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Friday night, 7pm My new video: “Rough – Wild Camping in 45mph Winds: 4 Things You Must Do.” Filmed in the Mournes in conditions that definitely kept me awake. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay safe and steady when the wind won’t quit — this one’s for you.
#Walkwatchers #WildCamping #HikingIreland
#Walkwatchers #WildCamping #HikingIreland
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Friday night, 7pm My new video: “Rough – Wild Camping in 45mph Winds: 4 Things You Must Do.” Filmed in the Mournes in conditions that definitely kept me awake. If you’ve ever wondered how to stay safe and steady when the wind won’t quit — this one’s for you.
#Walkwatchers #WildCamping #HikingIreland
#Walkwatchers #WildCamping #HikingIreland
Morning hit different.
The wind eased.
The whole ridge was silvered with frost.
A reminder that no matter how wild a night gets… dawn always brings a new version of the mountains.
#MountainSunrise #FrostLine #NorthernIreland
The wind eased.
The whole ridge was silvered with frost.
A reminder that no matter how wild a night gets… dawn always brings a new version of the mountains.
#MountainSunrise #FrostLine #NorthernIreland
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Morning hit different.
The wind eased.
The whole ridge was silvered with frost.
A reminder that no matter how wild a night gets… dawn always brings a new version of the mountains.
#MountainSunrise #FrostLine #NorthernIreland
The wind eased.
The whole ridge was silvered with frost.
A reminder that no matter how wild a night gets… dawn always brings a new version of the mountains.
#MountainSunrise #FrostLine #NorthernIreland
There’s something surreal about pitching a tent in the kind of wind that makes the fabric hum.
But once the light goes on inside… the whole world shrinks to the size of a warm shelter and a cup of something hot.
#CampingLife #NightHike #Mournes
But once the light goes on inside… the whole world shrinks to the size of a warm shelter and a cup of something hot.
#CampingLife #NightHike #Mournes
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
There’s something surreal about pitching a tent in the kind of wind that makes the fabric hum.
But once the light goes on inside… the whole world shrinks to the size of a warm shelter and a cup of something hot.
#CampingLife #NightHike #Mournes
But once the light goes on inside… the whole world shrinks to the size of a warm shelter and a cup of something hot.
#CampingLife #NightHike #Mournes
Sometimes the Mourne Wall feels like an old friend.
When the gusts hit 45mph, it becomes a guardian.
A place to catch your breath, steady your steps, and keep moving forward.
#MourneWall #WildCamping #NIHiking
When the gusts hit 45mph, it becomes a guardian.
A place to catch your breath, steady your steps, and keep moving forward.
#MourneWall #WildCamping #NIHiking
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sometimes the Mourne Wall feels like an old friend.
When the gusts hit 45mph, it becomes a guardian.
A place to catch your breath, steady your steps, and keep moving forward.
#MourneWall #WildCamping #NIHiking
When the gusts hit 45mph, it becomes a guardian.
A place to catch your breath, steady your steps, and keep moving forward.
#MourneWall #WildCamping #NIHiking
35mph winds straight in the face — you can feel it before you even take the first step.
There’s something strangely addictive about starting a walk when the mountain makes its intentions clear.
Cold air, low cloud, no promises… just the way I like it.
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland
There’s something strangely addictive about starting a walk when the mountain makes its intentions clear.
Cold air, low cloud, no promises… just the way I like it.
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
35mph winds straight in the face — you can feel it before you even take the first step.
There’s something strangely addictive about starting a walk when the mountain makes its intentions clear.
Cold air, low cloud, no promises… just the way I like it.
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland
There’s something strangely addictive about starting a walk when the mountain makes its intentions clear.
Cold air, low cloud, no promises… just the way I like it.
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland
“Dark” — the new Walkwatchers film.
A quiet journey through night on the Mournes.
Live on YouTube tomorrow at 7pm
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland #WildCamping #MindfulHiking #OutdoorLife #NightHike
A quiet journey through night on the Mournes.
