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Antrim Hills Way over two days

November 14, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

In the summer Rumblebum and I were joined by a few others to complete a 2 day backpack of the Antrim Hills Way. The route is one of the quality long walks on Walk NI (http://www.walkni.com/walks/51/antrim-hills-way/) and is a 22 mile way-marked trail. From memory, in the preparation I found that the walk was a […]

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Halloween Camp

November 3, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

Halloween is a great time to do a bit of family camping. The summer is over, the midges are gone and the hills are much more peaceful but you don’t yet see the full cold or snow of winter. That said, even from a week ahead the weather forecast looked like the fickle finger of […]

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Slieve Binnian Village Hike

October 27, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

From word of mouth I was aware that there were structures of some sort on the Annalong Valley slopes of Slieve Binnian but I had never seen any solid information describing them. Still, the thought of people erecting buildings on the side of a mountain intrigued me and I reckoned it warranted some investigation. From the […]

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Sperrins – Mullaghaneany (627m)

October 19, 2014 Windy

Took a wee jaunt into the Sperrins .They are on my back door  and I should be using them more often Start Point         GR 707003 Finish Point      GR 707003 Distance            6.07 mile Time Taken       4 HRs with lunch Map Used   […]

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Meelmore Solo Overnighter

October 6, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

Over the weekend I had a small solo camp on the summit of Meelmore. I usually can only go camping when the car is packed with luxuries for the other half, but with things and the way it worked out, I was able to do a bit of proper camping 🙂 I paid for overnight […]

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Mourne Mountain Marathon 2014 – Part 2

September 23, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

Continued from Part 1. Great result Claire, still don’t understand how you ended up Pigeon Rock though   at least it was at the end of the day. I imagine a mistake like early on would really demoralise you and you certainley need all the morale you can get for this event. Great to meet up again […]

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Mourne Mountain Marathon 2014 – Part 1

September 23, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

Entered the C class with paddyman, as we hadn’t met before it seemed like a sensible decision. Great weather and pack was at 9kg with 1.5l of water and food (hip flask too). Paddyman is machine and we went great on day one but made a blip on the last but one clue and went […]

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Three days in the Mournes

August 18, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

My son and I travelled from Derry last weekend to enjoy three days of walking and camping through the heart of the high Mournes. The plan was to enjoy a few leisurely days in beautiful country, with plenty of time at camp to relax with hot chocolate :D. Day 1. Meelmore Lodge to Lough Shannagh […]

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Donard Via Glen River GoPro Video

August 13, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

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. […]

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Garron Plateau and Galboly village

August 2, 2014 Scoop T Newshound

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 […]

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