Wild Camping Mournes | Slieve Binnian Bivy
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- A walk in the Mourne Mountains of 23 km with 1,400m of climbing with a cold, misty and windy night camping among the tors of Slieve Binnian (over the Easter weekend 2022).
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Nice video with beautyful landscape and mystery moments, thank you.
Cheers Zoe👍 It was a cool trip and great to explore some new ground in the Mourne Mountains 👣😊
Cheers for this, I loved going round the Mournes when I did my Duke of Ed in school. Haven't been back since, but now in my 40s and after 2 years of 'rona related laziness and self destruction I'm ready to get out and feel the wind on my face. After such a long time away I'm back at level zero and your stuff is both inspiring and helpful, I never thought there'd be so many great wild camping UA-camrs in Northern Ireland!
Now that is cool that you are at the stage of returning to the Mournes after such a period👍 You will definitely feel the wind on your face😊 There is a great wild camping community on UA-cam and some great contributions from Northern Ireland. Appreciate that you find my trips helpful and inspiring and all the best for your own trips😊
Wonderful Gerry! I always enjoy your visits and videos of the Mournes, they're like a soothing balm 😊The terrain can appear so gentle and friendly in your videos yet its true power is spelt out too. Loved the rolling clouds/mist shots and the close ups of flowing water and flowers. I thought of a bird building its nest while watching you set up your bivy and taking it down the next morning - basic shelter that works so well. So nice to see the reservoirs, rivers and surrounding mountains - makes me want to get back there soon! Loved the atmospherics of the mist...a really nice watch!
Cheers Miriam, the Mournes are the place I was introduced to proper mountains and that has stayed with me. They are always cool to revisit and to plan trips that cover new ground. They are also brutal in their ascent and descent. It was cold and misty on the tops and definitely atmospheric😊
Such a wonderful and amazing sceneries, the lovely mountains and beautiful river I really love the nature waterfalls have a blessed day ❤️
Thank you👍😊 it is a beautiful place with those mountains and rivers and I really love the waterfalls too😊
Great scenery, loved those waterfalls too. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers David👍 it is hard to beat a good mountain river with waterfalls and I had a few this trip💦😊
That was a great hike Gerry, even though the views were somewhat curtailed due to the mist, lucky it wasnt frozen mist, { see what I did there .. } . Still pretty chilly for summer for dear sake. That ravine is def worth a visit. The cloud and mist time lapse with the accompanying music is up there with your best work Gerry. Big thumbs up mate. ATB Colin
Cheers Colin👍 this one was from Easter and it was the wind on the top that made the chill bite, even though it wasn't quite frozen❄️😊 I actually quite like being lost up in the mist and the feeling of being totally alone that it brings, not great for filming though. The Kilkeel River as it drops into Ben Crom Reservoir is a fantastic place to explore. The Mournes are hard to beat😊
Lovely area around the reservoir and up into the mountains! Pretty waterfall and creeks
Thank you👍 The Mourne Mountains are one of the most beautiful places in Northern Ireland👍😊
Another great backpacking hike! I can't wait for our backpacking trips lined up for the summer too. Beautiful capture of the streams .. they really look refreshing. Kind of windy and a cold night out in the backcounty.. but always nice to see that hot food the following morning. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you👍 I think the trip had just about all of Ireland's weather in the one day😊 I hope your summer backpacking trips are fantastic👍
You can't keep a good man down Gerry. You are some fit boyo! If I was ever going into the hills again you would be the man I'd want to be with! I was always struck by the silence of the Silent valley/Ben Crom and the lack of shrubs and trees on the slopes. I reckon some of the farmers are involved with setting fires to promote grass growth for their sheep. Fires happen across the water too at almost the same time of year. Fantastic views you are bringing home with you on camera!! You're a brave man in that wind and cold mist. Baltic! Aaaaah!
