Right to Roam

[@DuncanPepper]

During my father's memorial service a man from the rambler's association stood up and described how the land reform act aka 'right to roam' law came about. It turns out my father was pivotal in making it happen. Despite living for another 14 years after the law was passed, he never made anything of it, he never even told me his role in it. He was a humble man who did great things and looked for no acknowledgement for his actions. I am boasting on his behalf, because I'm proud of my father. Thank you Patagonia

[@natashajoannaboys6279]

That's is definitely something to boast about and be proud of! I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm very grateful for your father's work.

[@CityasNature]

When I moved from the United States to Scotland for school, I noticed the absence of signs reading "PRIVATE PROPERTY, TRESSPASSORS WILL BE SHOT" that are literally everywhere in the states. Because the American mindset is so totally different, it is really difficult to explain the "Right to Roam" to friends there. Fortunately, now I have this amazingly beautiful film to point them to! Thank you!

[@markbenjamin1703]

One of the worst policies ever, the starting spark to ultimately allow homeless people and refugees to be housed in Suburban gardens. Imagine the terror knowing people could walk around outside your home, or you couldn't go for a walk at night on your small acre countryside property without encountering a drug rave

[@pippinschupbach8918]

My husband and I had the good fortune to wander and camp the lands of Scotland. It's forever in my heart. Thank you for this beautiful piece!

[@hikenh4000]

Lots of powerful tidbits in there: "Reasonable , Responsible, Respectful" for one. Thank you. Great video.

[@tom_shooter]

Simply superb...Scotland is unique and that's portrayed wonderfully in this video.

[@l0lxlllxl0l]

This is honestly one of the best short films I have seen in a long time.

[@craigharkins4669]

As a Scotsman I took this for granted and I actually assumed it was like this in the rest of the world.

[@samuelmelton8353]

England should follow

[@delishuspear]

Lauren's passion for the land is incredibly moving. Her words nearly brought me to tears. I applaud the Scottish people for having the most sensible land access policy in the entire freaking world. There is no good reason that the right to roam should be restricted for any of us rational, responsible people of Earth. Bravo to Patagonia for giving us another stunningly shot and fascinating mini-mentary!

[@DavideBonetti]

Wow, I didn't know Scotland has the right to roam, only knew Norway has but anyway, fantastic video! Thanks for continuously putting great content out there x

[@Peter-ri9ie]

So do Sweden, it goes back to before written records. I think all the Nordic countries have it, under different names and with minor national differences

[@DavideBonetti]

This is such an amazing thing! I am from Austria and we too are surrounded by beautiful nature, especially in the Alpine Region. Unfortunately we do not have the right to roam. You can't camp, you can't make a fire, you can't go there, you can't do this.. and so on. People loose their connection to Nature, furthermore they loose their sense of responsibility and how to live together and within the natural ecosystem. Nature is being treated like a museum in Austria. If you want to go in, you have to pay entrance fee. Very Very little places are left for everyone to go to without any fees or restrictions. And those places are so over crowded that it severely damages the local ecosystem.

[@MrAndyballard]

The scandinavian countries have the most progressive approach regarding access to land, Scotland too in many respects which is to be applauded. Here in England it’s much more difficult to roam. But I believe the land belongs to EVERYONE, not just a select few, it was created for ALL of us surely - and when you think about it deeply, all land ownership is theft ! The idea that someone can OWN a piece of land is absurd, we are all just caretakers of this planet for the next generation. I think this is an apt place to finish with the quote ascribed to Chief Seattle: “The Earth does not belong to man; Man belongs to the Earth”.

[@WanderingMeanderer]

The more you learn of rights around Europe, we suddenly seem fairly restricted, at least in England. They have right to roam in the purest form in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, But also in Belarus, Austria, Czech Republic and Switzerland. Lot of countries it isn't written as its just considered sort 'standard', for want of a better word.

[@hermanfrodit7442]

@@Peter-ri9ie Finland has the right to roam. Denmark? Iceland? I would think so. I think it’s a nordic thing, and a mindset.

