Great video! 👍Brought back memories of my GGW in May last year including all the midges! Love your perseverance at pronouncing Drumnadrochit.....it’s Drum-na-droch-it and gets easier the more you say it! 😁
So its 2 years since I last watched and commented on this and im going to finally do the ggw 😁 Trying to do as much research as possible, only been doing munros the last couple of years so im a bit rusty on the multi day hiking.
Just done the west Highland way with my nephew in 6 days, looking to doing the great glen way in the spring next year, looks so much more of an enjoyable walk. Great video has given me a good insight into the route.
Thanks for watching! The Great Great Glen way is a great walk. There's a good mix of landscapes throughout the hike. Atb for your walk - Katie and Kevin.
Did lol when you pronounced drumnadrochit! 😂🤣😂 you’ve got to love Scottish place names! It’s pronounced.... drum-na-droch (like loch) -it 👍 Loving your videos....very inspiring.
Just watched yer vid guys, it was great to see you take on and conquer a very unfairly underrated Scottish trail. Yes the West Highland Way is King, but the Great Glen Way brings, as you guys showed, some interesting challenges. Would buy you guys a beer in any pub in any town.
Fantastic hike, brings back good memories when I did it, pitty Laggin boat cafe was closed as its nice food & relaxing, the echo place 11 miles from Inverness is good to atb Derek
Derek, thanks for watching! Pushing all the way in the rain to laggan lochs to find the cafe was closed was pretty rubbish! But hey its good material for a story over a few beers. We never checked out the Echo place out, should have really. Again thanks for watching!
Well done, you put some long stints in to achieve your goal. I really enjoyed your video, shame about the midges but that's the highlands. I know you guys live down in Lincolnshire, if you want another long distance walk without the midges what about the St Cuthberts Way, it's 100Km through the lovely border region, finishing on Holy Island. Easy for you to get to Berwick by train and either a bus out to Melrose or if the Covid has been sorted, I would happily pick you up and transport you to Melrose and collect you from Holy Island at the end of your adventure. Genuine offer to a lovely couple. Thanks for sharing and keep safe. D
😁 Thanks for watching! The midges didn't spoil it. Just learnt a valuable lesson about taking a midge net instead of a bug net.... Wow thanks for the heads up on the Cuthberts way and your lovely offer 😊. It's a route we will check out. Atb Kev and Katie.
We were surprised how quiet the walk was, especially considering no one can go abroad at the moment. Saying that straight after this we did the EHW, walking back to our car in Fort William. On that trail, we didn't see a single person for a couple of days. Thanks for watching!
Hey guys, an amazing video, I am walking TGGW with 2 friends next May, we're doing it over 6 days but your video really brought it to life, thanks so very much. Really looked great
Hey Jamie! I wish I learnt how to use the new camera (Sony zv-1 )before setting out on our walk. There are too many micro shakes for my liking and that's not including the big ones. When are you looking to come back to Blighty?
@@GETtwoIT I didn't even notice any of the shakes to be honest, and I watched it on my desktop computer. We were looking at June/July next year. BUT with everything that's going on with COVID, we might have to just wait until the next year possibly. If it does go into 2022, then that'll give me ample time to gather equipment and test it out. We have everything we need, but no light-weight items.
Been going through all your vids,you two are an inspiration! Will be doing at least two of your hikes this year(covid permitting!) Really looking forward to it! Keep the great vids coming 👍
🥰 Thank you. Super happy that our videos are helping. Which hikes are you planning to do? We will hopefully have our SDW vid up by the end of next week. Atb Katie x
@@GETtwoIT im planning to do whw and coast to coast and maybe another this year,as many as possible really,this covid malarky has made me think differently,first two week window(between lockdowns😂) i get im straight up there! Got a rough plan on most of the walks i want to do,just a waiting game now 👍
Hi just watched your blog on the GGW I thought it was absolutely brilliant I hope to do this soon with my support dog Fergus your pronunciation was fab thank you ❤
Well done! Amazing! I want to do that too one day :) Wanted to ask .. those pouches on G rucksack.. on the shoulder strap.. did they come witht the bag or were bought separately?
Hey there! Thanks for watching! I had to buy the pouches separately from the Gossamer gear Mariposa. They are the Gossamer gear bottle rocket and shoulder strap pocket.
