It was the Sunday before a bank holiday Monday so I was able to travel down to the Mournes a little earlier than I usually would after work. I was headed forRead More…

My intention that evening was to possibly camp on the summit of Slieve Beg and hike up via the Devil’s Coachroad. I was hiking in from Carrick Little and I knew itRead More…

I was working in Saintfield that afternoon which is a little closer than usual so I was able to get down to Ott car park and set off at around 6.30pm. I wasRead More…

It has almost become routine now to leave work and drive straight to The Mournes for a camp. I had spent some time through the day trying to decide on which summitRead More…

 As with most camps I set out after work to the Mournes. Unfortunately this drive usually takes over an hour but thanks to the clocks moving forward I had an hour moreRead More…

I set off after work for the camp on the summit of Carn Mountain. As it was still early March and the clocks had not yet went forward I knew I wouldRead More…

Some time ago I set out to camp on all seven of the Mourne Sevens. That is all seven peaks over 700 metres. I finished up with Slieve Lamagan in July 2016.Read More…

Continuing my way around the Mourne 500’s for summit camps I thought of Slieve Muck. It had been at least two years since I had been on the summit of Slieve MuckRead More…

 As I had finished camping on the summits of all of the sevens in 2016 I decided to continue my way around the 500’s also. Slieve Loughshannagh had come into my headRead More…

 There is little or no shelter on the summit of Doan for camping. It requires a very calm night. When I seen the wind forecast to be only around 10 mph atRead More…