Mountain Bikes and Bothy Nights

[@AbdelillahBencheikh]

Amazing words ,amazing places ,amazing spirit of you ,Salam bro .

[@jamesss1953]

I’m not a cyclist these days, walking is my limit. Your Hx of the bothy was something I’ve never thought about? Really like your being. Video was very inspiring indeed. My walks I’ve started to add to KZbin, Scotland has some stunning remote vistas and your bike destinations are drawing me to get out again ~ weather just now isn’t favourable 🌧 for me personally. I live in Wester Ross, so I have the highlands on my doorstep. If you are ever up this way maybe give me a shout 🥱

[@DAoutdoors]

What an amazing video, brilliant!

[@ACTIVEPAIR]

We have a Hidden Bothy, about 6 miles from my home. I found it but not stayed yet!

[@AllenBoardman]

What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing :)

[@riche.7158]

Just 7 years after seeing this for the first time (and many many more times in between) I’ve finally booked my train ticket to Lairg - in search of Kearvaig and Suilven! Can’t wait :)

[@al_humphreys]

Oh brilliant!

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . just a wonderful vlog, and elemental about bothy-culture !

[@albertmiller3082]

Thanks for letting us in on it too, Ralfy.

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

By only basic amenities, does he mean, in the cupboard, you'll just find standard Blends or perhaps Single Malts bottled at 40% abv, chill filtered and E150a colouring?

[@thewhiskybothy]

@@RebMordechaiReviews . . . no, more basic, . . . a can of cider if your lucky.

[@carlr7481]

Three words, amazing, creative, inspirational. 👍🏽

[@hellothere8425]

I’m watching this at work on a break. I work in a poor part of Los Angeles, this reality couldn’t be further from my own. But it was a good escape. Thank you.

[@al_humphreys]

Good luck with LA life!

[@keithdonald7429]

Mr. Hman life sucks mate but if you're ever thinking of coming to Scotland get in touch all the best

[@saggest]

Scotland is great but it's got parts that would run LA close on scum and violence

[@HunterMcM]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video but every time I do I love it even more........THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@dougiemcbriar1998]

Absolutely fantastic film & narrative. More power to you 👋👋👋

[@davidrichards2319]

Came across this video by chance. Spot on! Every time I get fed up with my day this is the one to watch. Cheers Alastair. Looks like my mountain bike is going to be doing ALOT more miles. I have GOT to do this before I get too creaky. Brilliant video. And another subscriber on board.

[@jamesherd9132]

Hi Alastair thanks for this video during lockdown it keeps me sain and lets me plan adventures in my head I have also read Moods of Future Joys and Thunder and Sunshine again the only books I have read twice in my life .so thanks again and stay safe.

[@al_humphreys]

Thanks James! It's a time for dreaming and scheming...

[@iainm1256]

Great wee video of the wild and beautiful places. Good music choice as well. Thanks for the escape!

[@fojnica2226]

verry nice video story...my next place for visit....greetings from croatia

[@Reskamo314]

What a great video. One year ago I've backpacked through Scotland for about 3 months. I set myself the challenge to spend as many nights in as many different bothies as possible. Went up to 50 nights in 42 different huts. I absolutely loved my time doing so. I moved around by hiking and hitchhiking and the feeling to step through a door of a bothy for the first time is amazing. I'll be back in a few weeks to spend another 5 weeks in this wonderful country. Really looking forward to it. Cheers

[@lou4803]

Did you write a blog?

[@princeofexane]

ive been searching for some video like this. I haven't found any one as satisfying and inspiring as this. I enjoyed it a lot.

[@Altum2000]

Fantastic video

[@wolfdendrones8640]

This is still one of my most favorite videos

[@charliecheeze1]

watched with my 9 yr old daughter. she said, can we do that?! yes, i said, we can! lovely film. thanks for sharing it.

[@martinace1000]

Alastair Humphreys; Legend, Lunatic & Leeds fan. This wonderful world needs more people like you mate. MOT

[@al_humphreys]

martinace1000 cheers!

[@Leroyjenkinsjnr]

Wow, absolutely stunning film. An inspiration indeed. Thankyou

[@surfbodi.0015]

I've watched this film a few times over the years. Right now its helping me through the Coronavirus pandemic. I have to stay at home but I can still dream. Thanks ❤

[@outdoorpursuit891]

As good as any documentary I have ever seen . thank you !

[@martinallerston9941]

Alastair, I've read several of your books. You constantly remind us of what is really important in life...thanks for all the inspiration!

[@homerchristensen4029]

Wow! I hope you have many years of bothy nights and escapes from the mundane. Great sentiments, well delivered. And such wonderful landscape. I hope to stay in one of the bothies one day. What an amazing experience.

[@nigeldodd5904]

What an absolutely brilliant and inspiring movie - thank you !!!!

