Liathach, Torridon
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- This walk is an east to west traverse of Liathach in Glen Torridon across the main summits of Spidean a' Choire Leith and Mullach an Rathain. The circular walk starts from the A896 road just east of Glen Cottage. Its all up from there... a cracking days weather, clear sky but a freezing east wind just to keep the nose running.
wow - such a great hike Charlie - definitely the best video I‘ve ever seen from Liatach - so stunning with such great views 👌👍🍀
Superb photography! What a beautiful mountain.
Good commentary, good camera work - & good weather. A very well presented film. Well done guys, thank you.
Beguiling landscape, beautifully filmed, edited and understated commentary tick all of my boxes. Thankyou.
Hi Chris, Glad you enjoyed looking at our Liathach trip. It's a stunning mountain and easily one of the best Scotland has to offer. Many thanks for watching. ATB, Charlie.
Some great insight into the summits. Keep up the good work!
Many thanks for sharing a wonderful experience. May you have many more great days like this
Hello Lairdnharray, Many thanks for taking the time to watch our trip. I hope you are right and our winter weather gives many opportunities to get onto the tops. ATB, Charlie.
Brilliant video. Well done guys. You've given me the incentive to get up there. Incredible views
Incredible footage. Love your videos, thanks for the upload.
You got some views that day!! Excellent video and thanks for taking the time to share it. I'm hoping to make it up to Torridon next Spring, looks stunning!
Absolutely love this channel!
One of my favourites!
The frames you are capturing are exactly how we love to see the views and along with the hardwork, your experience is obvious and respected 🙏
Keep up the good work 👌🏼
Thanks for the video, great information for me to go up next week. Well done.
What a mountain. The Grey One looking fantastic and captured well. View over Loch Torridon is stunning. Must be in the top 3. Magic Charlie. Cheers
You lads know what your doing. Great videos and amazing scenery. Thank you for taking the time and effort to post these brilliant vidies
Hi Paul, Many thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed Glen Torridon. Hopefully, not too long before we can head further afield once lockdown is over. Take care, Charlie.
Well done lads,absolutley superb scenery,weather,and superb footage as always charlie,I think they are the greatest mountains in scotland,cheers.
Great video. Brings back memories of climbing Liathach!
Hi Ryan, Liathach is a mountain that always sticks in the memory and is easily one of Scotlands best. Many thanks for watching. Take care, Charlie.
Magnificent! One of your best!
Hi David, Many thanks and glad you enjoyed our experience on one of the best mountains Scotland has to offer. Cheers, Charlie.
Wow.....absolute stunning day you got guys.What a mountain.You captured it well.Done both Alligin and Eighe and just waiting for the perfect weekend forecast to travel up for this one.Thanks for sharing.😀👍
Wow this looks so beautiful and terrifying at the same time , thank you guys love your adventures
Hi Pamie, Really glad you enjoyed our trip along this classic mountain. Just terrific when the weather is settled and views are unrestricted. Cheers, Charlie
That's one of the finest things I've ever seen. When I did it, the weather was different in that it was during a heatwave and that produced a heat haze which blotted out the distant scenery but the worst was, although it could have been done in training shoes, there wasn't a drop of drinkable water anywhere to be had. The descent to the road though was interminable.
Wow, what incredible scenery with the added bonus of the weather conditions. A great little watch this video was. If this doesn't make me want to make the long drive from the south of England to Torridon, then nothing will...
Stunning mountain and another fantastic day you got for it Charlie. Good to see the by-pass paths close up if you can call them that lol. Heading up that way in a few weeks and hopefully get up this beast. Atb. Mick.
Fantastic video, brilliant pictures, you made it look so easy, you didn't even sound out of breath! Thank you
Hi Steve, Glad you enjoyed our trip along this classic mountain especially with settled conditions and terrific panorama views. Not a lot of distance in this one as it’s all up😂. Cheers, Charlie
@@charliemccartney7055 haha, yes, I did it many years ago with a local walking group. The distance in their programme was deceptively short and not knowing any better I thought "I can do that....". Needless to say, it was a memorable day and I did it! If I had seen your video first I would have stayed at home. I am glad I did it though. Thanks again 🌞
@@stevemacbeath I like it, very good. Sometimes it better not knowing what’s ahead .😂😂😂
Absolutely terrific mountain and challenge in that fine wild area....Happy memories
Simon Artley,X Lairig Club
Hi Simon, Glad you enjoyed viewing our trip along one of Scotlands classic mountain. This Glen is easily the best.. Cheers, Charlie
Great video buddy but gives me the fear with the close to the edge paths 😱
Hi Paul, Yes, the path keeps you focused at a couple of bits but still a great experience. Many thanks for taking the time to view. Cheers
Wonderful!
Beautifully shot - a nice gentle pace
Lovely to look up at Liathach from down below, but rather different up there
I wouldn't let my pet mountain goat up there (if I had one, that is)
Nice one Charlie, what a day apart from that wind. Didnae sound too bad on your video. I was over on the Killilan Corbetts with Robin. Proper batic like.