Tom, it is hard to know who has been setting those fires and they are so destructive to life and the environment. I just wish they would stop. There have been reductions in some of the sheep numbers in the Mournes and they do have an enormous impact on the landscape, stopping any of those shrubs or trees from growing. Hopefully as we move forward these wild places will return to a much more natural wild state and not just be overgrazed and lacking the enormous diversity that could be present. It was a great trip, even in the mist, and it was cool to explore new parts of the Mournes and have that baltic camp on Slieve Binninan❄️😊
Radio 2, Gerry?! I thought you'd be a 4 listener. He he he. Another brilliant video. A great guide to the trek you took. I love the soundlessness of a mist on the mountains. Love how it dampens and muffles and forces us to whisper. 10 out of 10 again sir.
Cheers Alyn, I do BBC Radio Ulster for the talking stuff and Radio 2 is good for the music😊 The mist was all encompassing and down out of the wind it was perfectly still and that is a strange feeling as it impairs some of the senses. It was a great trip and I enjoyed the night on Slieve Binnian and walking over some new ground fro em in the Mournes👍😊
I was very surprised to hear that there was parts of the mournes that you hadn't been to before 😄 I had a similar experience with the weather the other night, supposed to be nice and mild but it turned out to be baltic. This looked like another great bivy camp 👍
Jason, there is lots of ground to cover in the Mournes and I am slowly and surely getting there😊 I think we both know that the weather in the mountains always has to be taken with a pinch of salt and it can can have a life of its own, especially when the cloud lowers over the tops. It was a great trip and I enjoyed covering that new ground😊
Looked great Gerry Binnian always a lovely spot pleasure to watch mate
Cheers Colwyn, Binnian is always a lovely spot in all weathers😊
Lovely video Gerry.
I never realised there was that lovely gorge up the Kilkeel river at the head of the Ben Crom reservoir, somewhere to explore in future.
Fair dues to you in a bivy, I had my first solo wildcamp last weekend and I'd not feel happy without a tent! Thanks again for the inspiration to get out and camp
Cheers George, the Kilkeel River up from Ben Crom is a fantastic place to explore and I have never seen another person there in my travels😊 Well done on getting out and solo wild camping👍 Good to do it whatever you are using. I used a tent for years before the bivy bag😊 Here is to more trips👣😊
Graet hike. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Take care
Cheers👍 I hope you are having weather as glorious as we are having here in Ireland☀️
That was a quere dander Gerry, fit as a fiddle! Some crackin footage there as usual, the time lapse over to Binnian looked amazing. Always wanted to explore the west side of the valley, never ventured far of the Banns road but will have to make a point to visit that waterfall! Brave man spending the night on Binnian, no sign of the Binnian light 👻 down near the quarry!? Thanks again for sharing your trip Gerry, much appreciated!
Cheers Gary👍 the walk over Slievenaglogh and down to the reservoir is one worth doing and you could probably spend hours around the four rivers that drop into the head of the Silent Valley Reservoir. With the mist there could have been all sorts of lights and I wouldn't have seen any of them, ghost or not 😊 It was cool to spent the night on Binnian and I would return for an evening/night that was clear with some views.
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Hi Gerry- Wonderful to join you! Lovely area around the reservoir and up into the mountains! Pretty waterfall and creeks. Thanks for including the map, interesting that 4 rivers flow together there. You found quite a nice spot to camp, nice to have some shelter from the wind. Looks like your bivy kept you nice and dry! 😄👍 All the best - Jennifer
Cheers Jennifer, there was plenty to keep me interested on the trip and my camp spot worked well in keeping the worst of the wind at bay💨😊
Class matey. That looked a really good route you did. Thanks for sharing atb James
Cheers James, it was something different and I enjoy having a think about my routes in the Mournes and trying to take in places I haven't been to in a long time or haven't been to at all😊
Great video, Gerry, sorry you got my recent weather. Some lovely water and waterfall footage, though it did look cold up on Binnian at night. You seem to be able to find new paths and areas to explore, and new places to sleep! Regards, Ashley
Cheers Ashley, the weather wasn't too bad, though would have been good to have views on the top of Binnian😊 It was great exploring around Silent Valley Reservoir and the rivers👍
Love the misty mountains gerry. But wow a fire a month ago this early in the season. Black hands but beautiful views and ha a pole. Good to see you follow that river. The dam looks like the Claerwen in the Cambrians. Imposing but not as imposing as those mountains. You got some great shots there as you always do. The pitch looked idea - a natural shelter and a table but the sleep not so great. Next time. Well, another fantastic explore. I trust you're well. Mark
Cheers Mark, there have been quite a few serious fires in the Mourne Mountains over the past year, impacting significant areas of the mountains and most started deliberately☹️ Always good to follow a river, for a few hundred metres or many miles👍 I am well and I hope you are too.