[@MattRud]

Dear Patagonia KZbin channel director, I have been wearing your gear for a long time now, I am currently reading your business collection, and I really appreciate that you all take the time to tell stories here on youtube. One day I hope to make films for an impactful company such as Patagonia. You changed my night for the better. Thank you.

[@nickbedford]

This is something I wish Australia had. I feel so restricted as a citizen of the country I'm born into, not being able to walk on massive areas of beautiful countryside because the land is owned, as I don't have any interest in the breaking the law. As someone who enjoys hiking and exploring areas, landscape photography and wild camping, I often can't access areas that could prove really worthwhile, at least not without seeking permission from the land owner or illegally trespassing. This is simply one more reason why I will make a trip to this beautiful country in the near future.

[@jaroslav522]

Unfortunately the same restrictions apply to US.

[@Lucien234-i2z]

I am Scottish and I live in Australia, I think you are full of B.S. You have more land to roam in Australia than Scotland , more national parks, more forest, more everything really. You can roam so much of Australia with all the national parks there. So appreciate what you have, you have more than what Scotland has, you have different ecosystems and climates.

[@squaredharbors5988]

my heart is soaring above all this

[@catfur9215]

This is great. I wish America was like this.

[@mcdee56]

Truly excellent! Tearing up, thanks!

[@dvybeyond]

Excellent cinematography and inspiring content. I wish all countries had the right to roam!

[@omarmuhyar2005]

Been wanting to ride here for years. Although I live just miles from some of the greatest mountains and snow in the world, Scotland's Highlands seem like a mystical place. The steeps look insane in the better snow years, as the heavy snow sticks like cement to the vertical terrain.

[@shredcity]

You're quite right, the steeps are incredible- I've ridden all over the world and Scotland probably has the best steep gully skiing I've seen anywhere, an amazing selection of classy super steep couloirs usually best ridden from mid to late season. The tricky part is the weather... some seasons will have 30+ days with great conditions, other years there might only be 5 good days in the whole season

[@kevinpetit9886]

I wish we had this law in the USA. That would be awesome.

[@TehWever]

Tell me about it - in Poland it is forbidden by law to camp and start a fire anywhere outside designated commercial tourist zones and your own lawn.

[@tommyp4728]

We are fortunate enough to have millions of acres of public land :)

[@VitaKet]

@@tommyp4728 That gets smaller every year as corporations buy up huge tracts of land as the current administration is streamlining oil and gas industry permits. Not since the Reagan administration has a president so openly favored corporate interests over conservation.

[@edwinrodriguez534]

Yeah, sasly over there you only have the right for medical attention after trying to roam on someones property

[@titus5]

The reason why Laws like those started in the U.S was to give slave owners more power.

[@patdemers3945]

The land are wonderful have to see this

[@Yuffie90]

Thank you so much for this beautiful documentary about Scotland, hopefully more people will discover the wonders this country can give to people!:)

[@MrBkno2]

Some things make you very proud of your home! also that bothy is brilliant stayed in it twice now.

[@subwayjrod1]

Dang it! Now I want to go Scotland

[@ryanlowe988]

Beautiful and that snowboard ski combo is awesome...

[@johnpeterson3654]

Love this. One of my favorite Patagonia releases. Great video.

[@SeanStewart88]

Born and raised in the north west highlands of Scotland. Proud to say that too.

[@logancundiff]

"A liberty that we take for granted." This is how I feel every-time I explore public land.

[@mikeaustin2437]

Awesome video! Really love the music in this too!

[@bensutton522]

beautiful cinematography. Having done a bit of scottish skiing i do feel like you've managed to catch a seasons sun in ten minutes.

[@devilaces]

I love that being a farmer in Scotland imbues a person the ability to play the bagpipes.

[@caseyclover1867]

Powerful video, am about to spend my first winter in my van :)

[@nickmiddletonphotography]

Brilliant Video. Really enjoyed watching this

[@Coopdog181]

that is such a cool van

[@pedroarizti872]

Great message: not so much about public or private, much more about freedom exercised with respect and responsibility.

