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Thanks Phil, hope you get to witness one. It's a special treat. Thanks for the subscription.

No problem pal, hope so too

Thanks very much for your nice comment.

Thanks Martin, great to meet you too. Did you pick up my message on your Web page?

Yes, it had gone to the junk folder for some reason but I replied this afternoon with a link to a couple of photos of you so it’s probably in your junk too!

Thanks very much Nicolas, pleased you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the sub! Backpacking Islay next. Should be out in a couple of weeks

Just watched your second wild camping video, very good. New sub from me

Thanks Ian nice to hear from you again, and thanks for the great comments as always. The next video should be out in a couple of weeks. Heads up for you: it's "Backing the Wild and Remote Coast of Islay." Yes, it was very special to be there in person, really didn't want to come down. Thanks again for your nice comments. Hope you enjoy Islay.

Thanks Matt, it was great to meet with you both. It was a special day that one. Keep on ticking them Wainwrights off.

Thanks Richard, pleased you enjoyed it

Cheers Sean lad,, pleased you liked it.

Thanks very much, I hope you have a great time and the weather is kind to you.

Thanks very much for the compliments on the video. Congratulations on finishing and especially making it to the Europa hut after tracking back, you have had one hell of a day there. it's a lot of climbing anyway without having to go back. I am assuming you watched the vid after your journey.

Thanks very much James, pleased you enjoyed it. Maybe we will catch each other on the fields again.

Thanks Ian, Just had a week on Islay, so that will be out first.

Thanks Richard, in Isla at the moment, backpacking around the north and west coast, will have that published first.

@MSCoutdoors ah nice. Hope the weather has been good. Looks forward to these too. I'm doing Ben Nevis via CMD soon. Anything I need to know beforehand? Cheers Michael. Keep em coming.🙂

I went up there via the CMD years ago. As far as I remember we hiked from the distillery. My wife had a bit of a flap on due to the ridge, being covered in cloud and wind., but it was a nice ridge with not too many issues.

@@MSCoutdoors thanks mate. It looks as though it should be fine if the weather is ok.

Hi Randy, originally during the route Planning stage and also shown on the video route, I went off the outdooractive route which does backtrack. In reality, Jimmy and I cut off this backtracking when we came off Bellatola and essentially skirted around the west side of pas de bouef. At the time realised this route was a lot shorter than what we had originally planned. Pleased you are enjoying the videos.

Thanks very much for your nice comments. We travelled on the 1st September, so spent 1st two weeks in Sept completing the route. Weather was lovely although still hot during the day,, especially in the 1st week. Hope you have a great trek, September I would say was a good choice. Thanks again, Michael

Thanks and really pleased you enjoyed the video. Have a great time in September and hope you get great weather. Bella Tola and the Rothhorn, both great add ons and would definitely recommend you do them.

@@MSCoutdoors Yeah you certainly sell them pretty well! I've tied myself in knots a bit booking Cabane de Moiry - Pension De la Post (Zinal) - Hotel Schwarzhorn (Gruben) - Hotel Heimatlodge (St Nicklaus) - Europahutte - Zermatt back to back. So have left myself one day less than you had and need to replace either Zinal or Gruben with Cabane Bella Tola. Which means making either your days 9 and 10 or days 11 and 12 into a single day. Watching back over the video, I'm thinking replacing Zinal might be best and doing days 9 and 10 as one day De Moiry to Bella Tola. Worst case taking the cable car from Sorebois to Zinal if it's a bit tight. What do you think?

Main ones have been the Capewrath trail in May 2022 (12 days) then Jimmy and I completed all the Lakedistrict Wainwright fells in one complete backpacking journey the following year.(23 days) only 4 people have ever done this including Jimmy and I. Then the Haute Route. This year we are off to Slovenia to do part of the slovenian mountain trail for two weeks.

Great. I’ve done the TMB twice which is very beautiful so thought I’d do the Haute Route this time.

Thanks Scott

Hi Jill, I use outdooractive and then video it with My Gopro, it's a lot easier as long as you don't produce in full screen otherwise it is poorer quality

@@MSCoutdoors Thank you so much!

Thanks very much, Jeff. They absolutely are.

Thanks! I use a GOPRO10

Thanks very much, I've had some great feedback over the course of this series and yours has got to be up there with the best of them. It gives me encouragement for the future to continue with the same style of video. So again thanks very much. I'm a bit jealous of you wild camping the route, we normally camp on our tours but on this occasion decided to have a bit more luxury. Hope you have a great time and get great weather.. Yeah, day 11 with old ladies was my favourite day, such an unexpected treat bumping into them and they made what was a great days trekking even better. Good luck for your trek and if you need any advise please just give me a shout.

Thanks Michael,i think the majority of people watching these vids are thinking of attempting the whr themselves. Im suprised the amount of hiking vids i watch and some dont even tell you what time of year they are there.Always interesting to get some historical info about the area,culture,wildlife etc...Distance travelled,time on trail,effort exerted,possible shortcuts(cable cars,buses),camping spots,ability to charge devices,sleeping conditions in huts,grocery stores along the route are all topics that could be off interest.Oh and most importantly how much was a pint at the huts🍺and did they make those sandwiches for yous?😁

Hi British Irish, let me have your name, and I will give you all the help I can for your trip. I created a spreadsheet of our journey with all the important stuff on it, which may help you. I use an elevation gain reference/factor I have created myself and helps me work out how easy our tough the day is likely to be. Essentially it's the height gain/loss divided by the distance. Ends up giving a figure of feet per mile over the day/ trek. Its very handy to know each day. The spreadsheet can be sent to you if you drop me your email on my WhatsApp 07951033737. Or feel free to give me a call.

