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Iain Harper (Cape Wrath Trail Guide)
United Kingdom
Приєднався 10 бер 2008
A comprehensive guide to the Cape Wrath Trail, one of the most challenging long distance walks in the UK, presented by IAin Harper, author of the Cicerone guide book Walking the Cape Wrath Trail.
Cape Wrath Trail: David Paterson interview (trail originator)
Join us for an in-depth conversation between Iain Harper, author of the popular Cape Wrath Trail Guide, and the late David Paterson, renowned landscape photographer and one of the original creators of Scotland’s iconic Cape Wrath Trail, recorded shortly before his passing. He was always generous with his time and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
We dive into the history, inspiration, and challenges behind creating and documenting Britain’s wildest long-distance trail. From breathtaking landscapes to personal anecdotes, this interview is packed with insights for hikers, photographers, and nature lovers alike.
📸 Topics Covered:
• The origins of the Cape Wrath Trail
• Tips for tackling the most challenging trail in the UK
• David’s experiences capturing Scotland’s rugged beauty through photography
• Iain’s journey writing the definitive guide to the trail.
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🔗 Useful Links:
• Iain Harper’s Cape Wrath Trail Guide [referral link from which I earn a small commission]: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1786310856/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=capwratragui-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1786310856&linkId=9735c4b209ebd61998da7746a166084d
• Cape Wrath Trail Guide Shop: shop.capewrathtrailguide.org
🌟 #CapeWrathTrail #HikingScotland #LandscapePhotography #TrailAdventures #OutdoorInterviews
We dive into the history, inspiration, and challenges behind creating and documenting Britain’s wildest long-distance trail. From breathtaking landscapes to personal anecdotes, this interview is packed with insights for hikers, photographers, and nature lovers alike.
📸 Topics Covered:
• The origins of the Cape Wrath Trail
• Tips for tackling the most challenging trail in the UK
• David’s experiences capturing Scotland’s rugged beauty through photography
• Iain’s journey writing the definitive guide to the trail.
👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring interviews, trail insights, and outdoor content.
🔗 Useful Links:
• Iain Harper’s Cape Wrath Trail Guide [referral link from which I earn a small commission]: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1786310856/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=capwratragui-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1786310856&linkId=9735c4b209ebd61998da7746a166084d
• Cape Wrath Trail Guide Shop: shop.capewrathtrailguide.org
🌟 #CapeWrathTrail #HikingScotland #LandscapePhotography #TrailAdventures #OutdoorInterviews
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Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Section Three - Glendessarry to Barrisdale
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The third section of the Cape Wrath Trail takes walkers deep into the gloriously remote rough bounds of Knoydart, passing A'chuil Bothy in Glendessarry, before heading towards Loch Nevis. Passing Sourlies Bothy which is nestled at the foot of Sgurr na Ciche, the trail then heads north skirting Knoydart to finish Barrisdale where there is a campsite and estate-owned bothy. Support the channel......
The Farthest Shore / Alex Roddie Author Interview - Cape Wrath Trail Guide
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Iain Harper, author of the Cicerone guide to the Cape Wrath Trail interviews author Alex Roddie about his new book "The Farthest Shore" about walking the Cape Wrath Trail in winter to disconnect from technology and find peace and solitude on one of Britain's toughest backpacking trails. Buy Alex's book The Farthest Shore (direct link supports independent publisher): www.v-publishing.co.uk/books...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Section Two - Glenfinnan to Glendessarry
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The second section of the Cape Wrath Trail takes walkers away from civilisation past the majestic Glenfinnan viaduct up Glenfinnan and towards the gloriously remote rough bounds of knoydart. Follow the route: capewrathtrailguide.org/route Buy the printed guide book: Support the channel:
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Damian Hall Interview
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Interview with ultra runner Damian Hall about his experiences setting a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Cape Wrath Trail. Buy Damian's Book "In It For The Long Run": www.v-publishing.co.uk/books/books-new-and-coming-soon/books-new-and-coming-soon-in-it-for-the-long-run/ Buy The Summit Fever Media Film of Damian and Beth's Cape Wrath Trail FKT: vimeo.com/ondemand/capewrathfkt
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - How to Access Cape Wrath
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Useful links and information about how to access Cape Wrath while walking the Cape Wrath Trail. Cape Wrath Trail Guide (free information): capewrathtrailguide.org Buy the guidebook in print or on Kindle: amzn.to/3hd9xmC Cape Wrath Trail Guide Shop: shop.capewrathtrailguide.org Cape Wrath MOD Range website: www.gov.uk/guidance/public-access-to-military-areas#cape-wrath-training-area www.gov.uk/g...
