A Winter Walk | Sperrin Mountains
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- A 5 hour walk through Moydamlaght Forest to Eagles Rock and the summit of Mullaghmore Mountain in the Sperrins (N. Ireland's largest mountain range). Starting before sunrise had me finished in time for lunch. The walk was during a sustained cold spell and the mountain was frozen solid with some snow high up. Filmed on the GoPro Hero 9.
A short walk to Eagles Rock
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Beautiful winter hike. Thank you for sharing 👍
Cheers👍 A little sense of what it must be like in Norway during the Winter❄️ though we are back to the milder snow free weather here now.
The cold icey roads are a nightmare 😫 well done on dodging that! Love the crunch crunch sound and the colour of the ice in the sky behind you ❄️ 🏔 these views, wow and always nice to have a bench to admire them from too 🥰
A might impressive cliff line and sunrise, wow again 👏
Hope the DIY works on your camera, the Hero9 has been a headache for me, the Endro Battery has helped with cold crashes tho! 🔋
Loved this Gerry, great footage, editing and cinematography as always 😀
The snow showers on the horizon looked ominous 😬 ❄️
The frozen falls were great to see 👀 🧊
An ideal walk and well timed too 👍
Thanks for sharing your trip with us, have a great Christmas, Ceri and Kat ☕️👍💚🗺🫖
Cheers Ceri & Kat👍 There are only certain hills that I can safely get to in that weather and this is one of them (there is a school nearby so the roads are salted😊). It was a beautiful day to be out walking and to be up there in the snow and ice with those views was pretty cool😊 I hope the DIY works too. Have a great Christmas yourselves🎄🎅🏼
Fantastic place Gerry … was there the Sunday before ….. stunning 👍💪
Cheers Konrad👍 it is a fantastic spot👍😊
What a magical walk in the Sperrins, Gerry. The moment of complete silence in the dark, an incredible sunrise and the crunch of snow underfoot on the top. Thanks for posting and all the best to you and yours for Christmas.
Cheers Steve👍 It was a cool walk with not a breath of air and everything frozen solid at the start❄️ Always lovely to get walking in some snow which hasn't been that plentiful in the past few years, even on the hills. Have. great Christmas🎄😊
Unreal shots Gerry. You get the best of the snow up your neck of the woods. Beautiful spot. Just stunning.
Cheers Martin👍 The snow is always welcome, though hasn't been much (again) this year so far❄
so enjoyable winter walk... ❄❤❤👍
Thanks for sharing this amazing video!!! 😍😍😍
Cheers👍 Thank you for watching😊
Some stunning winter scenery Gerry, it looks a beautiful place for a days hiking ! 😃
Cheers Martin👍 it is a great hike for any season and can be added to for a fuller day of walking😊
Beautiful Gerry 👌 An area I've walked in and cycled both and it is even more lovely in the snow. The clarity of air and the definition of the hills in the distance due to the snow cover was amazing. I'd say the Sperrins are a better place for a wee bit of frost, hardens up the boggy ground ❄
Cheers Niall👍 I find that the Sperrins can be pure white with snow and somewhere further east like the Mournes will have no snow at all. They are such a large area and in the right place (like Donegal) to catch many of the snow showers that come in on a NW or N wind. I could see the white tops of the Derryveaghs and the Bluestacks clearly with the clear air on the northerly breeze❄️😊 A grand place for walking or cycling👍
Lovely walk, Gerry, and I was almost expecting a wild camp!! The snow and frost views were so good and that frozen waterfall was outstanding. I need to go and see this place! Perhaps I'm too much of a fair weather hiker! Happy Christmas, Ashley
Cheers Ashley👍 Always great to have a good weather day with snow on the ground, they are few and far between. You are definitely not a fair weather hiker, though I think we both appreciate the views that come with better weather☀️😊
Very nice hike around the Sperrins, such an awesome place and especially so in the snow.
Cheers Mike👍 I am always keen to head to the Sperrins when there is a bit of snow and to have those great conditions was a bonus, it is usually windy and misty with no views😊
@@gerrymcveigh True enough Gerry, the great weather windows are rare in the Sperrins.
Beautiful to start off with the sound of 'crunch crunch' gerry. I must say it is indeed a decent go to mountain there. I imagined with the views not far away the very same or similar winter throughout the ages. The ancient Sperrins with great ice waterfalls. Of course the temperature will drop in the night so it would be interesting to see it at 5 AM. No doubt fully frozen! Ah, buggers - they just throw that litter out of the window. Good on you though for the cleanup. Well, that was a good 5 hours bench views and all. Have a great weekend ahead. Mark
Cheers Mark👍 That crunch crunch is a good sound and one that has been rare the past couple of years here. It was a great way to spend a morning and was good for the heart, mind and soul😊
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure gerry. Good to hear of the sound - yeah warmer times for sure. Here's to heart, mind and soul.
