In the shadow of Suilven | Packrafting | Wild Camping | Falls of Kirkaig | Scotland
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2023
- IN THE SHADOW OF SUILVEN
Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, North-West Scotland
Three days exploring this classic route in the shadow of the Suilven and its neighbours. This was a trip we’d been waiting to do for ages. A combination of weather and holidays have delayed our attempts, until now!
The star of the show is undoubtedly Suilven and you’ll see that from the video. It’s almost impossible not to have the hill in shot, thankfully! :-)
We parked at Inverkirkaig and ordered at taxi from Ullapool, we’d prebooked it using Ullapool Taxis, nice guys. Wasn’t the cheapest but was the only option open to us at the time. The taxi dropped us at Elphin where we walked the short distance to Loch Veyatie. The wind was blowing so we made the decision to have a short leg on day one. Day two’s weather promised to be an improvement and the wind was to be pushing us from behind.
Day two we moved from camp one through the loch towards Loch a’ Mhadail. We wanted to get the view of Suilven from here, we weren’t disappointed. We then got back in the boats and moved through the narrowing western end of Loch V, into a short section of faster flowing water where we’d camp for night two.
Day three seen us move from our amazing pitch into Fiona Loch. Two thirds of the way down the loch where the loch flows into the River Kirkaig we got out the water and moved on foot down the path. A visit to the falls of Kirkaig is a must on the way down. It wasn’t long until we were back where it all began.
Another extremely enjoyable adventure, give it a go! :-)
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Somewhere, between beguiling and enchanting, drops this beautiful film, like a spool of wild honey to sweeten this squally April day. I trudge to work, through dreary streets, yet my head still ringing with wild wind, stone, water, air - and that great, magnificent, brooding cathedral of rock as the monumental backdrop; its dark bells tolling through my day.
That’s superb Martyn! An amazing message. 😁🙏🔆
Fantastic wee video it looks amazing 🏴❤️🏴❤️🏴
Thanks for watching Shorty, it was a long one. 😁👍
That was a very beautiful video, the scenery and the accompanying music was just superb. Well done.
Morning David, Thank you for watching and for your message. Appreciated! 😁🙏
I remember being able to see that 1st beach from Suilven back in 2005 which remains to this day my favourite mountain day ever. From Suileag, climbing above the mist & then clearing to get 'that view'. That landscape there is the essence of 'wild' & is there a more iconic mountain ? The fun & closeness of your relationship jumps out from the video & once again your camera work, choice of music & drone footage are second to none.
Hi Michael, The whole area is just amazing. Especially in good weather. It’s definitely as close to “wild” as we’re going to get these days. Probably our most relaxing adventure. Thank you for messaging. 🙂🙏👍🫡
Hello you two scallywags. Another very enjoyable vlog. You have a great sense of adventure. The editing and content are perfect, not to fancy, no gimmicks.. just nature and views at its best. Thank you for sharing + all the hard work in putting these videos together 👍
Hey Gary, hellooooo… 😁 “no gimmicks” now that’s superb to read. We don’t go for all the algorithm chasing stuff. We just do it and publish it. If people like it, mega! If they don’t.. no problem at all. Thanks as always for watching. 😃🙏
What a trip guys. That will live long in the memory. 😎👌 Nice of the wind to give yous a helping hand too. 🌬️ Some cracking camping spots, what a place Assynt is & Suilven looked stunning.
Hi Kev, It was a cracker of a trip. It all came together nicely. Both those pitches were really good. Found the second one on a previous visit.. always said I’d go back and camp there. Thanks bud. Hope alls well. D&L 😁
Wow excellant adventure and the views were spectacular!! You both did a great job at filming and allowing a person to imagine themselves there! Awesome!! :) :)
Thank you. Lovely comment. 😁🙏🫡
Absolutely loved this video. Brings back happy memories of our visit in 2021. Such a beautiful and peaceful place. You were so lucky with the weather. Beautiful shot drone footage. Showing this majestical place. Well done Dave and Lisa . One of your best 👍 Loving the multi use of the packraft/ sun lounger 😉👌
Hi Steve, 😁👍… I agree, maybe one of our best videos/adventures. Super relaxing adventure thanks to the weather etc. Multifunctional adventure vessel 😁👍
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 👌👍👍
Fantastic!
Thank you for the great video! I love it!
Best regards from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Thanks for watching. Amazing scenery eh! 😁🙏
Well, I am lost for words. This was absolutely gorgeous!! And how lucky you were with the weather!
Hey J.. this was an outstanding trip. Soo, sooo enjoyed it. Everything worked well. 😁👍
Wonderful film as usual, always have a smile on my face watching you both.
