This was the first film of Glenns I ever watched a few years ago when I was new to fell walking. Now 51 Wainwrights later and a Patreon subscriber I'm pleased to say Kirk Fell and Pillar are on my list for 2024.
@markpursglovephotography
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb , can't wait for part 2. 😊
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Mark 😊
@paulbarnett1
Жыл бұрын
Great vlog! Hoping to do this exact route in the summer, including Pillar High Level, Stirrup Crag and the descent via Great Door. This has given me a good insight for what to expect, fingers crossed we get the weather you got 🤞
@robholmes6041
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic watch....absolutley love it....
@adama215
2 ай бұрын
Just a little note to say thank you Glen for the videos. We are early into our Wainwright journey and did the Mosedale horseshoe route on Tuesday (15/6) with the high level pass up to Pillar and it was fabulous. Thank you, this was both great inspiration and a very fun watch. Keep up the great work
@robmackie9330
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Thank you.
@thevalleywalker
4 жыл бұрын
Fabulousd video.. what a day for a hike. Really enjoyed this.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊 🙌
@christinejones2205
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Wish I had your head for heights! Stunning views!
@BlackCrag
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.... I'm terrible with heights too though 😂
@Garncec
3 жыл бұрын
Love this video pal! Amazing!
@BlackCrag
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much buddy 😊 🙏
@stephenbrown310
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video keep em coming 👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 😊 🙏
@laurahickford5254
3 жыл бұрын
Incredible videography!
@BlackCrag
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton! 😊
@paulstubbs1843
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video... Probably for the best you left Finn at home 😊
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much..... She would have no legs left after that walk 😂
@WhenLeeIsFree
4 жыл бұрын
Stunning opening drone work. Makes me miss the fells instantly. Love the track too.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Lee 😊🙏
@deekerk2350
4 жыл бұрын
I definitely need to buy myself an enormous smart TV so as to watch these vlogs in full detail. Okay, I am in love with The Lake District! You convinced me! 💙🎶💙🎶💙
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Dee 😊 🙏
@jzcrossan
4 жыл бұрын
That jump and catch of the shades 😆😎🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
😂 Style 'n' grace! Not!
@paulcooper9187
Жыл бұрын
Superb piece of video thank you. Its a place I have only ever visited in either snowy and Icy conditions or clag. Its quite exciting when snowed up on the climbers traverse and pisgah rock. Great to see it in such superb conditions. Cheers , I am enjoying looking through the back catalogue and bringing back some old memories.
@edhockett
4 жыл бұрын
Love those paths to Pillar rock, got to get there
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
You'd love it mate 👌 Thanks for watching 👊
@Nathan.Manchester
4 жыл бұрын
Wow the views were amazing I loved the drone shots captivated from beginning until the end 👍👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 😊
@vincentlittle2943
4 жыл бұрын
Great videos and channel, you joined myself and Susan climbing Stirrup crag, hope you enjoyed, it's was a fantastic day!
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Vincent, it was great to bump into you both. There's a couple of small clips in part 2, coming tonight 😊
@damianharrison9807
4 жыл бұрын
Just stunning that is mate. Looking forward to part two 👍🏻
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Damian 😊 👊
@peacezennature979
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful shots, very inspiring 😌
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much 😊 🙏
@willbo2000
4 жыл бұрын
Tremendous stuff, what stunning territory - love that view from Robinsons Cairn & the mighty Shamrock Traverse 👍😎
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Will, appreciate it mate 😊 👊
@aolabi1
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing job and commentary. Thank you very much for sharing 🤗
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it 😊
@MaliDaviesPhotography
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, the part of the walk that shut me down was just before Robinson cairn! That was my first wobble. But wow what a route! And to think we where watching clouds smash against Great Gable as you walked this amazing hike. My head went fully at Shamrock traverse! GULP. I was shouting at yah! Yea it was dam hot and I’d only walked to sprinkling Tarn! Shit the bed man, why did you go to the right lol wonderful! Well done indeed.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching, mate. Appreciate it 😊
@VirtualToursTravel
4 жыл бұрын
What an amazing hike! The place is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this video :)
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you liked it 😊
@VirtualToursTravel
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag I really enjoyed it and no problem :)
@scottgoodski
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Loved it, thank you 😁
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, really appreciate it 😊
@davidbutterfield8911
2 жыл бұрын
Do they serve Stirrup ‘Crab’ at Wasdale head, Glenn?😂😂Fab vlog matey. Can’t wait to try it Keep up the good work 👏🏻
@tinytrekkervlogs
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome views, stunning footage 👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 😊🙏
@richardwillingale7013
4 жыл бұрын
2 words EPIC INSPIRATIONAL.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Richard, really appreciate that 😊 🙏
@jonm4989
4 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy and look forward to your vlogs Glen. You’ve definitely not disappointed with this one. Pillar is on my to do list, although having watched your film I’m undecided about the high level route! Looking forward to watching part 2. Keep up the fantastic work.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Jon, really glad you enjoyed it 😊 Give it a go. You can always turn back if you're not feeling comfortable 👍
@jonm4989
4 жыл бұрын
Black Crag thanks Glenn, you’re quite right about being able to turn back. I used to be quite fearless as a youngster, but caution has crept in as the years have gone by. Looking forward to part 2!
