Was going to climb this mountain as part of my Lugnaquillia day out climb. It was -3C when I started out from the Carpark & foggy. I decided to stay off paths & found took a route directly upwards through the forestry land which has now been cleared but a few trees. Going was hard with all the slippery logs & branches lining the path. I cross the road a couple of times but continued to go upward. It was nice to see herds of deer less than 40ft away from me. Eventually I came to a near vertical slope with great views to the glenmallue valley below. I decided to negotiate this straight up. It was a difficult & dangerous climb. There are lots of small hollows covered by heather & plenty of rocky overhangs. I eventually got up this & met up with the path of the edge of the ridge. Quickly got off this & made directly for the summit. Got there & was about to head over to Lug when I realised my rucksack had ripped & my phone had dropped out. I re-traced my climb but no luck so if anyone finds a Sagem my401x on the slopes let me know. Overall climb time was approx 2 hours Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/40/comment/2600/