Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: RedLeader on August 03, 2011
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We had a last minute quickie on Doan last Friday.
Writeup and pics here:
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/blog/2011/08/doan-summit-bivvy/
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ahem...
No-one was bivvying tonight after a bad experience with midges the week before at Ben Crom
should read
"only the bravest of the brave attempted a bivvy after a bad experience with midges the week before at Ben Crom" :D
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Thanks for the write up and photos. Looked abrilliant outing, especially your description of the night sky views.
I haven't done a summit camp yet and after the ravaging by midges at Ben Crom/Shelter Stone I just think that my next outing will have to be higher up. All I need to do is to get a suitable free date as soon as holidays are over. Might even be able to team up with some others. :-\
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some of my pics
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060298Small.jpg)
On one of the saddles i met Kevin and Tommy from Tipperary who were on a mission to bag all the 600s in ireland, they were glad they met me as their map had Ben Crom at 704m !! i was able to put them straight with my map and saved them a walk the next day :)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060305Small.jpg)
i spot a few stragglers in the distance so i put my red headlight on and walk towards them so they know where the right path was, unfortunately i left my rucksack down and on the way back i couldn't find it :o after a search party was sent out it was soon found, next time i'll make sure it has something reflective on the outside (just ordered reflective paracord from ebay ;) )
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060301Small.jpg)
can just make out Doan in the distance
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060326Small.jpg)
Matt reaches the summit
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060310Small.jpg)
all ready for my first night in the bivvy bag
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060317Small.jpg)
having fun with a long exposure
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060313Small.jpg)
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(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060331Small.jpg)
dawn from the bivvy bag
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it was only 4.45am so hit the snooze button for a little extra beauty sleep
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060340Small.jpg)
about 7am and the voices wake me up
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060338Small.jpg)
it was only them scoundrels
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060345Small.jpg)
about 8am now and the rest of the rabble awaken
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060347Small.jpg)
a queue forms for the stove
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060356Small.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060360Small.jpg)
we do a spot of geocaching on the summit
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060357Small.jpg)
good view of Lough Shannagh
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060367Small.jpg)
making our way home again
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060374Small.jpg)
passing fofanny dam
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20110729_doan_bivvy/P1060383Small.jpg)
stile near the happy valley car park
then off to June's for a lovely bacon, egg and sausage soda ;D
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Nice pics Liam, looks like a good wee trip!