Solo woman climbs all Scottish munros non-stop - 'Project 282'

Project 282 follows Emily Scott on her epic Munro challenge across Scotland.
The continuous, self-propelled and (largely) solo expedition took her 120 days and involved 2,200km on foot and 2,600km on the bike, with over 195,000m of ascent.
As part of her challenge, Emily was fundraising for three UK based emergency charities: the Mountain Bothy Association, Association of Air Ambulances and Scottish Mountain Rescue. If you’d like some more information on this, head over to - britishadventurecollective.com/project-282
Produced by perch in collaboration with British Adventure Collective.
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Adventurer: Emily Scott - @adventure_scottie
Cinematography: Paddy Bartram
Editor: Will March
Producer: Aaron Rolph - @britishadventurecollective
Sound design: Will Wadham - willwadham.co.uk/

[@fokkerfilms560]

Brilliant!

[@craigm9034]

Outstanding Emily, brought a tear to my eye seeing that struggle and you finishing it. Amazing mental strength. Well done!!

[@EwanGoesHiking]

This deserves way more views than it has. Awesome stuff.

[@britishadventurecollective]

Thanks Ewan! We released it on Vimeo when we first made the film so we'll see if KZbin likes it!

[@hugodoucet2872]

The shot at 7:25 is absolutely mad impressive!! I felt it. The freedom and carelessness of it all. Great motivational video!!!

[@alistairthow1384]

Absolutely epic adventure Emily. Deserves a directors cut.😉

[@Nibbles-w8j]

Made me cry the sheer mental fortitude and humility

[@davidcalder8210]

Well done what a fantastic effort and achievement ⛰️⛰️⛰️⛰️🤟🤟🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Alabamafwee]

Brilliant what an achievement and effort

[@neilcampbell5515]

What an amazing achievement 👏

[@glenblaven]

That was utterly inspiring Emily. Well done and thank you for sharing.

[@TheMckenzie99]

Amazing achievement and great film -I hope there's a book!

[@barryleitch2411]

What a hero

[@kitchendisco]

An amazing achievment and beatiful filming of Scotland

[@MaylesTrails]

Incredible achievement 👏 Incredible film 👏

[@IronBhoy]

That was indeed an epic adventure. I’ve climbed about half of the munros some a few times but to even drive to some of the more remotest hills with huge walk ins has put me off doing them all. Astonishing achievement.

[@mikeygibb1]

Wonderful achievement and wonderful video. Well done. I'm currently on 32 Munros 😅

[@britishadventurecollective]

Thanks Mikey, you have a bonnie adventure ahead :)

[@brianbathgate4944]

Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful :)

[@munrodrone7896]

Brill stuff -I really enjoyed it.Great narration from someone who "gets it"-Stay lucky always and all ways!

[@johntait491]

Well done. An outstanding effort. 👍

[@davideaton6915]

I didnt intend to watch it all but did..... Brilliant Emily!. Top!

[@DS.StillMoving]

Absolutely loved every minute of this. Congrats to Emily and all the production team. Stay wild and free my friends!

[@garyb455]

Wow what an adventure well done you, a magnificent memory

[@KhurshidsChannel]

Wow!! Fantastic.

[@barryleitch2411]

Need an extended version of this

[@arthurhaskind7779]

Yes

[@aboek5712]

I enjoyed you’re video! Job well done! Congratulations 🎉

[@alandavidson358]

wow, inspirational, thank you

[@Emilsteixner]

Wow, really love that film. great visuals, great story amazing storytelling and love the voiceover style. a shame its not longer though, seems like not even scratching the surface on what happened in those 4 months.. I'd love to see more!

[@britishadventurecollective]

Thanks so much Emil and for the feedback too :) If you want to hear more from Emily's adventure, this podcast might be of interest too. Happy adventuring open.spotify.com/episode/5aJfOPo0tpp4FqRJvyU6wf

[@shivrajdeshmukh7640]

Great

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

amazing woman

[@martinmckenna]

Great wee film

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Nice video 👍

[@mikemcnulty6029]

What an incredible achievement...I've done 84 and trying to do 100...better get a move on as I've just turned 60!😝

[@britishadventurecollective]

haha amazing, plenty of time 🦾

[@basteir]

Don't stop there - on to the Corbetts now!

[@britishadventurecollective]

We're trying to persuade her! Maybe one day we can make a sequel to this film :)

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@britishadventurecollective Some of the best mountains in Scotland are not Munros. Suilven and Stac Pollaidh are great examples!

[@britishadventurecollective]

@@KryptonitetoallBS So true! We visited Sailven in our cycling adventure film The Great Escape if it's of any interest - amazing place! kzbin.info/www/bejne/immwlIR_i7Bqirc

[@thomasgilchrist1357]

Wow……very strong woman mentality and physically !

[@onefoxstudio]

Beautiful film. One missing thing I think is what did you learn from this experience Emily ? What did this bring to your life afterwards ? What was your motivation on the shitty days. This film could have been so much deeper; adding slowmo everywhere adds epicness but what can we learn from your experience that’s what’s missing I think.

[@britishadventurecollective]

Thanks for your thoughts. We felt the important message to convey from Emily's experience was to chase a simpler life in adventure and not a conventionally "successful" one that wasn't making her truly happy which culminated in her big challenge. For us that felt true to her journey and deep enough. Maybe one day there will be a sequel and we can explore further ;)

[@bobbyspity]

Well done, your mantra ‘work to live’ is the one we must all hold dear. Welcome to stay Scotland anytime I have lots of room .

[@terrykepner3544]

Can you put a link to donate please?