@@gerrymcveigh Always a pleasure gerry. That's sad about the deliberate fires. It causes so much damage. Oh yeah them rivers get into us alright. You're a waterling I know that. Good to hear you're well. Yeah, I'm good.
Good sharing enjoyed watching always stay connected 🍈
Thank you👍
Good mourning Gerry, fantastic atmospheric video. Bivy bag on Binnian wow and with only one pair of socks ! Liked the showing of the route at the end. What your take on Doan being a good spot to camp ?
Cheers Merky👍 I have seen others camp on Doan and there seems to be spots to pitch okay. It is a wonderful viewpoint if you get the weather☀️ I know it is a busy wee top for visitors so like most wild camping a late set up and early departure before you get tramped upon😊
Hello Gerry, where abouts do you park when starting at that side of the Mournes? I normally park at meelmore lodge where it's safe for the car, but it's at the opposite side of the Mournes so a little far away, great video by the way, very inspiring for getting out in the wild
Cheers👍 I would use Meelmore Lodge too for an overnight trip. For this one I parked at the Silent Valley, it costs £5 which is slightly cheaper than Meelmore and is secure too. I would put a 'camping overnight' note on the windscreen to let the security staff know. Have used it a few times for an overnight trip and all was good👍
@@gerrymcveigh ah that's handy my friend, the silent valley area looks great for wild camping, and that car park is pretty close, thanks for the info Jerry :)
Carrick little is an other option. It's on the other side of Binnian there's two carparks up that lane beside the owners homes - £3 day / £5 night.
I'm curious about parking at silent valley did you tell them on the way in? I was under the impression they don't like overnight parking there.
I did leave a note on the dash that I was camping overnight so maybe that helped with letting them know there was no safety issue. I will try the parking at Carrick Little at some stage as £5 is a very reasonable price👍
Excellent video, shame about the mist, loved the time-lapses and music. What camera(s) do you film with?
David, the mist was sort of cool even though it meant there were no views from Slieve Binninan and it was great walking down the next morning in the still air with the thick mist. I use a GOPro Hero 9 for the talky stuff and a Panasonic Lumix for the other stuff😊
@@gerrymcveigh ah lunix, that explains why the quality is so good, I’m looking something to use instead of the iPhone for the non drone stuff
David the Lumix was an expensive buy though it works for my style of filming and have had it a few years. The GoPro is fantastic in so many ways and if I didn't do all those static shots it would be all that I would need.
Nice video. Do you have any recommendations for locations around northern ireland for first time wild campers? Looking to get into it but not sure where is best
Cheers Jack, the Mournes are hard to beat, somewhere like Lough Shannagh or Hen Mountain are pretty accessible and in stunning locations.
And I'd just commented on twitter about when your next camp was too👍🏼😄. When was this Gerry? I done Ben Crom Summit last Friday, it was superb 👌. Anyway, I see you've got cold feet again so I'd like to send you the same same pair of down bootie/ slippers i have to try as a thanks for the videos. Is there email I could contact you on?
Graeme, Ben Crom has perhaps the best views in all the Mournes down to the reservoir and is definitely a favourite👍 That is a very kind offer to help keep my feet👣 warm at night in the bivy👍 I would love to try them out , probably as we come into the cooler weather again, and you can get me at gerry_mcveigh@hotmail.co.uk😊