@@GETtwoIT hahaha! I use my Fenix 2 for running but never noticed that display when I connect it to my laptop. Doh!!! I'll have to go and have a look. Again thank you for your videos, my wife and I love walking but haven't done one in a long time which was Hadrian's wall... beautiful!!! Watching your West Highland way walk has encouraged us to plan it in for the end of March 2021. Thank you for the kick in the bum we needed...
@@darrenmole7055 Happy to help. Just check out the connect app on your phone. That's great! Love that our videos have inspired you to get back out there again! Atb Katie and Kevin.
The toilets were out of order at Invergarry lock but they had a portaloo. The compostable toilets we past were ok but one had a broken window and all were missing locks. We thought they were ok though!
Just curious as to why it's £10 per person for the toilets? Can't 1 family / a couple share a key? Thanks for sharing. Myself, hubby & 2 youngest kids plant to do the WHW next Easter & will probably do the GGW in the summer holidays. We live in Cambridge so have a bit of a trek just to get up there. What app are you using to track you? Looks good x
The lock facilities range, some have just toilets but others have showers, laundry, kitchen etc. We passed majority of the locks within the first 3 days and unfortunately the facilities at Invergarry (where we camped) were out of order so we didn't really use the key all that much. The trail blazer sites only had the compostable toilets and they weren't locked (broken locks or nothing at all) so unless you think you are really going to make good use of the key then I probably wouldn't bother.
@@niks_healthy_lifestyle1691 Just for the people who have the key. Forgot to add, we just used our Garmin connect app to track us. We also use Hiiker app to plan and navigate.
Love this! You guys definitely put in some long hours! But to do it in 5 days is so good, and you look like you had a great time! Would love to do this one day! What camera did you guys use?
Thank you for watching! Yeah we had a blast on the Great Glen way! The camera I used was the Sony ZV-1. Its a great camera. Just wish I learnt how to use it properly before heading out on the trail.
Hi troops great to see you back and very well done on completing the GGW. Was wondering whats that little mapping app you're using on you phone to track your progress? Mick 👍🍻
Michael thanks for watching! We were just using the garmin connect app to track our progress. We both have garmin watches which both can track via GPS. You can one for your phone like komoot, all trails, mapmyhike etc.
Drum-na-dro-shite. Tremendous. We're moving there this year. Can't wait to let the locals know. Other than that, brilliant video. Will be doing it this summer.
Excellent. Enjoyed the film of your, I think, East Highland Way earlier today (that followed this walk). Scottish midges have been awful on my many Scottish treks, except the Southern Upland Way. For future ref: it’s drumna-drockit but I loved your stabs at it. I love Fort Augustus- I have a friend living near Invergarry and we often go to Fort Augustus. Looking forward to watching your other videos. I’m a little passed my backpacking days now so gain a lot of vicarious pleasure following others. Thanks again for your super videos and your lovely presentation style.
Love your videos guy’s really informative just one thing being Scottish some of the pronunciation of the village’s are so funny it’s just that a lot of Scottish villages are not pronounced the way they are spelt 🏴👍
looks a great trail and enjoyed the video, you both can be forgiven for getting that hotel room, full marks for capturing footage of the steam train guessing it was the jacobite heading for the Glenfinnan viaduct ps with all thats going on in the world is the PCT trip still on stay safe nigel
Thanks for watching! I am not too sure where that train was going. When Katie saw it she just shouted it's going to Hogwarts! lol. Yeah, we hope we can do it in 2021 but it's not looking likely at the moment.
@@GETtwoIT thanks guys. Plan to hike and camp Hadrian’s wall walk, Ben Nevis and great glen way all back to back over two weeks this July covid permitting. Stay safe and Keep on hiking.
Hey there. Base weights for our packs: 18/19ish lbs - Kev (could be lowered with the removal of camera gear) 16/17lbs - Katie With around 5 days food and 2ltrs of water - can take our total bag weight upwards to around 30lbs. Hope that helps.
@@GETtwoIT thanks it does ,my pack weight for 6 days would be about the same , and when I get to Inverness I will be sleeping in my own bed that night 😂
I enjoyed this, thank you.
great walk loved every part of it.
Great video! I love following your adventures. The two of you have such a fun and companionable vibe. So enjoyable to watch.
Thanks for watching Liz! 😊😊😊
Great video! 👍Brought back memories of my GGW in May last year including all the midges! Love your perseverance at pronouncing Drumnadrochit.....it’s Drum-na-droch-it and gets easier the more you say it! 😁
Thanks for watching! Haha we will get there one day with pronouncing Scottish words....
