Backpacking the West Highland Way - Day 2 - EPIC scenery!

This is hiking and backpacking the West Highland Way like you’ve never seen before! 96 miles of hiking in 5 days with 4 stunning Scotland wild camping locations.
On Day 2, I start hiking just after Rowardennan, and make my way up to a little summit called Kirk Craig just before Crianlarich, covering 23 miles, 3400ft of elevation and passing through Inversnaid and Beinglas.
The weather is perfect all week so please watch the full series so you can see the magnificent mountains on the West Highland Way 2024.
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Wild Country Helm 1 tent
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Decathlon Forclaz MT-900 R5.4 sleeping pad tidd.ly/3WtYc6n
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Darn Tough socks tidd.ly/4dgqPda
Mountain Equipment Ibex Pro trousers
Mountain Equipment Ibex shorts tidd.ly/4bgb3wY
Thru Dark Ithrax jacket tidd.ly/4aTmQSh
OMM Rotor bottoms theomm.com/product/rotor-pant/
Extremities gloves
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Extremities neck warmer
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Fjallraven beenie amzn.to/3WiCr9y
Katadyn BeFree water filter amzn.to/44lFRu1
Super Sparrow water bottle amzn.to/3WhnSms
Platypus foldable water bottles amzn.to/4aRvsbT
Toiletries
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Thanks, Andy.
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[@stirfrywok2927]

Loving this. I really like your mix of gear, between lightweight and affordable- i feel this is how 99% of regular hikers operate, not gram counting or spending a fortune. Looking forward to the next one, cheers

[@johnieday5186]

Totally agree with this. Too many UL backpacking KZbin channels and not enough that cover more affordable equipment

[@expatbiker6598]

Using a stove in that luscious dry grass can be tricky. Great video

[@BackpackingUK]

The grass is never that dry in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😁

[@tomwdesign]

You are actually blessed with the weather, my god... So happy for you mate - very jealous. I bumped in to you at the outdoor show, it was great to meet you. Enjoy your travels!

[@acnud]

You always smell the goats before you see them 😂. Great video Andy👍

[@MG-bs5mr]

Too true, I remember smelling them up on Ben Venue once, my god they were pungent lol.

[@acnud]

@@MG-bs5mr not the nicest smell for sure.

[@dudleyclements2736]

Loving this little adventure and the fact you're demonstrating it can be done with good but affordable gear. Looking forward to the next installment and some mountain vistas.🙂

[@DAoutdoors]

Hi Andy, yes, bring on Glencoe! 😍🥾⛰🏕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BackpackingUK]

I've got some stunning footage, I can't wait to share it!

[@helopi8]

Thanks for taking us along 😍

[@jacquesleconte8152]

The bird song in the spring and summer mornings is at a frequency that opens the flowers and buds and tells the grass to grow

[@graemer3657]

Great video. I find the tent meals main meals a bit bland so need to spice them up and also add a protein sauce like fish or dried sausage.

[@Craigsoutdooradventures]

Another great day eating up those miles, looking forward to day 3

[@eddybooth1]

That morning sunrise was epic , what an uplifting start to the day, thanks Andy for sharing your trip with us all.

[@PeteDavisYates]

Sun burn and Scotland. Words you'd never thought you'd ever say in the same sentence 😂😂

[@BackpackingUK]

😂😂😂

[@Leeslost]

Great job Andy , hope your suntan has developed into a cracking bronzer

[@stephenvicary9243]

Some spectacular panoramic views across the Loch and distant mountains. Thank you for sharing your ‘sunny’ adventure Andy. Scotland always delivered 🏕️ 😎🥶 ☀️ 🌧️

[@iknowyoureright8564]

Your some man for one Man. That sunrise too……that’s a blessed moment for sure.

[@Scot-land]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@tomaszwozniak4343]

Man, you should be praying to the mountain gods until the end of your life thanking for this weather...😮

[@ElManoSucio]

Hey Andy - I think I bumped into you at the end - thanks for such lovely videos, feel better about barely taking my camera out now!

[@trooperwolfie]

I love my Sierra designs cloud 20 sleeping bag, along with my big Agnes rapide sl long/wide and Nemo pillow, I now get a decent night's sleep. I also sleep on my front. No other system is as comfortable for me. You landed lucky with the weather, great adventure 👍🏻

[@BaltistaniBoys]

Absolutely amazing

[@stephenoverthrow2463]

Absolute belter Andy. Keep going chap.

[@evacoutdoors5867]

We stopped at the Inversnaid and could not get anything to eat. You’re doing some miles with a heavy pack there. Good on ya. Watch out for the American Burger bar up the trail!

[@duncan3144]

Another superb video. The weather is on your side.

[@TheRamblingHiker]

Lovely Andy. I'm set to go in September & staying at Beinglas so it was nice to see the setup there.

[@ALLWEATHERRIDERM]

Really lucky with the weather!! Awesome !

[@markmclone7520]

Wow, amazing weather your blessed with👍🏼can’t wait for next vid to see the beautiful landscapes.💪🏼excellent footage so far Andy

[@neilharding6092]

spectacular Andy!