@deborahlegge1304
4 жыл бұрын
Nice route, def one of our next outings. We get quite itchy for your new vlogs .....big deal in our house as we don't do TV! God help you if we ever see you and Finn out and about....love you guys! 😃
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Aaw, that's just made my day! Thank you so much 😊 Part 2 is coming at 7 tonight 🙌
@deborahlegge1304
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag really......?! that will help me through the rageing toothache I'm suffering at the mo! Doing a great job....thank you for your entertaining & very beautiful vlogs! 😃
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
@@deborahlegge1304 It'll more likely made the toothache worse 🙈 Hope it eases soon 🤞
@paultaylor1092
4 жыл бұрын
Loved this one. I've not done the whole horseshoe before so will add it to the list. Last time I was there we were trying to work out how to scramble up on to Pillar Rock but could not work out how to do it without a reasonable risk of plummeting of it so backed out. Will go back with ropes and tick that off next time.
@denisefoote647
4 жыл бұрын
Gosh Glenn, my heart was pounding never mind yours!
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Aaw, thanks Denise 😊
@susanstephenson9483
4 жыл бұрын
love it!! looking forward to next instalment .... it was good to meet you last week on stirrup crag... hope you got that pint 🍺
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Susan 😊 It was great to meet you too! Hope you got back to Penrith without too much hold up 👍
@jenspiers1085
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Part 1 Glenn😍 Pillar has been on my 'must do before the end of the year' list for the last 2, but I don't think that's the route for me🙈 Looking forward to Part 2🙌🏼
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Jen 😊 I think you'd enjoy this route, it's not so bad 👍
@Brock_in_the_North
4 жыл бұрын
I was looking at doing a route over to pillar from haystacks but that doesnt look like much fun either. I dont know. I just dont want to have to drive to wasdale again. Such a long drive from Doncaster 😴😴 beautiful area though. No place like it. Great video as always. Thanks for uploading. Literally the only videos I watch all the way through more than once.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching mate, means a lot 😊 You could go up Haystacks and drop down to Black Sail Youth Hostel and then up to Black Sail Pass to pick up the route to Pillar. Then drop off the other side of Pillar Rock, get across Ennerdale Valley and back up. It's a big day but it'd be beautiful!
@Brock_in_the_North
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag it's literally a plan just to avoid driving to wasdale. That extra hour and half is an hour and half I'd rather be walking haha. If you've not done it also try the little man, skiddaw, carlside walk. Fantastic route with views over the lesser known northern fells I believe :) did it myself this year. It's a beast of a walk. You could even take the route down long side edge instead of carlside. I've not been down long side edge but its supposed to be fantastic. I'm sure a man of your fitness could manage it, even with little doggy :)
@mauricelaidler4789
5 ай бұрын
I did this in my 30’s (66 now) on my own after doing it a year or two earlier with a mate of mine. I remember being terrified going along the Shamrock Traverse. I wouldn’t dare do it now.
@RobLawson1982
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Mate. I’m one minute in and it’s already epic. I’ve just got back from a weekend int Lakes but it was a bit of a washout. Did manage sunrise on Cat Bells for a couple of hours yesterday before breakfast at 9 at the hotel. Fantastic it was. Anyway I’m going to get this on the tv instead of the phone and watch it the way the director intended. 👍🏻😂
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks very much mate, chuffed you enjoyed it 😊Shame about Cat Bells..... There's always next time though 🙌
@jeroenstrybos812
4 жыл бұрын
Man it’s beautiful up there! Just calculated the route and it’s only a 8hour drive from where I live so definitely putting this on my to visit list for a next trip.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.... You won't be disappointed 😊🙌
@nickstone5720
4 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always mate. Just bought my first drone after much consideration (noise nuisance etc), but your videos and others have inspired me to take the plunge. I often climb early or late and camp out a fair bit so I should be able to get some aerial shots and not annoy anyone! Never done the high level route either, looked great. I may have to move that one up the to do list a few places. Take care out there. 👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, glad you liked it! Happy flying 😁
@ChrisPattonPhotography
4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching, looks like a great route to do. The weather looks stunning 👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 😊 It's a wonderful route, well recommended 👌
@ianleslie2079
4 жыл бұрын
Got these to do soon but I was planning to start on Yewbarrow. Might change and do your route. Great video
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much 😊 you could do it either way really but I enjoyed this way around 👍
@ianleslie2079
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag Well impressed with your videos. Plenty of info in them and the quality is superb. That selfie stick gives an amazing view. Do my walking solo like you so I find these a great help and there a great way to pass a Nightshift.