So its 2 years since I last watched and commented on this and im going to finally do the ggw 😁 Trying to do as much research as possible, only been doing munros the last couple of years so im a bit rusty on the multi day hiking.
Wow!!!
Hope you have a great time! Let us know how you get on.
Atb
Katie and Kev
Great clips..... Thanks and well done guys 😊
Thanks for watching and the nice comment ☺👍
A fabulous video. Finger crossed going next month. Really useful, thanks!
Just done the west Highland way with my nephew in 6 days, looking to doing the great glen way in the spring next year, looks so much more of an enjoyable walk. Great video has given me a good insight into the route.
Thanks for watching! The Great Great Glen way is a great walk. There's a good mix of landscapes throughout the hike. Atb for your walk - Katie and Kevin.
Really enjoyed this! I’ll be walking it in September, so glad to have a heads up about the High Route and the midges! Thanks for sharing this.
Happy to have helped 😀👍
Nice one, guys.
Thanks 😁👍
Enjoyed your video! I’m doing this trail soon so it was nice to see the different stages. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Hope you loved the trail as much as we did! Let us know how you get on. ATB Kevin and Katie x
thanks for taking time to make this video helps me plan my own adventures.
Thanks for watching! 😎
My favorite.
It's a great trail.😀
Did lol when you pronounced drumnadrochit! 😂🤣😂 you’ve got to love Scottish place names!
It’s pronounced.... drum-na-droch (like loch) -it 👍
Loving your videos....very inspiring.
I know our pronunciations of Scottish place names are shocking 🤣.
Thanks for watching! So happy you are enjoying out videos.
Atb Kate and Kev
Just watched yer vid guys, it was great to see you take on and conquer a very unfairly underrated Scottish trail. Yes the West Highland Way is King, but the Great Glen Way brings, as you guys showed, some interesting challenges. Would buy you guys a beer in any pub in any town.
Hey there Honey Thief! Thas for watching and the lovely feedback! Be careful tho, we might take you up your offer to buy us a beer 😜
Looks fab! I’m hoping to do the Great Glen Way next year 🙌🏻
Do it, its a great trail! Atb Katie and Kev
I just love your videos I never want them to end😊
😊😊😊😊
Fantastic hike, brings back good memories when I did it, pitty Laggin boat cafe was closed as its nice food & relaxing, the echo place 11 miles from Inverness is good to atb Derek
Derek, thanks for watching! Pushing all the way in the rain to laggan lochs to find the cafe was closed was pretty rubbish! But hey its good material for a story over a few beers. We never checked out the Echo place out, should have really. Again thanks for watching!
Awesome long long hike guys loved watching your adventure
Your last night in Fort William was at the place in 1:00. At the river! Can't wait to see the rest of the video!! 👍😊
Super video! A good mix of nature, walking, camping and good music. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Berlin 👋
Hey Christina! Super happy you enjoyed the video!
Well done, you put some long stints in to achieve your goal. I really enjoyed your video, shame about the midges but that's the highlands. I know you guys live down in Lincolnshire, if you want another long distance walk without the midges what about the St Cuthberts Way, it's 100Km through the lovely border region, finishing on Holy Island. Easy for you to get to Berwick by train and either a bus out to Melrose or if the Covid has been sorted, I would happily pick you up and transport you to Melrose and collect you from Holy Island at the end of your adventure. Genuine offer to a lovely couple. Thanks for sharing and keep safe. D
😁 Thanks for watching! The midges didn't spoil it. Just learnt a valuable lesson about taking a midge net instead of a bug net....
Wow thanks for the heads up on the Cuthberts way and your lovely offer 😊. It's a route we will check out. Atb Kev and Katie.
Thank u enjoyed that, such a quieter experience than the WHW, we done 5 days in September and didn't see many other humans..
We were surprised how quiet the walk was, especially considering no one can go abroad at the moment. Saying that straight after this we did the EHW, walking back to our car in Fort William. On that trail, we didn't see a single person for a couple of days. Thanks for watching!
Get ur selves on the Dales Way.. Enjoying ur vids, Thankyou.
Thanks for watching! Yeah we will check out the Dales way. So many get trails to walk!
Great blog . If u go before the end o June the midge is NAA SAA bad . Happy hikin
Thank you 😀
Hey guys, an amazing video, I am walking TGGW with 2 friends next May, we're doing it over 6 days but your video really brought it to life, thanks so very much. Really looked great
Super happy you enjoyed the video. You will love the GGW, its a great walk with a good mix of landscapes.