What is the Cape Wrath Trail and Why Should I Walk it?
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Walking the Cape Wrath Trail Guide author Iain Harper explains what the trail is and why it should be on your list of backpacking trails. More information: capewrathtrailguide.org shop.capewrathtrailguide.org Buy the guide book [affiliate link]: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1786310856/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=capwratragui-21&creative=6738&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1786310856&linkId=97...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Day One - Fort William to Glenfinnan
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A video guide to walking the Cape Wrath Trail. Describes the first day's walk between Fort William and Glenfinnan. Resources: capewrathtrailguide.org www.lochabertransport.org.uk/TransportinLochaber/PublicTransport/Ferries/CamusnagaulFerry.aspx www.glenfinnan.co.uk www.mudandroutes.com/place/corryhully-bothy/
Spine Race 2015 - BBC Inside Out
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Short BBC film about the 2015 Spine Race along the Pennine Way
Kinder Downfall - Spine Race 2015
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Kinder Downfall waterfall being blown up hill by 80mph winds during the Spine Race 2015
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Falls of Glomach
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Descending the Falls of Glomach between Shiel Bridge and Strathcarron can be tricky, particularly in wet or icy conditions. This video gives you an idea of what the descent is like. capewrathtrailguide.org has been developed as a resource for people planning an expedition on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone in late 20...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - overlooking Loch Hourn
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Panoramic views on the ascent from Kinloch Hourn towards Barisdale and Knoydart. capewrathtrailguide.org has been developed as a resource for people planning an expedition on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone in late 2012. The site contains comprehensive information about the route and forums where you can post your ex...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Upper River Carnach, Knoydart
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capewrathtrailguide.org has been developed as a resource for people planning an expedition on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone in late 2012. The site contains comprehensive information about the route and forums where you can post your expedition reports and connect with other walkers. There's also our roll of honour ...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - upper Glen Dessarry
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As the Cape Wrath Trail climbs out of Glen Dessarry it enters the first properly rough ground as it heads towards Knoydart and the path can be rough and hard to follow in places. capewrathtrailguide.org has been developed as a resource for people planning an expedition on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone in late 2012....
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Descending Gleann Cuirnean to Glen Dessarry
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The path towards the River Pean has been eroded in places. This video shows the best route. capewrathtrailguide.org has been developed as a resource for people planning an expedition on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone in late 2012. The site contains comprehensive information about the route and forums where you can p...
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Assynt bogs
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Cape Wrath Trail Guide - Assynt bogs
Cape Wrath Trail Guide - River crossing at Glen Douchary
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Cape Wrath Trail Guide - River crossing at Glen Douchary
fine video. i think more need to be said and promoted that this trail is a guide or a framework. some of the finest moments i had over the years was dumping the pack and bagging a peak when the weather was good - why waste the opportunity - you are fit, in the right place and geared up for a wild camp. it would be ridiculous not to bag ladha bheinn, conival or an teallach as you pass by - in the same way as not spending a few hours now and then just perched on a rock or a beach - watching the birds and the sea and not worrying about the miles to do that day. a fine walk and many thanks for the new guide - a must as a companion.
