Based at Forest Way bunkhouse we explore a secret gorge and head up the Scottish classic, Stac Pollaidh. Footage includes the scramble to the true summit.
Thanks to your superb video we managed to summit Stac Pollaidh today. It didn’t beat me this time. Currently staying at Forest Way Bunkhouse and we’ll certainly be back, a terrific base and Iain’s such a great guy. Planning my next trip up here already. Cheers
Hey Robin loved that one. Scotland, Scotland, Scotland. What a place full of wild experiences and hey cool bunkhouses like your friends. Apart from the impressive gorges there was some nice scrambling there. Looked as risky as the bridge. Ha ha! You survived to wash it down with some delicious fish and chips mind you. Good going. Cool music to. All the best. Mark
What a stroke of luck…Next week we have booked to stay four nights in the Forest Way bunkhouse and was looking for a rest day mini adventure. Stac Pollaidh was on the cards as I was beaten by the bad step a number of years ago in wet slippy conditions. Your vid has killed two birds, I now know how lovely the bunkhouses will be and I have an easier descent route sorted. Cheers Robin.. top notch video as always.
Cheers Malcolm, the drone will never become the focus of my videos, will only use it to enhance them. It was a difficult purchase as I have been a bit anti drone. 😳
Iain’s got a fantastic setup there, so chilled out. My Dad took me Youth Hostelling in Ullapool back in the day you got cleaning duties from the warden 😄
Nice little video Robin and you even got the drone out ;D I loved those waterfalls in the gorge, I must add that to my list of places still to visit:D I would have done the same as Nicola and not bothered with the scary scramble . Thanks for sharing this with us that bunk house looked good and so does the b&b I just looked at the website . atb Teddy
@@WalkWithWallace Brilliant holiday mate though no mountains 🤣Finishing them of with a trip up north😁..Bit of a drive though well worth it👍..Hopefully the weather holds 😂.
Some great views there, particularly liked the waterfall in the gorge and the drone shots. Nice to see Ullapool again, I was last there in 2017 and would love to go back to the area again.
That fish and chips shop looked real busy it was quite empty last year when I was there and it also didn't have cod so had to make do with haddock ;-) Good bit of scrambling too and the waterfall was nice, mate :-)
Nice. I'll be checking that bunkhouse out next time I'm up that neck of the woods. Great video. Must've missed you in Ullapool by a couple of days. Pity, would've been good to catch up for a pint in the Arch Inn. No danger would I be climbing up that mountain, by the way. Ha ha! Stunning views though.
Been passed it before but never stopped but looks like I have been missing out, what a great area and them falls were stunning. The bunkhouse accommodation were just what you needed, nothing to fancy but enough home comforts and looked spotlessly clean, which we always appreciate. I can see why your bonny lass did not fancy the climb but good to see you doing it and it did look a real nice climb up and great view from the summit of Stac Pollaidh. I am with you on the decent mind, looked a bit of a challenge but I bet a fish supper cheered you up lol. Cheers Alan
I haven't climbed Stac Polly - it's definitely on my list! Maybe when I do I'll stay at the Forest Way - it looks great and there's so much to do in that area. We were planning to climb Cul Mor in March but the weather was atrocious - 65-75mph winds with lashing rain. Not unusual for that area. The weather gods smiled on you!
Lovely! Was that the Rick Stein chippy? I love Ullapool. Stac Pollaidh looked quite an exposed wee scramble. Only seen it from afar but looked excellent mate. Nailed the weather 👍
@@derekmcmanus8615 hey mate, I don't think he owns it. I climbed An Teallach years ago with my mate while my wife did a stained glass course in Ullapool. There was a big poster in the shop saying that it was one of Rick Stein's favourite Chippies in the UK. It may have been pish though, but it was signed so I took it at face value. Thanks for the info anyhoo.
@@mountain_del1863 lolz I'm fairly sure that Scotland has a good line in chip shops always did anytime I visited anyway. Entirely possible Rick Stein visited it he did a few seasons of that Food Tour of Britain a few years back. I met him once in Belfast in a bookshop perfect gentlemen.
Good to see the gorge stuff. All new to me and doesn’t that bunkhouse look fantastic? Also nice to see some understated tasteful drone footage. I can see the drone bringing a fresh dimension to your films Robin. atb.
