Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: RedLeader on December 28, 2011
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My reliability has been somewhat suspect recently but I'm going to try for an overnighter from 1-2nd Jan which is Sun/Mon. Monday is my birthday and this seems a great way to celebrate, after all, you're only 25 once!
Not sure what the plan is, I have a hankering for a wildcamp somewhere a bit higher up but I could also be persuaded into a few beers round the fire.
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As usual i can't make it but have a good one. Once we get the babys sleeping through the nite i'll be back on the trails :D
25 ::) ::) ::)
Happy birthday mate you'll need a hand carrying all 40 of those candles to the camp ;D
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hmmm, tempted to postpone my new years camp on donard, i'll wait for a forecast closer to the day and which summit your picking :D
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Was it new years eve you were camping on Donard?
hmmm, tempted to postpone my new years camp on donard, i'll wait for a forecast closer to the day and which summit your picking :D
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yep, http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2745.msg29288#msg29288 but with all the wind lately the idea is slowly wearing off :(
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you still doing this Liam,tempting
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i will be doing one of the following:
1. camping on summit 31st Dec
2. walking up for the new year (leave bloody bridge about 10pm) and coming straight down again
3. walking up early morning on 1st to see the dawn (not sure what time i'd have to start at)
4. sitting by the fire at home with a case of magners on 31st, then join redleader for the birthday bash on 1st jan
option 4 currently looking very appealing :)
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You coming out to play on New Years Day?
i will be doing one of the following:
1. camping on summit 31st Dec
2. walking up for the new year (leave bloody bridge about 10pm) and coming straight down again
3. walking up early morning on 1st to see the dawn (not sure what time i'd have to start at)
4. sitting by the fire at home with a case of magners on 31st, then join redleader for the birthday bash on 1st jan
option 4 currently looking very appealing :)
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i will be doing one of the following:
1. camping on summit 31st Dec
2. walking up for the new year (leave bloody bridge about 10pm) and coming straight down again
3. walking up early morning on 1st to see the dawn (not sure what time i'd have to start at)
4. sitting by the fire at home with a case of magners on 31st, then join redleader for the birthday bash on 1st jan
option 4 currently looking very appealing :)
I think I could be up for number 4
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Did tonight's camp go ahead? Sorry I could not make it if it did.
Happy birthday anyway Jonno.
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Yes indeed, 4 of us up here, birthday cake and all, just thinking of hitting the sack now
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great night out, we had birthday cake, chinese, grouse (the drinking kind) and even a bit of snow :)
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Looks like a great night out boys.
Matthew
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Nice one guy's,bet it was a cold one
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looks pretty dammed cold but a good night
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min of 2 deg in the tent, 20 deg in the sleeping bag, i nearly had to put my socks on :)
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the pics
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110326bSmall.jpg)
i took a few long exposure pics on the way up, this one is at the top of the granite trail
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110327Small.jpg)
stile at top of granite trail
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110328Small.jpg)
stile at the quarry
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110368Small.jpg)
sorry redleader, thats wasn't fried rice, thats the maggots for tomorrows fishing :o
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110349Small.jpg)
SuperSuspect!
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110355Small.jpg)
i command thee to snow
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110367Small.jpg)
big boys toys - knives & fire
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110394Small.jpg)
the 3 stooges
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110378Small.jpg)
one last wee dram left in the bottle
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110406Small.jpg)
comfort by a warm fire :)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110397Small.jpg)
the fire was pretty hot, even melted the glass
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110429Small.jpg)
dowser takes 40 winks
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110339Small.jpg)
preparing the hot chocolate for the birthday cake
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110344Small.jpg)
"the icing on the cake" as they say - melted chocolate aero
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110341Small.jpg)
my slice and improvised plate
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110345Small.jpg)
redleader tucks into his birthday cake
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110342Small.jpg)
redleader misses the log and falls over
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110439Small.jpg)
redleader and suspectmonkey prepare the bivvy bags
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110443Small.jpg)
it must have rained overnight, suspect has shrunk!
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110442Small.jpg)
morning peak out my tent (too cold for bivvying for me)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110444Small.jpg)
dowser in his body bag
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2012/20120101donardfstcamp/P1110449Small.jpg)
morning campfire
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Few more pics of last night:
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(http://i.imgur.com/9voY2.jpg)
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Steak? Mussels? Finest whiskey? Who could ever say that the NI wild crew dont know how to have a good time!
Their great pics that have made me jealous, It looked like a really good nite, where did you end up having the camp then?
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STEAK !!!! i missed that, serves me right for turning up late ;D (as usual)
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That was one incredibly tasty steak :)
Fantastic night, great to be back out again to dust off the cobwebs! Here's to many more this year :)
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How glad are you didn't camp last night. Well windy.
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Great stuff guys, I had a really fun night, the craic was mighty. What a fantastic way to start the year! Scary seeing the fallen tree the next morning though!
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Scary seeing the fallen tree the next morning though!
:o i missed that one, where was it?
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Walking back towards the Glen River there was a big fallen tree right across the path. Scary enough!