Live on YouTube tomorrow at 7pm
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland #WildCamping #MindfulHiking #OutdoorLife #NightHike
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Dark” — the new Walkwatchers film.
A quiet journey through night on the Mournes.
Live on YouTube tomorrow at 7pm
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland #WildCamping #MindfulHiking #OutdoorLife #NightHike
A quiet journey through night on the Mournes.
Live on YouTube tomorrow at 7pm
#Walkwatchers #MourneMountains #HikingIreland #WildCamping #MindfulHiking #OutdoorLife #NightHike
And then morning.
Mist, stillness, the sound of water running somewhere below.
It’s like the whole landscape forgot to wake up.
Mist, stillness, the sound of water running somewhere below.
It’s like the whole landscape forgot to wake up.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And then morning.
Mist, stillness, the sound of water running somewhere below.
It’s like the whole landscape forgot to wake up.
Mist, stillness, the sound of water running somewhere below.
It’s like the whole landscape forgot to wake up.
The tent goes up, the rain starts again.
You sit there in the glow, soaked through but safe, listening to the mountain breathe.
You sit there in the glow, soaked through but safe, listening to the mountain breathe.
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The tent goes up, the rain starts again.
You sit there in the glow, soaked through but safe, listening to the mountain breathe.
You sit there in the glow, soaked through but safe, listening to the mountain breathe.
When the headtorch goes on, the world shrinks to a small circle of light.
Everything else becomes a feeling — wind, rock, heartbeat.
Everything else becomes a feeling — wind, rock, heartbeat.
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
When the headtorch goes on, the world shrinks to a small circle of light.
Everything else becomes a feeling — wind, rock, heartbeat.
Everything else becomes a feeling — wind, rock, heartbeat.
Sometimes the light just runs out.
You think you’re racing the sunset — but the mountain always wins.
You think you’re racing the sunset — but the mountain always wins.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Sometimes the light just runs out.
You think you’re racing the sunset — but the mountain always wins.
You think you’re racing the sunset — but the mountain always wins.
I love exploring in autumn. Yes it can get a little more uncomfortable when you have to battle the rain, but it's a time of change, a time of movement. Nature seems to be in preparation for sleep, in readiness for what is to come. #hikingireland #hikinguk
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I love exploring in autumn. Yes it can get a little more uncomfortable when you have to battle the rain, but it's a time of change, a time of movement. Nature seems to be in preparation for sleep, in readiness for what is to come. #hikingireland #hikinguk
My view. And look at those colours! The Autumn palette seems to underline the beauty of these mountains. #mindfuloutdoors #camping #hiking
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
My view. And look at those colours! The Autumn palette seems to underline the beauty of these mountains. #mindfuloutdoors #camping #hiking
Shelter from the elements. Lovely wee spot in the Annalong River Valley. Always good to create your safe space first, then you're ready for anything.
#wildcamping #solocamping #mournemountains
#wildcamping #solocamping #mournemountains
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Shelter from the elements. Lovely wee spot in the Annalong River Valley. Always good to create your safe space first, then you're ready for anything.
#wildcamping #solocamping #mournemountains
#wildcamping #solocamping #mournemountains
Autumn barrels on and the landscape is changing. Warm, windless and wet.
#camping #hiking #mournemountains
#camping #hiking #mournemountains
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Autumn barrels on and the landscape is changing. Warm, windless and wet.
#camping #hiking #mournemountains
#camping #hiking #mournemountains
Perfect. The weatherman may have got it wrong but the mountains made it right. Spent a drier, calmer night beside Ben Crom Reservoir than I expected. Brilliant
#mournemountains #mournes #hiking #wildcamping #camping
#mournemountains #mournes #hiking #wildcamping #camping
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Perfect. The weatherman may have got it wrong but the mountains made it right. Spent a drier, calmer night beside Ben Crom Reservoir than I expected. Brilliant
#mournemountains #mournes #hiking #wildcamping #camping
#mournemountains #mournes #hiking #wildcamping #camping
New video tomorrow at 7pm. The weather promised wind and rain, my backpack offered cover but the mountains provided shelter. When the forecast was wrong, the mountains made it right
#camping #hikingireland #hikinguk #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcampingireland #adventure #hiking #mournemountains
#camping #hikingireland #hikinguk #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcampingireland #adventure #hiking #mournemountains
October 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New video tomorrow at 7pm. The weather promised wind and rain, my backpack offered cover but the mountains provided shelter. When the forecast was wrong, the mountains made it right
#camping #hikingireland #hikinguk #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcampingireland #adventure #hiking #mournemountains
#camping #hikingireland #hikinguk #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcampingireland #adventure #hiking #mournemountains
The neighbours. Slieve Bearnagh from my camp on Slieve Meelmore.
