Miriam, what am I to do?!?! I've watched all of your lovely vidios now..I tried so hard to pace myself, to draw out the experience as long as possible; though I have to admit that sum days I couldn't resist &watched several..haha..But they're all viewed &I have to say it was a real pleasure..truly! The shorter films were all beautifully shot and very well edited..but I much prefer the longer films, especially when you talk to the camera..You're really good and your natural warmth and friendly nature illuminates the videos..You have a gentle vulnerability, a shyness that is so very endearing..They say confidence is an attractive thing, but I couldn't disagree more..Folk who are too brash &full of their own importance seem everywhere these days..So your unassuming gentleness and seeming reticence to be in front of the camera is so sweet (but we're all glad when you find the courage to do it..haha)..I bet you find compliments very uncomfortable &difficult to take, so I'll try to not over do it..But please accept my opinions as sincere, and after all, they are only my opinions; so mean nothing in the grand scheme of things..Not only do I get the sense that you like to be on your own, you openly admit it; so for you to make these films and let us, the viewers "in" to your world, a little, feels like a real privilege..To walk with you through such an ethereal landscape..&I genuinely thank you for sharing that..I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your adventures, and really do hope you film some more..I think this is one of my very favourite walks you've done..They'reall beautiful, but this is one that I would love to do myself someday..I've enjoyed having a yarn with you (all be it a virtual yarn..haha)about your films, and I hope to continue this in the future(hint, hint..more films Miriam..haha) As I said before, it's been such a pleasure..truly! 😊
Thanks very much Tim! That’s all very lovely of you to say 😊 Nice to hear you especially liked this one - what a place to camp with no one around!! Nice to hear you’ve watched all the videos I’ve uploaded too…fair play to you!! 🤩 Yeah it’s a weird one, posting videos has an addictive quality to it yet another part of me doesn’t like it (as you’ve heard me say before 🤦♀️) I bore myself with my tooing and froing with my UA-cam angst 😉 We’ll see if there will be more. Something a little different I think if (when) I do something again..I’ve been mulling over something, but I’ll take my time with it. I feel a bit done with the style of recording trips and capturing the journey - in saying that, I could be eating my words and find myself doing it again very soon! It has happened lots 😎 Nice to have your support along the way anyway, it’s very supportive when I can hopefully sense someone is being genuine with their encouragement! I’ve enjoyed the banter to date too!! Cheers 😊
Ah thanks so much Hanora!! Such a lovely spot to spend the night and a really enjoyable hike. I just love that anyone would watch these videos, its a real buzz for me 😍 And…..thank you so much for meeting me today, it was the perfect ending to a great trip! Such a surprise and a great treat…a real pleasure to meet you in person!! xx
Thanks very much Peter 😊 Such a nice walk and especially when not bothered by vertigo type symptoms. I loved it!! Delighted you enjoyed it, that’s so nice to hear!
What a great place and hats off to you for beating your fear. Last week we were on a cycling break in the Mayenne, following an off road route. It went down hill for a long way to the river Ernie. The bridge no longer existed and to get across there were massive boulders in the water. Since falling from a tree I have a lack of steadiness and getting mine and my wife's bike across left me with legs like jelly! It was worth it as the ride, though hard, was beautiful. Thanks a lot for sharing, I know making these videos is a lot of work.
Hi Colin! Thanks for your message - Coumshingaun really is a beautiful place and I’m so glad I finally got back to visit and put those demons to rest 😉 That sounded like a challenging traverse alright - great you were able to move the bikes and hopefully the jelly legs passed quickly!! A bit of challenge is definitely nice, but those ones that push the boundaries a lot take a lot out of us ay!! Sounded like a great trip you both had 😊 Thanks for watching and your message!!
