Wild Camping in Ireland | Slieve Snaght Bivy | Inishowen | Donegal
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2022
- A walk and wild camp on the summit of Slieve Snaght mountain on Inishowen in Donegal.
The Collins Press Guidebooks:
www.theirelandwalkingguide.co...
Slieve Snaght:
mountainviews.ie/summit/250/
GPX track
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Explore Inishowen:
www.govisitinishowen.com/wp-c...
Music:
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I've said it before and I'll say it again Gerry, you make beautiful content. Practical, informative and beautiful. Another great journey, thanks for taking us with you.
Cheers Alyn👍I will have 'practical, informative and beautiful' as my mantra😊 It was cool to go back after a long absence and there are a few more hills around there that I would like to spend the night on😊
Hi Gerry - Great camp at Slieve Snaght! I've seen quite a few frogs this summer, so it was fun to see that you found one too! Pretty pink heather and tumbling water! Loved seeing the views from the summit and the clouds rushing over and into the next valley. Seems like it's windy more often than not, but I guess it's good to keep the bugs away... probably a great trade off :) Thanks for sharing your trip, very peaceful to follow along :) Atb ~ Jennifer
Cheers Jennifer👍 Ireland is definitely a windy country😊 It has been pretty settled over the summer and we will see what Autumn brings😊 I would take the wind over the bugs any day👍 Always cool to spot a 🐸 when out walking, though it doesn't happen that often. It was a a lovely and peaceful trip😊
Hi Gerry. We 'discovered' the fabulous Inishowen peninsula back in 2018 when we had a wee mid-week break at the Redcastle hotel. What a fascinating hidden treasure trove of stories, people and interesting places. We travelled right around the coastline and were amazed at what we stumbled across. Your video gives us another kind of view of the place that we really didn't see.
Tom, I love Inishowen too👍 I have stayed there a few times, renting houses for the week, something Covid has interrupted and which I would like to get back to next year. There is tons to see and do with beaches and mountains galore. The trip over on the ferry from Magilligan to Greencastle is cool (if still going) and saves loads of time and miles👍
Lovely clear footage as always Gerry. Really nice combination of shots and sounds. still not convinced about sleeping in a bivy, have thoughts of been woken by a sheep licking my face 🤐🐑. Looking forward to your next trip.
Cheers Andrew👍 Have only ever been troubled by the Mourne fox which stole my back pack looking for food🦊😊
Spectacular scenery - what a wonderful walk & camp spot - thanks for taking us along! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
Cheers Karen & Shannon👍 it was a great hike and wild camp😊
That’s a great wee guide book from Adrian. I’ve been working my way through it and done that one last Tuesday. Unfortunately Snaght was completely enshrouded in mist so I got no views at all. The upright rocks on the summit in the mist made it a haunting experience! Thankfully it cleared up by the time I got to Main.
Hard to beat Donegal, just love it. Thanks for sharing your experiences again Gerry.
Pat, I have quite a few of those Collins Press Guidebooks and definitely don't look at them often enough for some inspiration👍 It is a great book and doesn't leave much out for walking in Donegal and Sligo👍 I sometimes struggle with the motivation in thinking about a trip and this definitely helped. Did you meet anyone else on your trip?
@@gerrymcveigh Gerry I’ve done approximately half the walks in Adrian’s book and could count on one and a half hands the amount of people I have met while out meandering :-). On this occasion however I did run into one of the landowners at the start of the walk. He was out tending his sheep. Friendly sheep farmer with absolutely no issues with walkers.
Think I have one more walk up that way ( Ragtin More ) then I am more or less done with Inishowen. I see you’ve done that one before too. Can you remember if there was any decent camping spots? I don’t plan to do the Urris hills as I done them at the start of summer.
W❤️W! Stunning! Cheers for more awesome and breathtaking adventures!🥂❤️✨
Thank you👍😊
Nice one Gerry 👌 Getting chilly enough these evenings for the bivvy I'd say but not much space up there for a tent 🏕 Yet more inspiration to explore my own county 😎
Cheers Niall👍 There was a definite chill in the air for that one with the fresh northerly breeze, though it was all cosy in the sleeping bag. It is a fantastic rocky top with all those cairns and has superb views on a good day and is very accessible.
Hello Walking & Wild Camping In Ireland! Thanks for the very nice video! I saw it with great interest! Great! Have a nice day!
