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CaptainVertigo
2010-09-24 20:51:36
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Terror is in the Eye of the Beholder
Some day I will recount my part in a mountain incident in Wicklow in February 1984 which required the involvement of Bray Civil Defence, the Gardai, Loughlinstown Hospital, and a host of others, and during which I was obliged to nibble at my own extremities in order to stave off starvation. The narrative, when it is eventually published on this site, will be subdued, demure and matter of fact. It will be left to the reader to spot parallels with Scott of the Antartic, Tom Crean and Bare Grills. My youthful experience caused me to have great interest in the business of survival on the mountains, particularly when the elements are in full spate. So when I noticed the headline on this week's Donegal Democrat I simply had to have it. The newspaper is to be praised for the prominence and detail of any front page article dedicated to the mountains. But, dear reader, I will leave it to you to assess whether this particular piece ultimately satisfies. Please: no accusations of sneering in the face of human terror! The mere fact that I will not genuflect to hyperbole does not make me contemptous or condescending. Google Donegal Democrat Mountain and form your own view. |
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Misty Morning Hills. |
tomlug48 3 days ago.
Coming down off Djouce in the early morning and gazing at the beautiful mist shrouded silhouettes of the south Wicklow hills . |
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Cullaun: A quick bag. |
TommyV 2 weeks ago.
Aidand's directions are spot on. The road that looks like an entrance to a house actually leads into a forest, it is rough but manageable if you drive very slow. I drove as far as an old abandoned... |
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Mauherslieve: Mother of God!! |
TommyV 2 weeks ago.
What can I say about Mauherslieve? It really is one of those mountains that will have you asking yourself "What am I doing? Started out at the livestock pen mentioned by csd. It is important to no... |
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Drumnalifferny loop |
David-Guenot a week ago.
Exploring Drumnalifferny as to bag the NE top. Fantastic views once the clouds lifted. I also spent some time to clim... walk, Len: 8.6km, Climb: 542m, Area: Drumnalifferny Mountain, Donegal NW (Irel |
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Coomura Mountain: Prairies and precipices |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 2 weeks ago.
Teetering on the northern edge of the extensive plateau extending north from Knocknagantee in the Dunkerrons, Coomura Mountain presents very differing forms of complexity depending on viewpoint. I... |
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Knocknacusha: There and back again |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 3 weeks ago.
You can start at Ballaghisheen, a mountain pass V671 792. Space here for 3-4 cars. Ballaghisheen is at just over 300m so the climb to the top at around 551m is not a great strain. There is a sign ... |
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Cooneen Hill: Very average |
TommyV 2 weeks ago.
Nothing to add to simon3's directions. Like quite a few of the hills in North Tipperary, this one is through a Coilte forest track to begin with and then the tough push through some horrible groun... |
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Meenteog: Squat and steep-sided summit on Glenbeigh Horseshoe |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 3 weeks ago.
Lumpen in its higher reaches but very much steep-sided lower down (especially to the north), Meenteog is the first of the higher, more dramatic summits on the Glenbeigh Horseshoe if walked clockwi... |
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Scarr: Three ridges, many routes and good views. |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 weeks ago.
Scarr has three useable ridges off it, to the north, south and east. The easiest perhaps is the Glenmacnass Waterfall carpark O11380 03009 (notorious for break-ins). From here head for the north ... |
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