[@DaveDoesHiking]

Amazing video! The scenery is awe-inspiring!

[@insoleandlaces]

Another fantastic video Andy.

[@teestravels]

Such great weather I'm hoping it holds out for me I'm starting on Tuesday Will be waiting for your next video 👌

[@bcamping1]

Good one 👍

[@craigy1872]

Another cracking video Andy. Really enjoying the scenery and gear reviews especially since it’s not all super expensive stuff 👍🏻

[@Pendlepower]

Wow what an amazing journey so far, really enjoying this adventure Andy, the views are gorgeous & the lady had such a great spot by the loch, I’m so looking forward to part 3 now 😊 thanks for all your hard work putting all this together & sharing it with us Andy & are you planning any other long trips like this in the future 😊

[@Theorangeman.]

Cant wait to get out again. Still healing a broken ankle so im a bit nervous so be out on it hiking again

[@Rando-user-zm1fx]

Beautiful scenery. I got the 35° version of that Sierra Designs sleeping bag last year for my summer setup and what a big difference. Supet light and packs down so so small. That decathlon stove actually looks pretty cool. Nice video. Keep up the great work 👍

[@user-he9if1xi6t]

What a beautiful morning 🌞 Looking forward to your next video 🙂

[@BackpackingUK]

More sunsets, sunrises, blue sky and mountains to come!

[@pootlingalong8928]

How lucky are you with the weather up there?! Looking forward to next instalment 👍🏻🙂

[@paulkelly-sx3iy]

That green tent you went by on loch Lomond was there 10 days ago. hope no one is in it

[@BackpackingUK]

😬

[@rooksfoot1184]

did you book and pay for that weather in advance :) nice one...

[@BackpackingUK]

😂😂😂

[@El-Jefe]

Really enjoying these Andy 👍you are inspiring me to do this trip, looks amazing.

[@BackpackingUK]

Cheers 👍

[@cyrilhaessig27]

Stunning video Andy. Good work. How tall a hiker would the helm accommodate would you say ? All the best.

[@BackpackingUK]

I’d say 6ft 👍

[@Soggz7785]

£300 for a sleeping bag, Andy. Not really in the reach of the average person. They do look good, though. All the best 👍🏾🇬🇧

[@therainbowgulag.]

Top o the morning

[@chrisplayle2631]

My name is Chris playle from swansea i do solo camping around Rhossili in gower, just wondering if you have used the Sea To Summit Ultralight insulated sleeping mat. 👍

[@BackpackingUK]

Not that pad. I know they’re different, but my mates’ both had the Extreme ones and the noise drove me nuts and put me off S2S pads forever 😬

[@Marksnowden1]

Great info pal, great views from your tent, I have the helm 2 and think it’s an awesome tent andy, I didn’t like the spicey pork noodles last time, is may the best time to do the highland way , midges etc…😮take care

[@BackpackingUK]

Those Spicy Pork Noodles destroyed my stomach for 2 days 🤢 Never again!

[@Marksnowden1]

@@BackpackingUK 😂😂, thought they were pretty tasteless as well mate, hard to find decent food , but can’t be bothered cooking my own in tent from scratch lol

[@graemer3657]

Great video. Are you camping far from water (I can’t see a stream in the video and carrying enough water for an overnight stay is such a pain)

[@BackpackingUK]

There was a little stream approx 100m away 👍

[@blair3916]

The Two pouches you carry on your shoulder straps. Where can I get hold of something similar please Andy. Thanks

[@BackpackingUK]

Gossamer Gear or OMM 👍

[@blair3916]

Brilliant thank you. Loving your West Highlight Trip. Done a lot of climbing around Glen Coe

[@MG-bs5mr]

​@@BackpackingUKI came here looking for that too. Quick question: What about the pouch slung across your chest?

[@MarkSmith-vb6su]

Amazing trip. Thanks for the video. Just one question how on earth did you manage to book that weather, after months and months of continuous rain. Hope you bought some lottery tickets when you got home your luck was definitely on a high.

[@BackpackingUK]

I had a bad week leading up to it, so maybe someone was looking down on me 🙌

[@Pasequale100]

is the height of 92cm of the helm 1 not kind of a dealbreaker for you? Is it kind of still comfortable in this tent? Do you find solutions to tackle the missing centimeters in height?

[@BackpackingUK]

I’m 172cm tall so it’s good for me. I actually struggle with its most expensive brother, the Southern Cross 1, that has shorter headroom.

[@theherbilgerbil2029]

I'm not a jealous man. But.. 👍

[@TrevsOutdoorsandWellbeing]

What was your pack weight mate

[@Garth219H]

hi, intersting in what you said ref the new sleep pad from FORCLAZ... your link goes to a mt900 with an R-Rating of only 1.4...is this correct?

[@BackpackingUK]

No. They've taken it down from the UK site and redirected the link. I'm guessing it sold out. To confirm, the R Value is definitely 5.4.

[@user-ru7cd9bm5p]

What’s your pack weight Andy (approx)

[@BackpackingUK]

15kg inc 1L of water 👍