Thanks very much for your nice comments, hope it brought back some nice memories for you

Thanks very much Andrew. I am pleased you have enjoyed it. Your comments mean a lot, so thanks so much for your appreciation.

Thanks very much Peter for your nice comments. It's appreciated.

Thanks very much Clive for your nice comments, it's appreciated.

Thanks very much littlpack, hope you enjoy it as much as we did. We were there 1st two weeks in Sept, weather was great. Hope you get the same. We will be in Slovenia 🇸🇮 for two weeks starting last week in August.

Thanks very much again for your kind comments. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks Michael

Thanks very much Seamus, pleased you are enjoying the series. It's been a pleasure both completing the trail and producing the videos. I'm looking forward to making more.

Thanks very much

Thanks Neil, I am pleased you have enjoyed them.

Thanks very much

Thanks Peter, pleased you enjoyed them.

Thanks Ducky, you got yourself a cameo on day 1 as well lad.

Thanks very much Ian. As always, very complimentary comments from you. I feel honesty is always the best policy. Things do go wrong from time to time, especially in the mountains, learning from them is the most important thing. It's great that you picked up on the virtual experience. I set out initially to make the videos a realistic memory for Jimmy and I to look back on, but it's great that people feel they were there with us on our journey. I am over the lakes a lot, I have a static in Pooley Bridge. Feel free to message me if you ever want to join up for a hike. Not sure if you know but Jimmy and I last year did a full and continuous backpacking journey of all 214 Wainwrights. By far the most difficult trek we have ever done. We completed it in 23 days. I am planning on replicating that journey in 7 long weekends, covering the 7 routes "Eastern Fells, North Western Fells etc in the coming year. I will publishing the journeys on UA-cam. If you ever fancy joining me your welcome.

@@MSCoutdoors Michael i may take you up on the offer of a walk if our schedules allow it. I am a bit of a novice in the lakes but i am determined to keep visiting and picking off those Wainwrights as i go along. Cheers again mate for the great videos. Ian

Anytime Ian, just give me a shout.

Thanks very much Lisa, pleased you have enjoyed the series.

I’m Jimmy’s cousin. Great to see your adventures. Beautiful places

Ah!! Hello Lisa,.

Thanks Graeme. You have made some lovely comments during the course of the journey, it's all very much appreciated. I'm really pleased you have enjoyed them.

Thanks very much, Mark, for your nice comments. Those sorts of comments mean a lot to me.

You're welcome. You are in for a treat. Hope you have a great time.

Thanks Peter, very informative! The lateral moraine on this day was the most impressive one we saw on our whole journey. I knew little about them before we started our trek but we were both fascinated by the power required to create them. I researched a little bit about Glaciers and morains when I returned home and did that little talk over on day 8 about the lateral moraine and the ice melt. Still fascinates me so thanks for the more detailed information.

@@MSCoutdoors yes Indeed, I have walked that part several times allready, as moiry is a spectacular view not to miss when you stay in Grimentz or Zinal…. Also Nice to know, If you Come down col du tsate or col de torrent, and you go over the Hill and you start to see the dam and moiry Lake, on sunny days you can spot the shuny part of the cabane from there…. And even better, on the first days of snow, you can follow the hike trail up the side of the last Climb, It had Nice contrast in the white snow…. Its a very nice region Indeed! I was there about 10 times over the last years, ranging from early June, until mid september…. And every time you find surprises in the most Sunny valley of te Alps (and it really is!)…..

I would like to prep for that trail and do it somewhere jun/july 2025

2.5 miles col de balme to des Grands, 8.5 to chamoex from des Grands.

Thanks, you won't be disappointed.

Thanks Michael, one not to forget!

Thanks Graeme! Yes its a day I want to forget but will never forget. Its could have all gone very badly, thankfully we made it through. It just shows you how easy things can go wrong when your on the mountains. I have done a lot of trekking but have never had a day as scary as that one. Yes, day 14 is a bit more uphill than I thought as well. Little steep sections mainly, thankfully a total contrast to day 13 for us.

Yes Ian we got through it, but it could have been big trouble for us if it went wrong. At one point, we were preparing to bivvy out for the night, but thankfully, we made it to the cabin. I think everyone was amazed we got through it safely. Don't want another day like that.

Hi John, yes Moiry was a fantastic location without doubt, but let down badly by its commercialism. For me the best was Des Dix followed by Louvie, both great.

Thanks again, Ian, for your nice comments. Yes, I will keep doing it for as long as I am able. One step at a time, and you get there.

Thanks Graeme, nice comments again from you. Yeah, we like to do it the hard way. (Wait until you see day 13). Even though we had the clouds, it still made for a great atmospheric outing. Everyone on that day all went straight over the pass and missed out on a nice summit. So we had the benefit of the summit and ridge to ourselves and the bonus of that break in the clouds.