Cheers Stewart, the bunkhouse is smart. Iain runs a tight ship there. The drone was a bit of a mental battle to purchase, I've always been a bit anti drone. But they do create some nice supplementary footage to break it up a bit and as you say a fresh dimension. 😁
Great video mate, excellent work, if only you had run the video an extra 2mins at the start of your walk up Stac Pollaidh, a would of been in your video lol😂😂 bunkhouse looks minted👌🏻x
Aye he's got a cracking setup there. Yeah, I've been thinking about a drone for a good few months, but had a mental battle about it. If that makes sense. 😁
I've always loved the profile of Stac Pollaidh and want to get it climbed even more now I've seen the wee scramble to the summit. Great vlog again mate but question... what do you have on your fish and chips? Do you put them in a wrap?? 😂
Very different from Nancy Smiths place at Fersit I stayed many years ago. It was 50p in the main accommodation and less in the converted hen house. You often just left your money in an honesty box as she would be away in the Alps or the Himalayas.
I read about Nancy Smith's place in Peter Kemp's book. It sounded like it had lots of character. Shame a lot of these places don't exist anymore. Gerry's Bunkhouse perhaps (ran by his son).
Walk With Wallace 👣 Different era. You could arrive in bothies and find tinned food left by previous users. Also inch or two of whisky in bottle. Similarly Nancy had a cupboard with essentials in it like tinned stew and you just left the money although it might be months before Nancy returned from some trip. There was an old boy called Davie lived in a bus outside. Self sufficient characters who lived outside main stream society.
Based at Forest Way bunkhouse we explore a secret gorge and head up the Scottish classic, Stac Pollaidh. Footage includes the scramble to the true summit.
Thanks to your superb video we managed to summit Stac Pollaidh today. It didn’t beat me this time.
Currently staying at Forest Way Bunkhouse and we’ll certainly be back, a terrific base and Iain’s such a great guy.
Planning my next trip up here already.
Cheers
Top stuff Tim, thanks for letting me know. Iain messaged me yesterday mentioning you were up. Enjoy the rest of your trip mate.
Hey Robin loved that one. Scotland, Scotland, Scotland. What a place full of wild experiences and hey cool bunkhouses like your friends. Apart from the impressive gorges there was some nice scrambling there. Looked as risky as the bridge. Ha ha! You survived to wash it down with some delicious fish and chips mind you. Good going. Cool music to. All the best. Mark
Cheers Mark. 😊
The bridge wasn't too bad to be honest, apart from the planks wobbling under your feet. Scramble not nearly as bad as I expected.
What a stroke of luck…Next week we have booked to stay four nights in the Forest Way bunkhouse and was looking for a rest day mini adventure. Stac Pollaidh was on the cards as I was beaten by the bad step a number of years ago in wet slippy conditions. Your vid has killed two birds, I now know how lovely the bunkhouses will be and I have an easier descent route sorted.
Cheers Robin.. top notch video as always.
Brilliant mate, glad you found that useful. Say hello to Iain for me when you arrive. Hope you get the weather too. 🤞🏼
Most enjoyable Robin and the drone footage is a nice new add on the your films, hope to see more drone footage in the future.
Cheers Malcolm, the drone will never become the focus of my videos, will only use it to enhance them. It was a difficult purchase as I have been a bit anti drone. 😳
lovely looking Bunkhouse there, clean, tidy, simple, and also smart with Chickens, cant go wrong, great area too., think i went to Ullapool as a kid.
Iain’s got a fantastic setup there, so chilled out. My Dad took me Youth Hostelling in Ullapool back in the day you got cleaning duties from the warden 😄
yea, must train up the younger,, more inexperienced ones. done a bit youth hostelling myself, some of my experince comes from there.
@@peterq1978 loved it back then, it’s kinda lost that ethos now.
thats true. the 90s and early 00s were heady days. man, we got so drunk up at some of the hostels, the night before we left of course!
@@peterq1978 🤪🤣
Great video mate, beautiful area with the gorge and waterfalls, bunk house looked really nice, nice bit of rock climbing there with stunning views 👍👍
Cheers Gaz. 😁
Great video - thanks for sharing 😊🌲
Thanks Han, for some reason your comment went into the spam folder so only just discovered it.
