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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Hiking, Walking, Running, Orienteering and Geocaching => Topic started by: chris on August 15, 2009

Title: Need Help
Post by: chris on August 15, 2009: I heard the other day from a friend that there is aircraft wreckage in the mournes, checked online and found this pic. Can anyone shed any light? pref in the form of a Grid ref! ;D
http://www.pbase.com/rogercurry/image/72344843 (http://www.pbase.com/rogercurry/image/72344843)
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Post by: RedLeader on August 16, 2009: Lets go look. Sounds like a fun day out.
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Post by: billy backpack on August 16, 2009: I don't have a def grid ref but I think it's on the slopes of Chimney Rock.
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Post by: billy backpack on August 16, 2009: There's a good description and details here if you search 'chimney rock mountain'

www.mountainviews.ie
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 16, 2009: I have not been up the mournes in years so ill have to get up there to check it out !!
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Post by: chris on August 16, 2009: I would be like a little treasure hunt! I've been on most peaks in the mournes and never seen it, my dad has tho but he can't remember where.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 16, 2009: 1st one to find it is the king of N.I WILD lol
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Post by: 666_pack on August 20, 2009: anymore info on this one chris?
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Post by: chris on August 20, 2009: sort of, the onlything I could find was that someone said they had seen it on table top mountain. Obviously there is no table top mountain in the mournes so I'm assuming this is a nickname for it either a widley used one or a personal one by the reviewer. I was looking on the map and I cant really see much in the way of a table top.....
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Post by: Spark on August 20, 2009: Some interresting reading on the subject here............

http://www.chimneyrockb26crash.com/
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Post by: chris on August 20, 2009: seems like chimney rock it is then boys!
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Post by: MG1 on August 21, 2009: I'm in ;D
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Post by: 666_pack on August 21, 2009: yep me too.
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Post by: chris on August 21, 2009: lol i think from now on the three of us can just be counted as "in" no matter what! I'm workin all day 2morrow but off on sun as far as i know.....
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Post by: RedLeader on August 21, 2009: Quote from: chris_8764 on August 21, 2009
lol i think from now on the three of us can just be counted as "in" no matter what! I'm workin all day 2morrow but off on sun as far as i know.....

Make that 4.. I'm on the water this wend tho.
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Post by: billy backpack on August 22, 2009: Ok lads I'm up for it , any idea on when this kicks off ?
Will it be a day trip or could it turn into an overnight ?
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Post by: chris on August 22, 2009: Right lets get a date, and to make things simple why not combine this with the lightweight overnighter? we could tab from wherever to hares gap or else get the heads down somewhere else. This way you kill two birds with one stone! And yes jonno we can do bernagah aswell! ;D
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Post by: billy backpack on August 22, 2009: Good man Chris I'm good to go (except the weekend of the 12th Sept unfortunatly)