Bikepacking above the Burma Road
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Join us on another winter camp high up in the Monadhliath mountains via the Burma Road, despite a tricky weather forecast we managed to come through unscathed.
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Dave Outdoors Scotland
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Great film, captures the beauty of Scotland in the Winter👍
Thanks John! Much appreciated, it really is a special feeling being up in the hills in winter - thanks again - Tom
Nice to see you back out on the bike with your wife Tom , enjoyable trip as always Happy camping
Thanks boaty - it was a cracking little adventure to be sure - ATB Tom
Another great video and glad it cleared up for you on the return journey. Well done for braving the arctic weather 🥶🥶
Thanks Doug!! We were lucky it cleared as it could have easily not have done so and that would have been disappointing!! It's not always the weather forecast is right but nice when it is.. thanks again.. ATB Tom
Lovely film - as per usual. Your bikes were certainly frozen in the morning.
Thanks Glenda! - They certainly were icy - we've camped in the winter before but never experienced ice like that - its a very interesting phenomenon to be sure! - thanks again ATB Tom
The trig point reminded me of the artic explorer's reaching the pole.... BRrrrr.
The videophotography you captured was outstanding, hauntingly mystical and lonely. I enjoy your adventures , thank you both for sharing them. G
Thanks for your kind words George - hopefully not too long before we're back out again. ATB Tom
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Lovely wee film! I have never even heard of the Burma road!! That’s on the to do list now. Whilst it looked absolutely frozen it also looked amazing. Fantastic image of you’s cycling away from the camp in the morning..brilliant wee vlog! Paul
Thanks Paul!!! Good to hear from you again.. you'll be able to bash it out on your ebike in no time!! Very doable on foot as well... Paddy will love it!! ATB Tom
@@hikebikescotland9121 yeah! I’m watching your video thinking how tough that is on the old analogue bikes 🥴. Great effort 👍👍👍
Great to see you back out Tom, and what a beautiful trip it was too!
Beautiful shot of your tent and bikes at 9:47 and bikes at 10:06 , and your packing away time lapse was simply stunning!
If there's a Google Earth pic of that white-out I'm sure that your pogies would still be visible 🤣👍
Looks like Mrs HBS got your old pogies 😁
Thanks again 👍🚲⛺❄️⛄
That gave me a good laugh!!! Both sets of pogies are new just the wife doesn't have the same attention seeking child like issues I obviously suffer from 🤣 thanks again for you kind comments tony - I always look forward to them!
@@hikebikescotland9121 ah right, I must have those same issues then! I just thought that it was a Hi-Viz safety concern (or that they were end of line sale items that nobody wanted in a LOUD YELLOW colour)😁🤣
And thank you as I always look forward to your videos, they have a special 'feel' about them!
Cheers 🚲 🫱🫲
The Burma Road is a fair trek at the best of times but in that weather it looked brutal. Always worth it for the view. Got frost bite just watching it so i can imagine how cold it was for the 2 of you.
Thanks Gary! - Its definitely a slog thats for sure! - Very worthwhile though as you say and it was a tad on the chilli side at the top! Looking forward to seeing what it looks like in the warmer seasons, we'll be back thats for sure! - ATB Tom
Nice work folks, had to gain the height to get the white stuff this year! We had really been hoping for a good winter trip Jan / Feb but have just had a couple of mild overnighters. Enjoyed the video!
Cheers guys! - Although the trip turned out great I do feel the winter this year could have offered a little more... still we should all be grateful for what we have and all that.. hopefully you guys can get another winter one in - still time for one more cold blast! fingers crossed!
Excellent video again. I was especially impressed with the performance of your pogies-they’d be good for my Raynauld cold hands.
Thanks Kevin!! - To be honest if you suffer with cold hands and I do - although not as bad as you I suspect! Then I wouldn't hesitate to give pogies a try... couldn't believe the difference to be honest - They do impede a little and if your into very technical trails then you might find them 'getting in the way' a little but on the kind of slogging we do they are just fine. - ATB Tom
Thanks Tom sounds like worth pursuing.
Great adventure Tom. No gonnae lie, that looked cauld. 🥶 I've no even heard of the Burma Road. Heard of the Corbett Geal Charn Mor tho. Still tae bag it. 😉
It was a bit hill billy Kev!! - still the down stuff was doing its job! - The Burma Road is certainly an easy way to bag that Corbett but I suspect there might be more interesting ways to do it on foot... but still it would be a good walk nonetheless!
Hi Tom, great video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the pogies. I've been on the lookout for a set compatible with my Jones (loop) bars, but have not located any. I'm guessing you were riding flat bar? Where did you get your pogies and do you think they would work on a loop bar? Huge thanks for the shoutout (and compliment), very much appreciated. I also had loads of cold weather related tech problems on my recent tour. The battery pack supplied with my GoPro 8 shuts down at around 30% in sub-zero conditions. I've partially solved this by buying non-branded batteries (Amazon) and these seem to hold the power well, and once fully charged they charge last for a long time. However, they really need mains power to give them a full charge. I found that my most powerful power bank was only able to take them up to around 60%. Oh, the joys of winter filming.I ended up carrying a ton of batteries! Keep up the good work and thanks again for the shoutout. ATB, Dave
Thanks Dave for your kind words - our bikes are standard flat bars, well mine has a loop but thats not important with relation to pogies - I would imagine they would be ok with the Jones bar but I've never tried that combo (or even a jones bat at all) so I have to stop short of guaranteeing it would be a good fit I'm afraid - I can't remember the shop I got the pogies at but it was an online British company as I recall and they weren't too dear (about £25 a pair I think?) - the company did all sorts of pogies for paddles and the like as well - love the winter and all its challenges but I'm firmly in the 'looking forward to spring' camp now! - hopefully we can get out again but my work schedule is really busy up to April this year so we'll have to see.. - Give my regards to Mo - ATB Tom
@@hikebikescotland9121 Thanks, Tom. I'll take a chance on the pogies and let you know how they work with loop bars. If they are not suitable, I can still use them on my flat bar bike, which I use for day trips along the lanes where I live. Cheers, D
2000 ft 😮...im at 5000 ft and don't get a ton of snow
5000 ft and no snow!!! Thats higher than anywhere in the UK!!!! you must be somewhere warm!!
@@hikebikescotland9121 we get snow but a few times a month. I'm high plains desert Colorado. 😀..UK would be lovely elevation to ride at 👍