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Donard Via Glen River GoPro Video
I bought a GoPro to take to Kilimanjaro with me. I had never used one before in my life so I decided to try it out yesterday on the most popular route in the Mournes; Slieve Donard via Glen River. I was trying to avoid filming other people at the saddle and at the summit. […]
Garron Plateau and Galboly village
Last year I had a walk up around the Garron Plateau and was really struck with the area. As I sat eating lunch whilst enjoying the scenery I vowed to return some time and spend a bit longer. On that previous occasion I only got the briefest of glimpses of the ‘hidden’ village of Galboly […]
Slieve Binnian – Summit Camp
A few weeks ago I headed to attempt on summit camp on Slieve Binnian. Having planned the same on a few previous occasions only for the weather to conspire against me, I was determined to achieve it this time. However with forecasts of wind speeds up to 35mph and gusts of even higher it was […]
Loch Altan, Donegal – Wild camping at its finest
My son and I had an excellent easter trip to Lough Altan in Donegal. It was wild camping at its finest. An idyllic pitch, a campfire which burned all evening, a haunted mansion, and stars bright in the sky. And best of all, not a midge in sight! We parked up at the Errigal carpark […]
Slieve Lamagan Summit Camp
The last couple of years have been very lazy. My plans for all sorts of exciting camps and hikes have mostly been substituted with lazy nights around the fire cooking legs of lamb and swinging gently in hammocks. I was determined that 2014 would be a bit more adventurous and the Bullseye Bivvy Mark 2 […]
Causeway Coast Way
Link to a more detailed route description http://www.walkni.com/walks/186/causeway-coast-way/ Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started aFrom Ballycastle and walked towards the Wife and I decided to walk the Causeway Coast way taking in a wild camp we started from Ballycastle and walked towards Portrush […]
Sunny Sperrins
Been slowly accumulating some nice shiny gear recently and needed a day out to really test things out, so Got myself down to the Sperrins yesterday. Sadly I caught a dose of lazyitis getting out of bed and so didn’t get down and started until just after 11am. But with good weather and plenty of […]
Bearnagh,Meelmore & Meelbeg
Wed 3rd Aug 2011 Combined this as a trip with some reviews on kit taken Left Base camp in Castlewellan around 8:30 and started up towards Hares Gap from Meelmore Lodge. Weather was exceptional with the odd WWII plane flying over Hare’s Gap made the journey up extremely pleasurable On arrival at Hare’s […]