Thank you👍😊
What a lovely spot... My wife and I made it to Slieve League and Malin Beg yesterday. Long trip but delighted that is now done.
Malin Beg has to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Ireland👍. Was there a hot summer a few years ago when it burnt the feet on the sand and there were dolphins jumping out in the bay😊
@@gerrymcveigh wow sounds fantastic
Fair play to you Gerry for getting a sleep up there. Last time I was up there was New Year's Day 2019. Mist came in all around and the wind was howling. I was sat in that wee cairn trying to heat my stove and dry my outer shell, with no success. Had to use my compass to get off the mountain as the mist left me disorientated. But it's a great hike despite the slog through the bog. Speaking of alcohol litter. I found a six pack of Guinness cans lying on a pile of peat when I was walking down. Couldn't get more Irish litter than that. 🤣
Chris, was that a full or empty six pack😊 The weather wasn't too bad for me so spending the night was cool, wouldn't have fancied a howling wind in January though❄❄
@@gerrymcveigh It was a full six pack but i didnt have the energy to carry it all the way back to the car at Drumfree. 😄
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Some speedy running there Gerry! 😎 No one around and having the place to yourself - I still find it amazing and truly satisfying that so many places on the mountains or next to the coast in Ireland can offer so much solitude. Loved those fast rolling clouds you captured 👍 The bivy looked a great choice for that rocky summit with a flat green space amongst them! Nice to see another area explored, I haven’t climbed Slieve Snacht and it’s one for the near future I hope. And a new season begins….🤗
Miriam, I am constantly amazed like yourself that there are no other people in these stunning places when I go there, even on a weekend. Maybe we just have so many stunning places😊 It had been many years since I was last up in these hills and it was cool to return. It is a mountain that is usually prominent when looking northwards from the Sperrin Mountains. Bivy is the way to go if the weather allows😊
Im confused, i was just watching just your video miriam and i thought u were camping on slieve snaght so i looked up more youtube videos and then your video gerry was just uploaded a day ago, then i seen your comment miriam that you havnt climbed it yet...im badly confused by the whole situation lol. Both great videos, i love watching them all 🙂🏕
@@livinginmyownlittleworldad1905 🤣 your confusion is very understandable!! I'll solve the mystery for you - there are actually two mountains called Slieve Snacht in Donegal and I've only climbed one of them. The one I climbed is in the Derryveagh Mountains and the other one that Gerry captured here is in the Inishowen Peninsula - a bit further north. Thanks for watching my little trip up to the other one! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy 🤣 thats great thank u. Its brilliant just watching ppl exploring these hidden gems in ireland. I think it adds more to the video by doing these great adventures solo, the views are amazing.
Another great video Gerry, a splendid narration to describe the scene, Tks
Cheers Mick👍 It was a cool wee micro adventure basically an evening and a morning, something I could and perhaps should do more often😊
Nice video Gerry. Loved those time lapse of the clouds rolling in. Interesting topic about meeting someone, especially when your talking about it in the dark, could have been quite frightening if you had😲You captured some beautiful wee plants.
Cheers Aidan👍 I thought there might have been someone up there late evening perhaps heading down before darkness but there was no one. I am not sure if I have ever met someone after dark on a mountain. Not much in terms of biodiversity with the sheep being present though it is always cool to see some of that mountain ash and oak clinging on in the little river valleys👍
Love the videos. Me and my friend looking to get into some Bivy camping soon. Looking forward to the next one 👍
Cheers Gavin👍 It is a fantastic way to be close to the environment rather than being enclosed in a tent and is my preferred option😊 The weather has to be right though and a tent has its advantages, especially if there are midges😊
really enjoyed this climb, here topped off with a super place to camp what isn't there to like
Cheers👍 It was a cool trip with a great wild camp😊
Great video Gerry as always. Although it was a micro adventure for you it seemed to be just as enjoyable as your longer trips and it was just as good a video too. The little frog was pretty cool, I have seen a good few out and about lately and your close up shots of the plants were class 👍
Cheers Jason👍 I am usually out for 2 full days walking and the overnight camp so an evening and a morning felt more like a micro adventure in some ways. There are a few other places in that part of the world that I would like to spend a night and the same approach would work, especially as the evenings close in😊
Wonderful video as always Gerry, cheers Pal ! 😀
Cheers Martin👍 A great hill to return to after many years and even cooler to spend a night on the summit😊
I like the new hat! Nice not to have the brim blowing around in the breeze anymore I bet. Great video as always!
