The weather has been poor recently and we were desperate to get out of the house & have some kind of adventure so a bothy was our destination & Abyssinia near Butterbridge in Arrochar was our escape for a night and what a night.
A good looking bothy Brian, and nice that you put a bit of the history of the place on screen. Looks like a grand night was had & I hope everyone got over the river crossing on the way back without getting their feet too wet lol. I hate river crossings on slippy stones😂😂 a nice escape from the everyday routine, bothies are great for that TFS :)
Aye it's a cracking wee bothy Donna and a good night was had by all 🍺🍺 river crossing safely negotiated in the morning 😂 I'm not keen on them either Donna 😁 thanks for watching and commenting atb Brian 👍
@@donnavansenior A great wee night DVS x just nice to do something when the weather is pants 🌧️ yeah river crossings can be tricky in spate 😂 nice wee bothy and not too far from the road 🚘 nice wee bit of history around the bothy as well, thanks very much for watching and commenting Donna atb Brian 👍
The fact that you played the quintessential southern United States rock band (Lynyrd Skynyrd) of the 1970’s most famous song, “Free Bird” as background music hooked this American from the south (Arkansas) and is reason enough to subscribe. Carry on brother. 👍🇺🇸
Lol loved the river crossing that's a great la'al bothie well kitted out with awesome views of my favourite Hill in that area Ben an Lochain...great video Bri love that Scottish music and a la'al clip of my all time favourite track Free Bird well done Bud...a cracking night with ya Marras ATVB Andy and your pal the ROCK STAR ⭐
Good stuff Brian , looked a good night . Does Murchie live there , I’ve seen him in that Bothy a few times now lol .. PS I seen you at the Eddlewood pitches last week, I drove by ..cheers Stevie
Looked a guid night Bry. Cannae beat a bothy night wi bevy n tunes when the weather is gash. Murchy loves that bothy eh 😂 What's the wee injection/needle thingy mjingy you use for your fuel for speedsters? Looked quite handy.
We all are more alike then we think....I wee u I hear u with Lynard skyward." free bird"....lol that caught my full attention...cheers to your bothy.trip some beers an good music in one the most beautiful places on earth...from a sista from another mista in USA !!! ❤❤❤❤ WIsh the states had these hideaways brothy...but reality if they did folks would just take advantage an move in never leave thinking free yup its there's 😢..... sad reality..
Yes they're a Godsend Sherry, ideal for coming off the hills for shelter but also handy for good wee night if the weather isn't so good, can't beat a wee bit of Lynard Skynyrd 🎸 aye Scotland is certainly beautiful even better if we get the sunshine 🌞 thanks very much Sherry atb Brian 👍
When we have that kind of weather in New Mexico. We all say, " We're having a London weather.". ( but now, i think when we have a rare foggy morning in NM, I'll say "were having a Scottish rare foggy morning". ). cheers ✌️
Nice one Brian, must have been great looking forward to reaching the bothy, getting the 🔥on and having a few 🍺🍺🍺🍺 and a laugh. Great to escape somewhere when weather is shite.👍 ATB Frank.👍🏴
Good wee video enjoyed it. Never knew of this place but maybe not in use in the 60’s / 70’s. Arrochar area “ was fabulous “ parking has buggered it now. We climbed all over the Cobbler, hitched up on Friday night, nobody had a car but it was quite easy, had a couple of beers and went up to the Sucoth caves for the night. Sometimes dodged the beer and walked up into the main Corrie . There was a doss under a big boulder. You could get up early and climb all day. Another night under the boulder and a couple more routes in the morning before the hitch home. Happy days indeed. Bothies were a way of life then and most climbers and weekenders would maintain them themselves. They are becoming like 2* hotels now. Last one I went to in Glen Affric had solar panels ffs. Too old to do any of that now but I do miss it. Keep up the filming, good to see some down to earth stuff.
Thanks so much for your lovely comments Bob, yes things have definitely changed over the years, some good some bad but I think that people like yourself making the effort to get up to the likes of Arrochar and sleeping under Narnains Boulders so that you can get out in the mountains another day before heading home for work is absolutely amazing and shows how dedicated you were to enjoying every moment in the hills, old school indeed and the younger generation could learn a lot from the likes of yourself, again thank you so much and hopefully the next video will keep you tuned in, thanks atb Brian 👍
Great Trail & Bothy Brian - one of my fav starting points for a hike or 4 - great bit of burn running 🏃🏃🏃♂amazing the people you know when you get to that bothy, Robert was still there from last time I was in 😂😂
Great vid Brian, looked like great fun, good company, good craic, quality tunes and swally….love how we all use that word “atmospheric” to describe the weather when we really mean utter shite 😂😂 Belter mate, Steven 😊👍🏴🏴
Bothys are not what they used to be , they were for a shelter for hill walkers , but now used by folk who rarely walk a hill , they come to the bothy for a nights partying or cheap family holidays, If I was to come of the hill in a bad night looking shelter I would not get in, These guys are not interested in the hills
I kind of get where your coming from but in my own case, I've done over 200 Munro's 🏔️ and many other hills 🏔️ at this particular point the weather as happens often in Scotland was very poor and had been for a weeks, so although it's not a big walk, we three friends decided to brave the weather and head for Abyssinia bothy, yes we had a few beers and met one other young Spanish guy who was visiting Scotland and using the bothy in part of his walk, we offered him a few drinks and exchanged stories regarding adventures large and small, a very pleasant encounter and the young man left in the morning very happy to have spent a lovely night in the bothy commenting how friendly we Scots are, we then set about cleaning the bothy and leaving it the way we found it, if you had appeared that night Phillip you certainly have got into the bothy and been made very welcome, atb Brian 👍
Great video mate, you were really committed to they walk by the camera shots, 10 out of 10 for that 👏🏻 looks an excellent bothy, hope it wasn’t as haunted as made out. 😮😁👍🏻🍻
Believe it or not Tony, there was a strange incident 🧐 I went outside for the call of nature and when I tried to get back in the door 🚪 wouldn't open, I thought 🤔 obviously it was one of my mates but when I actually forced the door open with my shoulder they were sitting in the living area and the glass door was closed, I'm not really into ghost's 👻 and that kind of thing but I certainly can't explain that one 😲 thanks for watching and commenting Tony atb Brian 👍