@paul_d_cannon9640
4 жыл бұрын
nice 1 fella 👍 i love that area except the road into wasdale i was stuck behind a huge camper last time it was way to big for the road in 😒 took fecking ages 🤦♂️
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much mate 😊 yeah, it can be a bit stressful driving along that road 😱
@Brock_in_the_North
4 жыл бұрын
Be worth considering the route from Honister slate mine to Great Gable, Kirk Fell, Pillar and down into Ennerdale and back up via Haystacks and back to Honister Slate Mine. Again though a big day. Pillar is just one of those mountains that's pretty out the way and nowhere close by to access it. Wasdale is closest but going the direct route is out of most peoples reach. Ridiculously steep. I think it's this that gives Pillar its notoriety and formidable reputation.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, that too would be a great route 👌😊
@Stampistuta
4 жыл бұрын
I knew I’d seen you on Saturday. On the drop between Pillar and Scott Fell. I should have said hello.
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Ah, were you alone or with somebody? Trying to cast my mind back 🤔
@Stampistuta
4 жыл бұрын
Black Crag I was with a mate going in the opposite direction, there was a few girls around too that had just come off Pillar. Pillar Rock looks ace in you’re footage, will check it out next time. We headed straight back into Ennerdale after Pillar as we have covered a fair few miles after camping on Crag Fell the night before.
@johnmatthews1095
4 жыл бұрын
At 20.28 fran & I felt exactly the same as you did about that greasy black slab ...
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
It's a bit worrying isn't it 😱 Thanks for watching 😊
@simonmundy5387
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear what you said, "no one about". I do my best to avoid human contact, just want to have contact with the mountains and other nature. Peace. Solitude.
@BlackCrag
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! It's so important 😊 Thanks for watching 🙏
@matthewbinns5690
4 жыл бұрын
Loved the vlog, as always. I was in Bowness that weekend and it really was hot! How much harder is this route than your Crinkle Crags/Bowfell one which I’ve done? Too long for Fin on this one? My walking buddy is a Westie. Incredible Hulk sound effect??
@AquaRos2
4 жыл бұрын
Witch brand of 360* cam do you use?
@JamesRBurnsVLOG
4 жыл бұрын
Quick question. Was this last Saturday 15th? I was up Haycock, absolutely exhausting weather. Wonderful footage. Great job 👍👍
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
It certainly was mate 😁 We must have almost crossed paths 👍
@derreckdeckerson9917
4 жыл бұрын
Well done really enjoyed that. Looking forward to part 2. How did the high level route compare to the climbers traverse on bow fell? Both look a little scary for my liking
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊 Part 2 is coming tomorrow night 👍 It's a longer path and there are one or two mildly precarious parts but overall it's very enjoyable. The Climbers Traverse is excellent and not at all scary. It's just a path 😊
@joshhavis1133
3 жыл бұрын
How long have you been visiting the lakes to know it so well?
@BlackCrag
3 жыл бұрын
I live here so I'm lucky to get out all the time 😊🙏
@joshhavis1133
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag blessed 🙌
@Indigenous-English-Man
2 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of going down the scree shoot down off Kirkfell. Was not one of my best ideas
@andybennett3122
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Glenn. Great drone footage and commentary on a route I've enjoyed myself. I wasn't going to mention anything because I consider it to be negative feedback, which I don't want to do! I don't know if other people have mentioned it, but it's the fish eye lens with the video footage, I just can't watch it. The landscape is distorted and i can't even recognise familiar fells, paths and views, etc. I love what you do and personally feel that your videos would be much more enjoyable with a standard lens/gopro without the selfie stick. I hope you find this constructive and not an insult?! Going now...
@BlackCrag
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback Andy, definitely not insulted at all and I welcome all feedback, especially if it can help me improve the quality of the vlogs. I totally understand what you're saying about the fish eye look to the footage. It's been difficult trying to find the right solution that gives a balance of ease in the field vs post production. The 360 camera makes it so much easier to get everything without worrying about pointing the camera. It also allows the viewer to see more than just my ugly mug. But the trade off is the ultra wide field of view. I will try to employ other filming methods to find the perfect viewing experience. Stick with me....it's a learning process 😊
@andybennett3122
4 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCrag Ease of use in the field and of post production. Of course! I totally understand and see why you've gone with this method of filming now. The length you go to to bring a video to our screens is superb and all you want to do is have an enjoyable walk. Thanks for the explanation Glenn. I'll certainly stick with you as a subscriber. A lot of the filming is about the person in front of the camera and not just the content, after all. Thanks and take care.😃
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