Thank you so much for your very kind comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I was able to give you some insight into what the trek looks like. It’s an amazing thing to do and I’d definitely recommend going if you’ve got the chance and feel reasonably fit.

Very well said and spot on 👍 this video just popped up in my KZbin feed tonight because we have been following a friend's trekk in the Himalayas on Facebook. I'm 65 years old now and my wife is 71 and this is something I want to plan for us for next year, while we're still healthy and vigorous enough to do it. The young woman who put this video together did a great job, I enjoyed every minute of it! 🙏🌎

@@J.M.-nb4gwhi, thank you for your kind words on my comment. Good luck for your adventure on this trail next year and enjoy your retirement. Have a great Christmas 🎄 and a fantastic New Year. Best regards, Chris. 👍👍👍

Pretty much back to normal programming in Scotland for the near future, but hoping for some nice winter weather soon, so that I can head out and explore. I’ve still got a lot of things to learn when it comes to filming but I’m starting to feel more comfortable with the camera, so hopefully that will start to come across 😊 Thanks for watching as always!

I know how you feel, I wanted to do the WHW again as soon as I finished! Thank you for watching!

Thank you for taking the time to watch it and to comment. Much appreciated! Final part coming out soon!

Glad you liked it. Thank you for your comment!

The trek is amazing! Great views, great food and awesome people!

Hi, thank you for your kind message. I can definitely recommend this trek, it's awesome. I think you should be fine. The vast majority of the trails are nice and wide. There are a few sections where the path gets quite narrow but they are usually very short. We had someone in our group with a similar fear of yours. Her fear wasn't really heights but more being too close to the drop-offs. There were a few times where she asked one of us to hold her hand to get through some narrower sections and she managed amazingly. So I'd definitely say you should manage just fine and the few tricky sections will soon be forgotten by the rest of the views ;)

@@swissgirlinscotland Ah super! Thank you so much for your response. 🙏 Sounds like a trek we might start planning now that we kwow more about those details. At those short narrow parts I would probably then ask my husband to hold my hand, and breathe through it. 😉 Have a great day, and I look forward to seeing more of your travel adventures perhaps! 😊 😉

There are definitely plenty of long suspension bridges on this trek and I loved each one of them. Yes, you never know what to expect when going up to a high altitude but trust your body, trust your guides and you'll know if you can push forward or if it's better to turn around. Luckily as you said I felt just fine as soon as we started descending again. I'm glad you are able to enjoy this trek through the camera, but there are some many amazing trails out there without the high altitude so I'm sure there's plenty for you to still discover too :)

@@swissgirlinscotland I would love to do some walks abroad but I can no longer get travel insurance now so I’m quite restricted. It’s great to see your films and hear what you have to say about your journey. I look forward to the next episode. Best regards, Chris. 👍👍👍

Sorry to hear you’re not enjoying the traditional Nepali Flute music. You hear it everywhere when trekking in Nepal.

Thank you!

Thank you! And for me it’s not just the mountains in Nepal, it’s also a country of amazingly kind people and it reminds me to be appreciative of the smaller things in life 😊 but the mountains are awesome!

Thank you!

1. Yes but be careful of certain restrictive areas. 2. Good time but prepare for cold weather (negative degrees in night). 3. The trek has many branches. You can do as short as 6 days to 21 days depending on location you choose.

Fully agree with @Dharmik_Mann1 answers. A little bit extra: 1. Technically, you are required to have a guide when trekking in the ACA, but I did see solo travellers and they didn't seem to have any issues at the checkpoints. So the guide rule doesn't seem to be enforced in the Annapurna Region currently. This could change at any time. Important though is to have all the trekking permits needed, they do check those regularly. 2. Mid december is usually a good time, but it can get very cold once you reach higher elevations. Also there is always the danger of Thorong La pass being shut for a few days at a time due to heavy snowfall in the winter. 3. We did the trek in 15 days. But you can shorten it considerably by taking Jeeps at the start/end of the trek. You can even take a flight from Jomsom back to Pokhara which would take about 4 days off the trek. You can also do extra side treks like Tilicho Tal or Annapurna Base camp, which can lengthen the trek to over 20 days.

@@swissgirlinscotland thank you so much for such a detailed answer. I really appreciate it.

@@Dharmik_Mann1 thank you for your answer ❤️

Hi, 1. Technically, you are required to have a guide when trekking in the ACA, but I did see solo travellers and they didn't seem to have any issues at the checkpoints. So the guide rule doesn't seem to be enforced in the Annapurna Region currently. This could change at any time. Important though is to have all the trekking permits needed, they do check those regularly. 2. Mid december is usually a good time, but it can get very cold once you reach higher elevations. Also there is always the danger of Thorong La pass being shut for a few days at a time due to heavy snowfall in the winter. 3. We did the trek in 15 days. But you can shorten it considerably by taking Jeeps at the start/end of the trek. You can even take a flight from Jomsom back to Pokhara which would take about 4 days off the trek. You can also do extra side treks like Tilicho Tal or Annapurna Base camp, which can lengthen the trek to over 20 days. Hope this answers your questions!

