Stargazing from Doan

January 19, 2011 Tim

Due to a slightly disorganized companion and a broken tentpole, I was unable to spend the night on Slieve Meelmore with the Ni-wild group and after a long hard walk in the wind and rain, I regrettably had to make a return trip to the car that same night. levitra cheaper As I didn’t get […]

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tall tales in the high places

January 17, 2011 Nematode

The Brandy Pad is a popular route through the Mourne Mountains and, as the name suggests, it was the route popular for smuggling in the eighteen hundreds. The story was that it was used to smuggle items from the coast; coffee, tea, silk and …..brandy. It is said that the smugglers would have made their […]

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Bog of Meelmore

January 17, 2011 MG1

On Saturday 666_pack and i decided to take a different route to meet up with the guys for the summit. As it was are first trip since the MMM in September due to baby and work commitments, we thought we’d start the year with a hard one. So we decided on biking in from Newcastle […]

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Slieve Meelmore Summit Camp

January 17, 2011 Red Leader

An NI-Wild peak bivvy was called for. We hadn’t been on a group wild camp since our Xmas dinner in Donard Wood and our last proper summit overnighter on Chimney Rock seemed like a lifetime ago. We decided to tackle Meelmore as it’s handy for secure parking and was one we hadn’t overnighted on yet. […]

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2 Videos on Kit Lists

January 11, 2011 LennyJ

I have made 2 videos of kit list, one for day walks and another for overnight wild camps. Lists of the items in each video will be added shortly Enjoy Day Walking Kit List Over Night Kit List

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a ridiculous amount of hares

January 10, 2011 Nematode

It has been a while since I have stepped foot on the hills as my wife and I have only just brought a new little soul into this world, although it feels like it is he who made us his servants and facilitators.  It means we have found his life taking up our time and […]

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Hidden Dangers in the Hills

January 5, 2011 Nematode

A couple of months ago I sat down to watch an episode of James May’s Man Lab.  I was initially impressed with the bit about the three pin plug.  I used to teach how to wire a plug as part of the GCSE Physics course before it seemed to slip away.  Soon it may become […]

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Bearnagh Summit Camp

January 4, 2011 Tim

After receiving some cotswold vouchers for christmas I decided to treat myself to a nice new shiny headtorch, and having read last month’s issue of Trail I ended up going for the Petzl Myo XP. order clomid buy cheap amoxil Eager to try it out I decided to head up into the Mournes last night, […]

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365 Days with NI-Wild

January 4, 2011 Suspectmonkey

This Thursday will mark my 1st anniversary on NI-Wild, so I thought I would write a post to celebrate the occasion! I may have met some of you already through NI-Wild but a quick introduction is in order for those who haven’t heard of it.  NI-Wild is a web forum for Northern Ireland outdoor enthusiasts.  It […]

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Spelga Reservoir Hike

January 4, 2011 Red Leader

Jonny, Kat and I decided to see out 2010 with a New Years Eve day in the Mournes testing some Christmas gifted gear and taking in a few peaks that we hadn’t yet summited. The plan was to start from Spelga car park and climb Hen, Cock and Pigeon circling the reservoir to finish back […]

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