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hiking

Battered By The Mournes

Heading to the Mourne Mountains for a lesson on the impact of bad planning and underestimating the mountains.

by niall
camping

Woodland Wild Camp

I’ve been hankering for a wild camp for a while and at the weekend I came up with a good plan. I’d identified a potential good camping spot in one of my local forests a while ago. I initially had it earmarked for a potential hammock camp at the end of the Summer but never…

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general

Spring Is Coming

I really love this last week in January. Not only is January almost over and Spring almost here but it’s this week when I really feel the change in day length and that Winter is almost gone. This last couple of days I’ve been able to see daylight as I’m leaving for work and it’s…

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family

Memories of 2023

My initial plan was to pick one photo to highlight my favourite memory of each other month. I struggled to pick just one a couple of times so here simply are my favourite memories of 2023 Happy New Year Everyone 🥳 🥳 🥳 January Gortin Glen Forest Park in the snow. Summiting Mullaghcarn and meeting…

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hiking

YouTube: Murvagh Beach & Bell’s Isle

A few weeks ago I went to Murvagh Beach just outside Donegal Town. The plan was to have a good walk, go beyond our normal turning point and explore an area called Bell’s Isle. I was hoping to find a decent location for a beach wild camp for the Spring/Summer. I had identified a woodland…

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poetry

Greatest Fears

“What’s your greatest fear?” they askWe answer right awayBut what we’re really scared ofIsn’t what we actually say ‘Cause we’re not scared of flyingBut of falling from the skyAnd we’re afraid of failingBut we say we’re scared to try It’s not that we’re afraid to wantBut that we’re scared to loseAnd we are not afraid…

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