Back from my 220 mile Scotland Charity Trek! Pictures as promised.
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Woo man skirts!
Amazing pictures.
i went to scotland last summer, around the same areas you did, its a beautiful country
Good job, amigo!
Good fuckin' job!
I would do that in my country, but they'll just kill me when they notice I'm carrying a backpack.
The jerks.
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Any storms?
But seriously, 220 in 11 days, you deserve something.
God dammit, and here I thought I had scratched my adventure itch for the next couple months, now you have to go and post all these pictures that make me wanna go grab my pack again.
I'm honestly amazed you were able to go that far in such a small amount of time though, last time me and my brother went backpacking it took us about 3 days to get through about 40 miles, that was mostly through the mountains though.
My favourite part of the thread was this:
[quote]I’m sorry this thread turned out so huge, I tend to ramble.[/quote]
Ba-dum-tsch!
Congratulations mate, superb effort
Man you had it far worse than us, we only went up Snowdon D:
Congrats man, and doing it in a kilt. That's just so badass.
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What the hell is wrong with that deer?
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i am about to consume it
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Pretty sure i've been there once.
Reminds me of this movie:
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I had a similar canoeing experience when I was 16. We were in a youth cam for people aged 14 to 17 and it was a canoeing tour. Meaning every 2 days you would pack your stuff into a canoe and travel to the next camp by boat. The trips were designed to be around 4 to 7 hours.
The area consists of many many small lakes connected by canals, watergates and rivers, small villages scattered here and there.
On the second tour we got into the heaviest storm I ever saw in my life in the middle of the biggest lake around. Seriously, we were seeing lightning stroking the lake left and right and the wind kept blowing against us while water was pouring down and our canoes were filled with water by the rain alone. At one point we decided to get out of the water since the danger of lightning was pretty damn immediate. So we stood around in the woods near the canals in nothing but swim vests and bathing clothes and began telling each other jokes to keep some spirit. At one point someone began to sign and as stupid as it sounds but we all joined in and I truly believe that this is the one thing that kept the youngest boys n girls from crying. Maybe me too. We were terrified.
Now we barely made it to the next village. The guides called a bus but however, we still had to bring the canoes to the next campsince the next group was supposed to take them the next day.
They were 3-man boats and so the decision was to bring the youngest home by bus and the oldest ones, including me, were to take a boat each and drive it to our original destination.
What is there to say? We made it, freezing, cold, exhausted but damn happy. At one point we got so cold we jumped into the water of the lakes which was at around 20°C but it seemed like a steaming hot bath to us. Truly an experience.
Up till today I still have marks on my back from that trip. It's where the wet swimming vest was sitting at my skin keeping it wet and soft. My skin ripped there and when I get cold nowadays you can still see birthmark-like scratches on my back.
Wouldn't want to miss them.
Amazing pictures, as always :smile:
Aw cheers for the highlight Postal, My 3rd highlighted thread in the past month!
Thanks for all the nice comments guy, like I said before... you can still donate here [url]http://www.justgiving.com/KieranDuncan[/url]
and feel free to PM me if you're interested in purchasing some cheap prints of any photographs.
Reminds me of the time I canoed 40 miles with my old boy scout troop.
That took place in Germany though.
Some amazing photos, also kudos for completing the hike.
How much would you charge for a print of this?
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[QUOTE=SataniX;30635190]Some amazing photos, also kudos for completing the hike.
How much would you charge for a print of this?
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Thanks!
Depends what size man, That could go up to A2 easily... maybe A1. I'd probably charge the cost of printing + £5 + Postage.
The envy consumes me.
Good job dude. I did something like this in Nepal a few months ago, which was amazing. We trekked for 5 days up to a village and helped to build a school there, was awesome.
I threw you 10 pounds, good job dude. And nice photography btw.
Thanks so much for the donation mate, I really appreciate it.
Nepal? I'm jealous, it's on my to-do list though! Your trip sounds fantastic.
Your pictures are amazing :buddy:
[QUOTE=Scotchair;30524791]Indeed they did, but it was all because of that one day at the start... I'm actually thinking of walking the middle section again this summer solo.
I couldn't really spend that much time with the camera without slowing everybody up. I'd love to do it again, maybe take 8 days or so... and just go crazy with the camera.
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The West Highland way is one brilliant Hike to do solo, I can recommend it thoroughly. But yes, managing to keep the weight down when you're carrying your bedroll, tent, sleeping bag, spare kit and perishables is a pain in the arse. I also recommend the Aviemore - Braemar route through the Lairig Ghru.
Oh, and Congratulations, especially managing to do the whole thing in your kilt.
Cool trip you did there, thinking about doing the same thing someday, gotta earn enough money first though.
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