Sean, I have worn that other hat to its destruction as it was so comfortable and the peak folded so it was easy to carry in the pocket (which was its downfall)😊
Frist class video great place to be
Cheers Noel👍 I hadn't been up there for many years and felt it was time to return. Didn't have the best of weather on top though it was a good trip😊
Yeah I'm sure the ground is quite wet. You have the place to yourself. Nice. Great views from up there.
The ground wasn't too bad with all the dry weather we have been having though in normal conditions it would be a very different story💧💧😊 It was really cool to be the only person up on the summit of the mountain👍
@@gerrymcveigh im sure you were delighted 👍🏻
Very good again Gerry.
Cheers Patrick👍 Always good to revisit a mountain after many years to rekindle the memories😊
Nice walk !😊 The small top at the start had a peculiar shape, I'd love to see some videos of yours further south if you could bear the long drive🚗🚗
Troy, a great wee walk👍 There are a ton of mountains I haven't climbed in the SW. A wee cottage for the week might be on the cards for next year. Had a great week in Dingle a good few years ago.
@@gerrymcveigh sounds like a great idea 👍 I've seen a few of the older vids in Kerry🙂🙂
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Thank you from Ireland to Bali👍😊
Enjoyed that gerry - yeah every little counts. I'm speaking of the bottle you took away. So, good to see the Scottish mountains. We see the Black Mountains from Hereford - their a big black wall rising to 800 meters. Hey, nice one for including the rivers. We love that as waterlings. Cheers gerry. Have a great week ahead. Mark
Cheers Mark👍 That northerly wind opened up the views and I could see what I think were the Paps on Jura which has to be over 100km away. It is always great to walk alongside and explore rivers and hear those soothing sounds💧👍 Have a great week ahead too Mark👍
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure gerry. Hey, good on the wind. Wow, 100 K away - that's an odd feeling. As for the rivers - yeah love them sounds and just the encounter. I will have good one.
Looked like a lovely route Gerry, the signage looked really well done although probably one of the worse sounding mountain names in Ireland. The timelapse and music was great. That looks like heavyduty stove you use. Isn't it funny, you spend half the night trying to get to sleep when wild camping, and when you finally do its almost time to get up.
Cheers David👍That was my first ever stove and it made an appearance as I couldn't find where I had put my much smaller and lighter Pocket Rocket😊 There are some nights it seems to take forever to get to sleep and it makes getting up in the morning so much harder😊
Great wee video as usual Gerry. I don't know if you are on commission but you should be. Just ordered that guide book as I would love to do a few hikes that direction.
Cheers Alan👍 You wont be disappointed as it is a great wee book taking in many of the smaller and less visited hills and mountains of Donegal👍 All brilliant walking😊
Nice camp and video. Cloudy day but nice vies. 👍
Thank you👍 The ☀ waited until I was off the mountain before making an appearance😊 and the air was brilliantly clear with that northerly breeze, perhaps coming all the way from Norway😊
Brilliant matey
Cheers James👍 It was a cool wee adventure with an evening, a night and a morning😊
Unreal Gerry. That cloud inversion time laps was something special. What a great camp. Your some man for the bivys. Great spot. What burner is that you use? I don't need anymore burners 😂 just curious. Great video sir.
Cheers Martin👍 Bivy all the way if the weather works👍 That was an old Vango stove as I couldn't find where i put my Pocket Rocket. Its the one I used when first going wild camping and still works great though is about 3 times the size and weight of the Pocket Rocket😊
"I can see Scotland!! I can see Sligo!! I can see across to county Antrim and the Sperrins!!" Hmmm. But he can't see Derry?? Amazing how walkers roam around Donegal, Tyrone, and Antrim...seeing EVERYTHING!!!!!! but Derry. No Derry. Derry, not mentioned!!
Thank you for mentioning (and reminding me) Derry which is a beautiful county, within which much of the Sperrins sit - the county line for Derry/Tyrone passing over the summit of Sawel Mountain.
100% leave no trace good man fair play most people I see have no respect, good video .
Cheers Tony, the only way to travel is with no trace👍
Great shots, makes me want to see more of Ireland than Dublin. Which camera are you using?
Cheers👍 Lots of great walking out west😊 I use a GoPro Hero 9 for all the chatting and a Panasonic Lumix for all the other shots.