REMOTE Scottish BOTHY OVERNIGHTER | Gorton Mountain Bothy 

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Outstanding stark natural beauty. No litter, No hooligans, No internet, just plain unadulterated peace and tranquillity.

My first ever bothy I visited when I was15(now 58).Still looks the same today.Happy memories.Thanks for posting!

I've never seen the Scottish Highlands but it's pretty much what I thought it would look like. What a desolate, lonely but totally beautiful place to be. It's hard to imagine the Bothy was actually lived in all those years. It's a beautiful old homestead, too. Thanks for sharing a bit of Scotland with me.

That was a wet walk in mate. Not a bothy I've ever been to, so good to see what it looks like inside. I must admit the first thing I do is bag my spot and get my sleeping gear out. It's bad etiquette when people suggest the bothy is full or make you feel uncomfortable, as you should always make room for later arrivals.

What a great bothy. At least with the fire and candles it looked as if you were warm and cozy and hopefully you were. Absolutely no way to keep dry on that walk in without wearing waders. Great video.

Wow that looked wet and cold. You were so considerate but I imagine sleeping in front of the fire was a treat when no one else arrived. Thanks for this!

A place really comes alive once people start crossing the threshold into it. Glad there's these buildings where wet and cold adventurers can get out of the elements and warm up. Stay safe!! Happy trails to you.

Someone like this up to 300 please this guy is awesome, I really appreciate you thank you 💜

Ohh my just as you said “ any obstacle “ the path disappeared into a hole ! Well done for getting your feet wet without any moaning ! Nice old 🦉 Alaya .

I just love your Mish-Mash zwishen Deutsch and English, My grandmother talked just like that. !

Absolutely fantastic Stripey... Wading up to you're knees in freezing rivers and finding peace in a musty bothy in the vild wilderness! Total respect to your efforts..thanks so much fir these vlogs. You're a legend ☘️

FANTASTIC editing you should be proud of yourself

Cracking. Loved the filming stripey: candles thru the window, steam coming off the shoes. Brilliant. Atb gordon

Great wee adventure, love the atmospheric scenes in the bothy at night, the drone film was fantastic! Stayed in Gorton years ago, still remember that trip with fondness. All the best.

Really enjoying your videos . The photography is top class . You have a good nature too easy to watch . Thanks . see you up the hills

Fantastic bothy video Stripey!👏👏👏

Another belter stripy. Very wet and looked cold but soon nice and warm in the bothy Great food too 👍

Gorton's unique 'managed air flow' (drafty as hell) keeps it relatively fresh, but also makes it a right pain to heat, even with a load of coal. That was a properly wet walk in. I like the idea of asparagus to accompany your steak. I've done steak and chips in Gorton, but the chips are a right faff and involve hefting in the requisite oil - still, at least it burns. Thanks for sharing. The amount of times you've had to wade through the river crossings to get the footage and recover the camera is not lost on me.

Hi Stripes, Just discovered you, so this was my first video. Really loved it, very atmospheric and beautifully shot. Look forward to more 👏👏🙏👍

Wading through the water once is bad enough. But you’ve to walk through it three times when you are filming yourself. Crazy!

Great video. Thats a Lot of water in the start. Enjoyed this video very Much. 😃😃😃

Great video, love seeing some bothy trips, a nice change. Those crossings looked fresh 😳 haha. I bet the fire was a warm welcome when you got it going.

I certainly did enjoy your bothy video, very nice.👌👍

What a great place to stay overnight. Nice dinner too!

Another great video ,always something different 👍

Amazing video , loved ur wide angle shots and efforts ....

Nicely made!

Excellent love watching your adventures. I'm a new subscriber. Keep them videos coming. 🙏

Great video Stripey! Good to meet you on Saturday. Having seen this I think I will definitely be holding off for a while before attempting that walk in. Perhaps someone will fix the bridge by then...

Great place for a lover to return. Very romantic

Brilliant Stripey. I have been to this bothy a few times and always had a strange feeling in it? Not quite sure what it ? Some lovely wee shots of the fire and candles! Very nice indeed! Wow after adding you wade through those rivers maybe we should have sent you across today to get the car! 😀cheers mate...Paul

I want to wander those paths and visit those bothies one day.

