Footage from my DJI Mini 3 It has been very difficult so far this year between weather and other commitments, to get suitable evenings to continue my Mourne 500’s summit camps withRead More…

Footage from my DJI Mini 3 All 4 of us headed off for this camp. It was a mild evening with a light breeze. We parked at the top of Deers MeadowRead More…

Footage from my DJI Mini 3 Éadaoin and I headed up Ott track from Ott carpark before turning right and making the short journey up along the wall to the northern peakRead More…

Footage from my DJI Mini 3 It was a long time since I had ticked off any more peaks on my Mourne 500s quest. There were a couple of reasons for that;Read More…

The story was the same as many camps in The Mournes; I set off after work and headed south. I have quite a few peaks in the Western Mournes that I stillRead More…

I was at work on the Friday and there was heavy rain and strong winds all day. My work colleagues questioned my decision to go camping that evening. I have come toRead More…

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…