up Donard in an hour?

[LandyLiam]

but what this madness with the shorts ,crazy dude ,legs must have been cut off you

cold legs don't really bother me when i'm moving, they were bright red for a while and the snow was sticking to them too 

[whoRya]

but what this madness with the shorts ,crazy dude ,legs must have been cut off you

cold legs don't really bother me when i'm moving, they were bright red for a while and the snow was sticking to them too 

Liam you're on a slippery slope, next it'll be like this:

[Rumblebum]

Dude, lol, how would you ever find a pic like that!

Youve went onto the web and typed in 'naked hairy man standing ontop of a mountain', thats probably one of the more timid pictures too, im gonna have to talk to your missus about this behaviour!!!!!!

[LandyLiam]

interestingly that picture looks very familiar to me, definitely seen it before somewhere 

[Mourneman]

Just what I was thinking rumblebum, search, - near naked man in mountains,lol

[Scribble]

interestingly that picture looks very familiar to me, definitely seen it before somewhere 

think you seen it here 
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1093.msg9423#msg9423

[clav]

coming off binnian down the wall today there was a near naked man in pink jeans continually climbing over a large boulder about 500 mtrs from the summit,i believe he was a rock climber loosning up!!!! wots wrong with these people it was freezing!!!!

[whoRya]

interestingly that picture looks very familiar to me, definitely seen it before somewhere 

think you seen it here 
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1093.msg9423#msg9423

Indeed it was    That was a trip I'd love to have been on.  And not just to have met "Crazy-legs".

[twentyclicks]

coming off binnian down the wall today there was a near naked man in pink jeans continually climbing over a large boulder about 500 mtrs from the summit,i believe he was a rock climber loosning up!!!! wots wrong with these people it was freezing!!!!

haha - maybe they're training for, or just back from, somewhere really cold. I refuse to wear a jumper in September even though I feel like it, so that I reset myself for winter    Our bodies rely on stimulus to adapt.

[Rusty Madra]

Know I'm probably covering old ground by ressurecting this post but I'm gonna give this Donard Challenge a go Next Thursday (16th) If anyone else fancies it too!

[twentyclicks]

I managed 55mins to the top in the 7 7s, but that was starting from the far end of the car-park, not the gate which I think is what we are measuring from. Probably take a minute off 

Heart rate was in the 170s, if I was just doing Donard I could maybe hold it around 180 but not sure how much quicker I'd be. Went up by the Black Stairs, although with the new path it may be quicker up the Glen River if you don't mind the steep climb at the end. I wanted something a little gentler to start the longer day.

[Rusty Madra]

Fair play to you.... that's some going.... I'm really going to try and break the 1hr mark.... even if it's by seconds. Forgive my ignorance but where are the black stairs in relation to the Ice House?

[twentyclicks]

You literally cross the river at the Ice House and there are small trails leading up the right-hand side of a tributary to a scramble up 'the Black Stairs' it's a cleft of rock on Thomas' Mtn that the tributary flows down. The trail then gradually winds up to the summit. It's wet and mucky, but in the mist and damp it feels like a mini version of the black stairs in Lord of the Rings (which may or may not have you talking to yourself in a Cornwall accent..."come on Mr Frodo, it's not far now, we've got to keep going". Personally, I didn't have the breath  )

Here's a link to my GPS route. You may not see too much detail but may get a rough idea of the bearings.

[Rusty Madra]

Cheers! Definately give that one a go: might just be the ticket for cracking the hour! Let you know how I get on!

[madmickie]

just reading a report on last year's donard race and 3 of the first 4 to the top went via the saddle!

I have never been up the black stairs route (so what would i know) but it looks grim from the Glen River.