Hiking

Slieve Donard, the highest peak in the Mourne Mountains made famous by the Percy French song and until recently my nemesis (obviously being a bit dramatic here). I finally reached the top of Slieve Donard on an absolutely stunning day two weeks ago and it was worth...

Hanging Bridges of Los Cahorros Monachil Over the last fortnight we spent eight days traveling around Granada, Malaga and the coast, lots of driving and walking along beaches, through towns, villages and some natural trails in the Sierra Nevada. Even though we had...

Having never climbed any mountains before this year, I definitely made up for it during the month of March. Every weekend we climbed a mountain, as listed below and I have linked each mountain to the corresponding blog post here on my website. March 4th Slieve Binnian...

Climbing Slieve Donard 22/01/17 Quite a while ago, whilst sitting in our Camper Van at Donard car park in Newcastle Co Down, Alan suggested that we walk through Donard Forest and up into the Mourne Mountains. At the time, for various reasons, the main one being I was...

So the weather in Ireland can be very random (an understatement if ever there was one), we can literally have four seasons in one day and March can be a particularly random month. Now with that in mind, deciding to climb a few mountains over the March weekends...

Slieve Binnian – Silent Valley – Mourne Mountains So earlier this year, I climbed my very first mountain and managed to get to the Saddle in the Mournes, which is just shy of its tallest peak, Slieve Donard. Not bad going as I did the climb in my docs and jeans. I...