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This forum is intended as a meeting place for anyone from Northern Ireland interested in enjoying the outdoors. It's suitable for all ages and levels of fitness and we cater for all activities from camping to marathons and fishing to mountain biking. Sign up, get posting and head for the outdoors for some fun!
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NI-Wild Merchandise Poll - Complete now please!
We're considering ordering some NI-Wild printed stuff and are pondering what everyone would most like. Please click here and complete the quick poll.

Smoke Me A Kipper I'll Be Back For Breakfast - Quick Overnighters - Always
Use this thread for organising quick overnighters.
Then - Rocky summit bivy on Fri 30/31 Jul 2010 - plan is to look for the plane wreck on Chimney Rock - Click here for info.

Take it Easy Walking Group - Upcoming
Fancy a leisurely walk without needing the lungs of an Olympian?

Try the Mourne Mountain Marathon - soon
We will be doing the 2009 Mourne Mountain Marathon class D route so people can test their fitness before deciding whether they want to try this years. A bit of endurance never hurt anyone!

Lenny James - Mount Kilimanjaro Charity Ascent
Lenny James is planning to do Mount Kilimanjaro on the 26th Feb 2011 for Oxfam Ireland. Keep an eye on this thread for information on his progress and to participate in his fundraising events.

2010 Night Hikes - Weekly
The night hikes are on again. Quick mid-week evening walks in a variety of locations for some fun and exercise.

Marshalling the iPlod - 18-19th June 2010
Congratulations to all of you that helped with the Iplod marshalling. Even after 50 hours with no sleep I still had a really great time! The event raised over £20,000 for Action Medical Research. Who's up for next year!!!

Snowdon Horseshoe - Late summer
A trip to the top of Snowdon likely via an interesting route.

Canoe Show of Hands
Anyone who has a canoe or fancies a canoeing trip make yourself known. Its time to get something organised!

Beginners Climbing Course - June 10 for 6 weeks
This is a 6 week course at the O-Zone suitable for absolute beginners.

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