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Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 14 hours ago
Starting from the forest entrance to the south this track sh walk, Length:5.6km, Climb: 213m, Area: Ballincurra Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Ballincurra H

Silvermine Mountains Far E Top: Trivial ascent, some views, gateway to wooded Ea

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 14 hours ago
Park in the carpark at R84440 69415 (388 mtrs), cross the road and head uphill and east for about 200 meters, the summit is at a track junction.

Knockane: Easy though rough to get to, great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 14 hours ago
Park at a forest entrance R850 665 , room for 5 cars, walk into the forest right at R844 663 which will bring you through the forest onto moorland. As it peters out you have a rough 200 meter cros...

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 14 hours ago
Park near the start off the road which was retarred in 2012. walk, Length:2.8km, Climb: 152m, Area: Knockadigeen Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Knockadigeen

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 14 hours ago
Start from the forestry entrance at R90294 66782 and walk uphill, taking two lefts and one right off the main track onto a very rough track thats almost blocked near the end with felled trees, to...

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 2 days ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

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Forum: General BleckCra 3 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 15 hours ago
Knockane affords this view of Cooneen Hill from the SW.

Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 2 days ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 3 days 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...

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish 2 days ago
Getting to the summit of Soarns Hill is difficult and the extensive forestry means that views are severely limited. But as it qualifies under MV prominence rules, off I went to climb it. I parked ...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 4 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)
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Maolán Buí Mountain (Ir. Maolán Buí [OSI 1:25,000], 'yellow/golden round knoll') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 973m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V83210 83816 This summit has been logged as climbed by 294 members
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Longitude: -9.700987, Latitude: 51.994611 Prominence: 38m,   Isolation: 0.5km
ITM: 483190 583874,   GPS IDs, 6 char: MlnB, 10 char: Maolan Bui

Sometimes called Bearna Rua. The ridge known as the Bone descends NW from this peak. This is a good escape route off the eastern Reeks.   Maolán Buí is the 6th highest summit in Ireland.
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by jackill  29 Aug 2004 The summit of Maolan Bui as viewed from The Bone. We tacked the 'Reeks Ridge in August 2004 and descended from Maolan Bui via The Bone into the Hags Glen - much better than the Devils Ladder.
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by jackill  29 Aug 2004 The way down The Bone is marked by a line of stones with rusted iron fence posts at regular intervals. the photo shows part of this line on the lower slopes of The Bone but it reaches most of the way to the top of the mountain. It could be a useful aid in bad conditions. Please note the track down is slightly to the west of the line of stones but if you can stay within 5-6 meters of it you won't go far wrong.
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by incawest  3 Jan 2009 Climbed her on 2-Jan-2009 with a group of 10. Started out in good weather and visibility in Cronins yard. Made the summit moving nicely in 2.5 hours. Conditions on top were 5m visibility in freezing conditions. Had planned to head west and descend via the Zig-zags. Pulled back from this after travelling about 200m with some party members very cold at this stage. Even though I had been down The Bone in good conditions before somehow we drifted off the route down and ended up very west (left) of the intended route. Moral: be very careful up high when conditions detiorate and always keep consulting the compass to ensure you are on the right bearing, go slow and dont rush map reading no matter how cold everyone is. We got everyone down safely by descending slowly and carefully, but lesson learned (again!)
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Maolán Buí in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: View down The Bone		  
by dbloke  4 Jan 2009 incawest has beaten me to it, but we somehow ended up on the same false path down the Bone. We did the reverse route on 03 Jan 2009, up the zig-zags and down The Bone, but we were toasty warm thanks to the flask of coffee and multiple fleece layers. The summit of Maolán Buí was clear on our first arrival, but after a detour to bag Cnoc na Péiste the mist had descended on our return. According to my GPS we started off down the right path, but veered off at V831 839 (Point A). This path just gets steeper and steeper. It must disappear over the cliffs below at some point. Once we realised our dilemma we made a trouser-staining traverse back to the ridge and picked up the proper path.
Point A: V831 839
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