@swissgirlinscotland thank you so much for such a detailed answer. I really appreciate it.

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the whole group had a great time. We all meshed really well, which was great.

The views on the WHW are pretty amazing too, but this view definitely topped anything on the WHW for me 😉

It was indeed a fantastic adventure! Editing these videos already makes me nostalgic to go back. Our total for the trail was around 160 miles. Take care, Kim

@@swissgirlinscotlandWow, 160 miles is a long trek, well done, the film is spectacular, looking forward to the next one. 👍👍👍

Thank you. I’ve just started editing all my footage from the Annapurna Circuit and this is going to take a while 😂 but the scenery is just looking amazing and I’m excited to get this adventure out!

@ Hi Kim, sounds great, I’m looking forward to seeing your films. 👍👍👍

Thank you! Much appreciated.

I think our Scottish summer was even 2 days long this time round! Looking forward to the next one in about 8 months

Thank you! I’m sure you’ll do great. I found it really helped to focus on the journey instead of the destination to make sure you’ll enjoy it on the way. And yes, I definitely stopped by McDonalds before driving home 👍

Awesome! I still have the goal of walking the whole way in one go at some point, but doing smaller sections is definitely nice too!

Thank you so much. This was exactly my aim when I started the channel. To encourage and inspire other people to get out into this beautiful countryside that we have. Good luck next year. I bet you are going to have an amazing time again!

Good luck, hope the weather isn’t too bad this time round. I’m currently sitting at the airport, heading off on a big international adventure. Will of course film during my trip and hope to have something to post at the beginning of November!

@@swissgirlinscotland That sounds great Kim, have a great time and as always take care, best regards 👍👍👍

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

Thanks for watching! Yes, I definitely lucked out that the weather was nice exactly during my days off. Hasn’t happened that often this summer with a lot of rainy days off, but I lucked out this time round!

Many thanks! Yes the tent box was pretty nice. A good, relatively inexpensive way to overnight without needing to bring your own tent, etc. This section in the sun was absolutely stunning. I hope you get some better weather on this section this time round!

Hi, yes the water is wonderful. Perfect to swim in during the summer! And yes, Switzerland has hot summers but cold winters. It's usually above 30 degrees for a good few weeks during the summer, often with a nice little thunderstorm in the afternoon! All the best, Km

Yes, unfortunately funerals are always sad but it was great seeing a bunch of my relatives that I don’t see very often anymore. I did film some footage from when I went on a walk in the local area. I’ve not had time to properly look at it but I’ll hopefully be able to put a bit of a video together. I’m definitely planing on filming more in Switzerland at some point, but other trips are planned first! Thanks for the support as always!

I look forward to future films and glad all went well in Switzerland for you. 👍

Yes, definitely the highlight of the day!

Thank you for watching! It’s a great place to visit. Hope you enjoy it!

Thank you! Cheers!

Yes, I’m looking forward to many more days out in the Cairngorms. Sounds like a great route. I’ve been up Ben Macdui from the Aviemore side but never from Linn if Dee, so would be interesting to explore that route!

Thank you!

It’s a stunning place especially on a beautiful sunny day! WHW in autumn sounds nice. I’m still trying to figure out a time to finish my last section 😂

Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome comment. I’ve already gotten well acquainted with the midges but still plenty of whiskies to try!

Furry friends are always invited!

It’s hard to put a finger on it but I’ve visited Scotland a few times before moving here and I always just really liked it. I especially love it up here in the Highlands. Just the sense of remoteness and wilderness that still exists is amazing. Also I find the temperature range here much more doable. Summers in Switzerland and Central Europe in general are just getting too hot for me. Switzerland is a beautiful country but it has its own issues and I just don’t feel like it’s the right place for me at this point in my life. Maybe again someday, but also I guess it’s often the country they you grew up in that seems the least interesting!

@@swissgirlinscotland thank you for your reply. I’m from Canada, have lived here 10 years now, and like you I find the weather generally quite agreeable. In fact there is much about Scotland that reminds me of home. that’s not a huge surprise since more than 30% of Canadians have Scottish heritage. very true that for some people - like you and I it seems - leaving their home country is something they feel they need to do, at least for a time. Canada has many great things about it but I’d lived in many places around the country and none of them felt like home. Scotland does, so I think I’m here to stay.

I’m excited to explore other Ben Nevis routes in the future and hopefully I’ll have some views with better visibility. Just looked up the Ledge route and it sounds interesting. Another one on my list is the CMD route!

@swissgirlinscotland ledge route after the cic hut is a lot of rocks/boulders, steep scrambling and climbing. There's no established path as such so a bit tricky to navigate, but there are a few areas of erosion, trodden areas and smaller stones indicating people have walked there. The upside is the peace and quiet, i didnt see anyone the entire way up. U would have to start early though, i started at 8am finished at 7.30pm. There is the option of going up ledge route and coming down via cmd or vice versa.