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janetmhackney
2012-06-04 16:55:14
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| At the end of the last walk with the Roosleys and Crotlieve behind (Expand pics) |
All the Mourne Mountains
How many mountains do you think there are in the Mournes? Well, a couple of years ago, Janet Hackney decided to climb them all to find out. She had several reasons for doing this. The first was that from time to time she couldn’t remember which ones she had climbed! Next she had a great group of women friends with whom she loved walking and talking. Then there was the age thing! Apparently lots of women of a certain age, when the children fly the nest, take to the hills feeling a desire to be close to nature and to enjoy the active years which are left to them before arthritis or osteoporosis sets in. Was dementia mentioned? Forgetting which hills you have climbed or why you are upstairs looking for something starts to get worrying.
So in 2010 Janet started a quest to climb all the named Mournes before she applied for a bus pass. With the help of her great friends who joined her most Sunday mornings and during the holidays, she is pleased to announce that the last one, Slieve Roe, over past Hilltown, was completed on May 27th this year.
They climbed ones they had never climbed before, sometimes managing 3 or 4 in one day, always wondering how many were left. The answer would differ each time they tried to count them on the map. Paths marked sometimes couldn’t be found; gates were always opened and closed securely and litter was picked up along the way. Visitors would join in from time to time. Sister Christine from Canada joined in a centenary climb of Donard in June 2011 in memory of their father, JLBoyle of Lisburn.
Things learnt along the way. Ben Crom is very steep if you try to go straight up from the dam wall; a sunny day in winter is just as good as a sunny day in summer; the Black Stairs can be done at any age if you come down on your bottom and swimming in the Blue Lough on a summer’s day after a long walk is bliss.
Janet would like to thank her husband, Ian, for his encouragement and all her very good friends, especially Rita S. Maureen McL. Margaret McK. Rose L. Sheena M & Rita G for all the support, company and great chat along the way. She couldn’t have done it without them. Also thanks to the farmers who helped with advice and sometimes lifts. She has just to finish the photographic record of all the climbs before she gets put in the Old Folks’ Home but hopes there will be many more great walks and swims ahead before that day. Free bus journeys will open up the whole country now!
Oh, and there are 94. Has anyone else done this or is this a record? |
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Track
Mullaghcarn |
Peter Walker a week ago.
A fairly easy (if slightly prosaic) route up this Sperrin ou walk, Length:7.0km, Climb: 300m, Area: Mullaghcarn, Sperrin Mountains (Ireland) Mullaghc |
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Summit Comment
Knockanuarha: Bonfire Mountain |
sandman a week ago.
Having the good fortune to finish work early on a fantastic hot day, decded to visit some summits in the Shannon area. Knockanuarha Hill or Bonfire Mountain would be a better name in view of all ... |
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Forum: General
Fa-ha-ha-ha |
jackill a week ago.
ah well it was bound to happen.
In the end i'm not going to ask for proof, its down to yourself and what you think.
If you have summitted, then you have summitted , if you haven't then that's ... |
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Summit Summary
Knocksculloge: Ease on down the road |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill a week ago.
Park on the side of the Mellary to Newcastle road just after you cross the border to Tipperary and an abandoned farmhouse. There is room here for 5-6 cars.
Cross the road, down an embankment, ove... |
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Summit Summary
Knocknasheega: Slightly better than no view, |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill a week ago.
Start from the forest entrance at S13175 06653 , room for 5 cars. Walk up the track to a junction. Turn left and walk to around S13960621 Go SW into a ride aiming for S13782 06093 then south alon... |
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Forum: Suggestions
Re Main Area Display, logging |
simon3 3 weeks ago.
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement... |
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Forum: General
Some kid! |
ahendroff a week ago.
Boy breaks Scottish Munro mountain climbing record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14916713
Ben has got the record for being the youngest person to climb all of Scotland's peaks above 3,000f... |
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Track
Trostan from the west |
Peter Walker 3 weeks ago.
The route mainly utilises the waymarked Moyle Way, crossing walk, Length:6.0km, Climb: 228m, Area: Trostan, Antrim Hills (Ireland) Trostan |
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Summit Summary
Slievenamon: A good easy to follow track |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill a week ago.
Start from the roadside north of Kilcash at S317 288 just in front of a farmyard.Park on the roadside, which is narrow, as best you can. Be careful not to obstruct the farm entrances. A rough sign... |
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Summit Summary
Mullaghanish: A mast crowned summit. |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago.
Park at a forest access area W22369 80417 , room for 10 cars.Cross the road and head north with the forest to your right and a fence to your left along a grassy boggy track. Take this up to Carrig... |
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Forum: General
Robert Dowds Access to the Countryside Bill - |
simon3 a week ago.
Robert Dowds a Labour TD has introduced a private members bill intended to create access lands for recreational use in the Republic of Ireland.
This bill is located here:
http://www.oireachtas... |
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