The Ben Lawers 7 Munros in a day.. from Glen Lyon

[@rogerwatt8491]

Excellent video . . . I remember doing the first five of these in 1963 when I was 16 but starting with Beinn Ghlas. Happily, I'm still climbing in British Columbia and Scotland when I can get over , , , I now live in Vancouver. I've climbed three mountains in my spiritual home of Sutherland (where my dad was born) and Wester Ross so far this year and am getting back for two more in October.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Roger - this must bring back some memories then 😁 that must be great, bet there is some fantastic walking to be done in Vancouver! The north west is stunning too - which two are you doing in October? Cheers, James

[@rogerwatt8491]

Thanks James. The trouble with hills her in Vancouver is that they’re all tree covered up to 4,000 ft (and more), the bugs AND the bears! In October, I’m hoping to climb Ben More Coigach which I last climbed in 1977 and a a neglected outlier of Ben More Assynt . . . the 2,824 ft Beinn na Fhurain. I was on Quinag, Cul Beag and Ben Hope in April . . . with my daughter (who lives in Ontario) which made the days even more special. Thanks James! Keep the great videos coming . . . they keep the Highlands alive for me while I’m away!

[@nickname6747]

Wow! A BIG round of hills. Bet you were glad to see your van after that epic day. Almost half way but a lot of backpacking and Cuillin to do - lucky you; treats in store! Thanks for uploading, James.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛰👍

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

I was very glad to see the van at the end 😂 still a great day - Yes I feel like things are getting slightly trickier - adds to the excitement 😁🏔 Thanks for watching, Cheers, James

[@JasonHoward-x2t]

What a feat of endurance well done m8 love your videos

[@corinnamusgrave7580]

Wow that’s amazing James 🤩👏👏

[@andythemunroeater9884]

Hi James, did these just last week but did them the normal.way from the reservoir finishing at the Ben Lawers Hotel. I did it on my own and managed to get a lift back to my van with some other walkers. It's quite a sense of satisfaction completing them in 1 go.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Great effort Andy, like you say - a great sense of achievement at the end 😁 its a nearly 3 hour drive for me so better to save milage with the price of fuel these days 😂 Thanks for watching, Cheers, James

[@andythemunroeater9884]

@@ScottishMunroJourney sorry James I beat you there, I drove up from Essex 8½hrs the previous Saturday on a Munro bagging mission 😁

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

@@andythemunroeater9884 now that is dedication 👏 😂

[@andythemunroeater9884]

@@ScottishMunroJourney I manage 24 in 8½ days 😁

[@grahamhaines9931]

Top mountain trip. Huge respect. I did them back in the mid 1980’s, but I did the main 5 from the Ben Lawers visitor centre and went clock wise, finishing at Lawers, then hitchhiking back to retrieve my car. I remember the descent down An Stuc being very steep! I grabbed the 2 western Munros a few years later. Thanks for sharing.

[@gazmalman]

I did this a few weeks back, that down scramble off An Stuc is hairy to say the least, not the most stable ground either!😬

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Graham, great mountains.. An Stuc is very steep so I was pretty glad I was ascending it rather than descending.. Cheers, James

[@adrian_baker]

Beautiful video pal! I appreciate the little adlibs from Beluga Lagoon 👌🏼 my kind of video! Keep up the great work!

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Adrian, always have to have a bit of Beluga Lagoon in there.. Cheers, James

[@katherinejackson5448]

Really enjoyed this, thanks. Walking days seem to be behind me now, but it’s still nice to see the hills.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks for watching Katherine 😁

[@prusak26]

Did these in 3 days🤣🤣 the first 3 are a big day on their own, and quite enjoable. Ben Lawers and Ben Ghlass are great for mountain biking - on a quiet day! The last 2 are a pain in the arse, only about 10 k, but it's one of the worst 10 ks you'll ever do! Bog 90% of the way around, and I had about 30 metre visibility above 700 metres. Great finding your older vids, as I'm making my own way through these humps!

[@timdintinger9037]

I walked the been lawers horse show about 20 years ago. One of my best memories of Munro bagging. Just because of the Cambridge uni group on top leaving their lunch bags open and a walker's dog helping himself to Crispen's lunch. The horse show is quite a big day from Camusbhracken (spelling).

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Its a fantastic route, I love Glen Lyon so was nice to see more on that side of things! Haha that makes for a memorable trip.. 😂 Cheers, James

[@timdintinger9037]

@@ScottishMunroJourney yes and at the end of glen Lyon fortingsall quite a place. I love the yew tree there and how there isn't much left, but it's older than the great pyramids!

[@hiliberate]

I'm really enjoying your Munro journey - Thanks for sharing

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks for watching :D

[@jasonmarchant4057]

I did this without a bike and a long walk in - however when we dropped off the last Munro to the road a kind gent gave us a lift back to the car park saving a good couple of hours of tarmac bashing - great video!

[@allankerr668]

Absolutely brilliant James! Scenery stunning! Thank you!👏👏👏👏

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Allan 😁 its a fantastic area 🏔 Cheers, James

[@altclut]

It’s amazing to be able to go to these places with you! Thank you!

