Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Mount Brandon (Co Kerry)

[MG1]

Friday night? I thought this was a sat sun thing... I'm in work untill 6 on Friday.

We,re leaving early sat morning.

[LennyJ1]

We really need to pin some times and dates into this.

[chris]

Hopefully we get good weather for good pics. Were are planning on camping?

I'm planning on camping too.  Probably Bivvi again like last week on Chimney Rock.  I haven't had a minute to really think about places to wild camp or anything yet.  I'm also happy to wild camp the whole thing rather than starting in Fossa like originally suggested. 

Friday night? I thought this was a sat sun thing... I'm in work untill 6 on Friday.

We,re leaving early sat morning.

. We'll have 7 hours to work out routes and finer details on the journey down if nothing is decided before hand.

Well confussed now! Is there two groups going at seperate times?

[Dowser]

Did this expedition ever take place: http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1075.0

I'm looking for a change of scenary and think a trip to Co Kerry is called for..!  It's bit of a drive just for an overnighter so I would like to make a weekend out of it.  There's three peaks just asking to be conquered, all of which are higher than Donard:

Well confussed now! Is there two groups going at seperate times?

I think that is the way it has turned out Chris.  Yourself and MG1 are only free on Saturday and Sunday and want to do the Howling Ridge which requires climbing experience.

As I said in my original post, I am going to Kerry and will be making a weekend out of it.  It is going to take well over 7hrs to get there so I do not want to be driving down on Saturday Morning and coming back on Sunday.  I have booked Friday 20th to Mon 23rd inclusive off work to do this trip.  

I am driving down to Kerry on Friday morning and will be wild camping at the base of the Reeks on Friday evening so that I can tackle Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Cahar on Saturday with another wild camp/bivvi Saturday Evening.  I cannot do the Howling Ridge because I have no climbing experience or equipment.

On Sunday I am driving west to Dingle to do Mount Brandon with another wild camp on Sunday evening then driving back to Belfast on Monday morning.

[chris]

Got ya. Thats cool then, So is it just the two of us for the howling ridge? Or is anyone else comming along? Its only a grade three scramble although I think one pitch is graded Vdiff.

[Dowser]

Got ya. Thats cool then, So is it just the two of us for the howling ridge? Or is anyone else comming along? Its only a grade three scramble although I think one pitch is graded Vdiff.

Here's a good video on YouTube which gives you an idea of experience required.  I'm also gonna be carrying a 9kg Ruck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnmZPvenY04

Excuse the Narration... Think the guy fancies himself as the next Joyce or Yeats

[chris]

Yeah saw that before, looks the ticket. It'll be easy as long as the weather's good. Speaking of which have we got a long range forecast?

[MG1]

Looks like its just going to be the 4 of us.

Are we going to arrange to meet on the summit or something?

[Dowser]

Looks like its just going to be the 4 of us.

Are we going to arrange to meet on the summit or something?

Defo... Lenny and I are leaving Belfast on Friday evening at 6.30pm and wild camping somewhere at the base of Carrauntoohil.  We're gonna do Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Cahar, via the Cahar Ridge at some point, then wild camping again on the Saturday night.  I would love to summit bivvi on Carrauntoohil but that might be a stupid idea for various reasons i.e. weather conditions, small summit, other people knocking about.  Will play it by ear when we get up there.

Sunday we are heading down to Mount Brandon in Dingle for a quick up and down then hitting the road for Belfast.  Probably arriving back in Belfast in the early hours of Monday morn.

How does that look compared to your route/plans.  We really have to try and meet up at some point, and the summit would be a great spot for a few NI Wild photos.

Let me know your plans and we'll get something sorted. 

[RedLeader]

Maybe organising radios in advance might be useful. No guarantee of mobile reception down there.

Looks like its just going to be the 4 of us.

Are we going to arrange to meet on the summit or something?

Defo... Lenny and I are leaving Belfast on Friday evening at 6.30pm and wild camping somewhere at the base of Carrauntoohil.  We're gonna do Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Cahar, via the Cahar Ridge at some point, then wild camping again on the Saturday night.  I would love to summit bivvi on Carrauntoohil but that might be a stupid idea for various reasons i.e. weather conditions, small summit, other people knocking about.  Will play it by ear when we get up there.

Sunday we are heading down to Mount Brandon in Dingle for a quick up and down then hitting the road for Belfast.  Probably arriving back in Belfast in the early hours of Monday morn.

How does that look compared to your route/plans.  We really have to try and meet up at some point, and the summit would be a great spot for a few NI Wild photos.

Let me know your plans and we'll get something sorted. 

[Dowser]

Maybe organising radios in advance might be useful. No guarantee of mobile reception down there.

Good idea Jonno...  Chris... I could throw one into Cotswolds for you and MG1.  Would that suit you ok?  I need to call in to get some gear soon anyway (Primus Power Fuel).

[suspectmonkey]

I need to call in to get some gear soon anyway (Primus Power Fuel).

For the Zippo or the stove?

[RedLeader]

To drink

I need to call in to get some gear soon anyway (Primus Power Fuel).

For the Zippo or the stove?

[Dowser]

To drink

I need to call in to get some gear soon anyway (Primus Power Fuel).

For the Zippo or the stove?

A multifuel stove... and multi purpose fuel... What more could you ask for???

[chris]

Maybe organising radios in advance might be useful. No guarantee of mobile reception down there.

Good idea Jonno...  Chris... I could throw one into Cotswolds for you and MG1.  Would that suit you ok?  I need to call in to get some gear soon anyway (Primus Power Fuel).

Yeah mate let me know when your planning on going.