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Title: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: specimanYak on July 02, 2018, 11:01:05 PM
A camp out at Slieve Meelmore on Friday. Left Meelmore Lodge, hiked round Spellack then joined the path up to Meelmore. Stopped at the water pipe to refill (it's a really weak flow compared to the Commedagh pipe) and enviously watched a group of climbers on the Bearnagh slabs before heading up to the summit. It was a warm, glorious night watching the strawberry moon appear between the Bearnagh Tors. There were a few lights on Binnian and Bearnagh then around midnight a couple of night hikers ascended the hard slog up Bearnagh.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL5a4jx7bYs
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: NIPupper on July 03, 2018, 05:58:19 AM
epic video, yo, where this new magic water pipe. i only knew about the slieve commedagh one. somewhere between Spellack and Meelmore?
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: specimanYak on July 03, 2018, 01:16:49 PM
Cheers, the pipe is about half-way up Meelmore on the left side of the wall from the Bearnagh/Meelmore saddle. It's about half the diameter of the Commedagh pipe and lower to the ground in amongst some rocks, so it can be a bit hard to notice. It's around this area:

https://goo.gl/maps/8uk8KVNyttN2

Quote from: NIPupper on July 03, 2018, 05:58:19 AM
epic video, yo, where this new magic water pipe. i only knew about the slieve commedagh one. somewhere between Spellack and Meelmore?
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: Rugged Track on July 04, 2018, 08:37:15 AM
Great vid.  Really useful to know the location of the pipes as it will save you carrying loads of water to summits.  Thanks I must save the location.
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: specimanYak on July 04, 2018, 06:37:50 PM
Thanks, those water pipes are so handy especially as both of them are half way up the mountains.

Quote from: Rugged Track on July 04, 2018, 08:37:15 AM
Great vid.  Really useful to know the location of the pipes as it will save you carrying loads of water to summits.  Thanks I must save the location.
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: NIPupper on July 06, 2018, 07:07:20 PM
cheers man. hope to be sampling that spring water soon.
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: whoRya on July 16, 2018, 10:57:54 PM
Looks like a cracking night Yak, nice vid.
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: specimanYak on July 17, 2018, 09:58:43 PM
Quote from: whoRya on July 16, 2018, 10:57:54 PM
Looks like a cracking night Yak, nice vid.

Thanks G, it was a splendid night to remember.
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: AndrewC on September 21, 2018, 04:36:15 PM
Hi,

Would you have a grid ref for this water pipe? I searched the area but could not find anything.

Thanks
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: specimanYak on September 21, 2018, 06:23:49 PM
No grid ref but listen out for the trickle of water and the wetter area about half-way up. The pipe is on the ground amongst some rocks, it is hard to notice.


Quote from: AndrewC on September 21, 2018, 04:36:15 PM
Hi,

Would you have a grid ref for this water pipe? I searched the area but could not find anything.

Thanks
Title: Re: Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18
Post by: AndrewC on September 24, 2018, 10:05:26 AM
Thanks for that. Did find a water source but did not spot the pipe. So must have been in the correct area. Will take a better look the next time I am up there.