[@britishadventurecollective]

Hey Terry, unfortunately the donation page has closed now but you can of course donate directly. Thanks! www.mountainbothies.org.uk/ www.scaa.org.uk/ www.scottishmountainrescue.org/

[@stighunter]

Diny believe it

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . ‘ Diny ‘ - meaning just what-?.. in English …

[@stevie2686]

And for the record there are more than 282 mountains in scotland over 3000 feet. Plenty more .

[@emilys3966]

Hi again @stevie2686 There are indeed more than 282 mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet. However, there were only 282 mountains over 3,000 feet that featured in the Munro List maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club at the time I undertook this project. Emily Scott

[@neilanderson841]

​@@emilys3966Congratulations on your epic achievement on a par with Nick who climbed all the Munros in 2 years but he was 82 at the time!!!!. I believe there are more mountains above 3000ft than munros, these are called munro tops🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

When you google how many mountains are there in Scotland over 3,000 ft, the answer is 282.

[@benmacdui9328]

All been done before. A real accomplishment are those who take a lifetime to climb the munros while holding down a full time job and raising a family. Re climbing hills in different seasons from different directions....learning the history and folklore. Posh English folk think by calling our hills "British" and climbing them as fast as possible is some sort of achievment.

[@britishadventurecollective]

Thanks for your thoughts Ben. We like to encourage anyone to climb up hills, munros, corbetts, wainwrights or otherwise if it makes them happy. To us, it shouldn’t matter where someone is from, so long as they’re respectful of others and the environment. For sure, it’s a huge achievement to do over a lifetime or in one go, especially doing it solo and cycling between. For reference, not that it should matter - Emily actually grew up in Northern Ireland, and not England.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

It is one hell of an achievement. Incredible that you could say anything else. You sound like someone who is anti-English, well we're not all like that up here. Many English have inhabited areas of the highlands and islands and have contributed significantly to the way of life in Scotland. Please ignore the odd one who is xenophobic!

[@stevie2686]

What were you cycling on Belach na ba for ?. No need to be there when doing munro circuits. Corbetts yeah but not munros. I think there is fabrication of the truth here . And for anyone reading i know what im talking about . Something not right here . I will investigate this and possibly expose .

[@emilys3966]

Hi again @stevie2686 Please go ahead and investigate and "possibly expose" whatever you think needs exposing. It was an adventure I undertook for myself and by my own rules. I have GPX files of the whole trip and have always been very happy to discuss every element of the trip when people ask (and indeed have had a few conversations with people who have both undertaken or considered a munro round since). As mentioned above, you are correct about the Bealach Na Ba not being necessary, but we used the scene in the film as it helped to give a sense of the difficulties of cycling with a laden bike as well as showcasing an epic landscape. Maybe in future, you could bear in mind that there are real people on the other side of your computer screen. This was a project that was 4 months of my life in the doing and has had a huge impact on me. It stands as my proudest achievement and the film was a passion project of a small group of friends who put a lot of time, effort and money into it - to share a sense of the journey and highlight the incredible scenery of the Scottish Highlands.

[@donaldcook3112]

. . . FIVE months later, Emily - and not a single word from ‘Stevie268’ and ‘ his ‘ - I’ll almost guarantee, rather than a ‘ her’s ‘ … threatened ‘expose’. Who are these, oh so predictable ‘types’ out there?.. Out ‘no where’ would be far more accurate; tucked away in their darkened lair’s, tapping away on their keyboard’s with hollow vapidity as their modus operandi.I had a housemaster many, many moons ago who (correctly) described these er, ‘types’ as … “Gutless wonders”. I applaud you - and all concerned with this most remarkable endeavour and outcome. A great production all round. I wish you very well on all of your present and future adventure’s.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@emilys3966 Emily , you don't need to explain yourself to anyone. What you achieved is beyond incredible. I know Scotland very well but I can only dream of the amazing vistas you must have seen in-between the horizontal rain and cold wind, not to the mention the dreaded Midge. 2018 was the best summer I can remember in recent history but that was talking about the Midlands. What was it like in Scotland compared to other summers?

[@stevie2686]

Seems to be a lot of Rab gear on show here. Defo something dodgy. All lies im thinking . She has no support but whos filming her at times . Its got Rab all over it .

[@emilys3966]

Hi @stevie2686 Happy to clear things up for you here. Rab supported me with kit for my attempt. They also helped to promote the film and hosted a Q&A when we released the film (if you watch it, it does address some of your comments). No money was provided though. The film was a passion project (unfortunately self-funded!) and the Scotland scenes were filmed over 2 separate trips that were both about a week - some of the footage is from the last week on the expedition (September 2018 - generally all the bad weather shots) and then the remaining footage is from another trip the following summer (June 2019) where we specifically went to try and capture the more 'epic' scenery - this is the trip when we filmed the shots of the Bealach Na Ba. You are correct that I did not need to go there whilst doing the munro circuit, although I did go to the bottom of it and had a good feed at the cafe at the bottom after climbing Beinn Alligin and before heading to Strathcarron. It was a largely unsupported attempt, but not completely unsupported (I went with an MCI on the Isle of Skye for one day on the Cuillins and I didn't have a canoe to paddle to Mull and back, nor a SUP to paddle across Loch Lomond with me). I'm more than happy to be completely transparent about both the journey itself and how the film came about and the logistics of it. Best wishes, Emily Scott

[@stevie2686]

They are not valleys .

[@britishadventurecollective]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen

[@stevie2686]

@@britishadventurecollective irrelevant. They are not called valleys .

[@stevie2686]

@@britishadventurecollective There is an old saying . ( when in rome)

[@stevie2686]

@@britishadventurecollective cumail Alba sgiobalta

[@stevie2686]

And good effort but they failed as they never climbed the original munro list . No one is a completer until they have at least included the original list . Just saying . .