We're Still Walking After Dark || West Highland Way - Day 3 || Rowardennnan - Crianlarich

[@carolinebutcher8160]

Wow, I'm exhausted!, That was some walk, and it was very clear how difficult the terrain was for a lot of it. It was beautiful and your photography was superb at capturing the colours and stunning geography. I hope you both enjoyed a good sleep and good food. Xx

[@MinimalList]

Thank you, it’s so nice to hear you enjoyed it.

[@christinehammell6365]

Well done again girls and especially Lorna. That looked so hard . Jo , you've obviously benefitted from the training that George took you along the towpaths. xx

[@ttierney6774]

This is wonderful. Thank you for allowing me to join your adventure virtually from Portland Oregon! I’m enjoying it without the asthma issues. 😊

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for joining me. Glad you enjoyed these walking videos.

[@kathyowens9901]

What a tough day for the 2 of you, the terrain is something to behold! A milioni thanks for taking the time to film this for us.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for watching. I honestly didn’t find it too bad. I really felt for Lorna though.

[@chazzyb8660]

Jo, beautiful scenery, but gosh you've set yourself a formidable pace there. You sure aren't on the towpath anymore…

[@johnboy5441]

Nice one, I like working very high up, you see things other people never see

[@edmundsmith151]

Jo and Lorna you girls rock. hard trail today hopefully it will be better tomorrow it looks like your trail gets a little better and shorter glad you made it the trail would of been scary in the dark Get a good nights sleep. which i expect you will after todays hard scramble. Be safe ladies. Ed 40 S of Vegas

[@brenda9990]

You both are to be congratulated on such a long day. No way could I have ever done that distance even in my younger days!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you

[@lucillecash3046]

What a mammoth journey today. Rocky climbs and boggy paths and that last bit looked horrendous. I hope tomorrow is easier.

[@MinimalList]

The last part was fine. Poor Lorna was a bit broken by then though which made it tough.

[@stuartdouglas2892]

Well done , you just made it , that could have been a lot worse. Next days easy lol

[@markgruenberg6277]

You are too be commended for getting through such a difficult trail. Bravo to you both. Be well and stay safe.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. Lorna had to be really determined to get herself to the end

[@lornajaneadventures]

Never would have made it without you driving me on

[@chazzyb8660]

As I said above (below?) that was a formidable pace you two set for yourself. Well done to both of you, and I hope there was a nice hot bath at journey's end.

[@MinimalList]

There was a Bath at this hotel thank goodness!

[@FillingPassports]

Impressive determined push for the day. So far it seems like wellies would be more useful than hiking boots on this trip. Had to laugh at the quick lunch break. I haven't even seen soldiers eat that fast.

[@marvelkocay4974]

Amazing....absolutely amazing....Waiting for tomorrow. Keep your knees up...lol

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@maggiekavanagh2801]

Loving these daily walks, though not sure (even at my fittest) I could manage 22 miles! Once again the stunning views, and the rain kept away. Looking forward to the next vlog.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you so much.

[@riversbrink8764]

Amazing day!

[@thekenneth3486]

That's a massive hike for one day, Jo. Watching Lorna struggle was painful. I would like to say, though, that you were both rocking some jazzy leggings! Hope that helped with the pace.

[@junco477]

Stunning views. Thanks for the really hard work and emotional energy. Know you didn't do the walk for our benefit, but OMG are we benefiting!

[@CM-kl9qh]

Wow! What a workout! The first half looked a lot like the Pennsylvania stretch of the Appalachian trail which I’m told is the hardest stretch. With all the walking you’ve done with Perseverance I’m not surprised at your tenacity. But I think you guide book should have prepped you better. Glad you made it in one piece.

[@CM-kl9qh]

PS: kudos to Lorna for the grit to push through! I could tell from the video she was struggling to keep moving. Of course there was no other real choice, but that only makes it harder. You are both troopers!

[@BarneyLeith]

That's a really tough day's walking. So sorry that Lorna's been suffering.

[@MinimalList]

She is a very determined woman!

[@austinhallmark7060]

My god , what an incredible effort you have both put in,. Well done 🥳

[@MinimalList]

Thank you so much 😁

[@susanmarker2164]

That area reminds me of some parts the forests of Idaho.... But then any trees remind me of Idao....It's so beautiful there where you gals were hicking... Vey re!never you made it to your place of rest.....Great Job Ladies!

