For those saying I didn't go prepared, it is a hike up the mountain track not a climb up the North Face and I was well equipped for it. Please watch this video that showed the gear I packed th-cam.com/video/R_DtrJJhU6c/w-d-xo.html
A map and compass are essential to take on Scottish mountains, and to know how to use .. Had the mist closed in thicker, or you unexpectedly encountered sleet/snow (not uncommon at this time of year) then you'd have been goosed without them, and struggled to navigate safely off the hill...don't rely on the cairns, no good if you cant see them..and don't rely solely on GPS/phone apps either
You didn’t go prepared. You didn’t know what you were preparing for. You literally say as you set off that you think you’re under prepared and you’ve not brought the right gear.
@@dougbell16 I literally just said I chose not to take a winter coat based on the forecast and it was the right decision. I had a waterproof jacket and I only needed that for the summit as it was a very mild day. Compared to almost everyone I met along the way I was way more well equipped. I suppose you didn't click the link above to see what I actually took either
@@80skidoutdoors-00 I went up Snowdon in April last year. We were running but the weather was foul so we were in wet weather gear from the off. Saw some people looking like they were going to the shops. I always take map, compass and survival bag into the hills. It’s best to think what would I do if I had to wait 4 hours to be rescued. Then that’s the kit you need.
Good effort. It normally takes 4 hours up and 3 down so given you were filming and chatting you didn't do too badly. You were lucky with the weather being so fair, if it was really windy and thick mist and rain you might have found it harder. Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) next time? Or Scafell Pike? Both are easier than the Ben.
I just enjoyed watching the video. Seems to me we’re watching a nice guy who has just started videoing for TH-cam and he wants to take us with him on some mini adventures. Give the guy a break and watch it for what it is.
Had you turned back at any of the points you paused at, you'd still have done an awful lot more than I ever did - and an awful lot of other people too... but, I do understand why that would never have been enough for you. You know you made a bad mistake - you've admitted it, and hopefully, you've learned from it - so what's done, is done - and it certainly isn't my job to judge you. I will however just say one thing: you'd have been forgiven for saving the time it took you to make the video. I know it's just a few minutes here and two minutes there to do the filming part, but even so, in the event, every extra minute you had to get off that hill in daylight counted... You could have come on for five minutes up at the top or at the end and explained you'd intended to do more but had to press on, given the time constraints - and everybody would have totally understood, and respected your decision. And you'd still know that you did it - you could maybe taken a selfie or two by the bothy or the trig point, if you needed proof! Just promise me one thing, if you're in a similar situation again, put safety first, eh? You've every right to feel some pride in your achievement, but I'm not feeling over-happy with the post that you've pinned, because it has over-confidence written all over it! The fact is, you were bloody lucky - because it is a hike up THE MOUNTAIN track and believe me, there are lives lost up there every year of folk who might have just have fared better, had they been on the North Face! You commented yourself how hard the going was when the man-made path ran out - and I think you need to ask yourself, would it actually have mattered where you were in those conditions, had there been zero visibility? People often disregard the Scottish hills because of their relatively low heights - but totally forget about the curvature of the earth, and how relatively close they are to the Arctic Circle! The Cairngorms Plateau - all of which is 10% lower that that of Ben Nevis' summit, is considered to be Sub-Arctic Tundra. Just think about that for a minute. Perhaps your biggest offence of all is your failure to acknowledge that had you suffered a fall on that rush down, it wouldn't have just been your own life that you'd put at risk. Mountain Rescue Teams are volunteers who give up whatever they're doing at short notice, and go out in all weathers to save the lives of over-confident walkers who have come to grief. A twisted or broken ankle was all it needed, combined with darkness. Because shock may have accompanied it - and that's quickly followed by exposure and hypothermia... Never understimate these, please.
Enjoy your vids in the UK, my heritage is english, scottish, netherlands, european blend like many, i was born in western canada though so love to see the places my forefathers roamed through your adventures, cheers mate
Well done mate. Good to see people out there, believing in themselves and enjoying the mountains. Ignore the 'armchair hillwalkers' or whatever they are in the comments
At any time of year I never go into the mountains without a headtorch and spare batteries, and in winter I'll also have another torch as redundancy. The light on my phone is just not up to the job.
