Tag Archives: Ireland

Karst Adrift

Posted on November 3, 2016 by

LOTS of interesting stuff happens when you go walking without a map in a strange country. You see things you didn???t expect to see. Conversely, you don???t see the things you expect to see because you can???t work out how … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Caving, Climbing, Environment, Footpaths, Geology, Hiking, Industrial archaeology, Karst, Mountains, Potholing, Rivers, Ruins, Walking | Tagged , , , , , | 31 Comments

Almost Picture Perfect in the Coniston Fells

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

THIS is such a promising start. The early-morning sky is dark and clear; frost cakes windscreens and grass verges; the Lakeland peaks stand pale and ghostly at the head of the Duddon estuary. It is the perfect day for climbing … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Environment, Explosives, Footpaths, Hiking, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Quarrying, Slate quarries, Walking, Weather | Tagged , , , , , | 29 Comments

What Does Adventure Mean to You?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

DO you work in a factory, an office, a shop, or drive a company van? Are you a member of parliament, unemployed, a doctor, a refuse collector, a teacher or the chief executive officer of a multi-national corporation? Maybe you … Continue reading →

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Days Like This, No 5: Ireland’s Deep Secrets

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

DAWN breaks over Belfast. A van and a minibus rattle through the city and head down the main road towards Dublin, stopping only at the cross-border road block on the hills above Newry where a British squaddie peers at our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bronze Age, Camping, Caving, Environment, Geology, Hiking, History, Industrial archaeology, Mountains, Potholing, Ruins, Vikings, Walking | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

Slieve Muck, Moal Chobha???s Fort, Veering, Visibility Good

Posted on July 5, 2013 by

McEff is again let loose in the Mourne mountains . . . Continue reading →

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Mourne Mountains: Slieve Binnian and Second Impressions

Posted on June 26, 2013 by

Northern Ireland’s best-kept secret ??? the mountains of Mourne . . . Continue reading →

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Above the Glens of Antrim

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Above the glens of Antrim, the hills roll on for ever . . . Continue reading →

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