[@ynys_mon6928]

Thanks Jo, I’m loving this. It’s a walk I would love to do, but my days of doing 20 miles or so are long past. However, you have inspired me to think of doing a walking holiday next year, but one with no more than 10 miles a day.

[@MinimalList]

Go for it. There are lots of options, you can schedule rest days too.

[@annemarsden2323]

Wow I hope you slept well 🥂

[@chriswest1996]

Downhill is nearly as tiring as uphill; uphill you work to raise yourself, but downhill you have to fight gravity to keep from going head over teakettle. Also down is hard on the toes.

[@MinimalList]

Yeah, Lorna found downhill hard but I love it. I’ll take a downhill over an up hill any day. I hate the uphills.

[@navigator902]

YOU guys are Legends... Congratulations Women of the 21st Century....

[@aptyson1960]

Just in absolute awe of you two determined souls. Amazing walk you have set yourselves which must have taken some planning to do. Maybe a vlog to show how you planned it between you would be great for anyone thinking of following in your footsteps. Well done 👏🏻

[@wattsonboard6931]

Really enjoying both of your vlogs Jo and Lorna. Good to see different aspects of the same hike.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@t.vanoosterhout233]

That was a truly massive walk, challenging for distance and (especially) difficult terrain. When you're that tired and it gets dark you may misstep and get injured. Congrats for arriving at your hostel in one piece!

[@rogerbond7811]

Keeps reminding me of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods. Looked like some quite challenging sections. Hope you have "what 3 words" on one of your phones and never need it. Very inspiring, thanks for taking us along.

[@MinimalList]

Thanks for coming along

[@ba12357]

So nice, it reminds me of walking in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

[@steveallen5087]

Be careful and watch you pace. Rest a day if you can.

[@rmk]

Congratulations on getting through that difficult terrain! Again, beautiful scenery. Poor Lorna, I hope she recovered for the next section!

[@richardboulanger3393]

Wow, what a day. I suspect your day four will be a tough one too. Yeah, I've never cared for hiking poles, but I suspect with my knees, I would need them these days. Can't wait to see the rest of these. Cross country skiing in winter for you two? Snowshoeing someplace? (joking)

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. It was a wonderful long hard day!

[@beautifully_wonderfullymade]

Wow well done ladies!

[@vernonchouinard733]

Hi, I enjoyed your walk especially Loch Lomond part, I live in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and for over 65 years lived in a suburb called Loch Lomond and for a time picked up our mail in early days at Ben Lomond Post Office, our Loch Lomond is Over 5 miles long and is one of the drinking water for the city of Saint John, keep your spirits up

[@bonnietigner4207]

The Countryside is so beautiful. You go ladies!!! Bonnie in Arizona

[@MinimalList]

It stunning, I loved it. Thanks for watching.

[@Thrayps]

I'm very much enjoying this series of vlogs,an interesting addition to your canal vlogs with Michael.Additional walking vlogs would be of interest if you are considering undertaking more.

[@BillMSmith]

Glad you made is safely. That's the downside to having your bags brought ahead, no way to adjust your distances as you go. Certainly a beautiful hike though.

[@MinimalList]

The upside is you have far less to carry

[@The101stEagle]

Wow, Jo. I hope this is your most arduous day for your trek. Looked somewhat dangerous if you had slipped. Be Safe in your travels !

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. It felt pretty safe, there were a few people on the trail too.

[@lesbrewer8431]

Well done. That was a hard day’s slog! Hope you were given a really nice evening meal (and a wee dram?). Cheers- Les and Anne on Glendyne

[@suesmith3417]

Would it have been better to have looked at a ordnance survey map of the terrain of the walk beforehand or were you just looking forward to the element of surprise perhaps a banana or two for energy levels. Or some Kendal cake you can pop a square or two while still walking. But nonetheless very impressive ladies . Love the blog 😊😊🌞🌞🦋🦋

[@TheEulerID]

Personally I've never got on with hiking poles. I once hired a set at the start of the route up Kilimanjaro, and used them for the first couple of hours. They spent the rest of the trip strapped to my rucksack all the way to the top and back down to the bottom about 5 days later. I just hated not having my hands free. I've been trekking in the Andes, Himalayas and Africa and none of the porters or locals ever use them. It only seems to be Europeans. As for distance, whilst this route doesn't contain the big climbs (so far) that I expected from Scotland, the underfoot conditions are pretty tough and that's always testing. I always think that 20 miles is where it can get really painful unless you are used to doing that sort of distance regularly. For anybody contemplating something like this, then I would recommend doing a few walks of that sort of length before starting out on a long trek multi--day trek and making sure your feet are hardened up too. If you can, then two or three days on something like the South Downs Way or the Ridgeway is worthwhile as the underfoot conditions are a lot kinder and you can practice the distances.