A great wee video Miriam! It really captures both the atmosphere of the location and the majesty of the ridge. The drone footage especially was excellent. I did not realise that there were such ridge walks in Ireland. In places it was a bit scary indeed. It brought back memories of a ridge walk here in Scotland that I completed many years ago - the Aonach Eagach in Glen Coe. As you mentioned, it also is not one you should attempt with a fully laden backpack!! Congratulations on facing and conquering your fear!!
Thanks very much Michael for your lovely message! The mountains and ridges in Scotland will outshine us a lot but we certainly do have some amazing mountains of our own. I’ve so much yet to explore over here but I do hope to visit Scotland this year to sample some of your lovely landscape! Coumshingaun is a great spot and I was so relieved that I didn’t have a bout of vertigo like symptoms again! Thanks so much for watching and your comment - I really appreciate it 👍 Hope all well for you in Scotland!
Thanks very much! Such a nice spot to play with the drone - thankfully there was no wind to make it an easier task. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your message! 😊
Thanks very much MarcosR - Coumshingaun certainly is a beautiful place to hike and I was very glad to get back there to do the walk again with no vertigo incident to make it uncomfortable! 😊
Hi Karl - it certainly is, it keeps me very entertained anyway!! Really nice to be able to get out to the wild to walk and camp - I feel very lucky to be able to anyway 😊
Coumshingaun Lough looks great and a good days dander in the Comeragh Mts. Hope your heel mends soon Miriam as you couldn't be carrying those bits a plastic guttering about everyday 🤣. The drone footage is super. Loved it!
Plastic guttering 😂😂 I know!! Hopefully it’ll keep improving over the coming weeks and I’ll never need to bring it along again!! I only mentioned it as I was a bit conscious it might have been spotted in some shots - looked like I had raided a hardware store on my way up a mountain 😂 Thanks for watching - turned out to be a great little trip and a wonderful walk. Thanks for the morning giggle 👍
What a stunning place, and well done for doing the bit that freaked you out the last time , autumn before last on my Scottish tour I was on Skye , pulled into a tiny car park at the base of a Munro called the Blue mountain...got chatting to this couple and their baby and they said oh we’re climbing it tomorrow the weather is gonna be beautiful.... so I thought maybe I should do that ( I’d no experience with mountains) , so I went back the next day and set off up the trail with some water, sandwiches and chocolate.... I was soon thinking wow all those years of collecting firewood in the woods and cycling etc. Have put me in good shape, I’ve really got this 😁 .... and I did have it going up, coming down was another story, my boots were a bit lightweight, and trekking poles would have helped a lot ... I was pretty wrecked by the time I got back to the van, but so pleased with myself that I’d done the Blue mountain at sixty seven...it was fantastic. I took lots of photos from the top 😁. Than for the video Miriam, awesome 👌✨✨👌
Thanks David - it was great to finally get back to this lovely spot! I’ve got a big love for mountain lakes - I’m off today to the Galtee Mountains and have chosen a route that will take me to 4 lakes with a plan to camp at one of them (here’s hoping there is enough of a breeze and that midges won’t be an issue!) No cameras today - I need plenty of trips with no camera 😊 Brilliant that you got to climb Blue Mountain and to manage it safely enough - a great sense of achievement for sure!! I would love to get over to Scotland this year at some stage for a little trip (although there are still too many places for me to see here!) I got a lovely book on the Munros at Christmas which I need to look at again to inspire me to book a ferry! I was on Skye once before but it was long before I had started wild camping so I’d love to visit it again 😎 Thanks for watching this video and your message and I hope you have a lovely weekend - we’re having glorious weather here this weekend!!
Just discovered this channel after seeing you name checked by Gerry McVeigh. I've done a lot of irish Mountains but haven't done this loop. Wonderfully candid, splendidly shot and shows our Fair Isle for what it is, heartachingly beautiful.
Thank you George for your lovely message! I’m delighted you got to see this video and that you enjoyed it, that has made my evening!! 😊 I agree we have a wonderful country and there is so much I’ve yet to discover, I will never be bored or disappointed with our fantastic landscape. Coumshingaun is definitely worth a visit! Great to hear you found the channel through Gerry’s mention - really nice to hear! 👍 Thanks again!
