Is this the Scariest Path in Scotland? The Mighty Liathach
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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➤ In today's video I will be climbing the Two Munros as part of Liathach - one of the narrowest ridges in Mainland Britain! An exposed scramble between two Munros, this trip makes for a fantastic day out! Enjoy.
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James uses some Scottish vocabulary and mountaineering jargon in these videos - if like me, you love these videos but there are some terms which you're not familiar with, I've compiled a little translation dictionary below:
Bealach - A narrow mountain pass
Bothy - basic accommodation which is free to use
In 'spate' - When a river is very full and fast flowing due to heavy rainfall
Stalkers - Deer hunters
Baltic - Bloody freezing
Rounded lump - Not even a proper mountain
Atmospheric - There's clouds on it
Exposed - Almost certain death
Thank you for that - I take it for granted that people must know what im talking about 🤣
I spent most of this video leaning to the right, holding on to my desk, and periodically holding my breath.
😂 I swear I was still walking with a lean for the rest of this walk..
Thanks for watching
Atb, James
Excellent photography and commentary on this great climb. Well done..!!
Thanks for watching John 😁
Atb, James
Wow. You know how sometimes, when you are in the passenger seat, you are ''braking'' and ''accelerating'' with the driver? I was breathing with you all the way 😁 We are goin to An Teallach for a week in two days, so I guess we'll just have to make a small detour now (wind permitting), thank you very much. Looks too amazingly scary to skip😆
Yes I know what you mean 😂 I was running on pure adrenaline for this one..
Fantastic, I haven’t done An Teallach yet.. it will be incredible 😁 Enjoy 🏔
Cheers, James
I can’t have been the only one who was leaning to the right in my chair the whole time you were on that bypass path.
and looking for a hand hold as well😀
All that way and effort to go the bypass route!! Id have to go back and do it proper after that, only one way to do it sir, and that's over the top. My heart just wouldn't allow me to not go along the ridge. Beautiful mountains up in Torridon, look forward to going back with my wife soon, its been a few years, safe travels sir, getting home safe is always compulsory.
Haha apologies- promise i’ll do the ridge next time 😁 enjoy when you return.
Cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney Thanks, safe travels Sir, great quality videos, all the best.
Love the videos, Murray. This is another fantastic watch!
I did this route on 30 September 1991 in beautiful weather. It really is a superb mountain. Like you I took the bypass path. Although it was dead level (I don't remember having to scramble up slightly as you showed - probably it's got more eroded since then) when I came to a hollow in the buttress I had to stop to let my heart rate go down. What you didn't show is how suddenly it emerges onto the broader ridge - that's a great moment! Several people told me after that that the pinnacles are easier than the path, and many of the comments here say the same. Have you been back yet to go over the pinnacles?
Was there in 1980,
RAF Kinloss,
Mrt.
Stunning James. 😎 Still to get ma teeth into that bad boy.
Thanks Kev, you will love it mate 😁👍
Yes I would agree a truly scary Hillwalking trip, the drops were horrendous and the path was so close to the drops, it is not a peak a would want to do again, a walk not for the fainthearted. Mark Shaw.
Great job. For someone who claims to have no head for heights, you did tremendously well. Do you watch Charlie McCartney's UA-cam channel? He and his brother did this hill a few years back, and made it look ridiculously easy.
Thanks Michelle, I was full of confidence after the Aonach Eagach but this took me down a peg 😂 yes ive been watching Charlie for a while now, fantastic videos! They made it look like a walk in the park 😂
Atb, James
That was well done and a great video. However the Munros are measured in feet and you give meters. Its just not the same!
Thank you 😁 I take my readings from Walkhighlands which are all stated in Meters, feel like I have to carry on with it now 😂 cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney Nobody's perfect!
Nothing wrong with going above 914.4m!
I find it disgusting that a Scottish person has not taken the time to find out how to pronounce Liathach correctly.
😂 Probably 99% of Scottish people would get it wrong. Luckily my pronunciations have improved. Cheers, James.
@@ScottishMunroJourney Please don't take my comment to heart, it's only a wee windup!