Hi Ken, it’s nice to read that. 🙂🙏🫡👍
Hi to you both ,yet again smashed another video out ,probably said this before ,for me you are the true meaning of life ,the love for outdoor adventure ❤️ love to you both and take care X
Hi Andrew, 👋 Thanks so much for your kind words! Take care L&D 😁🙏
Hi Lisa, Hi Dave, and Hi Hamish. You’re back, and oh wow how you are back. What a video, what an adventure, stunning simply stunning. My favourite area of Scotland, I really need to get back up to Assynt soon. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure, all the best Dave. 😀🥾⛰🏴🏴
Hi Dave, thank you. One of the most relaxing adventures we done. What a three days! 😁🙏
Great video, very well put together. ( could not spell "edited" ) nothing more peaceful than sitting bobbing along in the kayak on a loch. Many thanks for sharing, Stay young, ATB
Thank you very much John. Trying our best to stay young 😁🙏😂
Just perfect! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Graham. 😁👍
Love the new adventure your videos keep getting better
Thank you very much Gary. 😁👍🙏🫡
Worth the wait guys made my morning another great video Dave ❤
Hiya Paul. Thank you for supporting as always. 😁🙏🫡
Another superb vlog, they are just so relaxing to watch, amazing scenery. 35 minutes just flew by.
Morning Gary. Thank you. I thought it was a little long but it’s worked out well. 😁👍
The Wild Places....Simple and magical and elegant. Thank you - We also kayaked this many years ago in a Feathercraft Klondike - Thank you for sharing this 🥰😀😀
It’s a super route isn’t it. A bit of a walk with your kayak to the end point. Thank you for watching. 😁👍
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 We started from the track off the A835 at Elphin (Got a key for the track that leads to the Loch Veyatie- then paddled to Falls of Kirkaig and return, so no walking - It was an epic day. Your editing filming and music just blend in so well - Thank you.
@@drinksafewater Perfect.. there’s so many areas around the Loch to explore, could spend days out there. Thank you again. 😃🙏🫡
Great adventure although I’ll admit for a while I thought you were just paddling in circles as the view of Suilven never seemed to move.😂. Great inspiration for the beauty and tranquility of Scotland. A place we’re lucky enough to call home.
Hi Richard, Yeah it does look like that a little (a lot)! 😂 What an area though eh! We are indeed very lucky. 😁👍🫡
Loved your movie and stunning location with great weather . So peaceful and so remote ❤
Thanks for watching. Mega peaceful adventure, no stress. 😁👍
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 🏔⛺️❤️❤️🙏🏻
What a cracking adventure!! Really slick editing made it a joy to watch. Having been in Assynt several times your film almost made me feel homesick - must get back up there. Thanks for the work you two put into these videos, it truly is worth it 🙏
Hi Ian, thank you for your kind comments. Very much appreciated. 😁🙏🫡
Watched straight through now and what a film! Fantastic all the way through 😊. The views and yous chemistry complemented everything. Sure you must work hard to be able to have such trips. Great stuff🫵🙌😊
Thanks Fraser. Glad you enjoyed it. The whole areas fantastic as you’ll probably know already. Very much appreciate your kind words. 😁🙏😊
You guys are very much encouraging me to move to Scotland.
Haha 😜 that’s brilliant to hear Alice! 😀🔆👍
Excellent video and a mega trip
Thank you. Cracking adventure. 😁🙏🫡
Another beautiful video, I'll be cycling up that way soon but after watching this I now want to take my canoe!
I'll just have to make two trips 😃🚴♂️🛶👍
Hi Tony, thank you. One of the most relaxing adventures we done. Take everything!! Haha 😂😁🙏
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389I absolutely love it up there (as I do all over Scotland!) but even from the beauty of the Highlands I just feel like I'm out in true wilderness when I'm up between Wester Ross and Sutherland.
Until then I'll be slumming it 😉 for three days this week on my pannier bike in Dumfries and Galloway 🚴♂️😃👍
Cheers 👍
@@tonypaddler haha have a good trip. 😁👍🫡
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 thanks very much Dave and Lisa 👍
Can I just say I’ve watched exactly 23 seconds of this and can’t wait to watch the rest….love Suilven 🥰
Hehe now thats a super compliment! 😁😂👍
Absolutely brilliant again you two, how this only has 3.5k views I don’t know, it should have 100k+. Thanks for the film
Hey, thank you so much. What a very kind message. We don’t really push our videos that much. We just upload and let those that wish to, enjoy them. 🙏
This is what 4K is for. 👏🏼
Drone footage mint
Cheers Fraser 👍
@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 still watching your film so far so mint😁
Good to see you guys back. You've been a bit quiet. Mind you July has been very wet and not conducive to getting out. I think you've been packrafting in this area before? I'm sure you have done a video in the past. I know you did a wild camp on the summit of Suilven. The mountain of choice when friends from the south visit and want to climb a hill. Keep having safe fun on the hills.
Hi Kevin, yeah we’ve been in this area countless times. Probably my favourite place to play. 😁👍
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 Can be a bit boggy that side of the mountain though! 🤣
@@kevinw1129 yeah very sloppy. 😁
Another classic video. Things I learnt from this; Don’t mention the M word, 3 days and you’re still speaking to each other😂,and you make good choices in food and beverages. Well done!