Brilliant video as always guys! I hope that Becky and I can come over next year and maybe join you!
Hey Jamie! I wish I learnt how to use the new camera (Sony zv-1 )before setting out on our walk. There are too many micro shakes for my liking and that's not including the big ones. When are you looking to come back to Blighty?
@@GETtwoIT I didn't even notice any of the shakes to be honest, and I watched it on my desktop computer. We were looking at June/July next year. BUT with everything that's going on with COVID, we might have to just wait until the next year possibly. If it does go into 2022, then that'll give me ample time to gather equipment and test it out. We have everything we need, but no light-weight items.
Been going through all your vids,you two are an inspiration!
Will be doing at least two of your hikes this year(covid permitting!)
Really looking forward to it!
Keep the great vids coming 👍
🥰 Thank you. Super happy that our videos are helping.
Which hikes are you planning to do?
We will hopefully have our SDW vid up by the end of next week. Atb Katie x
@@GETtwoIT im planning to do whw and coast to coast and maybe another this year,as many as possible really,this covid malarky has made me think differently,first two week window(between lockdowns😂) i get im straight up there!
Got a rough plan on most of the walks i want to do,just a waiting game now 👍
Great video - we are planning on doing this next year so good to get an insight into the route
Thanks for watching 😊👍
Happy its helped with your planning. It's an excellent trail!
You two are great :)
☺👍
Hi just watched your blog on the GGW I thought it was absolutely brilliant I hope to do this soon with my support dog Fergus your pronunciation was fab thank you ❤
We tried our best with our pronunciation 😂
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Where have you been!
I do like watching your vids,keep it up👍
We have been super busy buddy. Thanks for watching and more vids are on the way
Subbed your channel. What’s that app your using? Cheers.
😊😊😊😊👌 the app we use is Hiiker
Well done! Amazing! I want to do that too one day :)
Wanted to ask .. those pouches on G rucksack.. on the shoulder strap.. did they come witht the bag or were bought separately?
Hey there! Thanks for watching! I had to buy the pouches separately from the Gossamer gear Mariposa. They are the Gossamer gear bottle rocket and shoulder strap pocket.
@@GETtwoIT thank you.. will try to get them for my Mariposa. How do you find the rucksack?
@@treklinda1309 it's super comfy for me and handles weight well. I got my pack and accessories from backpackinglight.dk/
🤣 I will never be able to pronounce Scottish names....
What phone app did you use that shows the mileage?
Hiiker app 😁
hello there, loved watching your trip. Could you tell me what app you use to mark your route? thank you
Thanks for watching! We both have Garmin watches which come with inbuilt GPS. The watch tracks out movements via Garmins Connect app.
@@GETtwoIT hahaha! I use my Fenix 2 for running but never noticed that display when I connect it to my laptop. Doh!!! I'll have to go and have a look.
Again thank you for your videos, my wife and I love walking but haven't done one in a long time which was Hadrian's wall... beautiful!!! Watching your West Highland way walk has encouraged us to plan it in for the end of March 2021.
Thank you for the kick in the bum we needed...
@@darrenmole7055 Happy to help. Just check out the connect app on your phone.
That's great! Love that our videos have inspired you to get back out there again! Atb Katie and Kevin.
Hope you did not use the stream behind toilets, use the waterfall other side of path from toilets, it's fresh.
Lol of course not. Sawyer squeezes are good but I wouldn't want to test it out with toilet water....
Meant to ask... What did you think of the toilets? Were they still as damaged as other vlogs have shown? X
The toilets were out of order at Invergarry lock but they had a portaloo. The compostable toilets we past were ok but one had a broken window and all were missing locks. We thought they were ok though!
Just curious as to why it's £10 per person for the toilets? Can't 1 family / a couple share a key? Thanks for sharing. Myself, hubby & 2 youngest kids plant to do the WHW next Easter & will probably do the GGW in the summer holidays. We live in Cambridge so have a bit of a trek just to get up there.
What app are you using to track you? Looks good x
The lock facilities range, some have just toilets but others have showers, laundry, kitchen etc. We passed majority of the locks within the first 3 days and unfortunately the facilities at Invergarry (where we camped) were out of order so we didn't really use the key all that much.
The trail blazer sites only had the compostable toilets and they weren't locked (broken locks or nothing at all) so unless you think you are really going to make good use of the key then I probably wouldn't bother.
