Cairngorms in winter is definitely hardcore. Turning for home or the nearest bothy is always the best decision when it gets a bit crazy. Hats off for making the effort to get out in those conditions. I prefer the bothy fire when its wild outside.
It was a good experience, we'll definitely be hoping for some more trips in the white stuff next year. We've just upgraded our mats for some warmer ones, maybe we won't melt the snow under us so much 🤣
Spectacular and well done for sticking your nose out. Believe it or not, my wife and I used to drive up to Braemar or Aviemore pretty much every weekend from Liverpool, summer and winter for a couple of years. We were mostly skiing and walking and occasionally ice climbing and the coldest Scottish night we ever had in a tent was a couple of miles from Mar Lodge. It was -25C but the ice crystals floating in the air and glistening in the moonlight is a beautiful memory I'll remember forever. This video reminds me of those special days so thanks for posting. p.s. we took to carrying a few 6" nails and a small claw hammer so we could peg our tent down in the frozen ground and get the nails out afterwards.
That's a cold one! 🥶, We have been to about -5 but progressing slowly with our equipment and experience to build up to more winter expeditions. It is such a different world, but you do have to be a lot more prepared to hunker down if need be. I could have done with a claw hammer 🔨 that morning for sure. It's nice to hear of your enjoyment of these areas. Has it been long since you were last up this way?
I really enjoyed the different format and pace of this video. What an epic trip and you certainly captured the atmosphere well. Drone footage really adds another dimension to how we view our beautiful landscape - well done 🙂
Thanks very much! It was interesting to produce as well. We still have a lot to learn about making videos and I think we will mix it up a bit as we go. We've been sort of dictated to by the archive of footage we had but now looking forward we will be able to plan a little and add some new stuff in!
Fantastic trip for you guys.. its defo a learning experience bike packing in the winter... trips have to be much shorter both because of the conditions and the lack of daylight!! There are very real limitations on what you can take a bike on. More than any other time you need to pick your routes carefully and keep both eyes on the weather both what has been and what is incoming!! - Oh and fatter tires help 😉 - Keep up the good work and really enjoying your recent spate of videos!! - ATB Tom
Thanks Tom, you're right in all you say there. Thanks for the kind words, it's always encouraging to hear people are enjoying them. Much appreciated and thanks for reaching out 🤟
Cheers Alan, yes I was all thumbs to start, I was sending it higher and further away repeatedly whilst trying to bring it down🙈. Any sensible person would have taken time to get yo to speed in some nice safe conditions lol. But life doesn't always pan out that way. As long as I'm prepared to take it on the chin if it doesn't work out then I just go for it! 😂
Super, thank you for sharing and also making the effort to film and edit as well. I struggle to take still photos with camera or phone. What are those tyres you have? I can see they are studded. I live in Austria and have standard Schwalbe studded tyres for winter shopping trips (pensioner so no car). they look a lot wider than my 1.75s and could maybe get me out on the bike and not on skis in winter.
Hi John, thanks for the comment, yes it definitely is a little extra effort. In this one I mentioned that we felt a bit tired and worn down even as we were heading out on day one. I didn't have the motivation to do much chat, but it was too beautiful not to at least record. I initially went back to the media to just make a short feeling as though we had somewhat failed to gather enough for a real adventure video. As I went through it I sort of understood and changed my perspective a little and ultimately am quite pleased with the outcome. The tyres are Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro's. We ran a 27.5"x2.6" on 40mm internal width, 27.5 rims. We were running about 18psi. www.schwalbe.com/en/spike-reader/ice-spiker-pro
beautiful pictures! How do you currently transport your drone? It is uncomfortable and heavy to carry the original DJI bag from the drone. Greetings from Argentina!
Hey Flavio, Apologies for missing this question. I carry it in a hip pack, a Lowe Alpine one which has a good volume. I wrap the drone in a small cloth and set ontop of the controller then wrap the neck lanyard around them, slip them into a waterproof drybag and that gets put in the hip pack. When riding i keep the belt loose so the bags weight sits on my saddle bag at the back and i dont really feel it much at all. I stand when descending so absorb most of the bumps and shocks and feel the drone is getting the least vibrations there.
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Thank you everyone for the kind comments. We plan to revisit this trip and make it out to the Laraig Gru! We'll post up when we do!
What a great adventure and accompanying video!
Well done 👍
Thanks Tony, was a great couple of days away and we intend to go back and finish what we started!
Cairngorms in winter is definitely hardcore. Turning for home or the nearest bothy is always the best decision when it gets a bit crazy. Hats off for making the effort to get out in those conditions. I prefer the bothy fire when its wild outside.
