Slieve Meelmore 29.06.18

[specimanYak]

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

[NIPupper]

epic video, yo, where this new magic water pipe. i only knew about the slieve commedagh one. somewhere between Spellack and Meelmore?

[specimanYak]

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

epic video, yo, where this new magic water pipe. i only knew about the slieve commedagh one. somewhere between Spellack and Meelmore?

[Rugged Track]

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.

[specimanYak]

Thanks, those water pipes are so handy especially as both of them are half way up the mountains.

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.

[NIPupper]

cheers man. hope to be sampling that spring water soon.

[whoRya]

Looks like a cracking night Yak, nice vid.

[specimanYak]

Looks like a cracking night Yak, nice vid.

Thanks G, it was a splendid night to remember.

[AndrewC]

Hi,

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

Thanks

[specimanYak]

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.

Hi,

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

Thanks

[AndrewC]

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.