Hi 1st and foremost your coverage of the trail in both your book and video is brilliant , but i couldn’t help but notice you included a pic of bauchaille etive mor in glencoe , i know its stunning and its iconic but its no where near the cape wrath trail , id like to add i loved your descriptive short film and i will probably enjoy reading your book when it arrives , just thought id ask 🤷♂️
I seem to recall this was one of my earliest videos so I didn’t have a lot of footage so used some “stock” footage (there’s also a rogue non-CWT lighthouse in there somewhere I think). The good news is since then I’ve got a drone and various other bits of camera equipment. I’m just working on the Barrisdale to Shiel Bridge section. Of course I now have the opposite problem of far too much footage and the tyranny of choice of what to include! All the very best. Iain
A great listen Lain, did the route in 2 parts around 2010 and still passionate about and it’s possible I may do it again with my son in law. Kind regards
Thanks. My son is 11 so I’m looking forward to doing it with him.
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Interesting listen. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
The best trail I've done. Can't beat it despite trying. The Highlands may not be the highest mountains but it's the wildest place where one can BE. Camping put on route alone with the wind and deer. If your considering Caie Wrath Trail....Go for it. Be fit. Have good all weather kit and research your food and pack weight. Every day it gets lighter... Love it ❤
What this misses out, is the next part of the path after you have crossed the river. This is narrow, overlooking a ravine, and sometimes scrambly.
you’re absolutely right, I’ve got a detailed video guide to this section coming soon along with. n easy way to avoid this altogether, because as you rightly say it’s a tricky path that you wouldn’t want to fall from
Yep, a good spot. Also one or two about 1km downstream with good pools for a dip, rocks and waterfalls. Not a bad place to head for if the weather is good and you want to avoid a crush at Sourilles. Also gets you a mile ahead of the rush to Barisdale and past some of the boggy stretches found as the river meets the sea loch.
Great stuff. Wind. Rain. Gales. Snow. Big rivers and streams. I'm going for it again in December. Should be a challenge. Can't wait to get this book. Thks
New subscriber 😊here..🙏👍🏼
I completed it at the beginning of April just gone. It was indeed a life changing experience. Some hair raising moments along the way, but I’ll never forget the memories. What a trip! Your book helped a great deal - thanks.
Great interview, thanks!
Hi, I'm planning to walk the route in April this year. I was wondering, how you prepare for an emergency when you can 't use your phone.
It’s a good question. You could look at an emergency satellite messenger like Garmin Inreach. Newer iPhones also allow emergency SMS. Often you can send SMS when calls are impossible so might be worth registering with www.emergencysms.net/ - and the tried and trusted method of giving someone full details of your route with pre arranged check ins (allowing time for delays)
Very useful series! When will the next one be available😊 Hope to see moore stages before I"ll walk half the trail in May
Brilliant informative description and is inspiring me now to attempt the CWT with my son.
Liked and subbed.
Absolutely loved this video - I used to have an "annual mecca" to Durness with friends to do aurora photography. Sadly, this was always around March and of course the ferry service doesn't begin until may so I had never seen photos/video of the area itself. Nor did I know of the cafe !! Thank you so much Iain for putting this together, it was brilliant to watch but do keep safe not only from the range activity but also the cold !!!
I did it in the early 2000s and used that first Cicerone guide, maybe its time to do it again with the updated version.
Great interview and really enjoyed Alex’s book - deeply honest, informative and entertaining
Great photos, walked to the Cape from Blairmore in t shirt sunshine, and walked back the next day in lashing rain, ended up near hypothermic due to lack of stops for food on the way. Bought your book this week for inspiration.
Just received Iain’s book, looking to buy Alex’s also.
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Beautiful videos - expertly thought out and filmed. Have walked the trail many times and these are the truest representation of what it is really like. I will enjoy watching all of them.
very well made video. i look forward to my hike in june 2023
Superb video! I plan on attempting it next year in 12 days. Watching this has inspired me even more.
Incredibly useful Iain !
Hi Iain, we spoke a while ago I was making a film about the CWT and Lesley was involved. Then a little virus got in the way! - I'm planning the production later this year or the beginning of next. Glad to see you on UA-cam I've just subscribed and I'm certainly trying to grow my channel as I'm sick and tired of the constantly saying with traditional broadcasters! Hope you're doing well and perhaps we can have a chat in the future... If you can also subscribe that would be awesome!