Looked a cracking winter walk Gerry. I must get over there at some point. 👍
Cheers Kevin👍 It was just about perfect☀️❄️😊
W❤️W! Stunning m! Truly Awesome And Breathtaking Adventure! Cheers!🥂❤️✨
Thank You👍😊
Amazing snowy hike! Gorgeous light when the sun was low on the horizon. I loved seeing the snow covered Sperrin mountains. Amazing to see how the frost/snow set up on the fence, I guess the wind was blowing pretty steady. Cool frozen waterfall… it’s all so lovely! 👌❄❄💙👍👍 Happy New Year!
Cheers Jennifer👍 Not often we get snow here so it is appreciated when it comes❄️😊 Happy New Year😊
Looks wonderful Gerry. Must get up there some day
Glen, it is a pretty cool place👍 Eagle's Rock is a fantastic line of cliffs among the round rolling hills of the Sperrins and the forest is a great place for a walk. Views are stunning too😊
Amazing as always Gerry! Brilliant seeing stuff close to home
Cheers Jonathan👍 Mullaghmore and Slieve Gallion in the Sperrins are two favourite places to head to when there is a bit of snow❄️ partly as they are easily accessible and also for the brilliant views👍
Back later or tomorrow for a full watch on Stevie the TV 📺 hope you are well, Ceri and Kat ❤️💚🧭🗺🫖
Hello from Germany. Nice and helpful footage. Thanks and one Like👍. Have a nice day.
Cheers👍 it was a cool hike and it is not often we get good conditions like that here in N. Ireland❄️☀️. Have a good week😊
Very nice to see a cold one for sure big like
Cheers👍 it was beautifully cold rather then the horribly cold that we often get here❄☀😊
Very interesting video 👍 Thank you for sharing
Thank You👍😊
Nice one Gerry🙂👍
Cheers Troy👍 Always good to get a wee walk in the snow when it appears❄️😊
Fanstastic as always Gerry, have a great Christmas and peaceful new year.👌🏻👌🏻🥶
Cheers👍 Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year to you😊
Great stuff Gerry - lovely to see the snow and how white it looked against the blue sky! I was in Wicklow last weekend and managed to get far enough in to climb Knocknagun, no ones footprints but my own which was a lovely feeling and it looked like that for you on this walk at times. I arrived back to my car and my car key battery had died from the cold 🤭The poor GoPros really do suffer, I haven’t had mine out in cold weather yet, so you’ve reminded me of those challenges. Fab to see the snow and the accompanying sunshine revealing the great views of the Sperrins and beyond 😎 As a fellow 4 day weeker - how lucky are we!!
Cheers Miriam👍 I went down to 4 days a week earlier this year (with a pay cut) and wouldn't dream of going back😊 There are a couple of hills in the Sperrins that I can get to in snow and they are the go to places. I used to look at them covered in snow from afar when I was young and it is pretty cool that I can now be up there walking in the snow. The battery in the 9 is great in warmer conditions but it really struggled in the cold.
@@gerrymcveigh I’m the same Gerry - I can survive on the reduced wage and I’m grateful to have more time to do as I please. Great that you have access to decent hills when there is snow 👍 I’ve the GoPro 8 and I had plenty of challenges with it last winter…let the games begin when I take it out again! Enjoy your Christmas 🎄
Miriam, have a Happy Christmas🎄😊
Great video Gerry and lovely walk that one. I have good memories from doing it early last year and having ~ 2 feet of snow at the top. Moydamlaght forest is so tranquil in the snow, especially when the sun comes out and you can hear the patter of melting ice. Sorry to hear about your camera, hopefully it has a full recovery, nearly destroyed mine last week in the Mournes due to icy hands!
Cheers👍 It is great when there is snow just on those highest few hundred feet and you don't have to worry about icy roads😊 It is stunning around there at any time of year, though snow and ice do make it special, probably because we get so little of it. Hate trying to work a camera in cold conditions as my fingers just go numb😊 Have a good Christmas🎄😊
Happy new year gerry. May 2023 be full of awesome adventures. I'll be coming along and watching. Peace. Mark
Happy New Year Mark😊 Hopefully will see you walking, talking, swimming and camping in 2023.
@@gerrymcveigh Thanks gerry. yeah, I see a specialist Monday. I'm hopeful.
Lovely Gerry
Cheers Patrick👍 Always really cool to get in some walking in winter conditions here as they don't tend to last too long❄️😊
you timed the weather well, its a fresh looking one for sure...
Cheers Eddie, it was a perfect morning in glorious conditions. There is nothing as good as tramping through snow in clear conditions and feeling toasty in warm clothes. Even my fingers managed well as there wasn't much wind, usually they struggle.
