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Sophie Outdoors
United Kingdom
Приєднався 11 жов 2022
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I WALKED my bike up a Mountain?! 🚵♂️ Mountain Biking in Scotland 🏴
Bit of a different one this week! I decided to try out some of the MTB routes nearby, except Garmin Connect pulled one on me and created a route that meant going on an inaccessible footpath 😆 I had to change route part way through and ended up pretty shattered by the end! Hope you enjoy watching!
AllTrails route (that I ended up doing, not the planned one) www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/scotland/stirling/brig-o-turk-and-meall-cala-circular?u=m&sh=zglwld
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#scotland #mountainbiking #solofemale #thehighlands
AllTrails route (that I ended up doing, not the planned one) www.alltrails.com/en-gb/trail/scotland/stirling/brig-o-turk-and-meall-cala-circular?u=m&sh=zglwld
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Drone (DJI Mini 3) amzn.to/4fvtEYR
GoPro amzn.to/3WIHRsN
#scotland #mountainbiking #solofemale #thehighlands
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The Most UNDERRATED HIKE in Scotland?? 🏴 Climbing Ben Venue 🥾⛰️
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I was feeling fancy so decided to make coffee up a mountain! And what a day for it wowee 😎 I'd highly recommend this hike! AllTrails Route www.alltrails.com/en-gb/ar/trail/scotland/stirling/ben-venue PRODUCT LINKS Drone (DJI Mini 3) amzn.to/4fvtEYR Stove amzn.to/4cCPAyS Gas amzn.to/3L3jQaE #scotland #thehighlands #benvenue #scotlandhiking #solofemale
My FIRST EVER time Wild Camping 🏕️ Solo Female Camping in Scotland🚶🏼♀️🏴
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My first ever time wild camping! And while I realise I left it as a bit of a mystery at the end, I did really love it. I can't wait for the next time! (which will have to be once I get a tent that's actually waterproof...) p.s. is there anything better than the sound of rain on a tent?? Loch Lomond & The Troccachs Permits www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/camping/get-a-permit/ Follow me...
My FIRST EVER SOLO Hike - Beinn Each, Scotland
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My first ever wild camping video will be up next week! 🏕️ (This will be the second of many firsts this summer!) Beinn Each is a great hike for doing solo, and took me around 3 hours in total (including stops). I would recommend it for a summer hike as there are some steep sections and the reviews all say the path is pretty hard to follow in winter. This is a great one for views of Stuc A’Chroin...
What I bought for my FIRST EVER time WILD CAMPING! 🏕️
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Follow me on Instagram - sophie_outdoors PRODUCT LINKS SLEEPING SYSTEM Tent tidd.ly/3Y2ZN3S Sleeping Mat amzn.to/3RLeEvH Sleeping Bag tidd.ly/3WnA2tG Air Pump amzn.to/4cDH2b4 Pillow tidd.ly/467j5a1 Sleeping Mask (that actually leaves space for your nose, especially if you've got a biggen like me) amzn.to/3W0DTM4 EAT / DRINK / COOK Stove amzn.to/4cCPAyS Gas amzn.to/3L3jQaE Pocket K...
We DEFINITELY needed Crampons! 🗻 Climbing Ben Vorlich, Scotland Hiking 🏴
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Ever since we moved to Scotland, I've been itching to climb Ben Vorlich! Standing at 985 meters, it’s not the safest mountain to tackle in winter, so we waited for the first sunny day at the end of March to make our ascent. Without our own crampons, reaching the top was quite an adventure. If you're planning to climb between autumn and spring, I highly recommend bringing crampons, as the north-...
Hiking up the Cobbler ⛰️ My favourite hike in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs 🏴
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The Cobbler, one of the most iconic peaks in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, is a must-do hike. While not a Munro, it definitely has the feel of one and is just as famous as some of the higher peaks. The climb is challenging, but the amazing views make it totally worth it. At the top, you'll find a cool rock formation called 'The Eye,' where many adventurous hikers climb for an exh...
Hiking in the Trossachs - Balquhidder, Scotland 🏴 finding a tarn and a surprisingly long hike!
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Thank you for watching! We started this walk from the back of our Airbnb in Balquhidder. It's a real gem and really unexpected. What we thought would be a gentle, winding woodland walk through a valley turned out to be a brilliant hike up to a tarn, with a great view down to Balquhidder! (pronounced Bol-widder!) #scotland #hiking #scotlandhiking #thehighlands #lochlomond #thetrossachs #thecobbl...
