Wild Camping in Ireland | Corannabinnia Bivy | Nephin Beg Mountains | Mayo
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- A 26.5km walk with 1,250m of ascent in the glorious Nephin Beg Mountains in County Mayo. Perfect weather conditions with a notherly breeze and strong sunshine. Starting at Letterkeen Wood and following the Bangor Trail before taking the spur to Glennamong Mountain and then to Corannabinnia for a summit bivy. A beautiful evening watching the sun go down in the far west of Ireland. A return trip the next day taking in Ben Gorm Mountain and a beautiful corrie lough (Lough Doo).
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Man you really did get the weather for that walk. Just beautiful, Gerry. Beautiful images as always. Amazing mountain. Loved the scramble too. Those rocks on the ridge are epic and in that evening light they are so beautiful. Thanks Gerry
Cheers Alyn, it was great weekend with warm weather and long spells of sun☀️ (and yes I did get sunburn🔥). I love the Nephin Begs and all of Mayo and after Donegal it is my go to place👍 That is a beautiful wee arête between Coraannabinnia and the SW Top.
Absolutely stunning mountain view .
Thank you👍 it is a beautiful place😊
Lovely ridge walk
Done it from North and from South and great either way.
Thanks Gerry for sharing
Cheers George, I have now done it in both directions and agree that it is great either way👍😊
Well done Gerry, great images, thanks for sharing !
Cheers Mick, it was a fantastic trip when just about everything felt perfect👍😊
Another superb adventure Gerry, Mayo is beautiful in all weathers and you have showed the Nephin Beg range in all their glory, that sunset was gorgeous. Love how all the names just roll of your tongue , thats from spending years in the mountains doing what you love best. Nice one Gerry.Colin
Cheers Colin👍 It was a great trip, as it always is in that part of the world😊
Wonderful! Gorgeous mountains and views over the coast- I can see why you love this area of Ireland! I really enjoy your video style of including moments of calm and nature, very peaceful and relaxing. Great that you had a 10:00 sunset, lots of evening to enjoy… and nice to have a breeze to keep the midges at bay. 😉
Beautiful Ireland! 👌👍👍
Cheers Jennifer, the mountains and coast are a beautiful combination as you know👍 The sunset was stunning and it was one of those trips that pours calm and relaxation into every sense in the body😊
Beautiful range of mountains Gerry , my camera bag is screaming at me to head that way.
Peter, I have heard about those talking camera bags - top of the range😊 I think you would love it👍
What a brilliant route! You have the greatest knack of timing the weather to perfection 👏👏👏 Mayo looks *almost* as nice as Donegal when the sun shines 😉
Cheers Niall, I keep a close eye on the weather for those days in the far west of Ireland☀️👍 I had been wanting to return to Glennamong as I had no views the last time I was there many many years ago and it was worth the wait. Mayo is almost as nice as Donegal😊
Another great video Gerry. What a beautiful mountain range.
Cheers Kenny, it is a stunning mountain range and a pretty quiet one which adds to its beauty👍😊
That ridge looked well dodgy 😄 The shot at 12:40 was class, what a stunning view for a brew. I'll have to make sure I get up that way myself soon. Great bit of bridge dancing by the way 🕺 😄
Cheers Jason, the Nephin Begs are well worth a visit👍 and that wee ridge is a favourite😊 It was a glorious evening and a great spot to watch the sunset☀️ I still think more practice is needed for the dancing😊
@@gerrymcveigh you're a natural 😉😄
I heard a cuckoo calling right at the start Gerry! Wow! Never seen a wee bridge like that before! It certainly does the job! You're right up there with the angels looking down! Fantastic views Gerry as the sun drops down. some of the climbing you are doing looks a tad dangerous so take care! You look as if you are on top of the world! There are never too many others around doing what you are doing!!! It's largely an empty world. Watch yourself you don't get blown away! Midgeeees! Aaaah! Another fanatstic walk climb scramble racked up Gerry! Wow!
Cheers Tom👍 the sound of the cuckoo is great and I could listen to it all day. It was a great viewpoint to watch the sun going down and I do think the sunsets out there are hard to beat☀️😊 I always do take care and I couldn't resist a bit of scrambling on that ridge😊 It is amazing that I can have places like this all to myself and I am not complaining😊
Gerry Such an amazing adventure...I'm definitely doing that this summer :) I've two months break from work so :) you're an inspiration as always ☘️
Cheers Merky👍 a 2 month break sounds like an amazing opportunity to do all sorts of things, including visiting the Nephin Begs😊
Amazing views Gerry brilliant video.