#slievemeelmore #slievebearnagh #mournemountains #camping
#slievemeelmore #slievebearnagh #mournemountains #camping
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The neighbours. Slieve Bearnagh from my camp on Slieve Meelmore.
#slievemeelmore #slievebearnagh #mournemountains #camping
#slievemeelmore #slievebearnagh #mournemountains #camping
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The weather was very changeable but made the adventure all the more exciting- it's autumn after all.
#irishweather #mournemountains #slievemeelmore
#irishweather #mournemountains #slievemeelmore
October 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The weather was very changeable but made the adventure all the more exciting- it's autumn after all.
#irishweather #mournemountains #slievemeelmore
#irishweather #mournemountains #slievemeelmore
Hiked up across Spellack to Slieve Meelmore of the Mourne Mountains. I swear my legs were busted but what a great overnight on the mountains.
#mournemountains #slievemeelmore #wildcamping
#mournemountains #slievemeelmore #wildcamping
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Hiked up across Spellack to Slieve Meelmore of the Mourne Mountains. I swear my legs were busted but what a great overnight on the mountains.
#mournemountains #slievemeelmore #wildcamping
#mournemountains #slievemeelmore #wildcamping
I love Slieve Binnian. The Mourne Mountains are decked out in rust and gold splendour right now and I am here for it!!!! Sunrise is always particularly special. The view over the Irish Sea is spectacular. #sunrise #mournemountains #irishsea #slievebinnian
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I love Slieve Binnian. The Mourne Mountains are decked out in rust and gold splendour right now and I am here for it!!!! Sunrise is always particularly special. The view over the Irish Sea is spectacular. #sunrise #mournemountains #irishsea #slievebinnian
A lot of my time on a mountain is spent eating!!!!!!!! Here is a lovely photo of me making Beef Stew on Slieve Binnian! New video coming on the YouTube channel on Friday evening #campcooking #beefstew #campfood
September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A lot of my time on a mountain is spent eating!!!!!!!! Here is a lovely photo of me making Beef Stew on Slieve Binnian! New video coming on the YouTube channel on Friday evening #campcooking #beefstew #campfood
Spent another amazing night on Slieve Binnian in my little OEX Hyena. I swear it looks more like a cuttlefish than a hyena! Great wee piece of kit #oexhyena #camping #wildcamping
September 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Spent another amazing night on Slieve Binnian in my little OEX Hyena. I swear it looks more like a cuttlefish than a hyena! Great wee piece of kit #oexhyena #camping #wildcamping
Another miserable day in the mountains! Ha ha ha! Autumn is in full swing but just look at this weather. Northern Ireland is enjoying some early autumn rays.
#mournemountains #camping #hiking #campcooking
#mournemountains #camping #hiking #campcooking
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Another miserable day in the mountains! Ha ha ha! Autumn is in full swing but just look at this weather. Northern Ireland is enjoying some early autumn rays.
#mournemountains #camping #hiking #campcooking
#mournemountains #camping #hiking #campcooking
And this is the moment I knew my night wasn't going according to plan! New video available on YouTube on Friday @7pm
#hiking #wildcamping #mournemountains
#hiking #wildcamping #mournemountains
September 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
And this is the moment I knew my night wasn't going according to plan! New video available on YouTube on Friday @7pm
#hiking #wildcamping #mournemountains
#hiking #wildcamping #mournemountains