[@ramblingadventures]

Hiking poles are a godsend for people with any sort of knee problem. Particularly when downclimbing. I am only able to do steep verticals with poles.

[@StephenJSpeirs]

Great video, so helpful, thanks - sorry you had a tough time. I'm doing this next week, same route as you, and most nervous about Day 3 !!

[@MinimalList]

Hi, I've only just seen this message. How did it go? Glad the video was helpful.

[@StephenJSpeirs]

@@MinimalList it was great! Exhilarating but punishing :-) Horrendous torrential rain on 2 days, "normal" rain on 3 days

[@petergeorgew6208]

Loving the videos (and daily updates) 👍🏻😊

[@MinimalList]

Glad you like them!

[@robertnagan5572]

Twenty some miles in one day is quite an accomplishment. That is more than an average daily narrowboat journey isn’t it. Good,luck

[@MinimalList]

I guess it is. I did lots of 16+ mile walks while training so I guess it doesn’t seem that far anymore. Thanks for watching

[@philipwinter8729]

Really felt for you there. But you both did very well. Hope most of the following days are rather easier.

[@AndyCutright]

Gorgeous :) Reminds me of Oregon.

[@markbulla1851]

I started getting tense for you when you stopped for lunch! I'm glad that you made it OK. Your trek is inspiring me to do something similar. I'm looking forward to the next installment!

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. I was a wonderful trip.

[@MarcelEling]

Well done, heavy day now👊

[@proudprogressiveTG]

Epic just epic. Both of you amazing.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you

[@MartinJames389]

The advantage of camping in the Highlands is that you can stop more or less anywhere and maybe take a day out, if you want, either to appreciate a beautiful place, sit out bad weather or just rest. Depends how much food you've got, of course, which is where lightweight dehydrated stuff comes in. It's usually nicer than it sounds these days, though expensive, but it does increase your range and flexibility.

[@MinimalList]

The disadvantage is you need to carry a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, stove, gas, utensils, all your clothes…. Oh and you have to sleep in a tent and have no bathroom facilities in most places!

[@johnmudd6453]

Loch Lomond has some wild camping restrictions in place !

[@binkie3560]

Bless you. I would love to have walked this. Well done. See you tomorrow. Sarah 😀

[@MinimalList]

Thank you. See you tomorrow

[@brodie2711]

That really did look exhausting for you both, but well done. I bet you slept well that night.

[@MinimalList]

Very!

[@navigator902]

Beautiful Country to walk a while and wholly time. It seems we walked together all the times in the canals.

[@susanwarr2438]

Bless ya gals ..how the feet doing ..omg blisters? ..looks brilliant again ..shame the hotels ,hostels wasn't at hand closer to the pathway .

[@MinimalList]

No blisters thank goodness.

[@paulturner7837]

Some very pretty views on this section. This was a long leg, 20+miles. I expect your both a bit sore this evening, hope it’s not spoilt your enjoyment. Take care xx

[@MinimalList]

Not too sore at all.

[@mattthecasualgamer]

Loving these walking videos. Hats off to Lorna for not giving up and finishing the stage, I know how she must feel, I used to be very fit and could easily walk 20+ miles in a day often doing 15-18 min miles. However discovering I've been suffering since age 9 with arthritis in my spine I'm struggling these days to walk very far at all without my back triggering and losing muscle strength in my legs. All the lockdowns in the last year haven't helped as I've been unable to get out during those times and that hasn't helped my back strength. I am however now ordering an exercise bike and aiming to try and cycle 5KM a day moving to 10KM a day in a few weeks time. I'm aiming next year to walk and wild camp the west highland way with a friend if well enough. Top tip though when walking long distance try and bring some Kendal Mint cake as it's pure sugar / energy and when you are struggling really gives you a boost of energy and gets you going again in no time.

