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Commedagh summit camp

Started by 666_pack, February 10, 2011, 08:53:17 PM

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666_pack

Last year before the MMM Myself, Billybackpack and his poor sister in law gave the previous years D class route a blast but instead of tramping to the campsite at Bloody bridge we went for a summit camp on Commedagh instead. Here a some pictures of the camp.
(Date is wrong on camera)



Dinner time at the summit



Our pitch


Sunset


Sunrise from my bivvi bag


Cloud inversion



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whoRya

Fantastic pictures!  I love cloud inversions, never seen one from above though.  Where was the one looking down a ridge at a cairn taken from? 

I was up Commedagh for the first time last weekend but visibility was poor.  I followed the wall (on the North side) up from Slieve Corragh to the lookout tower then followed a compass to the cairn, then back to the wall and down to the saddle.  I don't recall any terrain like that in that photo.
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admin

Nice pics mate, looks like a great sunrise.

666_pack

Once you get to the summit cairn just keep walking dead ahead. I'm pretty sure that ridge seperates the Pot of pulgarve and the pot of  legawherry
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whoRya

Ok, that makes sense looking at a map now. Thanks.
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LandyLiam

lovely pics, love the summit of commedagh, always thought it would be a great place for a game of footy
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RedLeader

Quote from: LandyLiam on February 10, 2011, 09:43:17 PM
lovely pics, love the summit of commedagh, always thought it would be a great place for a game of footy

Or fly a kite.


666_pack

or hammer a few golf balls down the glen river on a sunny sunday afternoon ;D
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RedLeader

I'll be honest, that sounds like a bit of a health and safety nightmare  ::)

Quote from: 666_pack on February 10, 2011, 10:07:52 PM
or hammer a few golf balls down the glen river on a sunny sunday afternoon ;D

MG1

Great pics stain. I like the golf ball idea ;D
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suspectmonkey

Better late than never posting those photos :P :D

Looks like a class outing, although the photos have me pining for warm weather again!  I've yet to see a cloud inversion, think will be on my list of things to experience this year!

whoRya

What causes a cloud inversion?  How do you know when to expect the circumstances in which they occur?
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RedLeader

http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/advice/faqs/how-do-cloud-inversions-form.html
I didn't read it all but there's a pretty full explanation.

Quote from: whoRya on February 11, 2011, 04:02:41 PM
What causes a cloud inversion?  How do you know when to expect the circumstances in which they occur?

twentyclicks

Quote from: 666_pack on February 10, 2011, 09:14:43 PM
Once you get to the summit cairn just keep walking dead ahead. I'm pretty sure that ridge seperates the Pot of pulgarve and the pot of  legawherry

oh, that is quite ridgy. I came up that way in the storm the Meelmore night. Couldn't see a thing so stayed a bit to the right to avoid flying lessons!
Craig
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