I climbed it in winter conditions as a student back in the 1980s, and had what may have been my closest-ever brush with death. It was my first time with an ice axe, and I had practiced self-arrest on a safe slope on the way up. It’s good that I did, because on the summit ridge, I slipped and started sliding down a short snow slope that ended with a 1000-ft vertical drop on the north face. Fortunately, I remembered how to self-arrest and was able to climb back to the ridge. I’ve climbed a lot of mountains since then, but don’t think I’ve ever been more scared than I was that day.
Oh boy!
Wow that must have been a scary experience, I thought it was bad enough in damp conditions - never mind winter 😯 lucky you managed to self arrest, thats a situation you don’t want to be in.. thanks for sharing.
Atb, James
I haven't had my heart in my mouth so much watching someone climbing since watching Alex Hannold free solo El Capitan. Great video.
Thank you 😁 Im a huge fan of Alex Hannold, glad you enjoyed!
Atb, James
it is not as scary as it looks here due to camera position. There was only one short bit where you were looking down at space. I chickened out of the pinnacles twice. once it was very windy, the 2nd there were people around and It makes me shy.
@@jamesfraser5860 "looking down in space" that is enough to ensure I don't go anywhere near it. I'd live to be able to walk routes like this but my fear of exposure means clips like this are the closest I'll ever get. Heck, I even struggle with some sections of the coastal footpath in Pembrokeshire where I live!
Awesome.
I don't think some people fully appreciate how dangerous some of these routes are.
Yes it's only the UK but some of them are horrific.
Thanks, you are right - some of these mountains have a proper sting in their tail, especially this one 😂
Cheers, James
I can't do heights. Don't mind being high but it's the drops that do me in. All respect for doing this, I was nervous watching. Great stuff. Beautiful stunning area too with good filming. Cheers
Im the same so surprised I managed this, sometimes adrenaline can get you across 😂 Torridon is beautiful.. Cheers, James
I had to fast forward the part of the pinnacle bypass pass, i couldn't stand watching it! The soles of my feet were getting pins and needles 😃Great video
It was hard editing the footage as it was giving me vertigo watching it 😂 thanks for trying though!
Atb, James
This certainly shows the bypass path is far from fear-free. I did the Fasarinen several times when I lived in Torridon. The last was a July night in 1977 (west to east) with my black Labrador. While I was above he kept to the path below keeping an eye on me all the way. I don't think the bypass was as scary looking then! Your video brings back memories of just how wonderful Torridon looked on a summer day. Thank you for it. One small point though - I never heard Mullach an Rathain translated as "Summit of the Police". If people want a full explanation this is the best to my knowledge. ' The strangely named Mullach an Rathain named 'Summit of the Pulley' after the shape of two prominent rocks at its summit as seen from the little village of Fasag below. These rocks resemble the grooved pulley at the end of the spindle of a spinning wheel which receives the driving cord.(Ainmean Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland). In Gaelic it is simply called 'An Rathan' - the local Torridon name for this part of a spinning wheel. 'Mullach' or summit was possibly added by some map maker. The Horns of Alligin have the same name in Gaelic (Na Rathanan) for the same reason - The Pulleys'.
Wow, I have done Liathach twice and both times over the pinnacles. The bypass path looks much more difficulty and scary. Well done.
Pinnacles for me next time too 😂 whats the point in that bypass! 😂
Cheers, James
Pinnacles for me next time too 😂 whats the point in that bypass! 😂
Cheers, James
I agree. I did the direct route over the pinnacles in autumn 1995. In the Gaelic the pinnacles are called 'Am Fasarinen' - 'The teeth' and it was like scrambling over a long row of teeth. Very airy, but solid rocks with good friction. Seemingly much more enjoyable than the path in the video...
Fantastic video. This is the greatest mountain in the UK in my opinion, with unparalleled views all the way round. The bypass path is not much easier than the pinnacles, especially when wet -as you found out!