[@SailingLearningByDoing]

Really great video guys! Loved the feeling and message.

[@dofajcenyzltypes]

who is this farm guy? he sings very well!

[@mhairilongmuir]

Griogair - griogairmusic.com/

[@dofajcenyzltypes]

thx! :)

[@AlphabetikChemist]

It just always makes me sad though to know that all the mountains in scotland used to be covered with trees 😥

[@olive7831]

I live in the Scottish Borders and all the hills and valleys are barren. The only hope we have is a mass planting of native trees and a purge of the overpopulated deer that eat their saplings. We could try and reintroduce wolves like in Yellowstone but land ownership in Scotland is horrific. 50% of the land is owned by less than 500 people. A lot of landowners own sheep which will make the case for wolves almost impossible.

[@craigharkins4669]

@@olive7831 the government should do more to force the landowners to accept things like wolves. But the gov is shit when it comes to protecting wildlife. Like how the "protected" Beaver is still getting shot by landowners

[@Zveebo]

Well, prior to humans, they largely weren’t - as the Pleistocene megafauna including Mammoths and Giant Elk significantly limited major tree growth across Northern Europe including Scotland. The idea of a heavily forested Scotland is as much an artificial human creation as what we have now. Personally I think there is room for all aspects - the treeless hills of sheep have a beauty and history of their own. But Scotland’s countryside is a big place. FWIW some of the most progressive landowners are private ones, and where community buyouts of land have occurred, local communities tend to be way *more* opposed to things like reintroducing wolves. So it’s not simple.

[@Lucien234-i2z]

I grew up in the Scottish countryside before these laws took came into affect, we just roamed anyway, we didn't even need these laws, the farmers are so nice in Scotland, many created paths for us to walk through their property and they used to wave at us, it was like this in the 90s when I was a kid. Scotland has always been friendly to hikers. When I moved to England in 2001 for 2 years at 11 years old, I was dumbfounded by how hostile the farmers are and all the "no trespassing" signs everywhere. Some said to me once, the difference is England has way more fertile farmland than Scotland and England is way more profitable in terms of farming so it's more protected. Although, some farmers were A-holes in Scotland but you always get bad eggs everwhere.

[@dfra1989]

Congrats for the video! was something!

[@sjg2024]

When cascadia becomes an independent country, we'll do this for sure

[@KHarvey]

Very meaningful. Thank you for sharing :)

[@lewisoverend2636]

SCOTLAND!!!!! My home

[@paulmitchell5349]

Speaking of trees, Scotland needs a few more in the mountains. A few wolves would be great as well.

[@Calum...]

No 👉😎👉

[@olive7831]

@@Calum... yes

[@olive7831]

Worked in Yellowstone, why not here!

[@craigharkins4669]

And lynx while we're at it

[@brian497]

Lauren McCallum , a Scottish dream, no doubt

[@deroux]

Amazing film

[@3000Sunflowers]

Beautiful

[@stevenn6722]

Wow, amazing

[@dancingclair]

Core shots and whiskey shots

[@ilymapics]

gorgeous.

[@ALEXPRESSEY]

amazing video

[@dml5053]

love love love this

[@DavidHuber63]

I walk where I please, thank you

[@MrRobodinosaur]

With cc on, the lyrics to the intro song are dope.

[@joshuastrachan2994]

The interpretation of Gaelic was first class 😂 well done KZbin hahaha. Thank you for pointing that out!

[@jackunderwood9298]

great film

[@flysomethingdamitdotcom8788]

I just learned about freedom to roam as a law thing, but always kind of thought you could just go a lot of places.

[@T.robPrairie]

great video

[@Hammarlund89]

Good movie, but how could you cut the bagpipe playing in the first track! It was beyond beautiful and groovy at the same time!

[@davidtate166]

Long live the highlanders of scotland.

[@gunkshunter2519]

How fucking awesome!!

