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| Bunsen7 2021-12-23 17:18:57 |
Viewranger is shutting down its smartphone ap
Wondering if anyone has come across a smartphone app that offers gps tracking service and OS Ireland discovery series mapping?The ViewRanger android smartphone app has been providing this service for a number of years - in a very affordable offering whereby you only paid to purchase small sections of maps as you needed them and then you supposedly had them forever (or at least until the app's owners decided to shut it down). This app allowed users to download sections of Discovery series maps and then track a route walked across the mapped area using the gps locator on your smartphone. Once the map was downloaded it could be used offline - i.e. outside of mobile phone service. ViewRanger has been taken over by another provider called OutdoorActive which does not have OSI mapping, is subscription based and its functionality appears to be less user-friendly. |
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| tomlug48 2021-12-22 14:27:11 |
Mist on Two Rock on a clear blue day
Heading towards Glencullen from Fairy Castle |
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| tomlug48 2021-12-22 14:22:04 |
Two Rock Mountain
A crisp and clear blue day on Two Rock mountain with beautiful cloud and mist patterns . |
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| Jim Holmes 2021-12-16 16:46:39 |
Sugar Loaf from The Wicklow Way
Sugar Loaf (in the distance) as viewed from The Wicklow Way, off the slopes of Djouce. The lower sun and longer shadows highlight long lost potato drills and deep furrows! |
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| Jim Holmes 2021-12-16 16:42:49 |
Maulin from The Wicklow Way
Longer shadows in December yet still some lovely days to be had! |
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| simon3 2021-12-07 08:31:04 |
Book reviewer wanted: Rambling Round Ireland
This book has come into focus. Originally it was published in 2010, and contains a route right around the coastline of Ireland.We are looking for a reviewer of the book. If you are interested, please get in touch with admin@mountainviews.ie We will need your postal address. |
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| simon3 2021-12-05 11:08:50 |
Comte de Buffon in Irish Times
Last month we published an article on a curious way of estimating the length of a walk on maps with a 1km square. The prolific "maths populiser" and MV member Paco published something based on this in his blog https://thatsmaths.com/ and in the Irish Times. Thanks Paco for kind words about our newsletter. And all thanks to the original blog we saw this on from Ben Craven: https://bencraven.org.uk/2020/08/05/why-hillwalkers-should-love-the-comte-de-buffon/ Irish Times online version: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/buffon-s-noodle-and-calculating-the-length-of-a-hillwalk-1.4735613 |
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| simon3 2021-10-27 15:03:42 |
Reviewer(s) wanted: Books on the Munros.
MountainViews are being asked if we are interested in reviewing these books:1 The Munros A History by Andrew Dempster published by Luath Press ISBN:978-1-910022-58-0 2 The Munros Rab Anderson and Tom Prentice Most recent (fourth edition) published 2021 Scottish Mountaineering Club ISBN:978-1-907233-38-8. Should you be interested and feel yourself qualified, please put your name forward to admin@mountainviews.ie We would consider someone reviewing both or two people reviewing one each. |
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| simon3 2021-10-15 08:35:37 |
Reviewer wanted. Book about JB Malone
MV is looking for a reviewer for a new book about JB Malone, written by Michael Fewer.please contact admin@mountainviews.ie if interested. |
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| Jim Holmes 2021-07-05 12:28:37 |
The "not so common" Common Lizard
The "not so common" Common Lizard!!Spotted this Happy Chappy on the Wicklow Way, just after the bridge over the Dargle in-between Maulin and Djouce. "The common or viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) is Ireland’s only native species of reptile. This fascinating reptile gives birth to live young, a rarity in the reptile world, where most species lay eggs in order to reproduce. The lizard resides in areas such as bogs, coastal sites, grasslands and uplands is about 13cm long and hunts invertebrates like insects, spiders and snails". Courtesy Irish Wildlife Trust |
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