Ben Cruachan, Pass of Brander

[@JohnHoward-c6m]

Great video, love the footage on the summit ridge with the cloud rolling around Superb

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi John, Many thanks. The cloud certainly adds a bit of atmosphere to this terrific ridge walk. Cheers

[@majornova8357]

Great Video, as always. thank you so much :)

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Majornova, Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed our outing along this classic ridge loop. Cheers

[@AndyOB]

Great video guys and nice to meet you both.Mountains got quite busy after you passed me with folk making the most of a day without rain.Great to see your capture of the same day.😃👍

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Andy, Many thanks. I hope you get similar weather conditions for your remaining tops. 👍 Cheers

[@gritstoneedge]

Great video. Lovely atmospheric pictures with the early cloud swirling around. Thanks.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hello, Many thanks. The cloud in the early part of the walk certainly adds to the experience particularly on a ridge with sheer drops. Cheers

[@outdoorsdj]

Super video Charlie, nice to see it from your point of view! Was great to meet you both in person before we set off at the cars, hope you didn’t mind me saying hello! My plan was to head up Meall Cuanail first too but decided against due to having my dog and the number of sheep dotted about on its flanks, the normal route it was. A fantastic day all around. Thanks for sharing as always, take care. Duncan

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Duncan, Great to speak with you at the cars. It's always the best chance of meeting others when the boots are going on 👍 It was certainly a busy day but hope your outing went well in this rare good weather day. Take care.... Cheers

[@andy-astro]

Great day among the broken clouds Charlie.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Andy, Yes, the clouds just give it a wee bit more atmosphere 👍 Cheers

[@kevinmclean4603]

Great video again

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Kevin, Many thanks, really glad you enjoyed this outing. Cheers

[@glenblaven]

Brilliant Charlie. Did it nearly 30 years ago and brought back plenty of memories . On the to do list for a repeat. Many thanks . 🙏

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi glenblaven, Glad you had a memory blast from a few years ago. My first visit was a bit further back than yours but I've always found it a joy to return to this loop. Cheers

[@anniemack4282]

Beautiful. Really enjoy watching. PS I see Mike as the media-megastar of the outfit.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Annie, Many thanks, glad you enjoyed this one. With conditions like this we couldn't fail. Cheers

[@hikingwithfrank315]

Brilliant again Charlie, tell you what, you have a great model when hiking, that shot of Mike going up the bad step was just beautiful.👍👏 the clouds made for a much more interesting day. I love Cruachan Charlie you always find a great spot for a wee cup of Tea😂😂 Great edit again ATB Frank

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Frank, Its always handy have Mike in the shots as it helps scales everything. A great day and the mixture of sunshine, cloud and no wind was a joy. Cheers

[@45ltr]

you got a great day weatherwise for this walk , i took almost the same route as you but got no views the whole day , the dam coming out of the mist was very atmospheric , great vid as usual , cheers 👍

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi 45ltr, Many thanks... you have an excellent reason for a return visit in better conditions as this loop is worth seeing 👍 Cheers

[@keirenoutdoors]

Glad yourself and Mike got a fine day, thanks for the video!

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Keiren, It was a super day and many walkers were certainly taking advantage of the settle forecast. Many thanks for watching. Cheers

[@DAoutdoors]

Good morning Charlie, morning Mike. Absolutely fantastic, great views all day, but the ones early doors with the cloud adding the drama looked amazing. Its a beautiful area. A few years ago now when the kids were much younger we stayed in the caravan park just a little further down the road at the Bridge of Awe. Have a great week gents, all the best.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Dave, Its a super area for a holiday and I bet the kids had a ball. We had a great day and always a joy returning when the weather was settled and warm for a change. Have a quick week 👍 Cheers

[@vermeerofdelftscotlandwalk3294]

Some great views there, enhanced by the clouds.👍

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hello, Your spot on about the clouds, they certainly add to the atmosphere rather than a blue sky day. Cheers

[@murdo1111]

What a fantastic video of a glorious place. Ben Cruachan is such an imposing mountain and it’s an epic day out, but with views like those it’s all worthwhile! Thanks again for sharing. Best wishes Murdo

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Murdo, The forecast was good so great that things followed through for a more seasonal outing. Cheers

[@delboyg2690]

Stunning mountain. Thanks for sharing and great you had a good adventure

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi delboyg, Glad you enjoyed our latest outing as it was a cracker. Just superb.... Cheers

[@delboyg2690]

@@charliemccartney7055 your content is great Charlie. Very down to earth. Just completed the Fisherfields yesterday in perfect conditions. Scotland is such a beautiful place. What’s next for you?

