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Information => Introductions => Topic started by: mrdosu on October 27, 2014

Title: Heyas
Post by: mrdosu on October 27, 2014: Hi,

I am Sebastian and I am going to go on a Winter trekking trip through North Ireland this December/January.

I was planning to go follow up the coast from Belfast to Derry then get back to the Mourne mountains in some way. Mu fist trip will be around 3 weeks long and I'm looking for the best way to experience your beautiful country with some help from you hikers :D.

Hope to see you around the forums!
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Post by: RedLeader on October 28, 2014: Welcome to the forum Sebastian! It sounds like a brilliant trip, are you after advice or company? I'd say we could provide both ;)
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Post by: Glenn B on October 28, 2014: Hello and welcome........
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Post by: whoRya on October 28, 2014: Hi Sebastian. That sounds very interesting and I'm sure that many on the forum will be happy to help in whatever way possible. Just stick a post up with any of your questions and you'll get plenty of contributors.

Welcome to NI Wild and all being well welcome to NI.
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Post by: mrdosu on October 28, 2014: Tank you for all the warm welcome, I sure have loads of questions and will definetely compile some!
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Post by: polroger on October 29, 2014: Fair play to you Seb. Hope you have a good set of thermals!!!
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Post by: mrdosu on October 29, 2014: Quote from: polroger on October 29, 2014
Fair play to you Seb. Hope you have a good set of thermals!!!

I was looking for a place to hike in our Winter that would be worth it for under a month and I have always looked far away. Then I realized that Ireland has quite a mild climate in Winter and it seemed like a pretty doable trip.

Would I need any more then a standard 4 layer system and some good shells for rain? I have a tent that is constructed as 4-seasons, but It cant handle any sort of snow load, wind should be fine. My sleeping bag is a -7C/20F, but I find it quite toasty at that temp.
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Post by: specimanYak on October 29, 2014: Welcome to the forum Sebastian, it looks like you might have some dramatic weather on your route during the time period, but sure it all adds to the experience.

There was an american backpacker who recently hiked round Ireland and the UK in the last few months. Part of his route was from Derry to Larne (then the ferry to Scotland) which may give you an idea of various camping spots up around the North Coast when you're hiking towards Derry:

http://goo.gl/ocbGx9
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Post by: mrdosu on October 29, 2014: Quote from: specimanYak on October 29, 2014
Welcome to the forum Sebastian, it looks like you might have some dramatic weather on your route during the time period, but sure it all adds to the experience.

There was an american backpacker who recently hiked round Ireland and the UK in the last few months. Part of his route was from Derry to Larne (then the ferry to Scotland) which may give you an idea of various camping spots up around the North Coast when you're hiking towards Derry:

http://goo.gl/ocbGx9

Thanks :D.

I have looked at his blog a couple of days ago and it seemed like a great trip. Will plan a bit of my route accordingly.
Imo there is no bad weather, just insufficient gear :P!
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Post by: LandyLiam on November 07, 2014: Welcome Sebastian, looking forward to hearing about your trip
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Post by: KrazyKat on November 08, 2014: Welcome Sebastian - good luck 8)