@@gerrymcveigh jeez, you're selling it well. my issue is getting to the mountains, but after your vid i'll have to give it more serious consideration the next time. Also, in relation to batteries, there are official GoPro Enduro Rechargeable Batteries that are supposed to be better in the cold. i have them, but not tested in the proper cold yet, might be worth looking into.... thanks again, Ed
Will check out that battery👍
Another great video Gerry. Trust you get your other camera fixed. The snow provides a picturesque mountain scene. 👍 👌
Cheers Aidan👍 The Sperrins are always good with a bit of snow❄️😊 and hopefully I can get the camera sorted👍 enjoy the holidays 🎄
I was down there on the 'bike and hike' end of last autumn before the snow. Raging I missed it now.
Good stuff. 👍
Cheers👍 It can be pretty tricky accessing the Sperrins with snow on the ground though the road through Moneyneany is salted as there is a school there so it gets me pretty much to the carpark at Moydamlaght Forest without any difficulty👍 It's good in any season though👍
@@gerrymcveigh yeah it's a nice spot, can't wait to get back out all over Ireland. Spoilt for choice here.
The best view comes after the hardest climb😊
Very true👍😊
1st class as usual gerry. I've got so much inspiration and information from watching your videos. Keep up the good work my man. Subscribed and liked 👍
Cheers Paddy👍 Always good to hear that others find something useful👍 Have some trips already planned for the lengthening evenings😊
Brilliant video Gerry loved the cliffs. That cold still crisp winter weather is my favourite sort of winter weather. Surprised you didn’t camp, although I find it hard to find camp locations in the sperrins
Cheers David👍 It is a great walk that is pretty close to home and the weather was pretty much perfect❄️☀️ I have only camped in the Sperrins a couple of times and might try it a bit more this year😊
Merry xmas and hope you have a lovely time known you over a year now don't time fly debs xx 🧑🎄🎁🎄🤗....
Happy Christmas and New year🎄😊
What a beautiful wee morning hike in great conditions Gerry really enjoyed that thank you 🧡. Merry Christmas and a Happy new year to many more beautiful outdoor adventure next year 🙂
Cheers👍 Have a great Christmas🎄 and a Happy New Year too😊
@@gerrymcveigh thank you Gerry ☺️🧡
You are indeed a 'Wild' man Gerry! You know what you are doing. Each to their own. You must have felt that you were the last man on earth! Even your camera was turning off!!! Maybe trying to tell you something? lol I'm glad you brought a flask this time! I love finding old abandoned farms etc They leave you wondering about the people who tried to eek a living out of these places. Why I nt surprised that the carpark was empty apart from your motor? lol You are kinda special Gerry!
Tom, not many people about during the week in these places, not sure if there was any one else about at all when I was there. A wee secret - my soup was cold as I mustn't have boiled the water right😊 It was stunning to be up there walking through the snow with views for miles, maybe even to the Castlereagh Hills😊
Cold soup Gerry! You really are some guy! Hats off to you! You remind me of one of those early Arctic explorers, like Crozier!
No snow in the Castlereagh hills but plenty of treacherous ice sheets. My bike wouldn't start this morning after all those low temperatures! Aaaaaaah! Had to recharge the battery and then it rumbled into life.
All gone this week thankfully.
You take care!!!!
I admire you I've done it in good weather but to cold 🥶 but beautiful God bless you buddy
Cheers Paul👍 it was a great day and didn't feel too cold as there was very little wind, usually that makes the difference for me😊 Mullaghmore is a fantastic climb and gives superb views over a good part of Ulster👍
@@gerrymcveigh yes I know love all around there I've climbed a lot in the past but stay closer to the coastal routes now because I'm a poor old sod ha ha ha ha 😂
Can't beat a good coastal walk👣🌊
@@gerrymcveigh yeah especially hilly ones
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wow nice Gerry. Looks like you had a great time. I see you also use a go pro 9.
Cheers Ben👍 The GoPro really struggled with the cold and kept switching off with low battery even though it had plenty of charge. It as a fantastic hike❄️☀️👣😊
@@gerrymcveigh surprise suprise... Lol I've had the same issue. 33% battery life... Low battery and turns off.
@@gerrymcveigh yeah that was a stunning hike.
I had over 50% 😊
class gerry do you ever come across any gold panners on your travels
Sean, I have heard there is gold in them hills, though have never come across any😊
hi Gerry, im wondering what sort of boots you are wearing in this? i did a little bit of snow walking in Loughermore Forest in December there, and id like to try the Sperrins this winter, but looking at @6:05 im not sure if the boots im using at the moment would be suitable!
I think i had my heavy duty leather boots out for this one😊 They don't get out much as they are so heavy, though for snow and cold conditions they do the job. I do think leather has the advantage over fabric in conditions like this.
@@gerrymcveigh ah i see, yeah i think ill invest in some leather boots at some point down the line, and some gaiters too would be a good shout. cheers, gerry 😁👍