After much debate and thought, I decided that today would be the day to attempt the Mourne Wall. It is something that I had been thinking about all year but I didnt want to do it before the seven sevens that we were doing for charity in case I hurt myself or it put me […]

Decided it was time to find some mountains and see how out of shape I was, and there is little like a mountain for showing you just how unfit you are. Since we don’t have none of those big city boy mountains here in the west I headed for the Sperrins. Loaded the basic belt […]

I’ve been doing most of my paddling/canoe sailing in Strangford Lough, since I restored the Canadian last year, so I’ve decided to try and explore some of the inland waterways of Northern Ireland and all they have to offer for a bit of variety. My first outing was going to be a short paddle on […]

Planning to meetup on Meelbeg, but ended up running late/biting off a bit too much. 2100 start from Carrick (plant) Little car park. Planning to do another bivvy on the top of Ben Crom, while watching out for lights from Meelbeg. Hit Ben Crom dam just as all light was failing. Anyone know if there […]

With thanks to Fred. With such a great weather outlook it was hard to resist a bivvi on Friday night. I hiked into the mournes from Newcastle via the glen river track and brandy pad, arriving on Meelbeg in about three and a half hours. The walk in was very pleasant in the gentle evening […]

My Seven Sevens training has went by the wayside for more than 4 weeks due to work and other commitments so I ditched work at lunch time on Monday and headed for the hills. The forecast was dry but cloudy, not the best for taking photos but sure carrying the camera is bound to be […]

Well was up at the Shane’s castle game fair on the 29 &30 and due to firstly not wanting to have an extra 3 hours driving and saving the better part of 30 quid in petrol we decided to find a quick camp spot. Since there is no camping allowed in the castle estates and […]

So, saying as I’m annoyingly housebound this weekend ….pulled something in my back yesterday while pouring a cup of tea!!!??? (one wonders how I ever get to the top of a mountain sometimes!?) …. I thought I’d share what we got up to last weekend. I guess if I can’t be out there, being here […]

Myself and my brother are training at the minute for the Mourne Seven Seven’s in August so we have been trying to get a few decent walks in over the last few months. On Sunday 2nd June we headed off early, me lifting him at 6am and leaving the carpark on the Trassey road at […]

So, after 2 long weeks of travelling with work…. Home (Waringstown), Wexford, Rosslare, Clonmel, Kilkenny, Swords, Home, back down to Gort, on to Ennis for a Gala Ball (doing the Cliffs of Moher en route of course!), home via Galway, Bundoran, Rossnowlagh, off to Southampton, then 2 days in the north in Newtownards and Coleraine…. […]