LandyLiam - Camping the Seven Sevens for Charity

[LandyLiam]

Fri 24th looking ok weatherwise but might be VERY cold at that height so bring a duvet !

[suspectmonkey]

Fri 24th looking ok weatherwise but might be VERY cold at that height so bring a duvet !

Best of luck for it Liam, hope the weather holds out!  I'm doing the Bangor 10K on Saturday morning so think I'd better pass on a trip up Donard the evening before

[RedLeader]

When 666_Pack camped on Donard he had to de-ice his shoes in the morning

Fri 24th looking ok weatherwise but might be VERY cold at that height so bring a duvet !

[LandyLiam]

buckfast slush puppy for breakfast then 

[ChuckMcB]

I'll see if I can make it.

[LandyLiam]

bring your bonfire 

could always nip over to commedagh and get andys walking stick 

[whoRya]

Good going and interesting reading.  All the best with the final one. 

I remember one time in particular that I camped at the saddle between Donard and Commedagh, it was the coldest night of my life.  Mind you it was 2 days after Christmas and it was snowing at the time.  "3 season sleeping bags? Pah, how cold can it be?!"

[LandyLiam]

i hear its a bit of a tradition to camp there on new years eve    we'll see how this weekend goes first but i've never camped in the snow but have woken up to a bit of frost on the ground before, anyone else coming? i'm bringing some birthday cake up 

[LandyLiam]

leaving the house now, will do a little window shopping at Hilltrekker then head up about 4.30pm, it looks like a cloudless night so hopefully get some good snaps with the camera i've borrowed (sony dsc-h10) with its 10x zoom, will be very cold (forecast says 2 deg so will be frosty on summit)  so packed the long johns and an extra t-shirt, rucksack down to 14kg so room for more beer  anyone coming call me on xxxxxxxxxx or just turn up at the summit, had a few friends coming with me but they have all dropped out

tomorrow night looks better but i have a special mournes trip planned for saturday afternoon to celebrate completing the sleepy sevens  assuming i don't freeze solid tonight

watch this space......

[RedLeader]

Good luck!

[LandyLiam]

Cold and windy up here, you are all better off at home wish I'd brought a book as I'm bored now! Only so many times you can read a map

[RedLeader]

I'd swap...

Cold and windy up here, you are all better off at home wish I'd brought a book as I'm bored now! Only so many times you can read a map

[LandyLiam]

I'm only doing this for charity, its nutters like you who do it for fun

Although I am tempted to do a summit camp in the snow! Just think of the great sunrise photos

[666_pack]

i'd swap too mate.
The wind tents to pick up after mid night so just check your pegs before you turn in for the night. best of luck and I hope to share a winter summit camp with you, just the idea of a buckfast slushpuppy.............

[LennyJ1]

Cold and windy sounds like my trip up on Tuesday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSAfa5tylks