@@GETtwoIT I didn't realise there were facilities at the locks. Are they available to all or only if you've hired the key too? X
@@niks_healthy_lifestyle1691 Just for the people who have the key. Forgot to add, we just used our Garmin connect app to track us. We also use Hiiker app to plan and navigate.
Is her backpack biger than his?
No she's just smaller than him.
Love this! You guys definitely put in some long hours! But to do it in 5 days is so good, and you look like you had a great time! Would love to do this one day!
What camera did you guys use?
Thank you for watching! Yeah we had a blast on the Great Glen way!
The camera I used was the Sony ZV-1. Its a great camera. Just wish I learnt how to use it properly before heading out on the trail.
@@GETtwoIT Thank you! Glad to hear it!
What app are you guys uesing
We use the Hiiker app to aid navigation and the garmin connect.
Hi troops great to see you back and very well done on completing the GGW. Was wondering whats that little mapping app you're using on you phone to track your progress? Mick 👍🍻
Michael thanks for watching! We were just using the garmin connect app to track our progress. We both have garmin watches which both can track via GPS. You can one for your phone like komoot, all trails, mapmyhike etc.
Drum-na-dro-shite. Tremendous. We're moving there this year. Can't wait to let the locals know.
Other than that, brilliant video. Will be doing it this summer.
🤣👍
Excellent. Enjoyed the film of your, I think, East Highland Way earlier today (that followed this walk). Scottish midges have been awful on my many Scottish treks, except the Southern Upland Way. For future ref: it’s drumna-drockit but I loved your stabs at it. I love Fort Augustus- I have a friend living near Invergarry and we often go to Fort Augustus. Looking forward to watching your other videos. I’m a little passed my backpacking days now so gain a lot of vicarious pleasure following others. Thanks again for your super videos and your lovely presentation style.
Thank you very much for watching and the lovely feedback 😀
Great video. Enjoyed every second of it. Ilyou have inspired me to give it a go. I may try to do it in the next few months.
😀👍 You will love it!
We enjoyed watching this very much. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching 😁
Love your videos guy’s really informative just one thing being Scottish some of the pronunciation of the village’s are so funny it’s just that a lot of Scottish villages are not pronounced the way they are spelt 🏴👍
Thanks for the tip!
looks a great trail and enjoyed the video, you both can be forgiven for getting that hotel room, full marks for capturing footage of the steam train guessing it was the jacobite heading for the Glenfinnan viaduct ps with all thats going on in the world is the PCT trip still on stay safe nigel
Thanks for watching! I am not too sure where that train was going. When Katie saw it she just shouted it's going to Hogwarts! lol. Yeah, we hope we can do it in 2021 but it's not looking likely at the moment.
Good start to the trip 🙂
Fantastic well done thanks for sharing 👍.
Thanks for watching 😄
Great video. Can I please ask what is the gadget you plug into your phone with the sad card in. Thanks. Bry
Hey there Bryan! Thanks for watching.
We use a USB-c SD card reader. It allows us to move our photo quickly from camera to phone.
@@GETtwoIT thanks guys. Plan to hike and camp Hadrian’s wall walk, Ben Nevis and great glen way all back to back over two weeks this July covid permitting. Stay safe and Keep on hiking.
@@bryanshaw38 👍all great walks! Let's hope COVID is under control so you can go on your adventures.
Was it quite easy to navigate for it?? And was it very hilly? We are doing a charity event in May to try to do it under 24 hours!
Really sorry for the late reply......Yeah its super easy to navigate, you will have no problem.
@@GETtwoIT what was the app you used for the track? thanks!
@@SM-wg7ty we used the Hiiker app.
hay guys. i was wondering what bag you were using to collect your water. it looked way quicker than the sewyer bags
Hi there! Those Sawyer bags are a pain to use. We ditched them for the CNOC Vecto 2 Litre bags.
@@GETtwoIT aw thanks. Do you know if it works with the Sewyer mini
@@owenculletonpersonal1248 works with the mini.
What weight were your packs ?
Hey there. Base weights for our packs:
18/19ish lbs - Kev (could be lowered with the removal of camera gear)
16/17lbs - Katie
With around 5 days food and 2ltrs of water - can take our total bag weight upwards to around 30lbs.
Hope that helps.
@@GETtwoIT thanks it does ,my pack weight for 6 days would be about the same , and when I get to Inverness I will be sleeping in my own bed that night 😂
@@johnmudd6453 Good to hear! Enjoy your trip 👍