Thanks Steve - even though it was scary it was still fantastic 😁 like you say, one of the finest in Scotland 🏔
Will be returning on a dryer day for the pinnacles 😁
Cheers, James
There's many a tragic and agonising story told about that mountain. It's sheer and vertical on the north side. It's the most common call out for the mountain rescue in the area. A large back pack will throw you off. That's death on the north side, possible survival on the south side if you are lucky. Someone calling themselves Chris Bonnington once wrote in the Annat cottage visitors book, "Liathach is a piece of piss". Great to see views from the top again. Many thanks!!
Its a fantastic mountain, but as you say it definitely has a bite. The drop on the north side is terrifying!
Thanks for watching
Atb, James
Do you know if there is a path/way down north from the Pinnacles to Glass-Toll Lochain or is it too steep ?
Extremely dangerous. Can’t imagine how people do it.
A mountain area I “discovered” in the 1970s (in those days it was deserted) and always wanted to explore but not solo. Sadly, it never happened and at 85 never will. But, thanks for this, despite walking and climbing in the Alps and elsewhere it confirms my caution.
Great Video, new subscriber!! What was the song at the end. :) Stay safe out there
Thank you 😁 its Beluga Lagoon - The Snail
You're a braver man than me. I'm wetting myself with fear just watching the video. Take care.
It was a tough one, im not returning in a hurry!
Thanks for watching
Atb, James
Wow. That bypass path is terrifying. I think I will stick to the pinnacles. Fabulous video.
I will be doing the pinnacles next time 🤣
Completely agree Julian. ,I’m glad I did the direct line too. I virtually always have done on all the classic scrambles in these islands ; the only exception I can think of is the east ridge of Brandon in Ireland where I would have needed a rope and a decent climber with me as I’m useless with ropes. I was a decent scrambler but not outstanding and I think most of the pinnacles on such ridges can be done by someone with a good head for heights and who has worked their way up through easier stuff such as Striding Edge , Tryfan etc and gained the experience and confidence. Much more satisfying and very often less frightening than the by passes.
I think the toughest direct line on the classic routes of these islands, Skye Cuillin excepted, is the “ bad step “ on An Teallach .
Never did get to repeat Liathach sadly ; although I had a beautiful day’s weather ( though hazier than Andy’s) when I did it in May 04, was suffering depression at the time and although I didn’t struggle, it didn’t lift me like great days in the mountains should.Great video thanks.
These videos are absolutely brilliant, especially for me who just having turned 80, can no longer walk the hills like I used to !! Thank you so much.
Thanks John, hope they bring back good memories for you 😁
Cheers, James
John, I'm just a wee laddie of 72. I can manage Calton Hill, but not the heavy stuff anymore. These videos remind me how daft I was back in the day. Cheers. Chris
fantastic.
this needs to be on VR
A good thriller. Wild narrow paths where you can't afford to falter. The journey continues, my friend. Autumn greetings from Helsinki 🇫🇮 🍁
Jings, near filled ma breeks looking at this. There's a good youtube vid from Out of Ayrshire, climbing the Aonach Eagach ridge, some great music with it also. Thank you for the video. Have done 180 Munros, but Liathach is a bit too scary
haha glad you enjoyed it! its a fantastic mountain..
Cheers, James
A scary watch frankly, well done overall.
Stay safe with best wishes from an old Roman Town in East Dunbartonshire.
Disagree try the chanory in Aberdeen at Halloween night
Yes very good but so is the Cullin Ridge (not a walk) but also the ridge on Arran mostly a walk with some scrambling and how about South West Ridge on the Ben and in Wales the Tryfan Ridge (where most difficulties can be avoided) and Striding Edge in the Lakes etc
I've never been to the highlands, and now I know why. It's feckin scary.
Its beginning to show its scary side now 😂 thanks for watching..
Cheers, James
I was so glad to find this video which gives a flavour of what it's like to do this beast of a mountain. Your camera work and footage is brilliant.
We attempted and successfully completed these two brilliant munros only last week (3/6/22) also using the bypass path. We went through a similar thought process, going for the bypass as it looked more inviting. In hindsight, we would've been better going over the pinnacles. It was the scariest 30 minutes or so of our lives. We avoided looking at the drop but couldn't help but think, one wrong footstep and it was game over. Our 12th & 13th Munro's - the views will take some beating, that's for sure. Best of luck in the rest of your munro bagging journey.