Scary seeing the fallen tree the next morning though!
:o i missed that one, where was it?
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Walking back towards the Glen River there was a big fallen tree right across the path. Scary enough!
oh that one, i passed it the night before so it didn't come down our night, there were also 2 more down between 3rd bridge and quarry, the fallen trees don't bother me, its the ones that are still standing i worry about ;D
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We thought it hadn't been there the night before, must have been wrong.
Walking back towards the Glen River there was a big fallen tree right across the path. Scary enough!
oh that one, i passed it the night before so it didn't come down our night, there were also 2 more down between 3rd bridge and quarry, the fallen trees don't bother me, its the ones that are still standing i worry about ;D
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Walking back towards the Glen River there was a big fallen tree right across the path. Scary enough!
oh that one, i passed it the night before so it didn't come down our night, there were also 2 more down between 3rd bridge and quarry, the fallen trees don't bother me, its the ones that are still standing i worry about ;D
Just wondering, when you say you passed it the night before, do you mean on your way to the camp. I arrived at camp at 17:20 and walked the path in the dark. I was 99.9% certain it wasn't there when I passed through, because I can't remember stepping over anything (and I was sober for the first time over the festive season).
Thinking it may have come down between 17:20 and roughly 21:30 when you arrived.
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yes your right, i thought you came the other way, must have fallen that evening :o
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You'd have thought we would have heard it.
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You'd have thought we would have heard it.
That's an age old question lol : http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_a_tree_falls_in_the_forest_and_no_one_is_around_to_hear_it_does_it_make_a_sound
Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
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That's my sort of post. Some deep and meaningful philosophy that may or may not have been compromised by too much scotch. I like it 8)
You'd have thought we would have heard it.
That's an age old question lol : http://wiki.answers.com/Q/If_a_tree_falls_in_the_forest_and_no_one_is_around_to_hear_it_does_it_make_a_sound
Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
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Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
Yep, I definitely remember hearing a loud bang in the distance at one stage of the evening! Of course it could have just been RedLeader trying to sit down on a log beside the fire ;D
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Man I'm taking some grief over that, just my luck that Landy "paparazzi" Liam was on hand to take a well timed snap :P Anyone would think I was the first person to ever fall over ::)
Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
Yep, I definitely remember hearing a loud bang in the distance at one stage of the evening! Of course it could have just been RedLeader trying to sit down on a log beside the fire ;D
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Man I'm taking some grief over that, just my luck that Landy "paparazzi" Liam was on hand to take a well timed snap :P Anyone would think I was the first person to ever fall over ::)
Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
Yep, I definitely remember hearing a loud bang in the distance at one stage of the evening! Of course it could have just been RedLeader trying to sit down on a log beside the fire ;D
It was the funniest thing I have seen this year (Ok, we're only three days in) but it will be hard to beat. It wasn't just the falling over. It was the sprockling about on your back trying to get up that had me in stitches. Noticed nobody offered you a helping hand. All too busy laughing. I nearly spilt my scotch ;D
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I was briefly rolling around like an upturned crab, I must have had a dodgy Scotch that upset my balance ;)
Now I wish I had sawed through your hammock support on Monday morning when you needed some help getting up :P
Man I'm taking some grief over that, just my luck that Landy "paparazzi" Liam was on hand to take a well timed snap :P Anyone would think I was the first person to ever fall over ::)
Something tells me Suspect and I did hear it. Again, I'm fairly sure we turned to each other at one point and said "What was that?" but we were drinking by that time so I can't be sure :-\
Yep, I definitely remember hearing a loud bang in the distance at one stage of the evening! Of course it could have just been RedLeader trying to sit down on a log beside the fire ;D
It was the funniest thing I have seen this year (Ok, we're only three days in) but it will be hard to beat. It wasn't just the falling over. It was the sprockling about on your back trying to get up that had me in stitches. Noticed nobody offered you a helping hand. All too busy laughing. I nearly spilt my scotch ;D
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as usual i turn up late for these posts.
would love to have met up.
really nice looking food................not a pot noodle in sight
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Hi Dean, if you click the "notify" button on this thread
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1231.15
you will get an email each time a quick overnighter is arranged :)
oops, just noticed this trip wasn't mentioned there :-[
the way round that is to also click on notify for the whole section in which case you get an email for each new thread started
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Thanks, I clicked the notify so hopefully it will work
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Great pictures girls and boys, like the melting of the bottle !!!
Who was on the whisky ?
Is there a camp coming up in febuary sometime ??
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Who was on the whisky ?
more like who wasn't ::)
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Looks like a great nite lads. fair play.
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Great pictures girls and boys, like the melting of the bottle !!!
Who was on the whisky ?
Is there a camp coming up in febuary sometime ??
There will definitely be a few more camps in February, if not before!!!
Unfortunately this January is going to be a very busy month for me, and unless there is a load of snow to draw me into the hills it will be February before I really get stuck in again.
We have a lot of big ideas for this year, and we will be posting details about all the trips here on the forum, so hopefully you will be able to come along and join us.
8)