Winter Camping in the Mournes - Snow in Oct?

[RedLeader]

7kg is great. What ruck?

Just put a kit list together for this trip and thought I would try out my new nerdy spreadsheet with the weights on (GOD HOW SAD AM I TO GIVE IN TO WEIGHING YOUR KIT - I HAVE CHANGED )

Final weight before food and water 7kg

[LennyJ1]

7kg is great. What ruck?

Just put a kit list together for this trip and thought I would try out my new nerdy spreadsheet with the weights on (GOD HOW SAD AM I TO GIVE IN TO WEIGHING YOUR KIT - I HAVE CHANGED )

Final weight before food and water 7kg

Osprey 33. It was a tight squeeze

[LennyJ1]

7kg is great. What ruck?

Just put a kit list together for this trip and thought I would try out my new nerdy spreadsheet with the weights on (GOD HOW SAD AM I TO GIVE IN TO WEIGHING YOUR KIT - I HAVE CHANGED )

Final weight before food and water 7kg

Osprey 33. It was a tight squeeze

That should be Osprey Talon 33

[Rumblebum]

Im up for an over nighter in the snow, well keep an eye on the weather and you say when and where.

Thisl be an experience!

[Tim]

Will definitely be in for a good few overnighters if there's snow and some decent sub-zero temperatures. Hoping to get a good bit of ice climbing in this year in preparation for Scotland in January.

[LandyLiam]

7kg !!! i'll be carrying about 18kg if there's snow around, will be bringing luxury everything      i chickened out of snow camping last year, hopefully will feel a bit braver this year

[RedLeader]

Nothing wrong with that, I prefer carried up myself!

7kg !!! i'll be carrying about 18kg if there's snow around, will be bringing luxury everything      i chickened out of snow camping last year, hopefully will feel a bit braver this year

[Fred]

I would be quite keen on winter camping, the higher and colder the better! I would also be willing to build snow shelters if we get enough of the white stuff.

I personally think the mountains are at their best in winter.
Fred

[RedLeader]

We actually made plans last year for a snow shelter weekend. Can't remember what happened but we didn't do it.

I would be quite keen on winter camping, the higher and colder the better! I would also be willing to build snow shelters if we get enough of the white stuff.

I personally think the mountains are at their best in winter.
Fred

[Fred]

In my experience, the local snow is usually either too shallow or not consolidated enough to cut into blocks. Snow holing is good fun and not as nearly as unpleasant as most people think. I dream of building an igloo in the mournes - someday!

fred

[RedLeader]

Dowser did one last year with the kids:
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1607.0

In my experience, the local snow is usually either too shallow or not consolidated enough to cut into blocks. Snow holing is good fun and not as nearly as unpleasant as most people think. I dream of building an igloo in the mournes - someday!

fred

[suspectmonkey]

I've already started thinking about the Christmas Dinner camp 2011   Just the thought of last years turkey and trimmings has me drooling over me keyboard... mmmm...

Xmas dinner camp was pretty icy (nothing short of awesome)
http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1500

Now we're in Autumn it shouldn't be long!

[Dowser]

We actually made plans last year for a snow shelter weekend. Can't remember what happened but we didn't do it.

I would be quite keen on winter camping, the higher and colder the better! I would also be willing to build snow shelters if we get enough of the white stuff.

I personally think the mountains are at their best in winter.
Fred

The snow melted before we got there.  MikeD and I had even kitted ourselves out with Army Issue Folding Shovels 

[Fred]

Dowser, that was an impressive igloo that you and your little helpers constructed. I had seen a couple of half finished attempts around south Belfast but your one is much better. I have a snow shovel and saw on standby just in case we get a big winter.

Fred

[dean1970]

I am up for some cold weather, sick of the midges if they are still around.

How do I go about getting touch with a group?