My favourite hike yet! Climbing Ben Ledi 🏴Hiking in Scotland
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My favourite hike yet! Climbing Ben Ledi 🏴Hiking in Scotland
Hiking in Scotland - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs (Callander Loop)
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Hiking in Scotland - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs (Callander Loop)
Mountain Biking in the Cotswolds - Chipping Campden Loop
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Mountain Biking in the Cotswolds - Chipping Campden Loop
Mountain Biking in Swinley Forest - Red Run! 🚵♀️
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Mountain Biking in Swinley Forest - Red Run! 🚵♀️
Mountain Biking in Swinley Forest - Blue Route! Part 1
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Mountain Biking in Swinley Forest - Blue Route! Part 1
Climbing Scafell Pike, Great End and Scafell! The Less Touristy Route - Hiking in The Lake District
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Climbing Scafell Pike, Great End and Scafell! The Less Touristy Route - Hiking in The Lake District
My first time trying Downhill! Mountain Biking in Whinlatter Forest, The Lake District
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My first time trying Downhill! Mountain Biking in Whinlatter Forest, The Lake District
The BEST HIKE in The Lake District?? ⛰️ Buttermere, Red Pike, High Crag, Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike
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The BEST HIKE in The Lake District?? ⛰️ Buttermere, Red Pike, High Crag, Haystacks & Fleetwith Pike
A Day in The Lakes: Hiking Fairfield and St Sunday Crag!
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A Day in The Lakes: Hiking Fairfield and St Sunday Crag!
Guide to Ride London: My 2023 Experience!
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Guide to Ride London: My 2023 Experience!
Congratz on the first wild camp, try higher up next. i dont know why but i always sleep better higher up. Unfortunately the down side to improve your sleep and experience and weight of bag is more expensive gear. Light weight but good quality gear will make the journey better. Just acquire over time or buy second hand. Try the outdoor shops in the local areas. so much competition that there is always a huge sale on somewhere haha! Smashed it though mate and the cooking was top notch! Keep it up, the views get even better.
Wild camping is just normal pretty much just camping to me.
If anyone else is tempted to buy a little pump or just blow it up - your breath has water vapour in it. It can easily lead to mould on the inside of your sleeping pad
Your lovely wish you was my girlfriend. I am female just lovely chilled video x
Your lovely. And nice relaxed channel..be watching again. Be my girlfriend haha x
Thanks for another great video fantastic views as always.. I think I would prefer the ride down it looked much more fun than the slog up ❤❤❤
I did the Glen Finglas loop a couple of weeks ago and can confirm it's a tough climb up to the top. Well done 👍
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Nice video but you should use gloves, if you fall off you put your hands out and they take a lot of damage on the gravel or my case road.
Great advice for anyone who cycle's ❤
At 63 I wild camped last weekend off the back of a motorbike, near Glenshee. At 1200ft up, it was a cold night, and I was lucky to catch an infrequent breeze to take the midges away for a few seconds relief. But I kept my helmet on! I use Autan bug spray, and it stop s them biting. They still drive me insane though. One wee tip; midges love black clothing. Wear white and leave a black bag or something a few yards away, and see the difference! Oh, and I rely on chocolate, mixed fruit and nuts, and am confident in drinking water from small burns, and rivers and even the lochs, as long as there’s not a town upstream. Go for a wild swim instead of a shower!?
You really, really don't have to worry about needing to filter water - as long as the water is from a burn or loch away from arable farms it will be fine. So many folks get caught up in the fearbased thinking of needing to filter water in case they get a disease or illness... I & all wild campers/hikers I know always drink straight from the burns or waterfalls. Never been ill after 30yrs+ doing the same. Commercial companies sell all kinds of filter gizmo's to make money out folks... Totally unnecessary imo, the only areas I would not drink 'wild au fresco' h2o would be lowland areas with fields of crops which have had chemicals sprayed onto them or fertilizers ploughed into the soils... Water is heavy - no need to carry it in when its all around you 👍
I keep it to the bearest minimal ..tent , sleeping bag , food and water , lighters , phone , ..and my rab puffer jacket which doubles as a pillow, and i think can survive for a bit , oh! And my bank card aswell ..never leave home without that .
Great video and what a great location 👍
Nice one pal great wee video the views were amazing, keep up the good work new sub here. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Great video as always you were blessed with some amazing weather and views really enjoyable video thank you for posting
Thanks! Yep I was super lucky with the weather 😍
Its funny that you call a 700m hill a mountain 😁 Looking forward for my first time being in Scotland to do the WHW in September. Hope the bugs won't be too bad 🥲
It's lovely making decent coffee up a mountain, for a day hike like that your set-up is fine but for longer trips or wild camps you'll probably want to make it much lighter and more compact, and a cafetiere isn't very easy to clean if you want to make multiple brews. My go-to is an AeroPress as they're really light and there's a travel version with a cup too (I just use a standard one though), also clean up is very easy with the coffee pucks they produce meaning a quick rinse and they're ready to go again and again.
Just got back from my first ever solo hike / camp. Used by puffy coat as my warm layer and pillow abd padding for my bag straps because they made me want to cry ... also walked 20 miles in hours which was way too much for a first time so now crying with sore feet 😂😂 looking forward to watching how yours and future one's went
Looking forward to some pointing with walking poles! I feel cheated 🤣
Thank you Sophie that was a lovely hike, I really enjoyed it watching from my chair 🤣😂😆. But man they were Epic views up on top! Just stunning! Wow! 🤩 🙌💚
Mega chilled out viewing, Sophie. Your positivity and spirit are very uplifting. Thanks for sharing!