That’s a quality film SHG. Really well done 🙏🏻

Brilliant video!

Great video Stripey river crossings, bothies and Steak 🥩 what's not to like 😋 atb Brian.

Great video again 👏

I would love to see videos of you scrambling/climbing on the cuillen. That would be absolutely magnificent.

Top Quality Filming and Editing etc!!

Nice place... Natural camping

Great video Stripey😁👍..A lot of effort put into it 👌🏻..Loved the water crossings❤️..Reminds me of something 🤔😂🌊

Great video Stripey. Another great looking dinner too. 🤤 It's a great, bothy that. Spent a good night in there a few years ago. Met the guy there that made the bbc documentary on the bothies. Gave me abit of pigeon. 1st time I've tried it. Tasted like liver. 😄

Hi stripey yet again wat a wonderful video love how much effort u must put in that up and down camera work loved ure drone work of bothy steak asparagus tatties u just get better u make me hungry take care mate wonderful video

Thanks for sharing best wishes from australia

Nice set up. Would not hurt though for some trees to grow there for future firewood.

Beautiful Country!

I very nearly visited this bothy a few years ago but the plans for that trip changed so it's nice to see what's there. It looks a decently weatherproof bothy with a decent enough amount of space. I commend your cooking too. It beats a boil in the bag but if you have time on your hands then why not I guess. Great stuff again and I look forward to your next outing 👍🏼

Jeez Stripey that water looked cold! Good vid again but I still think there’s something spooky about bothies. 😳😀

Cool house 🔥👌

This is the best Bothy video. Actually cooking from fresh pretty much meat and 2 veg. Just missing the Bisto gravy. What a fella.🎉

Fantastic.

That looked a clean and tidy bothy compare to other bothy's we have seen from other explorers in you tube.

Excellent 👍

Going through that open water was insane.😂😂

OMG Stripey, you are ACE! The first clip.. did you walk through the river and then back to get the camera and then through the water again??? Amazing filming and editing. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Every time I think of you I think of this waking up on the island vid. That was ace. :D I have gone back many times to watch it.

Wild!

You do put some effort in Stripey. Both the walking and the filming. Cheers.

Excellent video. I wonder why you walked through that great big puddle when there was dry ground on each side ?? Just a thought. Thanks a lot.

Going to have to try out pool shoes at a river crossing, bloody hate wet cold feet. First there gets first dibs on sleeping spot unless the late arrivals have a excellent reason for privacy.

Nice 1 👍🏽👍🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Good to see inside the Bothy. Bet you was please to be able to dry off a bit

The only loney thing is to be on your own. Keep me in the glens with my dog

I loved this thank you 🙏 old owl 🦉 Alaya

Was there yesterday night, almost a year after!

That must feel great after walking in the wet a nice hot fire

Hahahahah hahaha 😂 Bothy TV! 😂❤

Brilliant

not sure about the red candles man hehehehe also a vaguely recall some experiments, 14mph knee deep water is enough to sweep you off your feet, so even if its not too bad to get swept away a bit, it is really bad to get completely soaked on the hills, lets be careful out there.

Nice video. Fording streams is always refreshing 😁 Bothy looked good. How long do those logs last for?

Wicked striped hat ! And ps no one but the owner gets to run the bothy, you are who it’s there for , oc I the neew

Great video stripy love a good bothy camp, now that looked very wet on the feet what socks are you using mate ?, keep up the good work. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I have never been to a Bothy, I am not sure if we have many of them in Ireland.

Not the place to run out of Rizlas!

Some shutters for the windows would help keep the heat in.

Brilliant video, is your sleeping bag or quilt cumulus?

A few things crossed my mind, first who packs in the wood for the fire? Second, what about the latrine? yeah you can tinkle out in the weeds, but what about the #2? would get unsanitary if every one just squats in the weeds!

Are candles dangerous. Can burn down and start a fire?

