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General => General Chat => Topic started by: brendanmcc on October 29, 2010

Title: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: brendanmcc on October 29, 2010
Due to outdoor gear pressies for xmas and new year resolutions I always seem to get more hiking fitted in in the winter months.
Looking fwd to hopefully lots of dry cold days in the Mournes this year.
Heres a few snaps of the past few years. (6 in total)
Hope the link works (I'm new to all this malarky)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55261308@N03/5127081504/in/pool-niwild

Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: suspectmonkey on October 29, 2010
I'm with you on that!  I work with a fella who was telling me he is packing away his outdoor gear for the winter, but truth be told I probably get out more over the winter months!  Best time of year as the hills aren't as busy and I often find the cold weather brings drier weather rather than our warm, wet summers.  Fingers crossed for some snowy bivvy's :)
Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: brendanmcc on October 30, 2010
I'd def be up for a snow bivvy.  Haven't bivvied since I was a scout (nasty orange survival bag!) and have a hunka bivvy and DD tarp in the post!
Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: whoRya on October 30, 2010
Love the photos, the couple on top of Binnian (?), just above the cloud are crackin'.
Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: Belfastman1958 on October 30, 2010
Me too. I love being up in the forest during/after a snowfall.

There's a certain silence and peaceful quietness that you don't get at any other time.

Alan.
Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: twentyclicks on November 03, 2010
Bring it!!
Title: Re: looking forward to winter!!
Post by: suspectmonkey on November 03, 2010
Love the photos, the couple on top of Binnian (?), just above the cloud are crackin'.

Agreed, I should have mentioned that there are some nice photos there!  Love the ones looking down on the cloud from Binnian... I bet those Tors were right and slippy though ;)