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Title: Hen
Post by: Mourneman on February 02, 2012
Wee dander up Hen today with Mountain goat,good to get the muscles working again,enjoyed a bit of scrambling on the torrs,tryed to drop a travel bug at Hen cache,but the it was gone,"Muggles"( none geocaching types ) then off to the summit for a few cups of tea,before getting a few more geocaches on our way home,found a super tent pitch on the lower torr,think i'll be trying it out next week ;D(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6808478641_71461ff291_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808478641/)
DSCN0791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808478641/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6808467353_08b51e2f44_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808467353/)
DSCN0775 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808467353/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6808491173_9a6776a921_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808491173/)
DSCN0764 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808491173/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6808454371_4a8a11a83f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808454371/)
Panorama39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808454371/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6808435153_078bb350e6_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808435153/)
Panorama37 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808435153/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: Ed on February 02, 2012
Looks like a steep enough scramble, Harry's doing well!
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: RedLeader on February 02, 2012
We passed by the foot of hen on Saturday and made a mental note to come back for an overnighter. Looks like a top day.
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: whoRya on February 02, 2012
John, you really know how to make us all jealous.  Hen is a great wee mountain.
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: Paul72 on February 03, 2012
Great photos as always John.

Good to see Russell getting out and about.
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: Oisín on February 03, 2012
It is great to see Harry out and about.

That mountain was my first summit with the scouts a few years back. Thinking about its the only real considerable summit I've done to date. Slemish just doesn't seem to match up to everyone's expectations of a mountain.  ;D
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: whoRya on February 03, 2012
Quote from: Oisin on February 03, 2012
It is great to see Harry out and about.

That mountain was my first summit with the scouts a few years back. Thinking about its the only real considerable summit I've done to date. Slemish just doesn't seem to match up to everyone's expectations of a mountain.  ;D

Slemish is nearly 90m higher than Hen and with a greater prominence.
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: mt goat russell on February 03, 2012
Quote from: Mourneman on February 02, 2012
Wee dander up Hen today with Mountain goat,good to get the muscles working again,enjoyed a bit of scrambling on the torrs,tryed to drop a travel bug at Hen cache,but the it was gone,"Muggles"( none geocaching types ) then off to the summit for a few cups of tea,before getting a few more geocaches on our way home,found a super tent pitch on the lower torr,think i'll be trying it out next week ;D(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6808478641_71461ff291_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808478641/)
DSCN0791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808478641/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6808467353_08b51e2f44_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808467353/)
DSCN0775 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808467353/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6808491173_9a6776a921_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808491173/)
DSCN0764 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808491173/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6808454371_4a8a11a83f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808454371/)
Panorama39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808454371/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6808435153_078bb350e6_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808435153/)
Panorama37 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808435153/) by shannaghan (http://www.flickr.com/people/70169151@N05/), on Flickr
Thats a good looking lad in the pic's...
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: mt goat russell on February 08, 2012
Quote from: Ed on February 02, 2012
Looks like a steep enough scramble, Harry's doing well!
I am buddy i'm doing great tkz
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: whoRya on February 09, 2012
Quote from: Mourneman on February 02, 2012
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6808478641_71461ff291_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70169151@N05/6808478641/)

And in the "NI Wild - What happened next competition" my entry would be that Harry was last seen legging-it after his flask which took off down Hen Mountain.
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: LandyLiam on February 09, 2012
and his last words before the flask went were  "draw me like one of your french girls"
Title: Re: Hen
Post by: wee gaz on February 09, 2012
i reacon the rock is flat, harry is lying back and mourneman is experimenting with trick photography to win next months photo compitition