Beautiful scenery Miriam and I’m glad you were able to face your fears. I love the adventure of getting to the top but have only climbed 3 mountains Croagh Patrick, Errigal and Sturrion
Hi Annie - it’s a lovely feeling for sure! The adventure is such a nice feeling - you’ve climbed some lovely mountains and you’re making me excited for the adventure again!! 😉 Thanks for your message!
Lovely to see your footage and share your perspective/experience. I climbed up from the opposite side from you and chickened out to look over the edge because it was windy and I was alone and had no training. There's a big waterfall and I had to cross its river. When I got to the top I ate my lunch and then saw a dark cloud so I left. I climbed up on pure adrenaline but coming down was tricky. Particularly crossing the river from the opposite side and also I didn't have a satnav on my phone so I got a bit lost 😂. It was a great experience though and nobody else knows what an achievement it was for me! Thanks for the video
Hi Jermaine - brilliant that you got that sense of achievement, it’s a lovely feeling!! River crossings are always a pain for me and I inevitably take a dunk when I’m using rocks to cross 🫣 I can imagine it being pretty scary and dangerous on top with wind, I was lucky that there was very little wind both times I visited. Lovely to receive your message, thanks so much 🤗
Oh that’s great Richard! Such a magnificent mountain lake and great that you were there mid week when it was hopefully a little quieter than the weekends! Thanks for watching the video and your message!! Have a great Christmas too 😊
Brilliant post Miriam, Im waiting until Feb before im out again, cold clear frosty im hoping for, You always get lucky with the wind for the drone lol, everytime im out its blowing a hoolie so the drone stays in the pack. Brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍
Not long til February now John!! 🤗 Oh Lord I don’t always get lucky on the wind but the forecast was definitely showing it to be good for Friday and it played out like that. The next morning it was a lot stronger so it would have been more difficult the following day - it would be rude to let a wind free day escape without throwing the drone out!! Thanks for watching and your message and I’m looking forward to seeing your future adventures 😊
@@WildCampingIreland cheers Mark - its luck when any of the drone shots work out! My GoPro batteries all died due to the cold weather for the second half of the walk so thankfully I had enough drone shots to show some more of the views. A great place when it's still to fly the drone for sure!
I absolutely love that hike but my first time doing it I couldn't believe how dodgy some of the sections were. Fair play for getting back there and doing it. Sorry to hear about your heel, hopefully it will be back to normal soon. As usual the drone footage was class, it really helps to show how vast the landscape is 😁
Cheers Jason! I remember my friend saying - ‘they should have a warning somewhere’ about how difficult the hike is. I’m not sure who ‘they’ are but it’s not a straightforward climb up a hill for sure! Yeah it was great to get back there and see what its truly like as the first time around once I had that experience, it was hard for me to take pleasure in the rest of the walk as it took a good while for my body to find it’s balance and relax. Deep down I was pretty sure it was a freaky experience but that’s not to take away from the fact that it is a tough climb in places especially when you’re totally unfamiliar with it! Great to get back there again and to have the lake to myself (and the sheep). Thanks for watching the video and getting in touch, appreciate it!! Yep - delighted with how well my foot held up, just need to not go too mad thinking I’m able for everything and send me backwards. I needed that boost!! 😎👍
Thanks Jimmy! And thank you for watching 👍 Yes it really is a beautiful place and I'm so glad I got to experience it without that nasty vertigo type experience happening. I really empathise with those that suffer with it on an ongoing basis - my brother has it and I've seen how it impacts him, such a horrible experience to not have balance. It makes you completely helpless - even walking on the flat, I needed support. Great that it didn't visit on this trip again. Thanks for your message!