Nice one Rob and great weather for it. Surprised you havent been up Stac P before. The bunkhouse looks agreat setup as well. Atb
I know, so many other class hills in that area though. The bunkhouse is ideally placed for the CWT and we can post food parcels to Iain. 👍🏼
Nice little video Robin and you even got the drone out ;D I loved those waterfalls in the gorge, I must add that to my list of places still to visit:D I would have done the same as Nicola and not bothered with the scary scramble . Thanks for sharing this with us that bunk house looked good and so does the b&b I just looked at the website . atb Teddy
He put us up in the B&B, and it's lovely. He cooks a mean breakfast too. 🍳
Sounds good :D
Looks stunning, very tempting.
Cheers Trevor. 😁
Nice one Robin, Looks like a great wee trip! See you've gotten the hang of the ol drone! 😀 Great vid! Cheers, Kris.
Getting there Kris, missed a couple opportunities for different angles etc. But not bad for the first vid. 😁
Great video mate😍..Really enjoyed it 😁👍
Cheers
Robert
Cheers Robert. You heading up that neck of the woods at some point?
@@WalkWithWallace Heading up there tmrw mate..Wind gusts look quite high so might not be able to camp on top..If not we’ll camp at the Lochain 😁
@@murchiesmountains2820 nice mate, you get about eh. Just back from your holiday. 😜
@@WalkWithWallace Brilliant holiday mate though no mountains 🤣Finishing them of with a trip up north😁..Bit of a drive though well worth it👍..Hopefully the weather holds 😂.
@@murchiesmountains2820 must admit I'd be put off travelling that far with the current forecast, you taking Stripey with you?
Great stuff Robin - Stac Pollaidh is one of my favorite mountains - its absolutely brilliant :) Bothy looked superb too
ATB
Murray
Cheers Murray, don't let Iain see you call it a bothy though. 😉
Great video Robin. Looks great. Didn’t realise that Stac Pollaidh was only a Graham. Must be one of the most famous. 👍🏻
Stac Pollaidh and probably Suilven too. 😁
Some great views there, particularly liked the waterfall in the gorge and the drone shots. Nice to see Ullapool again, I was last there in 2017 and would love to go back to the area again.
Cheers buddy, Ullapool is a fantastic place to visit and you're spoilt for choice on hills.
That fish and chips shop looked real busy it was quite empty last year when I was there and it also didn't have cod so had to make do with haddock ;-) Good bit of scrambling too and the waterfall was nice, mate :-)
Cheers Snowy. Cod must be an English thing, as I can rarely find haddock in England. 😆
@@WalkWithWallace come down to North London mate plenty of haddock to be found! ;-)
A great place to stay after a day out on the Mountains! Loved the drone footage, think your fish supper was well deserved!👍👍👍
Cheers Anthony, the drone is new, so still getting the hang of it. Which one do you have again? The fish supper was magic. 👌🏼
Good stuff Robin, cracked it for Stac Pollaidh ..nice bit of drone footage too
Cheers Stevie. 😁
Great vlog Robin, loved the bunk house looks very clean and very user friendly. Had a nice homely feel to it 😊
Cheers Claire. 😊
Nice. I'll be checking that bunkhouse out next time I'm up that neck of the woods. Great video. Must've missed you in Ullapool by a couple of days. Pity, would've been good to catch up for a pint in the Arch Inn. No danger would I be climbing up that mountain, by the way. Ha ha! Stunning views though.
Cheers mate. His bunkhouse is ideal for the CWT mate. You can post him food parcels too. We'll need to get another catch up soon with Ray too.
@@WalkWithWallace Absolutely.
Been passed it before but never stopped but looks like I have been missing out, what a great area and them falls were stunning. The bunkhouse accommodation were just what you needed, nothing to fancy but enough home comforts and looked spotlessly clean, which we always appreciate. I can see why your bonny lass did not fancy the climb but good to see you doing it and it did look a real nice climb up and great view from the summit of Stac Pollaidh. I am with you on the decent mind, looked a bit of a challenge but I bet a fish supper cheered you up lol. Cheers Alan
Cheers Alan, it's a great base for hill walking. Loads to do. Aye poor Nicola freaked out a wee bit on Stac Pollaidh, she still enjoyed it though. 😁
I haven't climbed Stac Polly - it's definitely on my list! Maybe when I do I'll stay at the Forest Way - it looks great and there's so much to do in that area. We were planning to climb Cul Mor in March but the weather was atrocious - 65-75mph winds with lashing rain. Not unusual for that area. The weather gods smiled on you!