Everyone I met in Knoydart pronounced A’chuil differently from this video
Only 2 weeks away from the cape wrath start. After much prep and training I am as prepared as I could ever be. I just want to thank you very much as your videos on the trail are excellent. I'm so much more confident about my hike after watching your channel. Your guide book is handy too..bit heavy though lol. I've photographed the pages to reduce my pack weight. Happy hiking and a big thank you.
Thanks - very much appreciated - best of luck with the trip!
Beautifully filmed
You should setup a patreon account so people can donate
Very interesting...
Thanks for all your hard work on the Cicerone guide and on these videos. I have spent ages on reconnaissance using the guide, youtube and the Harvey maps ready for this April, and have really appreciated the information. Looking forward to putting it all into action.
Top video. Very clear and informative. Thanks
thanks for watching Richard
I completed the trail last spring. Your vids helped immensely.Thank you very much. I'm walking glenfinnan to fortwilluam April 16 2023 for a wee stroll .
Hello Iain. Wow. These are excellent guide videos for anyone thinking about doing the CWT. Great, informative detail and at about 20mins, this was an ideal length. Some super photos and footage. Keep 'em coming if you can. Rgds, Wadirunner.
By some way the most useful series of videos I've watched as part of my preparation for CWT sometime in Spring. The effort you are putting into them is worth it - making them both informative and beautiful. I agree with comments regarding where are the possible parcel-drop, resupply and/or restaurants along the way. This is information less easy to glean from just looking at a map.
One other thing iain, could you mention bout potential resuuply points, those businesses willing to take parcels in. Thx
Future vid please.... Viable alternative to falls of glomach
Fantastic video, well done. Loving the drone footage. Really nice to see some of the wider surroundings. 👍
Thanks for the video. A friend and I did the CWT this September, following your guide, and I agree that this section is where the first real sense of wilderness creeps in. We'd hoped to stay in Sourlies but it was fairly full so we pressed on - getting utterly sodden in the marsh flats and then midged alive at our camp spot by the Carnach - a true CWT moment :) (I later heard that following the bank of the river up to the bridge is the best strategy for avoiding those Dead Marshes)
Sounds familiar Peter, I've been up to almost the waist in one of those bogs (maybe my memory is exaggerating but I remember it being a bad one!) Thanks for watching. Iain
Great stuff. Looking forward to the next instalment
Thank you so much, I was looking forward to it 👏
Brilliant film, narration and music.....
Excellent and extremely useful; thanks! I loved the great shots from the drone :-) Keep these coming! (perhaps less of the background mood music, or use recordings of the environment sounds instead, for authentic atmosphere?)
Thanks - ha, yes absolutely :-) good idea re the environment sounds
Looks Really Nice. Thanks a Lot
Iain, I love these videos. This trail has got into me like no other! I first discovered the North West Highlands twelve years ago,Assynt in particular. I feel I must walk this trail before I am no longer able. The trouble is I’ve never camped in my life,I am 65 and I guess time is not on my side. I’ve climbed Suilven, and Quinag… these places are magical . I want so much to walk the trail but feel I need someone to do it with. If you no anyone to help let me know. I am going to buy the book and keep watching your videos.
Thanks Martin - really appreciate it. If you take your time and use bothies, camping can be kept to a minimum. There is an excellent Facebook group where you might be able to find a compatriot to join you. Look out for the next episode coming very soon. Iain
Boots arnt a must. Trailrunners is what you need for the cape wrath. Though it's just personal preference I suppose. Boots are too heavy
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Well done and thank you. Already have your book, but this is very helpful. I hope there will be more soon. 🤗
Ah thanks - really appreciate it! I’m just working on the next episode as we speak (GlenDessarry to Barrisdsle) and have some great drone footage I shot whilst up there last month so should be a good one. Iain
Impressive...Subscribed
Thank you lain the videos are a great help…👍👍