[@pleatedskirt18]

BRILLIANT...as always! Thanks so much, and enjoy every minute of life to the full.

[@al_humphreys]

+Nick Kendell thanks!

[@workinglivingtravellingini999]

Love this ! I'd vaguely heard about Bothy's , now I know what it's all about !

[@Boringdaddi]

Beautiful, rugged and remote. Keys to a Canadian's heart. Great video thank you

[@ryanlim9886]

Fantastically narrated. Stunning footage. Bravo.

[@ClaudiuFabianMilea]

This is the film that inspired me to go bikepaking and have microadventures... Thanks Al.

[@al_humphreys]

Yay!

[@RevMatthewHarman]

Very well written script. a pleasure to watch! thanks for making this film.

[@sebastianloreth1544]

best thumbnail ever. let a peace of my heart at camasunary bay at some point,,,,,,,,

[@AdamStevens91]

This was so well done, wow, on the bucket list for sure! Thanks for the HUGE inspiration Alastair!

[@s2pointoh]

Wonderful! You have so many gifts, thank you for sharing. I was expecting adventure and hoping for great cinematography, and you delivered both. But I was not expecting such beautiful prose and narration. Your voice and writing reminds me of Neil Gaiman, one of the best in the written and spoken word. Thx, Stu from Seattle

[@onenation9510]

Amazing film! Yes, it's so important to respect a Bothy because if you do it will make one a better person in life. The scenery you shot is a sumptuous feast for the eyes. The Scottish Highlands really are a gem in the British isles the last bastion of glorious wilderness. I'm slightly nervous of the highland cows as they have horns like Spanish bulls but that said, I'm prepared to risk my life to experience exceptional beauty!

[@jimbojet8728]

Superb! Thank you, I have been procrastinating long enough. It’s a fat bike for me and my own beautiful Wales to properly enjoy.

[@egbsox]

Thank you for making this video Alastair! I keep coming back to it again and again.

[@DavidJames-sv9sm]

Alastair, you and your work is inspirational; thank-you.

[@kirybabe]

Quite possibly the best film on the sensations that epitomizes outside adventures.

[@lucindagray638]

Hey! I was a member of the DOFE group you met in one of the bothy's in the Cairngorms! So great to see our bothy make an appearance

[@lucindagray638]

That's the bothy at 2:06

[@al_humphreys]

+Lucinda Gray it was fun listening to all your tales!

[@eyelidman09]

Just found you, sir. A breathtaking video made with passion and dedication. Having ‘The Bothy Band’ at the the end was simply genius. I look forward to following your adventures. 🌞🙏🇬🇧🌞

[@paoloclematis2729]

waoo absolutely fantastic video and great scenery all around Scotland, never heard about Bothy, what a beautiful thing, I have a great passion for mountain biking too..cheers mate

[@chasingthenorth9719]

Honestly, this has the kind of quality that +North Face normally provides!! Amazing video. I am going hiking for almost 50 miles in Scotland next year, and this has made me so much more excited for it!

[@juliomanuelcunha.PT1]

Inspiring vídeo. And a great idea for all aboundened forest houses here in Portugal. Have a great day!

[@victorborgvall3110]

Your videos are truly inspiring and beautifully made.

[@tonymaries1652]

Great video! I recognised a whole lot of the mountains and glens and have stayed in quite a few bothies myself. Sometimes you do indeed have the place to yourself, sometimes not. I once stayed in Sourlies on Knoydart with 14 other people I didn't know and I was the only one who had walked in over the mountains. The others had come by boat or walked along the shoreline from Inverie. You have read the cult book Mountain Days and Bothy Nights? Another enthusiast for the music of Ireland and Scotland? I have watched quite a few videos. Some are very good but most of them have free and unlicenced KZbiny kind of music and if you are trying to set the scene for the location, how much better can you get than the real music. Slainte.

[@davidcordery997]

Brilliant!! Loved it!

[@avidtin]

Just amazing..and inspirational..thank you. :)

[@JulianScott1]

Saw this at Dundee Mountain Film Festival! Awesome work! Up until now I've always used a tent on my expeditions, but this has definitely inspired me to go out and hunt for a bothy!

[@mohammadkermani2987]

I wish I could be there! Cozy and beautiful

[@ProjectFreewheel]

Such a good bothy biking edit. Ive visited a few bothys via mountain bike but never stayed in one. Going to change that in 5 weeks. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@patrickhazlehurst8472]

Brilliant video, very professional and totally inspiring. I'd love to visit the one built at the top of the cliff, looks wild.