Very nice video Miriam, stunning location, great to see another video from you, im adding that place to my bucket list 😀, all round excellent content, well done👌👌
Cheers Ben! A stunning location is right - the most impressive mountain lake I’ve seen to date and a very nice place to pitch a tent too 🤗 Great to be able to get back out and about again, instead of being at home frustrated with my foot! Thanks for watching and your message, great to hear from you 👍
@@MiriamKennedy I was watching it and just imaging over millions of years that created the lake and the surrounding area, truly amazing looking place. Need to get back out myself, doing work to the van at the minute, getting ready for some adventures this year, look forward to your next adventure 👌😁👍
Hah!! Don’t get too settled on the sausages Wendy - I’ve been known to mix it up and keep you all guessing 😎 Thanks for watching the video and your lovely comment…a great spot to spend the night!! Hope all well in Delhi 👍
Thanks a million Adam! Great to get out again at last, I had really missed my tent and stove 😊 A stunning spot is right - great experience to soak in the atmosphere of the rugged landscape. Thanks for watching and getting in touch, lovely to hear from you!
Brilliant Miriam. You chose a place that was certainly set to inspire awe and do you know what they say that scientifically awe is proven to be good for us. Another thing good for us and good for you here was testing that boundary. Well done - new worlds emerge. I hope your foot gets stronger. You know I know about injuries - frustrating. Well, all the best for the week ahead. Mark
Thanks very much Mark! Oh I know you know about injuries for sure - I remember having such sympathy when I first heard you describe your injury and the inability to get out and do what you enjoy - little did I know very soon after that I was to face into my first ever real injury in fairness! I’ve been jogging all my life and never picked up any injury but it eventually caught up with me - wear and tear finally stopped me in my tracks. I had found progress so slow and really had not expected my foot to perform so well this weekend. It was a such a great gift to be given that reprieve and to see it’s actually getting strong at last! I hope yours is getting a bit better too 🤞 Glad you liked the spot Mark - pretty special place to spend some time alright…it has filled me up for the week ahead 👍 You take care too and catch you soon!
@@MiriamKennedy A real pleasure Miriam. Hey, were getting to that age where we have to warm up and watch how we do things or at least prepare properly. I stick my foot in a large tub at home - freezing cold water and cold pack wrapped around my hurt ankle/shin. I leave it there for 45 minutes - really penetrate the damage and then boil up some water - add to cold (just enough) and leave my foot in for another 45. I've been doing that every night for two weeks and my injury has taken a turn what with stretching etc. Try it - get a mop bucket cheap. Glad to hear the spot and time has filled you up for the week. Just the job. I will take care - you to. Peace.
Great you’ve found something that’s helping! We need all the little boosters that things are improving that we can get our hands on 🤗 I’ve been doing the ice following any stroll for the past few weeks but hadn’t done heat. Another one for the armour 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Oh yeah we need them tools Miriam. Heat is important. Let the cold sit for a bit then heat it back up and get some blood flowing back in there. It will feel beautiful afterwards - before bed do some ibuprofen and keep the inflammation down.
I was waiting for this. Absolutely loved that Miriam. Christ I was so Jealous. Its rare to get that place to yourself. Love it. The lake was so calm. Well done with your ankle skinny dip. Brave woman 😁. So happy for you. You conquered many goals on that hike. Pushing your limit and testing your injury. Very happy for you. Really am. Go you.
Thanks very much Martin!! My ankle skinny dip 😂 Yes - that took a lot of courage, only that I had started icing it at home otherwise I couldn't have willingly taken on that challenge! The last time I camped at the lake there were other campers there - so nice to have the place to myself as you said...not many who choose to camp out in January it seems! A lovely spot for a night away having only camped once in the previous 2 months (the forest camp with myself, yourself and Jeremy). This little trip filled me up although I now know I can hopefully keep building slowly to get back to full recovery! Thanks for watching 😊
Hi MsChipmonkey - thanks for your message! I hope you find recovery soon enough - Coumshingaun will be waiting for you so you’ll have plenty of time to get there when you’re feeling stronger. It’s a beautiful spot (especially when it’s a bit quieter during the week 😉) Wishing you well with your recovery!!