[@filmic1]

Cool. Thinking Estonia, as well?

[@JacobBurnside]

5 people have never roamed before...

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Meeting random people is quite a thing...

[@Dom11110]

Does anyone know the name of the song the guy is singing at the beginning of the video?

[@bethyoung978]

Is the soil there of peat so soft for hiking on like in Norway...? What animals did u see do they hav lemmings underfoot? Beautifully done...i live in your jackets...

[@joshuamiller7741]

does anyone know what kind of VW they're driving in this video?

[@nicksmith2683]

looks like a VW gypsy

[@peterphau1383]

What's the name of the song at the beginning of the video?

[@Jacob.Millers]

anyone know the bagpipe tune mid way through?

[@michaelscobbie7247]

It’s mad to think watching this in lockdown our right to roam has basically been taken away from us

[@hudobnyklubsk]

7:50 music. Anyone?? I need to know

[@martingraham1073]

Roma Ransom is the band been trying to locate the track myself. Any joy finding it let me know the name please.

[@jonbbaca5580]

Ppl who fight for these rights will immediately branded as communists by the industrialists. But lovers of the outdoors must fight back against this label, and must insist on the social sharing of wilderness between regular citizens and the massive corporations that want nothing but to harvest these amazing natural lands for their profitable resources. Preserving pristine wildlife IS NOT communism or socialism. It's preserving our natural heritage, and even if money is your only concern, it's ensuring massive tourism for generations to come! Rich people will want a place to ski for hundreds of years. If you strip mine it, you might make a bunch of cash in the short term, but you murder the mountain for 100 years!

[@Reifenthaler]

wait, German number plates on your motorhome? Erlangen-Höchstadt?? How come?

[@lordideme]

What’s the name of the song the person singing in the opening ?

[@tommywilson5513]

What are the names of these songs! I must know!

[@ChrisLeathal]

Doesn't that guy work at Teton Thai?

[@ccrtv6198]

✨🌎❣️

[@behaviourdynamics]

What a fantastic movie, embodying what makes Scotland such a special and wonderful place. Well done! Can I ask which peaks you are on at 2:39, 13:22 and 15:15?

[@craigharkins4669]

Lmao I'm glad I'm not the only one who is curious.

[@ruanaich]

First and last time stamps are at the Beinn Lawers Range, not sure where middle one was shot.

[@hudobnyklubsk]

anybody knows the music from this??? the one @ 7:50

[@kaneshaw8368]

Anyone know the song at 6:07

[@finnmacdonald7842]

I thought all countries had the right roam

[@ЭдуардТкаченко-е4т]

Hello people,help me please what model is this camper?van?

[@crimeariver2519]

Volkswagen LT van, an early one.

[@SolaceEasy]

I see crap snow on intermediate terrain so, y'all have a good time now, ya' hear?

[@SolaceEasy]

And the access you're talking about doesn't look that great either.

[@craigharkins4669]

@@SolaceEasy access to anywhere you want isn't great? What planet do you live on where you don't want the right to go anywhere? You're such a boomer I'm surprised you can even navigate KZbin.

[@donkey392]

This is such an American comment😂

[@SolaceEasy]

@@craigharkins4669 Quite happy for the access, thank you. I love climbing mountains and hiking ridgelines. I would not bring my skis. Not even my snowshoes.

[@dech0910]

was she waving her bra at the end?

[@ewangent]

Ok that's not true there is trespass here, you can't go running across someone's front garden, you can't cross a golf course among many other exceptions.

[@williammcstay5678]

Seriously? Wrote in Crayons before posted i suspect..😂

[@retrospective77]

You can definitely cross any golf course in Scotland while paying attention to the rules on when golfers are playing. Not sure what you're talking about.

[@ewangent]

@@retrospective77 s.6 (1) (e) (i) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, it only takes a simple search and you're proven wrong.

[@theophrastus9029]

Nice these vagabonds have a helicopter

[@TriCO1975]

Theo Phrastus or a small drone with a camera