[@MinimalList]

Oh wow, that must be really hard. Good luck with the training. I hope you make it to the WHW, it’s a wonderful trip

[@markames3688]

Wow what a day!

[@MinimalList]

Indeed!

[@robertscholey109]

Brilliant !

[@MinimalList]

Thank you!

[@johnworboys6435]

You've done so well tomorrow will be a breeze

[@Leonard_Smith]

Well done ladies.

[@MinimalList]

Thank you

[@frglee]

Awesome vid, lovely views, I admire your tenacity and stamina. When I was in my 30s and at my fittest, I walked up the Wye Valley from Chepstow to Monmouth, the longest day walk I ever did, and that was about 22 miles (with a normal rucksack but over far easier terrain than the WHW). Even so, I was very knackered and could barely make 6 miles the next day as I was so sore. I was just not used to 'long distance walking'. I should have built up to it.

[@MinimalList]

I did a lot of walking as prep. Set me off on a flat path and I can just keep going now. Its the up-hills I struggle with.

[@frglee]

@@MinimalList Yes, and I 'd have thought that you and George must have walked a good percentage of the English canal towpath network over the last few years.

[@veesimmons2464]

What a brutal day!

[@MinimalList]

It really was

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

Crikey 22 miles? I could not keep my foot on the car's accelerator pedal for that long without getting tired !!

[@MinimalList]

Haha! Twenty two miles isn’t so bad. Especially on a flat straight path

[@rhodaborrocks1654]

@@MinimalList Oh okay, guess you're right, it was nothing, anybody could do it.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid keep up the good vid on the channel thanks lee

[@MinimalList]

Thanks 👍

[@peterwilliams1942]

Well done both of you.That looked tough but you cracked it 😀Would you say taking a dog on The WHW is a no go even with shorter stages?

[@MinimalList]

Not the easiest day but a brilliant walk. We didn’t see anyone walking with a dogs. If you did take a dog you would probably need to camp as I don’t think any of the hotels or hostels accommodate pets. There are also a few places where you would need to be careful due to livestock

[@ramblingadventures]

It’s weird to hear the “Map my walk” voice on there. Your friend isn’t efficiently or properly using her hiking poles. There are many good videos on the correct technique but using them like ski poles isn’t one of them. Also, hiking poles use a lot of energy so are best stopped when not necessary for terrain and resumed when necessary. I know this advice is way too late but if she does another long hike, that’s important. Great Vlog!

[@jamesblair18]

Oh Lorna!

[@MinimalList]

She dug deep and was really determined.

[@donaldhanson2908]

Twenty miles on the third day is a bit ambitious. :)

[@MinimalList]

Day three was a 15 mile day! 👍🏻

[@katelights]

seems like that would have been a good day to split if you wanted to add an extra day to the trip.

[@MinimalList]

Yes. People mostly do the WHW over 5-9 days. We chose 6 which was perfect for me.

[@trendtraderx]

Its a shame when it becomes an endurance race against the clock rather than a happy walk in the hills with plenty of time to stop.

[@MinimalList]

Yes, I wish we had gone faster over the first half of they day so we didn't have the pressure. I guess thats the down side of walking in October when the days are shorter.

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Where is Michael walking ?

[@jonnyjones5201]

You two are stone cold ❤

[@hughjones4060]

Seems like you should done some more research. Didn't you have a decent map?

[@MinimalList]

Like I said in the video it was a silly mistake not to realise how far off the trail out accommodation was.

[@18robsmith]

No matter which way you approach Crianlarich it always appears to be moving away, then suddenly one is there...

[@MinimalList]

It didn't seem to be getting any closer all day!

[@18robsmith]

@@MinimalList Situation normal - been there far too often, and the place just drifts further away for hours......Turn a corner and (on a couple of occasions) fall into the guest house which just appeared from nowhere. On a twenty mile hike I'm not sure if the first 22, or the last 22 are the worst, but I do know that that final step to the table for evening meal is by far and above the best. I really hope Lorna managed to rest properly that night, she sounded to be in some serious pain & exhaustion, poor lass.

[@raybrown2197]

Today's song - When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

[@MinimalList]

Appreciate!

[@wam2610]

👍

[@miketipping1583]

Are you using a map?

[@MinimalList]

We had one with us but the route is so well signposted that you don't actually need one.

[@tonyellis9273]

Day

[@itzel1735]

Day three is always worse than day 1 & 2.