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks for watching 😁🏔 Cheers, James

[@LakeDistrictcyclist]

Brilliant again James 👌

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thank you 😁🏔 Cheers, James

[@daveg-j1866]

That's a serious day's hiking, well done! I remember picking the western ones off one by one with my dad when I was young. Thanks for taking us with you, great video as always

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Cheers Dave, they are great mountains - Next time I split them up so I can see them from Loch Tay side 😁 Thanks for watching, Cheers, James

[@blanemcintosh8592]

just done this route yesterday, it was a phenomenal walk thanks for the inspiration

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Its a long but fantastic day, glad you enjoyed it 😁 Cheers, James

[@jimmarshall9945]

Hi James, I remember doing the 7 anticlockwise in the winter of 2004.... It's great linking the big numbers on the Munros... It's another story trying to do that on the Corbetts ATP.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Must be a great outing in Winter - apart from An Stuc 😂 good feeling at the end of the day, I am saving the corbetts for after my Munros - for that reason 😂 Cheers, James

[@jimmarshall9945]

Hi James, looking forward to watching your Munro journey unfold.... ATP Jim 👍 ...

[@robhill2702]

Great video, I liked the maps you edited in too - very well done. I’ll add this range as a potential for my trip up in August. Thank you.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Rob, might start adding them in more.. easier to explain where I am 😂 its a great day out - you should get better weather then too 😁 Cheers, James

[@northernembersoutdoors1045]

Long slog that. Been up a few of them. I quite like an stuc. Will be going back. Great video, cheers

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

An stuc probably the best out the lot 😁 Thanks for watching, Cheers, James

[@yerjokin]

I’ve done those 7 but not in one day…and that looked tougher than the south glen shiel ridge 7! Well done mate 💪🏻😎

[@GazTheExplorer]

Great place for a camp James. Noticed you said you’ve still to do Meall Nan Tarmachan. I did it as my first Munro and since then I’ve been up it 7 times. Still to do the ridge there but it’s great for camping. If you’re three hours away from the Killin Munro’s then I’d definitely camp some of them and make a long weekend of it bagging different areas. The next time you’re down there please have a go at Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig. I found them challenging but it would be good to see how you get on. I must say the view over to Ben Lui from Ben Oss is fantastic👍 Completely agree with you about the fuel prices. I’ve started missing weekends because of it now.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Gaz, they are great hills.. looking forward to Meall nan tarmachan.. saving it for the shorter light days 😁 also got my eye on the Ben Oss/Lui group so you should see that soon! Hope you have been enjoying the summer weather.. fuel seems to be coming down a little bit so im making the most of it 😂 Cheers, James

[@AScotsmanOutdoors]

Phenomenal mate, just phenomenal! I've yet to do these but seeing this I know I want to follow your route and bag them together. You seemed to have excellent weather and I was so chuffed when I saw it cleared for you. Excellent stuff as always and I now can't wait to see a weather window to hit these SEVEN!

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks mate, its a long but fantastic day.. worst part was the cycle at the end, but if you had 2 cars it would be much better 😁 Enjoy when you come to do it.. great way to boost the numbers!! Cheers, James

[@stevenmckenna6721]

Another great video mate 👍 Beinn Ghlas / Ben Lawers sure is a busy route. Were my first 2 munros due to how easy and accessible they are.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Steven, it was one of the busiest routes I’ve seen so far, can see why though as the views up top are great 😁 Cheers, James

[@natalieminnis]

An epic walk! I'm surprised you were able to cycle after all that. It took me three trips to climb those hills, every one of them memorable. Ben Lawers and Glas were some of the first Munros I climbed, when I was very unfit due to an underactive thyroid. I found them exhausting! I climbed Meall Greig, Garbh and An Stuc when I was much fitter and it was a fantastic adventure, a 9 out of 10, with a paddle in Lochan nan Cat. The other two were done on a lovely winter day, with magical views, no midges and the bogs were all iced up. Also a 9 out of 10. What a wonderful area.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Its a great area Natalie 😁 splitting them up is probably better, as you see the different angles & views.. I will no doubt be back to explore them 😁 Cheers, James

[@spookygeorge]

Wow James. That is some day 's walking. I'm exhausted just watching from my couch!!! Great achievement. Upwards and onwards eh? 😊

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Mike, That was a long long day.. upwards and onwards as you say 😂 Cheers, James

[@whenigotothemountains1203]

Nice one James. Have never done them from that side so it was good to see. Atb gordon

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Gordon, it was a shorter drive & quieter road to cycle at the end so made sense for me 😁 Cheers, James

[@richdavies7932]

Well done on a big day, was in the area in June. The half way point of the munros may not be as it seems. Chances are, like the rest of us you will have done the munros which are easy to get to. Leaving long trips to bag the remaining hills, so they actually get harder. Many years ago we started from the north working south to get the long distant hills out of the way, as we were not getting any younger and the price of fuel, a big factor now.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Rich - 100% Correct, my next 141 seem considerably more difficult 😂 I have left a fair few easy ones for winter, but it will be a challenge. Cheers, James

[@HighlandFifer]

Looks like you're starting to knock out the bigger days now. Enjoy this part of your Munro round - definitely the best!