Hey Tim, I’m glad you took some learning points from it. 😂😂😂 Thank you for watching our wee adventure. 👍🫡
Another top adventure from you guys 👏👏and it’s all in Bonny Scotland 🏴 love the rafts they look sturdy when inflated .you don’t seem to use the allak much is that due to carry weight ? Great ppl great channel thankyou 🤙👍
Hi 👋.. yeah we’ve not used the Allak since winter. The weight is part of the reason when packrafting.
Thanks so much for your kind words! 😁🙏
Well done you two! Amazing adventure... Matty (from Adventure is made) and I are eager to do this trip asap... !!
Question: You know the faster flowing section at the end of Veyatie, connecting to Fionn... do you think it'd be possible to travel back upstream?
I presume by foot would be the only option as the flow looked more powerful than I anticipated...?
Thanks for the help and sending much love to you both,
Eze.
EDIT:
Perfect! There’s a trail there! 1.7km to bring us back upstream to Veyatie
Hi Eze, thank you for your message. 😊👍
Sorry for the slow reply.
I think you could get part way up depending on what the recent weathers been doing. Possibly as far as where we camped. (In perfect conditions). You’d then need to portage past the faster flowing section then back in where it opens up into Veyatie. As you’ve seen there’s a prominent trail to a point where most people camp if they are paddling out and back from the eastern Elphin end.
Have a super trip when it comes. Hopefully catch your video of it.
D&L 😊👍🔆
Another lovely video so relaxing it takes you away from the humdrum
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. 😁👍
Hi Guys, absolutely fantastic....I couldn't agree more.... bliss.
Thank you for brighten up a dull morning!!!
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Hi Dave, Thank you for your kind words. Nice to read. 😁🙏
Love Assynt ,great video guys cheers 👌🏴
Hiya Gary, thank you sir. 😁👍
Absolutely brilliant, I loved every minute ❤. Thank you very much for sharing your experience. Hi Lisa , how are you getting on with your shoes that you wear wearing. I bought my better half Eileen a pair but one of them is hurting her but I think she pulls them too tight because they now have the lace attached to the inside edge of the shoe . I think she is aiming for me to buy her some new ones 😢.she’s nae chance.Cheers James
Hi James, thank you buddy. 😁🙏 Lisa says they are very comfortable for her. I’ve also the men’s ones. Work well for me too. The only thing is they don’t last long. Lisa says, buy Eileen a new pair!! 😂😂
wonderful and peaceful , did you see any black throated divers and greenshank? Thank you.
Thank you Vanessa, Not sure if we seen them or not. We did see loads of bird mind. 😁👍
Outstanding video! Thank you very much for your beautiful content.
… and thank you so much for your kind message. 😁🙏🫡
Wow…… just fantastic. You’ve inspired us..👌🏕️🏔️🍻
Thank you Pete. Nice to hear. 😁🙏🫡
Fantastic brilliant footage and production as usual thank you both. I will have to re visit Sulliven I was on Cul Mor last April in the snow and has a birdseye view of the area you were in fantastic keep the videos coming as it’s nice to see the Highlands as I only get up there from South Wales a few times a year (when my wife give permission lol) cheers Andy
Hi Andrew, thank you so much for your kind comment. Yes, definitely worth a revisit. Time for a bunch of flowers and a free pass. 😁😂👍
Love these little boats you have got, what are they called? can they go into sea water? brilliant video guys, amazing adventure.
Hey.. thank you. 🙂🙏 They are Alpacka Packrafts. No real reason why they can’t go into the sea but we don’t paddle in tidal waters. Thank you for watching. 😁🫡👍
Nice, so the pack down small enough to pack aye
@@GoSummitSolo they do indeed. 👍
Great vid guys gods country, what drone did you use please
😁👍 Thank you. It’s the Mavic Mini 3 Pro.
Hello. Fantastic video! What make /model packraft are you using?
Thanks buddy. In the description 😁👍
great expedition again ..they rafts look class 👌
heading up when im back from offshore for a summit camp on Sgorr Tuath
Yeah they are brilliant, super stable and easy to use. 👍
Will need to Google that one. 😁👍
only a small hill but faor packs a punch for views.. Cliff hands done a good video on his you tube channel
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How you guys leave the van for 2 days unattended ? That's my biggest fear ! Any tips ?
Yeah it’s a bit of a leap of faith each time to be honest. The only tip really is to make sure anything of interest is out of sight. We also often pull the blinds down and turn the seats in an attempt to make it look like we are either there or not far away.
Having watched this video, it has inspired us to wildcamp here this coming June, have you a OS map ref for the 2 camp locations? And did you see any other spots (Prefer a grassy area) for a few tents en route from Elphin? We have packrafts/kayaks. We will be returning to Elphin rather that heading west. Thanks
Roughly NC 14435 16149 and NC 18531 13098 Theres another good spot just as you hit the river section. You’ll clearly see it.
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 thank you.
Loving your videos 😊 What time of the year was this?
Thank you David. 😊🙏 I think it was around May or June.
@@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389 thanks
Speechless😮 this is absolutely stunning. My favourite area of Scotland of which there are many. Bravo 👏👏👏
I like you 😊
Cheers. 👍