Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: RedLeader on September 07, 2009
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The Bernagh trip was a great weekend and as it turns out, I can make it to the top without being sick. However, making it down is much harder :D
More thoughts later!
Hares Gap in the distance
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Summit of Bernagh
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Walking towards Hares Gap
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A quick rest at Hares Gap
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Then up the steps
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And the summit is ahead
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It's hard going with no path
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View back down to Hares Gap with the wall following up Slievenaglogh
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At the first tor
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Billy_Backpack walking the wall
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View from the other, higher tor
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Relaxing at the top
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Extreme checkers
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Getting dinner on the go
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The campsite from the higher tor
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Sunset
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Scrambling up to the top of the higher tor
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With no way to light a fire, once the sun goes down it gets cold and dark quickly
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Shooting the breeze
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Breaking camp in the morning
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A fox in the clouds
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nice one jonno :D
So guys whats next?
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Boys that looked like a great weekend wish i had off been there with yous maybe sum day i'll get 2 go with yous!
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good stuff guys, looks like it was a good nights/days craic. and buckfast to?? you reprobates lol
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Probably one of the more random couple days up on the hills but certainly worthwhile! Good weather good bant, what else could you ask for?
Thought I'd add my pictures from the weekend. The first 4 are from earlier on in the day (as is the second last) before meeting up with the rest of the lads. Message me if you want me to mail you the pics
Donard from Cove Mountain, Slieve Beg in the middle ground
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Left to right :Slieve Meelbeg, Slieve Bearnagh (Sumit Tor, North Tor), Hares Gap; from Cove Mountain
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Slieve Beg in the foreground, Slieve Donard in the back, from Cove Mountain
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Slieve Bearnagh, from a reentrant on the main path below Corragh
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The view from Summit Tor, Ben Crom is in the middleground, seperating Ben Crom resevoir and Slient Valley resevoir
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The viewfrom our pitch. Not too shabby a view to wake up to!
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Sunset over Slieve Meelbeg from Summit Tor
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And again
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A near full moon was out, and gave off enough light to dispose of headtorches
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The clouds were in close for the entire morning limiting views, but cleared away for snippets of scenery
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Descending to the saddle between Slieve Bearnagh and Slieve Meelmore
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Group photo at the stile between Slieve Bearnagh and Slieve Meelmore
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Theres a valley down there somewhere
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From whence we came
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Trassey river with views Slieve Bearnagh in the distance (taken the day before, hence no cloud coverage)
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The view from the lane of Meelmore Lodge
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Those are great photos, my camera totally craps out unless the light is just right.
What was your route up to Bernagh?
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great photos kieth and always good to put a face to a name.
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well men looks like yous had a great weekend hopefully i'll get to go some time it looks like yous really enjoyed it.
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good stuff guys, looks like it was a good nights/days craic. and buckfast to?? you reprobates lol
well you can take the boys outta Portadown................. ::)
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Photo,s are class lads, who win the game of chest ??
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t'was a good night indeed lads, some interesting stories told! You get the smell outta your spare room yet MG1!? I'm glad to see there's at least one pic of me to prove I was there, needless to say when I got home from work I pretty much passed out untill about lunch time on monday! Good times ;D
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Jst another one to praise the pro action once again! I know its a one man but we had no problem fitting two into it, it stood up well against wind despite me pitching it side on! and as you can see from the pics it looks the part beside the likes of terra nova and the north face, best £25 I ever spent!
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very true chris and I'm still a bit pi$$ed that I missed it...... a really great tent and as said in countless posts a absolute bargin ;D
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I was in the mournes the other day and found a leather man !!!!
and i only got myself a swiss army knife, it is a pretty good one.
but sure ive always wanted a leather man. ;D
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Had forgotten about the cat and dog story, LOL :D
Chris you are certainly up for it, maybe I'm just lazy but that seemed hardcore coming up the hill in the dark, I would probably have binned it
666_pack theres a pro action still in the bangor argos if you really want one? £18 plus a couple quid for petrol ?
Wolf_Larson if you found that leatherman in tollymore then its mine! Lost one while setting up an orienteering course there a year back! I was ragin, however It is a bit too heavy to carry about when the only thing I ever used was the blade!
A bit of computer editing on the photos can make them look a bit better than they really are!
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Only messing lads, Billybackpack told me someone lost a leatherman. ;D
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Had forgotten about the cat and dog story, LOL :D
Chris you are certainly up for it, maybe I'm just lazy but that seemed hardcore coming up the hill in the dark, I would probably have binned it
666_pack theres a pro action still in the bangor argos if you really want one? £18 plus a couple quid for petrol ?
Wolf_Larson if you found that leatherman in tollymore then its mine! Lost one while setting up an orienteering course there a year back! I was ragin, however It is a bit too heavy to carry about when the only thing I ever used was the blade!
A bit of computer editing on the photos can make them look a bit better than they really are!
I just enjoy getting into the hills anytime I can pretty much, even if i have to squeeze it in between shifts! Was'nt gonna pass up the op for a summit camp!
I was in the mournes the other day and found a leather man !!!!
and i only got myself a swiss army knife, it is a pretty good one.
but sure ive always wanted a leather man. ;D
Good to hear it wolfy, where abouts did you go? we'll make a hill walker outta you yet!
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I was not on the mournes, I was just messing with about.
billybackpack told me one of yous lost a leatherman :D
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ah right, i was wondering because in another post you said you've never been! Why Not!!??
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I keep asking myself that ::)