What a stunning video! I am in awe of your levels of energy in all the climbs you do. We completed a ridge traverse of Beinn Eighe in February - stunning with snow on the summits amd looked fearfully across at Liathach. I am still not sure my head for heights would cope with the pinnacles nor bypass path of Liathach!
I'd love to be half as fit as these old dudes!
You will be fine on Liathach. Its bark is worse than its bite. But like this tremendous video, on a fine day, you will remember it for the rest of your life.
Thanks for sharing your adventure with commentary. What an amazing place. I hope
Covid19 be over as soon as possible so can travel (from Oz) to Scotland again.
Hello Julie, Many thanks for watch our Glen Torridon outing, it's such a magic part of Scotland. All looking forward to 2021 and hopefully getting covid behind us and allow free access into the great outdoors. ATB and take care, Charlie.
Great video. So jealous
What phenomenal views for your traverse. Brilliant.
Hi Charles, Glad you enjoyed our cracking walk alone Liathach. It was a day to remember for years to come. Many thanks for watching. Cheers, Charlie
Fully appreciate that ridge is a challenge and a reward in any conditions but it must have been a real delight to find yourself with a day like that.
Charles, With a good forecast through the summer months and a head for heights the ridge is an enjoyable experience. Anything less than that then probably not. It’s never as bad as it looks. Cheers Charlie
Charlie Mike you are true superstars I love you guys
You really are I'm 70 and still on the hill but I can now only dream what you guys do,I'm off to Glenelg for a week in May and hope to get a couple of munros in if my wife will let me,carry on carrying on guys 😎🍻
Your videos are a great resource guys. I'm hoping to tackle this one after this bad spell of weather.
Hi Andy, Hope you have a great day once it comes around. Your right to wait for a settled spell to get the full experience from this cracking mountain. Cheers, Charlie.
It is both fascinating and very scary watching your Torridon videos, knowing that I could have never climbed these hills.
Hello, you certainly need head for heights but things do look a bit worst than they are. Not to many issues when the weather is clear and calm. Thanks for watching. Cheers Charlie
Great video! Would be good to pinclude a wee map of the route. Thanks!
Hey Great Stuff just discovered your channel ,Subbed and loving it. You made Ben Chonzie walk look easy but that’s prob cos you chaps are super fit and I am not I did the glen turret loop and although I was just fit enough it was a very rewarding walk and I watched your videos before I went. Your camera work and all round production is very slick . I’m trying to get into the filming of my walks and build up exp and knowledge and planning. Thanks for uploading.
Charlie McCartney I do 🙏
Nice one
Brilliant mate some video 👍
Hi Ally m, Really glad you enjoyed our Liathach trip. It's just a magic mountain in a stunning location. Many thanks for taking the time to view. Cheers, Charlie.
Great video - you actually show the route
and the views as opposed to you walking the route (as so many other videos do) - I'm now thinking I might be able to tackle Liathach having seen the route 🙂
Hi Mark, Many thanks for watching. A good head for heights and a settled, clear weather day is the best thing for enjoying the experience on this classic mountain. Cheers, Charlie.
What a superb video (agree with w Joest, the best Liathach video I have seen) and what fantastic conditions. I did the pinnacles a couple of years ago in the rain so missed the stunning views. This June if the weather is good am planning to do a West to East Traverse of Liathach (but using the pinnacle bypass path this time like you guys did) followed by a traverse of Beinn Eighe in one very long day. To do this have been looking for a way down off the N. side of Liathach to avoid going all the way around to Beinn Eighe via the car park. I was thinking of using the scree slope which appears in your video at 5.32. Your video is the best view I have seen of this potential route and it now looks doable, though admittedly still very tough.
Intake33 I wouldn't recommend the route you mention, this glimpse does not show what lies beneath. Seriously steep, slippy and lots of cliffs....You might be seeing that helicopter that was buzzing about at the start 😉
@@danceswithwolves6841 Thank you. Did you try it or have a look at it?
Hi Charlie, can’t get enough of your videos they are fantastic , and with your brother walking in front it shows how enormous these mountains really are and gives them the ‘’ WOW’’ factor ! Love your casual commentary,and your pace and your relaxed attitude. 👍😅
Hi Janice, The wide angle on the camera gives a slightly flattened impression of the landscape. It helps having Mike in the shots as it does give scale a depth. It also saves me walking back for the camera. Our videos are about our walk and the overall day that could be a resource to others. Many thanks for watching. Cheers, Charlie.
Interesting choice to go for the bypass path, which many say is quite dangerous, rather than directly over the pinnacles.
