Welcome to The Wilder Places: my personal journey to explore the most remote places on earth.
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Some of my friends from Durham Kayak Club tried in the seventies to paddle there but gale and a storm made them turn back they made it to Haskeir before turning back, but we did most on the inner islands mull,Jura, islay etc even corryvrecken which was an anticlimax the whirlpool was having an off day but the west of Jura was fantastic nice bothie at glengarisdale
Great film,the ridge that edges out into the water is really something, it looks like treasure Island, would be a great setting for a adventure movie, Indiana Jones and the lost kingdom😊
I have watched a few videos about St. Kilda now, but this one gives me the strongest sense of how otherworldly it must be there. I'm trying to imagine how people lived there for thousands of years, and for some of them that lonely set of rocks in the Atlantic may have been they only place they ever knew. Thank you.
I wouldn't pick it first by any means, but if it's what I had... no worries it would work just fine making bad people reconsider their life choices permanently.
Thank you for this great video. I've been trying to search it but can't find the answer - do you know if one may legally stay there for a night or two with their own tent? I know there are cruise boats that will take you there for a day trip, but is there a way to stay?
Born in Oakland California, the Outer Hebrides is about as far away as you can be. By about 9 or 10 I knew about them and will probably never know why. Maybe if you're born with red hair they let you in on it.
Marvellous how he managed to keep the army camp out of view. The army supply electricity, water, store food, medical cover for the national trust parties that visit. Just try and pretend they're not there.
The army left in the 1960's and the accommodation unit was upgraded around the time of this film. But it's true the defence contractor sustains the island for the NTS.
The history and way of life of this island fascinates me so much. It’s on my bucket list to visit some day, there is something so beautiful about the landscape.
Without wishing to sound all Billy Big Bollox (because it's easily look-upable) but it's the archipelago that is called St Kilda and which comprises four islands - Dun, Boray, Soray and the largest - which the abandoned village is on - Hirta. However, it seems that St Kilda has become the name by which Hirta is now mostly known. This may have been mentioned before but I'm not reading all 261 other comments to find out !!! That said this video does give a great view of how bleak and isolated it is and no wonder the original islanders eventually gave up and "emigrated" to the mainland nearly 100 years ago.
Just came back from this trip and I'll tell you it changed my life. Learning the history of kilda and seeing those stacks and sea cliffs up close is unforgettable
I visited St Kilda/Hirta from Benbecula in the early '80's. It was a surreal place. I helped unload a load of stores for the weather and radar crews, had a walk around and a pint in the Puffin Inn. It was quite a memorable experience.
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I would love to visit there, but unfortunately I cannot even board a boat thats docked in the harbour and I get sick . Guess I will never visit St Kilda.
When traveling on long distances be it by air, sea or car i have to take so much medication that I am literally drugged to my eyeballs and I still end up feeling nauseous. 🤢