It was a good experience, we'll definitely be hoping for some more trips in the white stuff next year. We've just upgraded our mats for some warmer ones, maybe we won't melt the snow under us so much 🤣
Spectacular and well done for sticking your nose out.
Believe it or not, my wife and I used to drive up to Braemar or Aviemore pretty much every weekend from Liverpool, summer and winter for a couple of years. We were mostly skiing and walking and occasionally ice climbing and the coldest Scottish night we ever had in a tent was a couple of miles from Mar Lodge. It was -25C but the ice crystals floating in the air and glistening in the moonlight is a beautiful memory I'll remember forever. This video reminds me of those special days so thanks for posting.
p.s. we took to carrying a few 6" nails and a small claw hammer so we could peg our tent down in the frozen ground and get the nails out afterwards.
That's a cold one! 🥶, We have been to about -5 but progressing slowly with our equipment and experience to build up to more winter expeditions. It is such a different world, but you do have to be a lot more prepared to hunker down if need be. I could have done with a claw hammer 🔨 that morning for sure. It's nice to hear of your enjoyment of these areas. Has it been long since you were last up this way?
Magical, not just the narration, the scenery wasn't bad either...
Thanks Alan, appreciated K
I really enjoyed the different format and pace of this video. What an epic trip and you certainly captured the atmosphere well. Drone footage really adds another dimension to how we view our beautiful landscape - well done 🙂
Thanks very much! It was interesting to produce as well. We still have a lot to learn about making videos and I think we will mix it up a bit as we go. We've been sort of dictated to by the archive of footage we had but now looking forward we will be able to plan a little and add some new stuff in!
Fantastic trip for you guys.. its defo a learning experience bike packing in the winter... trips have to be much shorter both because of the conditions and the lack of daylight!! There are very real limitations on what you can take a bike on. More than any other time you need to pick your routes carefully and keep both eyes on the weather both what has been and what is incoming!! - Oh and fatter tires help 😉 - Keep up the good work and really enjoying your recent spate of videos!! - ATB Tom
Thanks Tom, you're right in all you say there. Thanks for the kind words, it's always encouraging to hear people are enjoying them. Much appreciated and thanks for reaching out 🤟
Amazing video Keith. Not always easy to stop and film or operate a drone in those conditions. 👍
Cheers Alan, yes I was all thumbs to start, I was sending it higher and further away repeatedly whilst trying to bring it down🙈. Any sensible person would have taken time to get yo to speed in some nice safe conditions lol. But life doesn't always pan out that way. As long as I'm prepared to take it on the chin if it doesn't work out then I just go for it! 😂
Super, thank you for sharing and also making the effort to film and edit as well. I struggle to take still photos with camera or phone.
What are those tyres you have? I can see they are studded. I live in Austria and have standard Schwalbe studded tyres for winter shopping trips (pensioner so no car). they look a lot wider than my 1.75s and could maybe get me out on the bike and not on skis in winter.
Hi John, thanks for the comment, yes it definitely is a little extra effort. In this one I mentioned that we felt a bit tired and worn down even as we were heading out on day one. I didn't have the motivation to do much chat, but it was too beautiful not to at least record. I initially went back to the media to just make a short feeling as though we had somewhat failed to gather enough for a real adventure video. As I went through it I sort of understood and changed my perspective a little and ultimately am quite pleased with the outcome.
The tyres are Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro's. We ran a 27.5"x2.6" on 40mm internal width, 27.5 rims. We were running about 18psi.
www.schwalbe.com/en/spike-reader/ice-spiker-pro
Awesome place and great efforts. Thank you for the great experience 🙌🏼❤️
Thanks, it is the return to Braemar video that’s coming out Sunday!
Thank you for the amazing views.
I couldn’t help but come back and watch it again 😂🙌🏼
Thanks 👍!
Nice
Cheers Colin, we'll be back!
Cool
Cheers man, hope you are all well!
@@TerraVenture always ding well not much bikepacking to dam hot hope to get back into it in few months got a lot gear reviews to catch up on
beautiful pictures! How do you currently transport your drone? It is uncomfortable and heavy to carry the original DJI bag from the drone. Greetings from Argentina!
Hey Flavio, Apologies for missing this question. I carry it in a hip pack, a Lowe Alpine one which has a good volume. I wrap the drone in a small cloth and set ontop of the controller then wrap the neck lanyard around them, slip them into a waterproof drybag and that gets put in the hip pack. When riding i keep the belt loose so the bags weight sits on my saddle bag at the back and i dont really feel it much at all. I stand when descending so absorb most of the bumps and shocks and feel the drone is getting the least vibrations there.