Cheers Chris, the views out there are always amazing (unless lost in the mist😊)
Great video and very well shot. I have done the bangor trail before so I know that area is not easy to walk but you make it seem effortless. Great bivy spot and spectacular views really great job on this video keep up the good work 👏
Cheers👍 that whole area is just superb for walking, even with the wet and the midges, and the views from North to South Mayo are just stunning👍
hi friend this is a good vedio, keep the spirit friends and greetings
Thank you👍😊
Stunning views
Cheers👍 it is a beautiful part of Ireland and Corannabinnia is a really cool mountain😊
You got great conditions Gerry. You captured the amazing views. We were there in August 2020 on a beautiful Sunday evening, we were a bit zapped from a hard weekend of hiking and did the horseshoe from West to East but the views were worth it.
Cheers Patrick, the conditions were just about perfect, slightly less wind would have made it perfect👍 It is a stunning area and I am continually amazed that I do not meet other people when out on the Nephin Begs.
Loved the wee jig at the end 😂🕺
Cheers😊 that probably sums up how I was feeling about such a brilliant trip👍😊
Stunning place beautifully captured. Such a wonderful spot to set the bivi . Gerry you've got me on to using a bivi , just recently got myself one . A totally different experience, you definitely feel more at one with your surroundings.
Cheers Mark👍 Brilliant that you are using a bivy, it is so open to the elements and a more immersive experience than being closed away inside a tent😊👍
Absolutely stunning 🤩
Cheers👍 it is a magical area and Corannabinnia is a fantastic mountain😊
Ha nice one ! Great vid as always 👍
Cheers Troy, a beautiful area as you know well👍
Great video 😁
Thank you👍 It was great to spend a night in such a beautiful part of Ireland😊
Nice,,,
Thank you👍
Another top video mate. I just completed mount olympus Greece, wish I had your camera skills to record it in its glory.
Cheers Stu👍 I am sure Mount Olympus was a cool climb. It is nearly impossible I think to capture all that the senses can take in when on the mountains😊
Hello Gerry, an epic location as always! Those peaks are absolutely stunning no matter which way you look at them. Another really well-put-together video, love your style of filming and the way you set the scene with atmospheric shots. Very cool.
Cheers Mark, it is a spot I had wanted to go back to as it was so epic and it worked out well with the weather to get those stunning views👍😊 Appreciate the very kind feedback👍
Wow Gerry. They are very impressive mountains. Stunning day for it. Your knowledge of the peaks always impresses me. The longer evenings are a blessing for bivy camping. Another one for my bucket list. Hope you are well Sir. Excellent video once again.
Cheers Martin👍 The Nephin Begs are a great range that I have been returning to for many years and it is a fantastic time of year to be out with that light so late into the evening👍
Easy to see why they’re possibly your favourite mountain range Gerry! Looked like a wonderful trip with blue skies and a strong breeze to keep you sane at dusk. Was this the June bank holiday weekend? I’m thinking it might have been the same nice weather I caught a few weeks ago out west 🤔 The ridge looked spectacular, a great scramble and you obviously enjoyed it! Wonderful captures as ever of the surrounding mountain views and landscape. An inspiring watch as usual 👍😊
Cheers Miriam, you have got the dates right with that fantastic weather☀️👍 The Nephin Begs are really special in my book, partly because of how isolated and quiet they are - it is a rare thing to meet another person when walking these mountains. That ridge is way cool and is one that you can be as daring as you want, with an easier option always available😊
Looked like a nice and relaxing trip Gerry, beautifully captured as usual, brought memories back of a trip I done a couple of years back with a few mates down the trail. That wee scramble up the south west ridgeline really looked exhilarating, class! What a view from your bed, that time-lapse of the sunset was amazing, good for the soul. Loved the shots of the wildlife too, maybe I'm just weird but the slug looked class in 4K 🙂 Thanks again for an inspiring adventure, ATB Gary.
Cheers Gary, it was a really relaxing trip and was like a power up - if you can remember those old video games like Super Mario😊 It is a stunning area and that is why I keep going back time after time. Corannabinnia is such a cool mountain and that ridge is awesome👍 You cannot beat sunsets in the the west of Ireland and it is good for the soul. I am always admiring the slugs out on the mountains😊
Hi Gerry, another great video, fantastic aerial view of the lake with the shimmering light. That wee hike across the arete looked a bit dodgy, one foot wrong and it could be a nastly fall? fantastic views.