Best in my humble opinion to carry map, compass and perhaps GPS. Getting down is easy. At my peak I ran down in only 45 minutes. Thanks for nice video.
Thanks. I did take an OS map and a compass. Luckily the conditions were pretty good and I didn't need them. A three hour descent was as fast as I could muster, but I made it
Awesome & yes thats true Should not chat Too much too people They give you all kind Of feedbacks ❤ The Best thing You Did it Respect 👊 Your right people Come up and dont Even Reflect and go Down all that hard work 😂 what for So yes Your Awesome Old Skool 👊
This was a fantastic experience for me and I hope this video has inspired more over 50's to go out and give Ben Nevis a go, just remember to leave a bit earlier in the day than I did lol
This is why people die on mountains. Setting off way too late, with "Hopefully" enough gear is a ridiculous attitude. Don't expect a well done , and good effort from me I'm afraid ,as I don't praise stupidity, and your LOL at the end of your comment beggars belief. You got away with it this time, but that's all you did, so for gods sake don't finish with a Laugh Out Loud.
I had all the gear I needed and the only thing I didn't take was a winter coat which as it turned out was the right decision, my only mistake was misjudging how much time it would take to get up there. Don't be so dramatic. You clearly didn't watch past the first few minutes to find out what gear I actually had...
Yes, all it takes is tripping on something and you’ll be sitting on the path in a freezing wind for hours (that’s the best case scenario that assumes phone has battery and a connection to the emergency services). But of course, we’ve all done it and used the ‘near miss’ as a learning point for next climb.
Loved this film. Also loved all the comments from the millennials and Gen Zs who can’t just go for a walk without planning a military campaign! Bloody well done mate! 👍🏻🙂
In the real world things don’t always go to plan - your calm, patient descent was exemplary lesson in not panicking and rushing. The pub meal looked worth the walk! 👍🏻
Should be used as an example of what not to do not a pay on the back. This sort of lack of common sense can easily end in having to call Mountain Rescue or worse.
@@tindalljames Did you actually watch the video though? You can never truly know how long it will take and based on what others had told me I thought I had enough time to get up and back down again. Nothing to do with common sense lol
18:07 I've been a bit silly... You don't say. A very frustrating video to watch, procrastinated, dithered, giggled, even when it got dark you still stopped to film, no idea if you even had torch batteries with charge.
Literally setting off saying that he hasn’t got the right gear and is not properly prepared but each to their own. Got a torch but doesn’t know if the batteries might be flat. Mountain rescue is called out nearly every day in that area for people like this just getting stuck.
Summit fever with lots of hoping! Hoping your coat is warm enough, hoping you have enough time, hoping your torch lasts and not having a back up. Not good viewing! You misjudged this one!
@@darreno9874 I wasn't sure I'd be able to do Ben Nevis as I'm 51 and had never done it before, but I did. I didn't say it was difficult for everyone. I'm trying to show people that it's possible to do this at any age, but it still shouldn't be underestimated as it isn't exactly a nice staircase all the way up.
Silly comment and harsh. Snowdon and Scafell are both easier than Ben Nevis, the llanberis path up Snowdon being the easiest of all three by a long way. Tryfan and Helvellyn are scrambles. Totally different. Nice video
This is about a hike for pleasure! He’s not in any way pretending to be an experienced climber. Good grief, can’t someone make a nice film without people criticising. He did bloody well and made a great job of showing us the great sights too 👍🏻
For those saying I didn't go prepared, it is a hike up the mountain track not a climb up the North Face and I was well equipped for it. Please watch this video that showed the gear I packed th-cam.com/video/R_DtrJJhU6c/w-d-xo.html
A map and compass are essential to take on Scottish mountains, and to know how to use ..
Had the mist closed in thicker, or you unexpectedly encountered sleet/snow (not uncommon at this time of year) then you'd have been goosed without them, and struggled to navigate safely off the hill...don't rely on the cairns, no good if you cant see them..and don't rely solely on GPS/phone apps either
You didn’t go prepared. You didn’t know what you were preparing for. You literally say as you set off that you think you’re under prepared and you’ve not brought the right gear.