Thank you 😁
The bypass does look inviting - then it bites you 😂 I will be doing the pinnacles next time. Great effort for your 12 & 13th Munros, well done 👏
Thanks and good luck with your journey 😁
Atb, James
Bypass path may be a lot easier with frozen ground and with crampions donned?
Could be, depends if there is snow/ice etc
Great video, last Sunday I thought I'd walked a pretty exposed "path", the Fox's aka Goat Path, along the flanks of Crib Goch's north ridge, but this is on a much grander and scarier scale. Now I was considering bypassing the pinnacles, when I hopefully visit Liathach, along this route, think it'll be plan c now. A two day job, a Munro each day, retracing steps, and missing out the middle bit!!
Thanks Mark, I will do Crib Goch one day 😁 No dont let the video put you off, it always looks worse on camera!! Id recommend the pinnacles over the bypass on a good day though.. enjoy!
Cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney There's no doubt that, taken as a whole, the Snowdon Horseshoe is a very fine scramble / walk, it's just incredibly busy, which detracts from the pleasure. Enjoying the channel, find I spend a lot of time watching these great video's. :)
I enjoyed your video greatly. The Munros were measured in feet. You'd be better saying both.
Thanks Arthur, I really should but I started in Metric so I feel like I cant change it now.. maybe at half way 😁
Cheers, James
Awesome filming. Though when I was a kid the scariest path in Scotland was the one round the back of my Grandma's multi in Dundee 😂
😂 haha maybe Liathach is the 2nd Scariest in Scotland then..
Cheers, James
"Bypass" that bypass is a death trap! I considered doing Liathach (I ended up doing Beinn Eighe instead on my recent trip) but the fact I've never truly scrambled with exposure before put me off the pinnacles, and the fact that the bypass looked so sketchy... jesus! Beinn Eighe was great, though. (I've no problem with exposure- just not confident in routefinding on rocks! xD)
Will certainly be back for Liathach though. Your video is fantastic and definitely motivates me to give it a go!
Yes its the worst bypass ever 😂 glad you enjoyed Beinn Eighe, im looking forward to that one! Enjoy Liathach 😁
Atb, James
I've done the Am Fasarinen pinnacles and looked down on the bypass path and was glad I chose the ridge. Very airy but the rock is solid.
I will do them next time 😁
@@ScottishMunroJourney Yeah go for it. I loved it. If it had been rainy and windy then maybe not, but it was a fine still autumn day when I did it. So rewarding. Liathach and An Teallach are probably the two finest mountains in the UK.
In answer to your question, ‘no’.
Nah feck that. Nice views and all but I'd be clinging on for dear life
Wasn’t the most enjoyable part of my day 😂
That looked dodgy as Fook James but the scenery was outstanding.
Thanks for sharing
ATB
Tam
It was a bit dodgy Tam, not going back anytime soon 😂
Atb, James
Brilliant work. I did that traverse back in 1997 on a similar day. It is still the best hill walk I have ever done and your video brought back some great memories. I did the bypass path then and it looks a lot worse now than I remember
Glad the video brought you back some memories 😁 it looks like it has suffered from erosion, there must become a point where the path will be too dangerous & become unusable..
Ill be doing the pinnacles next time 😁
Atb, James
Having done both I still say that the Anoch Eagach is far & away scarier. At least that Bypass Path only has that drop on ONE side, the Anoch Eagach has that on BOTH sides!
You are right there, personally I found Liathach a bit more daunting - its probably a mental thing 😂
Cheers, James
You'd think someone would flatten and tarmac that out and put handrails on it.
Wouldn’t be surprised this day in age 😂
I struggle to do my 10k steps
I’m getting anxiety just watching this! Often go for a run in the Pentland hills and a few times my eyes were bigger than my stomach and realised I did not like the height and wind one bit 😬
"scariest route in Scotland, come see" *takes bypass path*
You got it - the scariest Path.. no path over the pinnacles 😁
Brilliant , new subscriber
I'm going to be doing this in a few weeks (guided as I'm still very new on the hill) and I literally can't wait! Only sad point for me is that it will be the first time I'll be out in the hills without my dogs...but there's no way I'd risk them on that bypass route, no matter how sure-footed they are! Yikes!