Hi Flippy, We had been over the pinnacles a couple of times before and there was a strong north wind that made it an easy decision on the day 👍 Cheers
Cheers for the video did this walk last week with zero visibility through the clouds! Can I ask what you filmed this on? Video quality is great and gives a much better perspective of the scale than an iPhone camer
Charlie, your video took me back to when I lived at Glen Cottage in the early 70's. Liathach was out the back door and straight up to the summit. - a sobering experience after a good night at either the Torridon bar or a ceilidh at the Cottage. I can't remember the number of times I climbed the "Grey One", from the north, south and east. The traverse in winter could be quite challenging especially in bad weather when the only safe way down was the scree shoot above Torridon village. The hill should not me under-estimated as I was involved in a few rescues with people trying to descend at the wrong point or during the night.
I live in Australia now so a few more videos of the Torridon hills would be most appreciated
Another great video Charlie, a long time since I visited Torridon, went up Beinn Alligin, Liathach is a mountain and a half, would love to traverse the ridge but I don't have the head for heights I had in my twenties so the pinnacles put me off, your bypass route looks pretty exposed, I should imagine potentially dangerous in wet conditions?
I love all your films Charlie, they bring back so many memories, and are helping me during this house arrest/solitary confinement/ deprivation chamber experience. What lens do you use, I think you said it’s a Go-Pro, but do you know the focal length in 35mm equivalence?
Hi Duncan, Glad you enjoyed looking around our trips and hopefully we'll get a chance to add to the library once the restrictions are lifted. I use the GoPro Hero 9 and previously the Hero 7. They are about 16mm which is pretty wide and you tend to lose the impact of the large panorama shots but a truly functional camera for our needs. I also us my iPhone shooting in 4k to supplement the GoPro as it has slightly more reach at 28mm. Take care, Charlie.
Thanks Charlie, I thought it was wide, I used to have a 17mm for my Nikon, and it took some great pics, but had to be used with care, making sure there was lots of interest. The best one I took was from Stack Pollaidh looking north to Suilven, framed with the sandstone pinnacles, one of the greatest views anywhere. Stay safe dude.
How could you top that? Amazing views C&M, Couldnt have got any better i think. I assume you two have traversed the pinnacles in past adventures, How did you find them?
wow!
Hello, I know what you mean, this is one of Scotlands classic mountains. Many thanks for taking the time to view. Cheers, Charlie
I had a few heart stoppers there due to my fear of heights but Liathach is one the most, if not the most memorable experience from hillwalking I have.
Hi David, There is no doubt in my mind that Liathach is Scotlands best mountain... it has it all. Torridon is always a delightful place to return to time after time. Many thanks for watching. ATB Charlie.
@@charliemccartney7055 Liatach, Beinn Eighe, An Teallach and Beinn Alligin are my top 4.
@@MrHistorian123 I agree, Glen Torridon is easily the best area in Scotland with the grouping of the classic mountains. You have to include An Teallach as its up there with the others. Thanks for watching... ATB Charlie.
Brilliant filming! Wish I could watch this at an IMAX cinema! So many of these films only seem to feature feet, they never look up and around, which is kind of the whole point for me.
Hi Duncan, Glad you enjoyed our Liathach outing which is easily the best mountain in Scotland... it has it all. Many thanks for watching. ATB, Charlie.
We went up Mullach years ago, 1986 I think, in early April, but there was masses of snow and ice, and huge cornices, so we went back down as it was beyond us. Memorable day though! What camera did you use to film this? It really captures the essence of being up there. You’ve fired me up for doing the whole traverse, thanks again, helping me through lockdown!
@@duncantaylor5993 I used the GoPro Hero 7 shooting in 4K. A nice camera but recently upgraded to the Hero 9.
Cheers, Charlie
Any ideas on the difficulty of the Pinnacle's Charlie?
Have you done them at another time?
I've done quite a bit of Grade1 scrambling...but I'd like to not get into trouble if I did try them.🤗
Hello, Yes, we have completed the Pinnacle’s on a settled, dry weather day. A good head for heights is required but it’s difficult for me to know if your experience is sufficient for you to have no issues as it’s an intimidating place once your on the ridge. It always looks worse… You could always make for the bypass path if you have a change of heart but certainly save it for a good weather day. Cheers, Charlie.
@@charliemccartney7055 Ah..ok..many thanks Charlie.Done Crib Goch..pretty easy it was,and the Ring Of Steall,which was easy..so I'll give it a crack on a dry day and make sure no beer the night before!
Keep up the excellent vids with your brother Charlie👍👍🍻
@@chrissofpv3017 Certainly save it for a good day to savour one of Scotlands finest mountains. Enjoy it when it comes around. Cheers, Charlie
Great vid and fab weather not to mention the mountains itself. The views from the top are awesome. First time I see the video that shows bypass around pinnacles, can you tell if you can avoid them all or you'll need to go over them at some point? Thanks
07:10 that precarious path makes me feel sick just seeing it on video!
Hi Charlie, This is the only mountain, I couldn't wait to to get off, me and the ex wife hated it, too many steep nasty drops, we are Divorced now! The others were fine Alligan was good fun, my favourite is still Ben lui,. Mark.
Hi Mark, You've certainly to have a head for heights on this one and there are many walkers who share your feeling regarding these craggy tops. Cheers, Charlie