Hike the West Highland Way

i intend to walk the w.h.way in may and do it in a 1 week period as i want to take in the views and absorbe tthe whole experience,i dont intend to use any hostels or b&b’s as this in my book is not really wot being in the big outdoors is about,i will be camping out with my bivvie & a fire as i have done before,i am also opening the invitation 2 anyone who is also interested in joining me 4 1 week in may.
any inquiries email-sama10419@gmail.com/447500147585(sam)
previous experience in hill walking or climbing preferred & if any, experience in adventure training aswell,though not necessary.

If Plan A doesn’t work, then this is very much on the cards for next Spring. Would love to tie in Glasgow and round it off with a climb up Ben Nevis. Training could definitely include the 3 peaks.

We’ll have more of an idea by Xmas,so going to book late Dec if it’s a goer.

A has agreed that we can do this next year. Hopefully we can also climb Ben Nevis on the same trip as well.

I cycled the Great Glen Way last summer so this summer I’m aiming to do the West Highland Way!

There is this bit of trail going from Rowerdennan to Inversnaid in which the trail divides into two and meets up again. DO NOT TAKE THE PATH THAT GOES ALONG LOCH LOMOND!!! My dad, my bro and I thought it’d be easier, but the path was closed for around ten years for being too dangerous for the public. We didn’t know at the time, since there were no signs telling us not to enter. But that section was truly hell. There is barely any path at all and there are several times when you must walk along dangerous drops. Huge boulders constantly block the path, and if its been raining any time in the past week, the rocks will be slippery and easy to trip on. Incredibly muddy, too. It was a miracle none of us twisted an ankle

But besides that, I loved the whole trip! We did it in 7 days. If going from Milngavie to Fort William, you’ll notice that the further you go, the less people you’ll see on the trail.

Also, be sure not to be frugal about good waterproof clothing. We were incredibly lucky that it only rained on the last day of our hike, but I heard that it rained for a week in Southern Scotland starting after our last day. But we brought some crappy cheapo hiking bags and jackets that couldn’t withstand 12 hours of continuous rain. Everything we owned got wet.

Go with people who you know won’t bitch about it, cause my bro was really annoying at times with his complaining :)

Finished it. Took me six days.

There’s a couple of tough bits but it’s pretty easy overall, just long distances really.

You get some really good views so make sure you take your camera.

Driving up to Glasgow tomorrow morning. Starting the walk on sunday morning. Should take about a week. Will post some pictures online when I get back. And hopefully tick this thing off as complete.

I walked 33 miles last Saturday. That’s twice as far as any of the days on the Highland Way, so I’m confident now I’l be able to do it.

I walked 14 miles on sunday and felt okay afterwards. Feeling a bit better about making it up the way this summer

Leaving home (Cambridge) on the 9th of July to go do this. Allowing just over a week, including walking ben nevis at the end of it.

Going to be staying in guesthouses. Which I know isn’t very hard core, but beat carrying camping equipment on my back the whole time. Going with a couple of family members so hopefully my sanity will hold out, I am still taking a full MP3 player though.