April 2013 9
Banff Mountain Film Festival – Belfast 2013
The Banff Film Festival was coming to town, the first time it had ever been screened in Belfast! This left no choice but for the HikersBlog team to head out for a night packed full of inspirational videos and emotive stories about some of the most adventurous men and women in the outdoor world.
Water, Water, Everywhere
As we made our way up the path to the Lamagan/Binnian col, the rain started to get heavy again, the stinging droplets working their way through my already sodden jacket, wicking its way through the layers beneath, til its cold touch found bare skin. Apart from the odd cold spot though, the hike up the […]
Video: Binnian Circular Route
Spud and I went for a walk around Slieve Binnian today, in some of the wettest conditions we have seen this year. Our clothes may have been soaked but it sure didn’t dampen our spirits. Check out the video:
Survival vs Sleep
After spending a freezing January night shivering, without sleep, under a poncho on Belfast’s Cavehill it dawned on me that what you can survive with and what you need to enjoy the hills are not necessarily the same.
Video: Spinkwee River Camp
On the edge of the Spinkwee river near Tollymore forest is a beautiful camping spot we like to return to occasionally. Here’s a video of one such camp last year:
Montane Prism Primaloft Jacket- Gear Review
I bought this jacket as a mid-layer of insulation that could be used for cold days on the hills and extra insulation for sitting around at camp. Used: September 2012 – Present Where: Mourne Mountains (temperate and snowy) Pros: Light, Warm, Packable Cons: Hood won’t fit over helmet, Side pockets are slightly low (That’s me […]
Ice axes ahoy
With all this unexpected snow I was chomping at the bit to have an adventure in the hills & with our planned Donard summit camp cancelled due to severe weather I just had to take advantage of Eamons offer to scale Bernagh. Leaving the house at around 9am the conditions were pefect,the sky was clear […]
Video: Alpine Conditions on Slieve Bearnagh
Unbelievable snow, ice and alpine conditions on Slieve Bearnagh in the Mourne Mountains – in April! A fun walk of one of the seven sevens, including some ice axe arrests.
Fight Night
I entered a White Collar Boxing match recently and found it to be an amazing experience. Having been into martial arts of various kinds I’d always thought Boxing was underrated as a native martial art to these islands. I wasn’t wrong: Boxing, I was to discover, has it all: conditioning, devastatingly effective self-defence and a […]