Cheers Aidan, it was just stunning looking down on the lake. It was only slightly dodgy😊
Great hike. Wonderful mountain scenery. Wishing you a wonderful weekend and atb
Thank you👍 You can't beat wonderful mountain scenery no matter where it is in the world😊
Brilliant mate, would love to do a bit of exploring with you sometime
Cheers Dave, it would mean you would have to take me pike fishing in return😊
@@gerrymcveigh anytime mate you more than welcome
Beautiful filming and narration as always, Gerry. I was watching the evening time-lapse sequence and thinking...what on earth are those white creatures in the foreground? Still scratching my head when you then came on and explained what they were. I was gobsmacked, as in my ignorance I didn't even know there were mountain hares in Ireland. I knew the Irish hare is distinct from English or Scottish hares, but that was all I knew. It seems the lowland hare is a sub-species of the mountain hare, from what I have managed to find. Wonderful creatures. Shame on me for knowing so little about them. Were they grey or still white from their Winter coat? It was hard to tell from the film. I will mark out your route on my Ballycroy National Park walking map, with a view to using it in September if I get lucky enough with conditions. Although I am sure they will be rather damper than you had for your trip :). Thanks again for the work you put in on these great videos.
James, I think they were sheep🐑 though I did rewatch to double check and didn't see anything else. The mountain hare is a wondrous thing to come across, usually disappearing at great speed. As far as I am aware they do not get a winter coat here in Ireland as the snow just doesn't last for any length of time, unlike the Scottish Mountains where it stays for months. There is fantastic walking all around the Nephin Begs, though I would want good weather conditions☀️ for a visit too😊 Thank you👍
@@gerrymcveigh Haha, I thought the white coat thing was a bit puzzling as the snow even on the high tops is usually pretty fleeting in Ireland due to the gulf stream influence being much greater than in Scotland (also the relative low altitude of the tops and latitude difference to typical Scottish mountains in the central Highlands here); and so it makes no evolutionary sense for the white coat....visible to predators and all that. I think the time-lapse threw me as it was hard to read the movement of the animals. That's my excuse anyway :). Yes, I have been lucky enough to see the mountain hares here with the remnants of their winter coat in Spring and they are quite shy creatures for the most part. In one glen I was at they seemed very numerous, but according to what I read, local populations can vary a lot. There is also to some extent a persecution problem from some landowners who consider them as competition for grouse, which are reared for toffs to shoot at. Very sad, but hopefully not too widespread, as it has become a political issue here now, which is good. Yes, I have walked a small section of the Bangor Trail in normal conditions....and it was very, very boggy. So I am hoping for favourable weather this time around. North Mayo can be very wet once Autumn sets in, as you will know yourself :)
Good evening, great video and worth watching beautiful my friend. I wish you good night. Welcome to my channel
Thank you👍
Hi pal, just come across your channel through "rambling on" channel. I really like your style with the still shots and natural sounds, it's really relaxing to watch. I've subscribed anyway bud, keep the vids coming 👍 🙏⛰️🥾❤️
Cheers Bob👍 subbed back😊
Whats going on with the cuckoo’s this year. Ive been to the comeraghs and Galtees a few times this year and heard them
Not sure what it is, though it is really cool to hear them👍😊
Great video Gerry! I’m guessing but was that 4-5th June? If so we missed you by a few hours on Saturday 🙂
Cheers Mark👍 It was the weekend before (28/29) so you must have good weather on your trip too☀️ I have only met one other person on the mountains in all my visits to the Nephin Begs (not including people on the trails lower down) and this trip was the same (not saying I wouldn't have wanted to bump into you though😊).
@@gerrymcveigh We’d exact same weather and did the Glendahurk Horseshoe the following weekend. Stunning up there. It was our first time actually and will def be back to camp. Keep up the great work… looking forward to your next post!
Your fam must worry a lot with all that “scrambling” you do! Beautiful video as always, those patches of trees- do they grow like that naturally or are they cut like that?, and those clouds are so awesome- that’s time lapsed when they move that fast?
Cheers Clarissa👍 The scrambling felt airy though wasn't too difficult😊 I send regular posts back through social media to update family on where I am at and there are not too many places in Ireland without mobile signal (though there are definitely a few). There are very few trees on the hills due to sheep eating pretty much everything before it has a chance to grow, though when you do come upon isolated trees they look amazing. Hopefully all this will change as we go forward as upland grazing is reduced. Yes I did do a few Timelapse's of the clouds as they lowered in the evening.
@@gerrymcveigh Claressa, not Clarissa, not a sheeple😁😁but I do love those shots of being above the clouds on your other vids.
Cheers Claressa😊
@@gerrymcveigh Cheers to you Gerry, hope you are doing well, looking forward to another video 😏