Cheers James! I’m very glad I returned to do it too - it’s such a beautiful spot and I knew that even if my foot didn’t feel up for the bigger walk I could handle the hour walk from the Carpark to the lake and just play with the drone. A wonderful place to camp and soak in its magic!! Thanks for watching the video 😊
Thanks Jerry - a vertigo experience is very similar to fear. Having stood up I lost all sense of balance and it took hours to regain a state of equilibrium. Continuing to hike with that loss of balance was utterly terrifying is all I can say! That's what I learnt from my second time doing the loop - the experience from my first trip was vertigo rather than traditional fear. At no moment did I feel freaked out the second time thankfully 🙂
Hi Miriam! A beautiful camp spot and a stunning, tough hike! Great that you overcame what stopped you last time👍 Sometimes carrying a full pack when you're tired, you do just get that feeling that any slip is going to be your last! 😁 Don't blame you for missing out on a swim! Me neither👍😁
Thanks very much Des! Yeah, definitely think the heavy pack contributed to a bit of a vertigo incident that last time, as even on the flat I felt unsafe after my dizzy spell. Great that it didn’t happen this time and that I learnt a little bit more about myself. A gorgeous spot to pitch for sure and I’m definitely a scaredy-cat on the cold water!!! Thanks for watching the video and your message 😊
Miriam, always good to camp on a Friday night👍It is a beautiful spot and there is a good bit of exposure climbing above the lough. Spent a couple of nights there many years ago when exploring the Comeraghs and had it all to myself😊 Fantastic drone shots of the ridge climb and over the lough👍 A great looking camped an amazing place to have all to yourself. You bring back painful memories of my heel a few years ago until I got my flat foot sorted😊 Lovely to see you out working with and overcoming the challenges👍
Cheers Gerry - a Friday camp is fab for sure, I work a 4 day week so it’s a great chance for me to get away and still have weekend time for the other life stuff! A wonderful spot to have to myself, loved it!! The heel frustrations - definitely helpful to hear of others struggles with it too! This trip has at least boosted my confidence that it’s on the mend - not out of the woods yet but hopefully getting there! Thanks for watching 👍
Another great video Miriam, gorgeously shot. Thanks for showing us these beautiful parts of Ireland. Hopefully the lake water will be a miracle cure for the ankle! Remarkable to think that glacial activity alone has left us with these amazing places to experience. Cheers and thanks again
Hi Chris - thanks for your message! You're very welcome and thank you for watching the video, I'm thrilled that anyone would watch it 🙂 Pretty remarkable alright the beauty that nature leaves us to enjoy, very special! I've no doubt the lake water will have provided some help - it was certainly cold enough and there has to be amazing power in that beauty 😉 Take Care!
Well done on getting that climb done, should be proud of yourself, iv done that a few times and still remember my first attempt but what I can say is iv never seen Coumshingaun look so good, the footage in your video is absolutely spectacular, thanks so much for sharing, hope the leg keeps mending and best wishes for your adventures in 2022 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Niall! It was a great day to do the hike - so much easier to send the drone out when there is very little wind, makes it a little less nerve racking but then to have clear visibility made it very special too. I definitely wanted a clear day for this walk incase I found myself in trouble. Thanks for watching the video and your positive comment, really lovely to hear! 🤗 Hope all is going well for you so far in 2022 and wishing you well for your upcoming trips!!