Great video, but serious question - is there a reason why you wear trainers?

Quite a wet hike , did you actually had the chance to walk on the ground ? 😋 Sorry to ask you that but what did you say inside the bothy concerning something that was impolite to do , I couldnt figure it out with my poor english 😬 Thanks for the video

Hey Stripey. I liked the hike to the Bothy. What do you think of the Sealskinz waterproof socks, have you tried them? You said you use Wool, which is good. Serk

Where do you get wood around there for a fire??

They should have beds, baths, heat and plumbing and a kitchen. Each visitor should sign in a leave a momento to make it nicer. I would leave a tea kettle, tea, sugar in containers, cups, and silverwear and liquid soap.

It's been a lifetime since I was a Girl Scout and so haven't camped in about 300 years. As a single woman who would like to start hiking and trail/hill walking, I am terrified of going alone. How does one stay 'safe' in these bothys if you don't know the other people from Adam's housecat who might come to the bothy as well? How do you protect yourself? Is it just easier and safer to trail walk vicariously through RU-vid?? Sorry for the naive question...Thanks in advance.

Did you happen to catch glimpse of a white and brown dog running anywhere out there? There’s a dog that’s been missing for 9 months now and he has possibly been spotted on the railroad tracks in that area.

Srtipey That is the first thing you do Claim your space,

Superb video work 👏 ... very professional. Are you self taught mate?

That brothy looks better than some homes in America

No trees anywhere? Where does one get wood for the fireplace?

Where does the wood come from.

You do like a paddle 🙂

Living in Australia its cute seeing what UK ppl consider remote.

is this what they call moores?

Cor that looks freezing and wet brrr brave man

Just walk around that water.

😇💕❣️⭐♥️💓💖💗❤️

I wanted to talk to you.but you are your own man.

Strange how people describe anywhere outside of the mess of civilization as nowhere

one thing that bothered me about the landscape........ no fkn trees !!!!!! where the hell do u get firewood ?? im from northern wisconsin U.S.A and we got trees everywhere , thank God Almighty

Your right I saw a guy on here who went to sky and there were two sleeping areas one for family of 5 maybe, that size of flat board anyway and a top bunk that could sleep two, I couldn’t believe it when he parked his kit on the outside edge of the five person space, it was like he was saying, I’m here first so four of you can climb over me. I found that really rude and territorial, then after he was alone for an hour , exactly five people turned up in a group, I don’t know what he did about his selfish park up, as he did not say or show, I’m in the same mind as you, bothies are emergency shelter for bad days, or if your not a tent person for whatever real reason, but they have a code, everyone is equal share care and replenish the supplies, I to would have slept on the floor until I see who comes, maybe kids come,no one knows, your a good and kind considerate person. Also I watched another you tuber on here who was disgusted by the rubbish that people left and there was no wood, but he just left it like it, I say if we want to keep these bothies for us , it doesn’t matter who left the mess it takes nothing to take it away, especially how close his car was. When I used to use Bothys it was in a time when all you had were co- ordinances and they were really lifesavers, I remember climbing a monroe back in 1987, I though I was going to die, and suddenly there was this tiny cottage, I didn’t even know what a bothy was ! But I tentatively pushed the door, and realised why the place was there, to save people like me who had got lost in bad weather, there was not wooden sleeping areas but stone ones, a massive fire and cans of baked beans a waterfall near by, a big one. I’m shocked when I see people using these havens for piss ups, and wanting to be the first one there, the magic has gone and no one that I’ve seen uses the material like saws and wood placed there to replenish what they used, I’m sad about it😢 but I guess I come from a time when Bothys were a sacred place gifted by land owners and philanthropy to save lives, I’ve subscribed to your channel and unsubscribed from some that just use bothies for a piss up in a brewery I’m glad you kept your face of the camera in the last one I watched, I thought you might, not your kind of being, than you stripy head guy for being you. Old Owl 🦉 Alaya.

Strange, I lived in the Highlands for over 14 years yet bothy's certainly were not like that, that looks like a a very old house and that is not a Scottish accent.