Its a fantastic mountain, you will really enjoy it 😁 definitely safer without dogs, enjoy 😁🏔
Cheers, James
Liathach was my first munro... and still my favourite. She might be a brute but my god isn't she gorgeous. Makes your heart miss a beat now and again... but wouldn't have it any other way. 😊
That is some effort for a first munro, but the rest should feel easy from now 😂 best mountain out the 134 I have climbed so far 😁
Cheers, James
Well done James. An easy 10 for the best mountain in Scotland. You certainly did the right thing in picking a weather day to capture the full experience. Great stuff…. Skye can’t be to far off now 👍. Cheers, Charlie
Thanks Charlie, your video on Liathach is excellent, you made the bypass look easy 😂 It was a last minute weather window so was a bit disappointed I never managed to take my drone - will hopefully make a start in Skye soon with the more difficult ones being tackled next year, hope you are enjoying the current weather!
Atb, James
Jeez!!!
Gosh, I am experienced but I don't think my balls are big enough to do Liathach, even on the bypass path! It looks scary from the road even lol
Haha the adrenaline kept me going 😂 and you are right, looks frightening from below.. views are great though 🏔
Cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney Epic pal. Enjoy!
I'll pass on that
Great video... making me super homesick for Scotland... nothing beats that feeling of getting to the top and seeing the view unfold and then tucking in to some cheese sandwiches that have been flattened in your ruck sack 🤣
Thanks Ross, best part of the day 😂
Cheers, James
That was extreme..loose balance and what do you grab- a tuft of grass! That was fairly good conditions as well- in wet and windy conditions it must be mind blowing! Great vid.
Thats exactly what I was thinking, the tufts of grass didn’t fill me full of confidence 😂 thanks for watching,
Cheers, James
What did u film with going over the bypass path?
The whole video was with a GoPro Hero 7 😁
I also took the bypass in similar conditions and regretted it ever since 🙄 this brought back some memories 🤭 thanks for sharing 👌
It's the scariest to spell and pronounce for sure!
100% 😂
Im routing for you on this journey. Your videos are helpful for me deciding which ones I can handle. I doubt ill get the 282, but interesting to see how many I can end up with.
Keep it up, good luck dude
Thank you 😁 glad the videos have been helpful - good luck on your own journey!
Atb, James
I did this traverse back in 2011, but don’t remember it being quite so exposed. Maybe I didn’t take the ‘bypass’😅
Surprised those two blokes hadn't roped up?
They were quite confident 😁
Really not scary and in perfect conditions it's easy.
You must not have a fear of heights then 😂👍
Cheers, James
Crazy. Wonderful, but crazy! I'll aim for Ben Lawers for my second Munro I think and keep it safe!
Fantastic video clips don’t think I would tackle it if the scree was wet right enough ..well done 💪🏴👍
I remember doing this hill and mistakenly thinking the first stoney ridge-line was the main traverse. I hit the summit thinking how easy it was and then came over the top to see the real ridge in front of me. Was a great day!
Wow that must have been a surprise 😂 fantastic mountain 😁
Cheers, James
Really GREATSTUFF 👍💯🇬🇧🗣️ respect & regards from LONDON 😍🇬🇧🙏
Amazing video
Incredible Walk, Landscape & Filming - It was scary just watching that, don't fancy that on good viz day and you can forget a claggy one...epic. 👌👌👌
Thank you 😁 probably easier on a claggy day as you wouldn’t know what is below 😂
Cheers, James
That did cross my mind! but decided that though scarier on a good day you would be more likely to be sure footed than just plunging through the ether 🤣🤣🤣 either ways it's not for me but was great to watch. ATB.
Superb James. The path along the ledge is great fun, though I'm not sure i'd fancy it when it's wet. Gets a 10 from me too, perfect area, perfect mountain! Cheers.👍
Thanks Andy, great day out! I wont be doing it when its wet again 😂
Atb, James
Absolute mental mate. You must have balls of irn bru to do some of the traversing you do! I’ll stick to Tinto Hill😂
Superb James, the footage you’ve got is incredible!