[@charliemccartney7055]

@@delboyg2690 For us, we'll keep picking off the classic Munros but be driven by the better weather rather than pushing another completion. Just got to keep the wheels turning 🤣

[@trapper1948]

Fabulous video Charlie! It's been many years since I was up there.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi trapper, Many thanks. It's always a joy returning to tops already climb but in different seasons as the change can be quite dramatic but equally enjoyable. Just pick the right conditions and it can be like getting onto a totally different top. Cheers

[@lesbeldon8299]

Another cracking video, some lovely views. When we did this walk there were bits of Star Wars paraphernalia around the dam for filming, nice to see it’s back to natural now. 👍

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Les, Yes, we saw the extent of the filming stuff on our last visit in 2021. It's amazing to see the amount of gear and people involved, it much cost a small fortune. Cheers

[@andrewkingdom]

Excellent very atmospheric I had mist when I did Ben Cruchan so I need to go back cheers

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Andrew, Its certainly worth another visit through the seasons, particularily with clear tops. The views are impressive. Cheers

[@derekstrassheim7437]

great video, thanks

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Derek, Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

[@wallace-bv4rl]

I walked that route (more or less) 40 plus years ago with my Dad. I found it tough going particularly the up up up to the first “bump”.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hello, Yes, the first Munro goes on a bit but a super day. Like you, my first visit to this ridge was 39 years ago with my Dad.... great memories. Cheers

[@wallace-bv4rl]

@@charliemccartney7055 not sure to add this but I think my Dad knew your Dad!

[@charliemccartney7055]

@@wallace-bv4rl Great stuff, its a small world. My dad had many contacts through work, golf, photograph, walking, climbing.... as you can tell he was into everything.

[@kevinwaugh505]

Great video Charlie. Some views you got all the best.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Kevin, Yes, it was a stunning day with the cloud just adding that bit of atmosphere that wasn't there later in the day. Cheers

[@volkswagent6raillad850]

A glorious day and video 👏👏👏👏👏 I wonder if you could ever do a wee feature of what equipment you use and carry? It would be very interesting thanks.

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hello, I'm not a great fan of what's in my pack as I feel it's very much an individual thing that you progress too through your walking journey. Obviously, it dramatically changes with the seasons and bearing in mind we are a couple of old farts that need a lot more layers than the mid aged walker. For this particle walk I carried the follow stuff but please remember you can x2 everything as Mike is carrying the same and sharing is the name of the game: 1. Map (laminated A4), compass and gps. 2. Spare inner layer, to change out after the first sweaty top. 3. Fresh mid layer, gilet & outer jacket layer 4. First aid kit 5. Loo roll 🤣 6. Skip cap + beanie hat + buff 7. Choc bars, rice pudding, hot drink, 1ltr cold drink, packet of fruit pastels 8. x2 pairs of gloves + waterproof outer mitts 9. Waterproof over trousers. 10. Gaiters. 11. Walking poles. 12. As a side issue, we also have an understanding of the route, timings, height involved and requirements for the walk ahead. Probably more than what's required on a settled weather day but we've been there and got the tee shirt with regard to the Scottish tops. Hope this helps ? Cheers

[@Kev_Russ]

Another fine day lads. Your fairly quick oan getting the vids up Charlie. Was meant to be oot yesterday. Car trouble yet again. 😕🚙

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Kev, Nae luck with the car, hope you are up and running soon. Yes, I prefer to get the videos out and not drag things out. I'd rather be out walking than sitting at the computer, as you can probably tell 🤣 Cheers

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Cracking conditions Charlie, very atmospheric but with great views 🏔️🏔️ i noticed in the comments Frank stole my thunder ⚡ regarding Mike and walking so far in front or going to the edge of some of the tops 🏔️ like you said gives a good idea 💡 of the scale of things, great video 👌 and a great mountain range 🏔️ atb Brian 👍

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi Brian, The cloud makes a difference to the blue sky and certainly adds a lot to the videos. Mike adds scale to a lot of the stuff we do which I think helps the video? I find the camera flattens a lot of the landscape and the figure just brings things back a bit. You should experiment with giving Frank your camera occaisionally when out together, if nothing else it will save the walk back 🤣 Take care. cheers

[@thelifeofbrian282]

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[@fanicahriscu1769]

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[@charliemccartney7055]

Hello, Many thanks for subscribing its much appreciated. Hope you enjoy looking through a few of the other uploads. Cheers

[@davidcalder8210]

On my list are these 2 ⛰️ ⛰️ 👍 What a brillaint day you guys had ☀️ On Saturday i hiked up Caerketton and Allermuir Hills above the artificial ski slope at the pentlands on my way back down i got chatting to a nice fella we had a great chat about bagging munros had to laugh when he asked me have you watched Charlie and his brother on KZbin 🎥 😂 😂 😂 yous guys are well known so please keep these videos coming and stay hiking aslong as you guys can thanks David 👊

[@charliemccartney7055]

Hi David, Its surprising to us how many walkers are familiar with the KZbin uploads from many different content creators. We actually met another two guy's at the start of our walk yesterday who upload regularly. It's all good stuff and great that others get benefit from the content. Many thanks. Cheers

[@davidcalder8210]

@@charliemccartney7055 Personally if I’m looking for great directions for a hike i just click on you guys channel 🎥 1 of the best around keep them coming ✊