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Great drone use there with the DJI 3. I have one too, but any sign of wind and I'm bottling it!
Yeah I get so nervous every time I fly it! 😂 Last time I got a warning saying to land immediately due to high wind which was quite stressful 😳
I love your videos, always so cheery and adventurous 🎉❤ it makes me happy to see other people just like me doing the same things as me. Solo adventures are amazing!
Thank you so much! I love solo adventures 😃
Great hike/mountain well done ⛰️👏
Nice wee video and the views are lovely up there, it's a lovely location..... One pointer for you, Loch Katrine is Kat'rin not Ka'treen :) Oh, and at 14:18 the tiny wee loch that's to the south of Venachar is called Drunkie and, yup, it's pronounced as you'd expect.
Great video. That's a very elaborate set up for a summit cuppa. Makes me grateful that I'm a tea drinker. 😊
Looks like a great hike, quiet too was this a weekday?
it was actually a Saturday surprisingly! I left at 9:15ish so think I must’ve just gone early enough to miss the crowds 🙂
how are things?. nice !
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Awesome video Sophie. Can't beat a mountain up a coffee!
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Take a tarp and set it out over your door. Then you can heat water up and wash etc.
Hi. Well done you on your first solo. First night out sleeping in always a bit strange, I have found that getting your pitch setup and staying there for a second night much more relaxing, just sit about or explore for a day and learn to relax. Cheers from Jim, 70+ and still wild camper. Ps other comment re ear plugs😢, listen to nature!
I wild camped on the shore of loch lochy 3 weeks ago it was awesome
Great video and well done on your first wild camp 💪
Thank you! 😊
Hard ass chick ❤️✌🏻🏴🏕️
Spiders are unacceptable, i hope you ended them. I find jungle formula helps with midges and other flying horror stories.
Why would you say a london bus , to anyone in Scotland that has ever been on a double decker bus please at your own convenience reply to this obvious misconception that london is not the only place on the british isles that you can get a double decker bus , ffs
It actually was a London bus because it said Camden Town on the front of it haha
@@SophieOutdoors no it just happened to be a bus in london , a bus is a bus is a bus
Nice video, have a cool adventure
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New sub here! So good to see another woman out and about in the Scottish wilderness! Keep it up 🏴🌲💙
Great content new sub and I also do lot of wild camping around Loch Lomond three lochs Callander etc can't beat it all the best on Your travels👍🏻
Thanks! It’s a great area 😀
Im new to wild camping but my understanding the definition is when you camp somewhere other than camp grounds?
Im very jealous of being able to discover wild camping for the first time and starting on the journey! Those very first bits of kit you pick up and always have a soft spot for. In terms of sleep, ear plugs and eye masks are great. You identified some better spots to camp, Id avoid dirt or mud and go for grass or moss whenever possible. Obviously you want as flat as possible, but can put your empty bag under one end of your mat if there's a slight slope. Better sleeping bags and mats can be expensive the more comfort you want, but I would prioritize the mat if you're spring/summer camping and decided to get into it more seriously. In terms of bag weight, its just a case of whittling things down. Look at what you took home with you food and drink wise, unused clothes, without sacrificing warmth or waterproof layers. You could try cutting out next time. Generally making things smaller and lighter if you can do it cheaply. Like you mentioned, regular toothbrush instead of electric, (or you can get specific camping ones that fold up too). Its always nice to cook proper food, but if the pack is still heavy maybe considering a dehydrated meal like 'summit to eat' After that its really down to lighter equipment again, which costs more money. Most people I know have used their basic gear for 2 or 3 years and then begun slowly upgrading kit one piece at a time. Ive been wild camping about 12 years now and I've almost completed my perfect 3.5season kit, (minus a Hilleberg) so there's really no need to rush out getting the best and lightest stuff. Hygiene, as a male, doesn't really bother me (Im playing n the woods!)... I take some roll on deodrant, wet wipes and hand sani, and have a dip in pool or lake if the opportunity arises...
Hello,,, Take your time no hurry. Plan for the future you shall see many beautiful places as you go. Weather sometimes become a factor when your out sometimes it pays to look on the both sides of the weather. Try not to take with you so much that it makes you uncomfortable when it is carried. I plan ahead when i go out wild cooking so i lay out what i have and only take what i need. Talk to you soon and you have fun in all your doing and the places you go to,,,,,, Regards Mick,,,,,,,, Chef-on-the-wild-side,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Lanshan (1 or 2) tent - osprey backpack (buy once ,cry once) - the BRS-3000T stove - lite Af sleeping mat - oex 2/3 season sleeping bag - trekology ul80 - trekology aluft deluxe pillow - cheap walking poles, spork, 450ml camping cup, rechargeable head torch, sillicon bowl - sawyer mini water filter for the money its a really good liteweight kit recommended to any starters
Brilliant vid subbed 😂