Hi Declan - thanks very much!! 😊 I’ve great fun with my drone, a bit nerve wracking but amazing what they can capture! Hope you enjoy it if you go for one!! 👍
Fabulous video The map looks more like a Scottish map ! You have so many nice mountains in Ireland it could be the Scottish mountains I love Good idea leaving the weight at the camp I have often toppled with 16 plus kg on my back luckily not on a cliff ! Keep em coming What a spot and so quiet Really enjoyed it
Great - delighted you enjoyed it, such a lovely place to hike and a beautiful place to camp. Really quiet on this particular day and night thankfully! 😊
Your video work is really 1st class Miriam & I am very envious of your drone abilities. I have a drone & none of my work turns out as good as that. Your lakeside pitch was lovely. A nice place to settle down after the sun goes down to enjoy John Creedon on the wireless & maybe read a few chapters. Thank Miriam. Stay safe.
Thanks so much Colman for your lovely comment! I’m using a Mavic Mini 2 and to be honest I feel it’s luck if I ever get a good shot. I don’t feel it’s much skill on my part at all, they’re a great drone for the size of them. The shots where it’s circling around me - they are preprogrammed functionality so I just have to press a button and don’t have to control it at all. I can’t take any credit for those at all! The pitch site was fantastic for sure - flat as a pancake and I could hear the water lapping through the night as the breeze started to increase. Loved it! Thanks for your lovely message!! 😊
Great video again Miriam. You had decent weather to show off one of the best mountain corries in Ireland. I was there last July, but the pea-soup, low-lying clag deterred me from going up high, and I settled for a low level wander round the shore. Thanks for putting the camping location in on the OSI Map screenshot at the end!! Regards. ATB, Wadirunner.
Hi Wadirunner - thanks for your message! Yes, the weather worked out well thankfully. The forecast looked good in terms of wind and visibility so I jumped at the chance! I wanted decent weather to try capture this beautiful corrie as you said. Shame you couldn't climb high back in July but I know a walk around the lake is very special too. Really nice place to spend some time. Thank you for the suggestion on including the camping location - it took me a while to remember how to include an arrow on the screen again 🙂Thanks for watching!
Yes it’s a really beautiful mountain lake 🤗 Really nice place to spend some time and send the drone out to work!! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
Thanks very much Stuarty - it’s an amazing spot for sure, I’m not sure if there is a nicer mountain lake in the country, well it’s the nicest I’ve come across to date for sure! Delighted I went back to put that little scare to bed - hopefully it’ll never happen again either 🤞 Thanks for watching and your message 👍
Thanks very much for watching the video! Yes its a lovely place for a hike and to fly the drone - very special place to see and be in. Really glad it worked out for me to be able to visit it again. Take care over there in Denmark! 👍
Hi Sandra - thanks so much! It was a very different experience the second time around thankfully!! It has probably helped to challenge myself a little more when I think I can’t do something. There’s another route I’m thinking of (not scary, just tough) that I’d like to make a video of doing and I don’t know if it’s beyond me…you’ve reminded me though that maybe I can do it 😉 So nice to hear you’ve been enjoying my little videos, thanks a million for letting me know!!
Thanks very much Hans! Great you got to see some of Irelands landscape from over in the Netherlands - that’s pretty special! Thanks very much for watching it - lovely to hear from you 😊
Same type of experience last year going uphill over broken ground in Wicklow with about 10+kgs pack. Uphill for about a kilometre. Had to sit down/stop about 6 times before I turned back and camped at a lower elevation. Lack of fitness but as you say.....scary enough. :)
Cheers Alan - yeah not nice to feel that you have lost your balance. I was utterly helpless but I managed to keep going but can’t say I enjoyed the experience. It was nice to go back with a day pack and have a different experience of this beautiful spot! Wise move to head back to lower ground - when I found myself in trouble the prospect of going back down didn’t appeal at all as I knew what I was facing into, to climb the final bit was easier than face into what I had just come up. The descent on the other side of the rim is a lot easier or not as exposed anyway. Thanks for letting me know you had a similar type of experience I never thought that I might hear of that from others - but of course, it must be common enough! A human experience out on the hills 😊 Thanks for watching!