@@dougbell16 I literally just said I chose not to take a winter coat based on the forecast and it was the right decision. I had a waterproof jacket and I only needed that for the summit as it was a very mild day. Compared to almost everyone I met along the way I was way more well equipped. I suppose you didn't click the link above to see what I actually took either
@@80skidoutdoors-00 I went up Snowdon in April last year. We were running but the weather was foul so we were in wet weather gear from the off. Saw some people looking like they were going to the shops. I always take map, compass and survival bag into the hills. It’s best to think what would I do if I had to wait 4 hours to be rescued. Then that’s the kit you need.
Good effort. It normally takes 4 hours up and 3 down so given you were filming and chatting you didn't do too badly. You were lucky with the weather being so fair, if it was really windy and thick mist and rain you might have found it harder. Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) next time? Or Scafell Pike? Both are easier than the Ben.
I just enjoyed watching the video. Seems to me we’re watching a nice guy who has just started videoing for TH-cam and he wants to take us with him on some mini adventures.
Give the guy a break and watch it for what it is.
Cheers mate 👍
Had you turned back at any of the points you paused at, you'd still have done an awful lot more than I ever did - and an awful lot of other people too... but, I do understand why that would never have been enough for you. You know you made a bad mistake - you've admitted it, and hopefully, you've learned from it - so what's done, is done - and it certainly isn't my job to judge you. I will however just say one thing: you'd have been forgiven for saving the time it took you to make the video. I know it's just a few minutes here and two minutes there to do the filming part, but even so, in the event, every extra minute you had to get off that hill in daylight counted... You could have come on for five minutes up at the top or at the end and explained you'd intended to do more but had to press on, given the time constraints - and everybody would have totally understood, and respected your decision. And you'd still know that you did it - you could maybe taken a selfie or two by the bothy or the trig point, if you needed proof! Just promise me one thing, if you're in a similar situation again, put safety first, eh? You've every right to feel some pride in your achievement, but I'm not feeling over-happy with the post that you've pinned, because it has over-confidence written all over it! The fact is, you were bloody lucky - because it is a hike up THE MOUNTAIN track and believe me, there are lives lost up there every year of folk who might have just have fared better, had they been on the North Face! You commented yourself how hard the going was when the man-made path ran out - and I think you need to ask yourself, would it actually have mattered where you were in those conditions, had there been zero visibility? People often disregard the Scottish hills because of their relatively low heights - but totally forget about the curvature of the earth, and how relatively close they are to the Arctic Circle! The Cairngorms Plateau - all of which is 10% lower that that of Ben Nevis' summit, is considered to be Sub-Arctic Tundra. Just think about that for a minute. Perhaps your biggest offence of all is your failure to acknowledge that had you suffered a fall on that rush down, it wouldn't have just been your own life that you'd put at risk. Mountain Rescue Teams are volunteers who give up whatever they're doing at short notice, and go out in all weathers to save the lives of over-confident walkers who have come to grief. A twisted or broken ankle was all it needed, combined with darkness. Because shock may have accompanied it - and that's quickly followed by exposure and hypothermia... Never understimate these, please.
Well done 👏👏👏
I was pushing you up the last section😃
Cheers mate 👍
Enjoy your vids in the UK, my heritage is english, scottish, netherlands, european blend like many, i was born in western canada though so love to see the places my forefathers roamed through your adventures, cheers mate
Cheers 👍
New subscriber and loving it. All the best on your channel mate!
Cheers mate
Well done mate. Good to see people out there, believing in themselves and enjoying the mountains. Ignore the 'armchair hillwalkers' or whatever they are in the comments
Well done, mate! I've not been up there myself yet, but I hope to do it soon.
Thanks mate, I definitely want to try some of the other UK peaks now I've done this one 👍
At any time of year I never go into the mountains without a headtorch and spare batteries, and in winter I'll also have another torch as redundancy. The light on my phone is just not up to the job.
Well done mate! Good effort. Its a cracking wee walk but does take time!, fantastic. Paul.
Cheers mate 👍
Best in my humble opinion to carry map, compass and perhaps GPS.
Getting down is easy. At my peak I ran down in only 45 minutes.
Thanks for nice video.