Lovely! Was that the Rick Stein chippy? I love Ullapool. Stac Pollaidh looked quite an exposed wee scramble. Only seen it from afar but looked excellent mate. Nailed the weather 👍
Cheers Derek, I'm not sure who owns that chippie? 🤔 It was guid though, so is the other chippie mind you.
Rick Steins presence in the UK is mostly in Padstow in Cornwall, he also has places in Australia where he resides for 6 months of the year.
@@derekmcmanus8615 hey mate, I don't think he owns it. I climbed An Teallach years ago with my mate while my wife did a stained glass course in Ullapool. There was a big poster in the shop saying that it was one of Rick Stein's favourite Chippies in the UK. It may have been pish though, but it was signed so I took it at face value. Thanks for the info anyhoo.
@@mountain_del1863 lolz I'm fairly sure that Scotland has a good line in chip shops always did anytime I visited anyway. Entirely possible Rick Stein visited it he did a few seasons of that Food Tour of Britain a few years back. I met him once in Belfast in a bookshop perfect gentlemen.
Good to see the gorge stuff. All new to me and doesn’t that bunkhouse look fantastic? Also nice to see some understated tasteful drone footage. I can see the drone bringing a fresh dimension to your films Robin. atb.
Cheers Stewart, the bunkhouse is smart. Iain runs a tight ship there. The drone was a bit of a mental battle to purchase, I've always been a bit anti drone. But they do create some nice supplementary footage to break it up a bit and as you say a fresh dimension. 😁
Maybe use the drone to fly in the Innis and Gunn to your camp spot. Save on rucksack weight.
@@smujiodome aye that would be handy. 🍻
Nice one guys, braw looking gorge tae. guid dronage footage anaw 👌Tis a lovely bunkhoose. Ian has done well.
Cheers Kev. 😁
Nice one Robin...will add your mates bunkhouse to the OTAT Tool kit on our website. Every little helps. :-)
Nice one, cheers. 😁
Great video mate, excellent work, if only you had run the video an extra 2mins at the start of your walk up Stac Pollaidh, a would of been in your video lol😂😂 bunkhouse looks minted👌🏻x
Haha, cheers Agzy. 😁
That bunkhouse looks the perfect HQ. Really like the look of the gorges. Iain's got it made for sure 👏
Is the drone a new toy?
Aye he's got a cracking setup there. Yeah, I've been thinking about a drone for a good few months, but had a mental battle about it. If that makes sense. 😁
@@WalkWithWallace I hear ya. Look forward to seeing how you get on with it 👍
One of the few hills ive no climbed up there
It was one I kept missing too, glad to have done it now.
I've always loved the profile of Stac Pollaidh and want to get it climbed even more now I've seen the wee scramble to the summit.
Great vlog again mate but question... what do you have on your fish and chips? Do you put them in a wrap?? 😂
Cheers mate, fish & chips wrap. 🤔 I'll consult Kev about this for future hikes. 😂
Very different from Nancy Smiths place at Fersit I stayed many years ago. It was 50p in the main accommodation and less in the converted hen house. You often just left your money in an honesty box as she would be away in the Alps or the Himalayas.
I read about Nancy Smith's place in Peter Kemp's book. It sounded like it had lots of character. Shame a lot of these places don't exist anymore. Gerry's Bunkhouse perhaps (ran by his son).
Walk With Wallace 👣 Different era. You could arrive in bothies and find tinned food left by previous users. Also inch or two of whisky in bottle. Similarly Nancy had a cupboard with essentials in it like tinned stew and you just left the money although it might be months before Nancy returned from some trip. There was an old boy called Davie lived in a bus outside. Self sufficient characters who lived outside main stream society.
@@lentrim5444 I'd have loved to have sampled that era. No social media, no decent forecasts and little or no Goretex.