Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: Mourneman on August 26, 2012
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First time i've been back in the Mourne's since our little drama last week,felt really good to be back where i belong.BigE planned the route today,for me that was a welcome change as i usually set all the route's.We parked in the carpark below Pigeon's buttress & followed a series of trig point's.
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1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866374928/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Joined today by BigE & Ed for some micro-naving on Pigeon mountain,BigE marked trig points along our trek they ranged from spur's,knoll's,trek crossings
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2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866374170/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
We took it in turn to walk the group to each trig point,our first point was a trek junction
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IMG_0730 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866373396/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866373032/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
we practised some compass bearings at this point
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6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866371108/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
part of the route BigE planned out for us today
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7 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866370654/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Ed's getting hungry
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The two man emergency bothy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866370134/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
The two man emergency bothy
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9 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866369678/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Using a piece of grass to point out features in more detail
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10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866369322/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
my turn again & a tricky one this time,finding a knoll,got it finally
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11 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866368916/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
taking a bearing
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12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866368092/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Leaping frogging - navigation,first time using this technique,something we'll be working on again
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13 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866367502/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
Emperor Moth Caterpillar
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14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866366852/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
peppered steaks
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15 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866366110/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866365518/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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17 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866364710/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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18 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866363970/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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19 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866363380/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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IMG_0893 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866362068/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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2 man bothy 21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866361230/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
two man bothy
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4 man bothy 22 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866360752/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
four man bothy
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23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866360192/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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24 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866359642/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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26 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866358920/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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25 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866357656/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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27 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866355952/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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28 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866353540/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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30 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866349958/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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31 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866348474/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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33 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866336786/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
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34 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83986410@N07/7866335326/) by jimmysurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/83986410@N07/), on Flickr
A very enjoyable day on Pigeon today with plenty of navigation,great steaks,coffee & it was super fun have a go at using the two & four man bothys,BigE not only did a good job setting out the trail but also helped us with some new navigation skills,top day out,here's some footage from today
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Good work lads, glad to see yous out again! Those steaks look the business!
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Nice pics guys, it looks like you had a good days crack, but good god if i ate what you guys did i think id faint lol. ;D
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Great photos guys. Good to saee you all out after the big drama... :)
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Would never have thought the bothy would have been that big packed up.
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Would never have thought the bothy would have been that big packed up.
he's probably wrapped his lunch in it ::)
looks like a grand day out
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Ed & myself got some recent Criticism,but i don't think anyone could disagree that we were not prepared yesterday,just noting that Ed made me the ass,now where that head-torch
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Don't you mean asstorch? ;-)
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Hope you don't take the hump..
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Don't you mean asstorch? ;-)
i heard that the sun shines out of his ass, now i know why :D
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Nice pics guys, it looks like you had a good days crack, but good god if i ate what you guys did i think id faint lol. ;D
Nobody said we didn't ;-)
It was quite a feed. Probably more suitable for a camp, but it was very much enjoyed.
I'm still taking any chance I can get to make use of the new omnifuel
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Nobody said we didn't ;-)
It was quite a feed. Probably more suitable for a camp, but it was very much enjoyed.
I'm still taking any chance I can get to make use of the new omnifuel
How is the omnifuel system, it's probably the only cooking system I've never tried.
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Nobody said we didn't ;-)
It was quite a feed. Probably more suitable for a camp, but it was very much enjoyed.
I'm still taking any chance I can get to make use of the new omnifuel
How is the omnifuel system, it's probably the only cooking system I've never tried.
The cleaner fuels seem to burn down very fast. The primus powergas for example seems to burn down through a bottle quite quickly - whereas the likes of paraffin seems to last longer - but then you have the problem of soot.
I'd recommend it, but if you plan on cooking in your tent porch, definitely bring a gas cylinder
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Cheers Aragorn, am still a bit unsure about the system especially with the price tag.
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Cheers Aragorn, am still a bit unsure about the system especially with the price tag.
I'd recommend ebay. It's a very solid stove and won't suffer any for having been used a little beforehand.
People commonly mis-spell listings and this is a source of bargains on ebay - as people won't find the mis-spelt listing.
Fatfingers.com is good for this - I got my "primus omnifue" for around 40 quid
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wow :o 40 quid, you got a bargin
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Good to see you guys got up on the bike again.
You don't need to prove anything to anyone, you know how to prepare, you just have another experience to call upon.
Like the photos, especially with Lawrence. ;)
Don't want to harp on about it but well done. ;D
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Awesome, what weight is the bothy bag?
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Awesome, what weight is the bothy bag?
400g - Light enough that I'll never forego it on grounds of weight - unless I'm already carrying another form of shelter.
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Great pics and video.
Hope you didn't have to fry-up that caterpillar.
:D