Thanks. I did take an OS map and a compass. Luckily the conditions were pretty good and I didn't need them. A three hour descent was as fast as I could muster, but I made it
Awesome
& yes thats true
Should not chat
Too much too people
They give you all kind
Of feedbacks ❤
The Best thing You
Did it Respect 👊
Your right people
Come up and dont
Even Reflect and go
Down all that hard work 😂 what for
So yes Your Awesome
Old Skool 👊
This was a fantastic experience for me and I hope this video has inspired more over 50's to go out and give Ben Nevis a go, just remember to leave a bit earlier in the day than I did lol
This is why people die on mountains.
Setting off way too late, with "Hopefully" enough gear is a ridiculous attitude.
Don't expect a well done , and good effort from me I'm afraid ,as I don't praise stupidity, and your LOL at the end of your comment beggars belief.
You got away with it this time, but that's all you did, so for gods sake don't finish with a Laugh Out Loud.
I had all the gear I needed and the only thing I didn't take was a winter coat which as it turned out was the right decision, my only mistake was misjudging how much time it would take to get up there. Don't be so dramatic. You clearly didn't watch past the first few minutes to find out what gear I actually had...
Yes, all it takes is tripping on something and you’ll be sitting on the path in a freezing wind for hours (that’s the best case scenario that assumes phone has battery and a connection to the emergency services). But of course, we’ve all done it and used the ‘near miss’ as a learning point for next climb.
He walked slowly and calmly up the mountain and slowly and calmly back down again. He didn’t rush, didn’t panic. Stop being so dramatic 🙄
you are a being a fool
Loved this film. Also loved all the comments from the millennials and Gen Zs who can’t just go for a walk without planning a military campaign! Bloody well done mate! 👍🏻🙂
Thanks mate. Yes I think they just go straight to the comments without actually watching the video lol
In the real world things don’t always go to plan - your calm, patient descent was exemplary lesson in not panicking and rushing. The pub meal looked worth the walk! 👍🏻
I was very grateful for that meal and the pint of beer went down very well too!
Should be used as an example of what not to do not a pay on the back. This sort of lack of common sense can easily end in having to call Mountain Rescue or worse.
@@tindalljames Did you actually watch the video though? You can never truly know how long it will take and based on what others had told me I thought I had enough time to get up and back down again. Nothing to do with common sense lol
That was a very uncomfortable watch.
Next time try the Ridge other side of Nevis.
Confucius, he say, ' Man who has head torch is wise man indeed'.
@@georgeblackley6028 I had a hand held torch which was much more powerful than a tiny head torch
lack of respect is going to get you hurt.you got lucky this time.
18:07 I've been a bit silly... You don't say. A very frustrating video to watch, procrastinated, dithered, giggled, even when it got dark you still stopped to film, no idea if you even had torch batteries with charge.
Literally setting off saying that he hasn’t got the right gear and is not properly prepared but each to their own. Got a torch but doesn’t know if the batteries might be flat. Mountain rescue is called out nearly every day in that area for people like this just getting stuck.
More talking than walking mountain rescue should have been there to bring him back down. Never mind next challenge is Everest 😅😅😅
Summit fever with lots of hoping! Hoping your coat is warm enough, hoping you have enough time, hoping your torch lasts and not having a back up.
Not good viewing! You misjudged this one!
Silly?, you mean irresponsible,
If you think this was difficult please don't attempt Snowdon, Scarfell, Trafan, the Glyders or Helvellyn. Ben Nevis is a long but easy walk.
@@darreno9874 I wasn't sure I'd be able to do Ben Nevis as I'm 51 and had never done it before, but I did. I didn't say it was difficult for everyone. I'm trying to show people that it's possible to do this at any age, but it still shouldn't be underestimated as it isn't exactly a nice staircase all the way up.
Silly comment and harsh. Snowdon and Scafell are both easier than Ben Nevis, the llanberis path up Snowdon being the easiest of all three by a long way. Tryfan and Helvellyn are scrambles. Totally different. Nice video
Try going the hard way.
@@georgeblackley6028 Honestly, all the experts here today
This is about a hike for pleasure! He’s not in any way pretending to be an experienced climber. Good grief, can’t someone make a nice film without people criticising. He did bloody well and made a great job of showing us the great sights too 👍🏻