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Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 24, 2013
Myself and Catrióna (Mrs Spud) took a wee dander up to the mourne wall from bloody bridge this morning, was chilly up there, but great to be out!

Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 24, 2013
Some more pics

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Post by: Typo-On on March 24, 2013
Excellent :) pics are great. Hopefully it hangs around for a bit and I can actually get up into :)
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 24, 2013
Think its to stay chilly all week, so may hang around for a while!
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Post by: RedLeader on March 24, 2013
That last pic is brilliant. I'm proper jealous.
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Post by: Rumblebum on March 24, 2013
Yeah nice pics spud, that musta been pretty darn cool to walk in.
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Post by: phil_b on March 24, 2013
Great pics, isnt the snow brilliant! ;D
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Post by: specimanYak on March 24, 2013
Cool pics, nothing like walking over fresh snow.
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Post by: whoRya on March 24, 2013
Nice one Spud, what a privilege to spend some time up there.
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 24, 2013
Was a cracking walk, worth getting up at 530 for! Lol
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Post by: Glenn B on March 24, 2013
Class photies it will take that a while to thaw another inch or two and there would have been no wall  :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: LandyLiam on March 25, 2013
Nice one Spud, I still haven't managed to get further than the car park this weekend. It would be hard for the walls to dissappear as the snow would just blow off them, now if the wind dropped and it snowed they would be hard to find.
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Post by: neilstothers on March 25, 2013
really like the shot of the steps at the wall with the ice on them nice capture.
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Post by: KyleL on March 25, 2013
My camping gear is sitting near me, and it is far to clean and shiny. Pictures like these just make me want to get out there!
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Post by: MudGoat on March 26, 2013
Snow envy drove me to struggle up to the Saddle today.
(http://i.imgur.com/lBUNJYJ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/WWly2NG.jpg)
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Post by: specimanYak on March 26, 2013
Nice one MudGoat, the sound of the wind in the video is frightening.
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: KyleL on March 26, 2013
That looks rough out there!
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Post by: stroive85 on March 27, 2013
Myself and a friend went up to the summit of Slieve Donard on Monday via Bloody Bridge.  The depth of the snow and the wind and freezing cold were all crazy.  The snow is the same height as the wall pretty much from the brandy pad and is higher at the summit! 

Attached a few photos.
Title: Re: Mourne wall and back
Post by: stroive85 on March 27, 2013
a few more...
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: KyleL on March 27, 2013
The first one is ridiculous!

Class photos.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on March 27, 2013
Nice mate  8)
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Post by: Rumblebum on March 27, 2013
Totally class pics mate!! I'm sitting here in awe!!
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Post by: specimanYak on March 27, 2013
Excellent photos, i managed to do a solo hike today up via the Glen River and Donard Wood, managed to get to the wall but it was crazy wind and i wasn't going to risk heading up to the summit on my own. You could step over the wall without using the style and i sank up to my hips, overall a brilliant day. Got some video that i'll try and post but i'm tired now so i'll link to them later.
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Post by: specimanYak on March 27, 2013
A few more.
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Post by: specimanYak on March 27, 2013
The stile.
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Post by: Spud on March 27, 2013
Great photos all, crazy conditions up there!!
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Post by: specimanYak on March 27, 2013
Quote from: Spud on March 27, 2013
Great photos all, crazy conditions up there!!

Yep. completely crazy conditions but you'd do it again  :)

Video filmed on my phone so not the best quality, my glove kept blowing over the lens at times but the wind is immense:


*edited because my use of grammar was left up at the Mourne Wall.
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 27, 2013
One of my pics got on the bbc website! Well chuffed!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21927685
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Post by: specimanYak on March 27, 2013
Quote from: Spud on March 27, 2013
One of my pics got on the bbc website! Well chuffed!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21927685

That's brilliant, good for you Spud, it's a great photo and after reading your post and seeing the rest of the pics i got snow envy and it's what made me head up to the wall today, cheers for the inspiration, and perspiration.  ;)
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Post by: Typo-On on March 27, 2013
Great pictures everyone and well done spud :)
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Post by: Rumblebum on March 27, 2013
I just saw that too spud, well done mate.
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Spud on March 27, 2013
Cheers lads!
Title: Mourne wall and back
Post by: Kayakgirl on March 28, 2013
Awesome pics.. I'm dying to get up there now.
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Post by: piczo on March 28, 2013
Stunning pics interesting link below remember be safe !

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/avalanches-spotted-in-mourne-mountains-29158949.html
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Post by: ChuckMcB on March 28, 2013
Just to add a "me to" post. Headed up last weekend for a couple of walks, one up Slievenaglogh the other up towards the Pot of Legawherry.  Brought my snow shovel along. No particularly good photos came out of my camera phone...

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8584494439_c93cb16e7f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8584494439/)
2013-03-23 15.13.08 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8584494439/) by NI.Chuck (http://www.flickr.com/people/mcrobert/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8587109752_77b880ca65.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8587109752/)
2013-03-24 15.28.58 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8587109752/) by NI.Chuck (http://www.flickr.com/people/mcrobert/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8586015591_9c5c17845b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8586015591/)
2013-03-24 15.01.56 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcrobert/8586015591/) by NI.Chuck (http://www.flickr.com/people/mcrobert/), on Flickr