I did them today as my 81st and 82nd, brilliant day out.
Thanks Kev, well done 👏 did you do pinnacles or bypass?
James
@@ScottishMunroJourney we did the pinnacles, I’m glad we did after watching this. The bypass looks much more sketchy!
First time up Tryfan i was tempted by the rather pleasant looking path near the top and boy was that a mistake - legs turned to jelly! Beware the easy-looking option.
Hell never !! Xx
Greta vod, thanks. By-pass looks far worse than the pinnacles,s o i think when we are up there in May we'll go over the tops
Marvellous! Back in the 1960s I traversed the ridge five times. This video brought back so many memories of one of my favourite Scottish ridges. I was lucky enough to have clear weather too for some of the traverses and was able to enjoy the terrific views. I'm glad to hear you pronounce Liathach correctly. The area was gaelic-speaking back then and that's how the locals taught me to say it. They were lovely people.
Only five ?
bypass was well more exposed than the crest
Yes ill be doing pinnacles next time 😁🏔
Glad we went over the pinnacles, that bypass looks awful
More great parts of the Highlands for me to discover next May.
Stunning vid mate.
The Highlands never stops giving. Truly fabulous in so many ways whatever the weather....
Just returned after a month...I need more.🙂
Torridon is a fantastic area, enjoy when you return 😁
Cheers, James
Nope. The path that leads to pub of the last supper
😂
i'm gettin' the fear just watching this 😱
I had the fear doing it 🤣
Cheers, james
Dear god I had vertigo just watching! Many years ago, I split my forehead open after head butting a boulder at the summit of Liathach so I never made it over to Rathain ... kind of glad I didn't! Brilliant film .. thank you.
I had a bit of Vertigo editing the footage 😂 thats a shame you didn’t get to Rathain, even though its scary, its a fantastic experience 😁
Cheers, James
Big thanks James for the superb videos. Stunning scenery!!
What a view. You do have a knack of picking sunny days! The pinnacles over the top were much less hair-raising than that bypass path looked.
It was amazing 😁 Been very lucky recently, my next video is a bit different though 😂 I will be doing the ridge next time,
Atb, James
Outstanding video. I did it as a lad, (many moons ago) in April on the wettest, claggiest day I have ever been out in. Memorable day but no views like you had, what a brilliant route 👍
Loving the videos! Great editing and lovely footage, gained a sub from me 👍🏼 keep it up bud.
Before doing Ben Nevis I was terrified it would be similar with this one. It wasn't 🙂
I went over the Pinnacles i think it was better than the route you took i remember seeing all the crampon scratches on the stones made by the climbers who done the mountain in Winter
Not a pat I'd want to walk, as it sure would raise my anxiety.
Not the safest of “paths” 😂
@@ScottishMunroJourney only just saw that… 😳
The pinnacles are actually easier and less scary than the bypass path!
I later found that out 😂
As someone with no head for heights, I don't think I'll ever be climbing this one haha. That bypass is absolutely terrifying
Haha it was rather scary, but enjoyable at the same time 🤣
You were very brave to climb that scary path.. it looks like that trail would be great for a mountain goat.. 👍😎
Think I was kept going by adrenaline 😂
Cheers, James
@@ScottishMunroJourney 👍👍
For sure one of the best days out on my Munro journey. I kept to the ridge and it looked easier than the bypass!
One I will never forget 😁 will definitely return and do the ridge next time
Atb, James
Stunning video, love seeing this side of Scotland 🏴
Flippin' 'eck! Not a path to take to dog along! I'm not sure I like the look of some sections with the overhangs. I have the utmost respect for you and anyone who has done this one. Excellent video. Stunning views. THANK YOU.
Thanks for watching Nick, no certainly wouldn’t bring my dog - hard enough doing it by myself 😂
Atb, James
Your dog would cope just fine with this, just remember to not have it on a lead as it might pull you over.
Awesome view very beautiful my friend