[@asdads833]

Fantastic work!!! Really talented. Thanks

[@ginacook2916]

Brilliant! Inspiring video indeed. That's why we move Highland of Scotland.💚💙❤

[@jerroldeilander2454]

Alastair! Thank you so much for this video! I've (from Edmonton, Canada) been starting to make plans to do a solo biking trip in Scotland, for the summer of 2018. I'm purchasing a bike in advance, from Shand (built in Livingston). I'll get them to size me for the bike, and ride it out their doors, and go from there! I'm hoping to go for 3-4 weeks. And then, i saw this video from you. It confirms me, that yes, i'm making a good choice for my next adventure! I'll need to do some research on the bothy's, as that indeed looks like something i'd like to experience. You're an inspiration! Thanks, again, mate!

[@beardedvikingmtber]

Jerrold Eilander did you do it ?

[@normanzielke6108]

Great job!!! A truly inspirational video. I really need to do another trip to the Scottish mountains... My last visit was rather unpleasant because I spent most of the time sick in a hotel room but this was just bad luck.

[@etive]

Love this...Gets better every time i watch it.😊😊😊

[@hannesheinz720]

Thanks for sharing that marvellous video!

[@Guidiary]

One of my favourites... Love coming back to this one when I'm stuck in London for a while...

[@BiiimMeUp]

Wow, this video... no, this STORY is magic ! 🤩

[@myfrequencies1912]

Great video & a really wonderful resource.

[@northender2006]

Superb film.

[@billygoatfilms7531]

Like your books this video is just amazing! Being retired I'm fortunate in that work is a thing of the past (and that's where it should be). I can head to the hills whenever I want, it's a freedom I cherish. Live simply.

[@vladimirvladimir4514]

Fantastic journey and great video

[@mlk5454]

"The best memories are the ones that are earned" Absolutely accurate.

[@boromickfc]

Superb film,stunning views ..

[@returnoftheyak]

Another great micro-adventure Al and we really dig the narration perfectly accompanying the visuals - thought provoking stuff.

[@paulaustin493]

oh my that bought back some powerful memories having stayed in a couple of those a few months ago while walking the Skye trail.

[@BridgerPlaysPiano]

Great film, as always...

[@DavidRoseberry]

Another great video! Would love to do this when I go across the pond.

[@etive]

Brilliant little film...loved it :-)

[@waveandsoundchannel]

Nice and inspiring video

[@DavidBoyes]

Great to watch, beautifully written script too.

[@travelnonsense2247]

Magic video, just back from staying in a wee secret bothy ourselves, so know what you mean about the hard to find ones being the most rewarding! Managed to find one of the bothies on here with a wee quick search, but time to get the maps oot and do a wee bit of detective work to find one of the other ones...

[@savedpurplecat]

What an awe inspiring master piece! including my favourite scottish mountain, I use the phantom also for wild camping and love how you use it sparingly, so well done must have taken hours and hours to put together but this is why we love the wilderness thanks :) Tim

[@al_humphreys]

+savedpurplecat Thank you! It takes restraint to limit the amount of drone shots!

[@kabel74]

Awesomely inspiring. Thanks for this :)

[@Skitwo]

You got a subscriber. Great Video.

[@RB-kx9ox]

what I am seeing seems impossible.. kudos for motivating so many ppl around.. great stuff..

[@TheJoyfulEye]

I didn't know Scotland was so beautiful. I've always wanted to visit because my great-great-grandparents came from there; now I would like to visit just for its own sake.

[@ignaciosolar7716]

Maravilloso......

[@harryl9yearsago788]

Wow what a video!

[@garik.crezyrussian.7937]

Cool video, loved it! 👍😍

[@yodagoat]

that's a cracking wee film you've made there.

[@MrGreekstatue]

Love it. My dream is to bike pack next year. I hate the rat race and need to escape. Awesome set up by the way.

[@cesargranada6194]

Great work!

[@antonia4722]

You Sir..are an inspiration! :o)

[@alanmcgonnigle5820]

That was smashing,thanks for that.

[@Guidiary]

Such a good adventure! Gotta love the bothy network!

[@vanlifefishing3346]

one new subscriber from me. excellent video. awesome camera work.

[@Sea_Nomads]

Stunning!

[@gonnabeok]

You have shown a truly nice image here.

[@michaelkingsbury4305]

Sounds heavenly! Now if I can jump a freight train from California to New York, Work a ship to Glasgow, rent a bike...

[@bennuttall1589]

Loved camasunary bothy, spent several days there wearing only rainwear still soaked to the skin scavenging wood and meeting all sorts of interesting folk and drinking their whiskey

[@Jason52597]

What a great video

[@DevonDub]

Stunning.

[@BritishCoastline]

Great Video, you clearly put alot of work into it.

[@peternicholson6377]

Wonderful scenes, excellent narrative, perceptive priorities, should be on STV or BBC4

[@ImranWorldCyclist]

Great video Al, I really enjoyed that and its inspired a bothy tour for me :)