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

It certainly feels like things are getting tougher - just need my fitness to keep up 😁 Cheers, James

[@kisilvan]

Really impressive achievement. We were really willing you on at the end there. Could feel your pain!

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thank you 😁 looking back, it was worth the effort.. my legs felt like heavy weights by the end if it 😂 Cheers, James

[@Drewfive]

did Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas in the early seventies with my school hillwalking club and at the top of Ben Lawers one of the teachers with us remarked that if that was Lochan nan Kat then the smaller part must be Lochan nan Kitten

[@acaciobarros33]

Sorry, I don’t know the names of places well. Is it easy to find the place where I can drop the bike? And is it easy to find the car park? I plan on going tomorrow. Your vides is brilliant, thanks!

[@Martycycleman]

Yes, James, I really did enjoy your video. Remember liquids on a long day as well as good food and something like Kendal Mint Cake or Gells for an energy boost.

[@00corwin00]

James, small request would you have saved track for this trek? will be in Scotland next week in Killin and would love to try your route. Would greatly appreciate as Walkinhighlands dont have it ;) and best is t o follow tested track.

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

I don’t actually have a route for this, I just made it up from Glen Lyon - I hear there is parking issues in that area now so may be easier from Ben Lawers side.. enjoy, its a great area 😁

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Great going 👍

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks 😁🏔 James

[@justmyopiniontoday7548]

Terrific 91/2 hrs hill walking. Really wish I had that stamina also. I was noticing your boots seemed rigid sole and mid-weight - as your legs tired I wondered if you regretted not risking a lighter more flexible suede pair for the day? I also appreciated all of the generous filming that will help others contemplating this route. Congratulations.👍

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Yeah the boots were a bit heavy by the end of the day - I have trail running shoes but I heard it was pretty bog at the start & finish so went for the heavier option.. might invest in a mid-weight boot 😁 Cheers, James

[@justmyopiniontoday7548]

@@ScottishMunroJourney understood - I have been on a bit of journey towards lighter boots over the last yr. I just used B2 or B3 all yr round as that is what we do. Thinking questioning started when I was watching all of these USA boot buying utube videos and the American rep would say 'you know extra kilo on you feet is equivalent to 10 on your back'. Then another another rep broke through with 'you can probably get away with something lighter than your using'. So Ive gone from 960g each Gamonte boot to lighter and budget boots: first mountain warehouse latitude 740g to mountain warehouse field extreme wide 530g per boot (admittedly these are suede so really dry weather only). And the cost has fallen from £200 pair to £60 then to £63. Its only few summer walks but the mountain warehouse boots seem to be holding up fine so far. So yes I would sapport your thinking on risking a mid-weight boot option. Thx for vid!!

[@barrys1933]

Hi James, how did the scramble up An Stuc compare with Stuc a Chroin?

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Pretty similar to be honest! Can make them as easy/difficult as you like 😁 Enjoy

[@barrys1933]

@@ScottishMunroJourney Thanks James 👍

[@graemeburnett7082]

Great video , well done on 7 in a day ! 😅

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Thanks Graeme, a hard but enjoyable day 😁 Cheers, James

[@ryanalexander4423]

Done this in reverse , parked at Ben lawers hotel , the cycle up to the reservoir / Dam was the hardest part of the day 😂

[@glasgowbhoy8711]

Where do you plan these? Is there any sites with routes like this other than the standard walking highland routes? I want some more difficult walks like this. Brilliant effort mate

[@cesco84]

Check Steve Fallons web site. He has this route in reverse. It means downclimbing an stuc though, which is tricky.

[@cesco84]

There’s a book by Dan Bailey called 50 classic hillwalking challenges which has some great longer day routes in it linking up multiple munros

[@glasgowbhoy8711]

@@cesco84 I’ve just recently discovered his website it is amazing!! Got a few plans lined up from it… next month going up Nevis via the ledge route then back down by the CMD it will be class

[@cesco84]

@@glasgowbhoy8711 Not tried ledge route but the CMD is tremendous! Sounds like a cracking day you’ve got planned! 😎

[@glasgowbhoy8711]

@@cesco84 I’ll look into that book mate appreciated! It should be good I’ve done CMD loved it will be interesting doing it backwards lol

[@breaker-one-nine]

Och nevermind. There's a pub just downhill frae the last one. 😂

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

I wish there was, but not the way I went around them 😂

[@andrewsadventures5747]

Well done James doing these in one outing! I have done all these but over 3 seperate outings. Closing in on half way so good on you. That’s my target for year end, on 121 just now. ⛰👌

[@ScottishMunroJourney]

Cheers Andrew, I have to save driving miles with the price of fuel so thought i’d do them in one go 😂 you are just about there as-well Andrew, I’m sure you will hit your target 👏 🏔 Cheers, James

[@andrewsadventures5747]

@@ScottishMunroJourney it deffo helps getting them all done at once to save returning in the future!