Connor.
    Like "wellies" / "half-wellies" ...but these all add to the weight being carried if hiking, as they're not necessary in the dry parts of hikes, as they'd contribute to "foot rot" / athlete's foot - not a pleasant condition to deal with at any time, let alone whilst walking for miles across country.🤔🥺😕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🖖

  • @lilyliz3071
    @lilyliz3071 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Connor , I found it , it’s titled The Insane Geology of The Quairang, Isle Of Skye Rocks

  • @MeganSmith-xx2ih
    @MeganSmith-xx2ih 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My husband and daughter went there last October, a dying wish of my husbands, driving for 12 hours. When i called and asked him what it was like going up the mountain, he said that there were literally CROWDS of people, including someone pushing a pushchair, and every language under the sun! It was like that everywhere they went, despite the foul wet and windy weather. Be careful what you put on your bucket list! By the way, he said he hardly heard a Scottish accent, all the "locals" seemed to be English!

  • @trippydippy-j5n
    @trippydippy-j5n 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Scotland as is strange as it is magical and beautiful when you wonder north. I stayed there for 1 month and when you go walking you have the place too yourself, i barely seen 80 people in one month, If you stay in New York it is the ultimate zen vacation away from the millions of people. Met a few other Americans as well and they loved the free land roaming laws, be respectful and tidy up your trash is all the ask, the Scottish are so welcoming and even apologize if you ask them for advice or directions, a special kind of people. Yeah the weather isnt always amazing but thats the charm of the country. Bring the right clothes as it is usually four seasons in one day, so why should i complain ? Its not America.

  • @Janie_Morrison
    @Janie_Morrison 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoyed watching that video thank you and goodnight

  • @StanWatt.
    @StanWatt. 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You never see them walking back for their cameras. lol Sky was a supervolcano, hence the mountains, but they have been eroded by weather.

  • @HaiLsKuNkY
    @HaiLsKuNkY 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My mum comes from edinbane Isle of Skye 😊

  • @stuarthumphrey1787
    @stuarthumphrey1787 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Last ice age and ancient volcanic activity I would of thought shaped the hills. Don't quote me, I'm unsure

  • @bblair2627
    @bblair2627 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    never stop pausing 😍

  • @christopherbrown4619
    @christopherbrown4619 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An American woman was hiking in the UK when a child heard' her say, I've just got some drinking water from the bathroom. A child heard this and said to her father. Daddy that I've just got some drinking water out of the bath room. Same scenario I would say,

  • @Wheelchairuser90
    @Wheelchairuser90 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did the Isle of Skye form?
    or 'trap' landscape created by lava flows from the volcanoes of Tertiary age which became active around 60 million years ago. These lava flows are horizontal or gently sloping and form distinctive flat-topped hills with stepped sides.

  • @matthewhenery4834
    @matthewhenery4834 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I reiterate that it's a reaction video, as well you know 😂.
    This was so beautiful as almost all of your videos are.
    We don't tune in to see a video we've already seen: behave yourself!
    😂✌❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 xxx

  • @johnadey3696
    @johnadey3696 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everything in Scotland and England is glacial, though there is some very ancient vulcanism, Everything north of the Great Glen was once attached to North America.

  • @Mickman007
    @Mickman007 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The water in the toilets is the same as the water in the homes from the mountain streams I mean where else would it come from sure.

  • @williambilly3269
    @williambilly3269 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great channel 👍

  • @louisemiller3784
    @louisemiller3784 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You should watch his Orkney trip

  • @maxmoore9955
    @maxmoore9955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's a Fantastic Video of a Guy ('Sorry I can't remember his name ) He Mountain Biked across the Ridge on the Isle of Skye .Absolutely Fantastic.

    • @duncancallum
      @duncancallum 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Danny MacAskill is his name.

    • @maxmoore9955
      @maxmoore9955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @duncancallum Knew someone would have the Correct information mate Thankyou. 👍

  • @williambranch4283
    @williambranch4283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is where the shiel maiden Scatec trained the Irish hero Cu Chul lain.

  • @cleopatra5682
    @cleopatra5682 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant choice 👍😚

  • @Jamienomore
    @Jamienomore 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Scotland is the only Country to have Free Roaming.

  • @zeeox
    @zeeox 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why'd he stop in Broadford and not do Kylerhea? Weird place to end it, imho.

  • @martinmillar7137
    @martinmillar7137 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Most of scotlands lochs are glacial.... Most of scotland in general was shaped that way.. can go to say.... Victoria park in the middle of glasgow and see those forces.... Can see futher back tae.. like right to the time even before dinosaurs

  • @Gargagepad
    @Gargagepad 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Check out WildBear. She’s another Liam 👍

  • @duncanmit5307
    @duncanmit5307 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    💜👍💜👍

  • @Janie_Morrison
    @Janie_Morrison 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Talk I'd like to hear you talk that video made me laugh so much

  • @maxmoore9955
    @maxmoore9955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly Connor you don't want to meet the Midges .It wasn't the Scottish it was the Midges who kept the Romans out .Why do you think they Built Hadrians wall where they did .Free from Midges .

  • @daviel6595
    @daviel6595 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Skye sun out

  • @sandrapaterson8678
    @sandrapaterson8678 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Im a Scot first and foremost and dont see myself as British.

  • @MsGilly60
    @MsGilly60 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Midgies are tiny flies that are very annoying

  • @davidhaswell8209
    @davidhaswell8209 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ps pronunciation ak-na-ha-nid

    • @davidhaswell8209
      @davidhaswell8209 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      some locals argue its ak-na-ha-nee

  • @bernaemckissack6298
    @bernaemckissack6298 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So fucking funny lol 🎉🎉🎉😂😂😊

  • @grahamboffey457
    @grahamboffey457 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some views!

  • @adrianhughes8143
    @adrianhughes8143 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland plus many parts of England and Wales are exactly like the Isle of Skye. My late mum came from Northern Ireland and were she came from, her family house was built on the top of a mountain with incredible views, her family home was a sheep farm where my mum's brother looked after the sheep. Sheep are friendly Animals I can't believe that you are scared of sheep. Fish and Chips in the United States is not real Fish and Chips plus they are shit and taste like absolute crap. There are midges in the rest of the UK and also in the Republic of Ireland not just Scotland. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦

  • @JeanBeech-gc4iw
    @JeanBeech-gc4iw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Proper walking boots would of been more proper foot wear.

    • @melvincain5012
      @melvincain5012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Would "HAVE" been!!!!

  • @tonytwobins4964
    @tonytwobins4964 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude sheep are all over uk .

  • @adamdalton3492
    @adamdalton3492 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You say no more pausing the do it another dozen times 😡

  • @J1mmyMack
    @J1mmyMack 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What on earth are you drinking out of? 😅

  • @Jamienomore
    @Jamienomore 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Our Fish and Chips are much better. There is no Fake things in ours.

  • @serz1885
    @serz1885 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isle of Skye crazy overhyped . the road after glasgow to Isle of Skye is much more scenic and interesting

  • @masterofparsnips5327
    @masterofparsnips5327 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sheep are lovely .. but they stink 😒

  • @TrudyBusterKittyMadness
    @TrudyBusterKittyMadness 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sheep are smelly creatures not cute atall