Very nice hike and well presented. It looks one of these awesome places I would love to fly. In my own excuse I only would hike a few meters and let the wind and wing to the rest. I am sorry to hear about the heel. Hope it will get better as spring is on our door step. 👍👍👍
It certainly would be a nice place to fly - I'm not sure how high you need to hike before the wind and wing takes you off, but it certainly would be a nice view to have from above I'd imagine! Thanks for watching Uli and your message - I feel more confident in the progress of my heel now so hopefully it keeps moving in the right direction!! 🤞
Hi Miriam, that's some camping spot highlighted perfectly by your introductory drone shot.. The orbital shot of you standing on the rocks overlooking the lake was stunning. Love shots like this and it takes some effort to get them right too. The motion blur on this was perfect. Great to hear your story regarding your previous difficulties in the same location but the right idea to go light and tackle it again.. Your talking to the camera is very natural too. Really enjoyed this film and can see the effort and thought that you put into it. A great location but so far away for me... ATB Tom
Thanks Tom! Probably my favourite mountain lake to camp at yet, especially with no one else around! If any of the drone shots turn out well it’s luck rather then any skill from me in fairness 😉 It was a great little trip and really good for me to realise the difference between fear and vertigo. Yep it’s a long way for you to get to - but worth it every now and again to see some more of our lovely country. Thanks for watching the video and for your lovely message I appreciate it 👍
Great to see you out and about and setting standards high for 2022. Lovely to see your neighbours getting involved....some fine woolley photo-bombing there! Camera is so clear. I feel like I was there. On to the next one! Loved it
Thanks Linda!! A great little adventure that’ll keep me going for a while, lovely to know I can go out with my tent again though. I think the sheep were a bit put out by my presence at their lake. See you for lunch tomorrow 😎
That landscape looks spectacular even in flat grey conditions ! Well done on getting back on the horse as it were. Yeah, I think most of us will have had a least one of those incidents you describe. I remember doing the traverse from An Caisteal to Beinn 'a Chroin in Crianlarich a couple of years back in slippy wet conditions. There is a short scramble through rocks, and as I am a bit of a shorta*se I couldn't initially get a handhold plus foothold to haul myself up onto a wide ledge and safely past the worst. My climbing pal has longer legs, so she had gotten up no problem having got handhold plus foothold. I was beginning to think I would have to go back, as if I had missed my grip the fall involved was several hundred feet and pretty terminal! Then I just took a few breaths, took another look at the rocks and saw a good foothold at about knee level, which gave me two purchase points, left foot and right hand. Once I had these I was confident to launch myself up to safety, but I remember thinking that at least I now knew what the outer limits of my comfort levels are, and I will not be attempting to be a Munro completist given some of the roped-up challenges involved here in Scotland! I think my phrase to my buddy was "That was more than f...... scrambly enough for me..." :) :). Sorry about the lingering heel problem. I am suffering with pretty stubborn plantar fasciitis in my right heel for the last few months. I think it was due to long walks-out on hard, rocky paths in climbing boots over the summer, but gel implants seem to help a bit. It might be a visit to a podiatrist required, but rest seems to help a lot. Frustrating, but ho hum. The pain-killing gel is a good option at the start of every walk for the moment. Another cracking video, Miriam. Thank you for your enthusiastic and inspiring work.
Thanks so much Jim - a 'pretty terminal' fall is a stark image alright! Delighted I headed back to this patch to suss things out - I now realise through the course of completing the walk and some of the comments that it was some sort of a vertigo incident for me...not sure of the cause but the response was completely irrational to the terrain. I don't mean that to sound like I don't experience fearful situations but I know the difference. I now realise it wasn't a fear based reaction in my mind but it was a physical response, I literally couldn't look up or stand up and continuing to walk even on a flat surface was very difficult for me. Like you, I don't have any interest in tackling really challenging things that are way out of my comfort zone - I get enough pleasure from easy climbs. Pushing the comfort zone in small ways is of course a nice and valuable thing. Well here's your sister on the Planter Fasciitis! I had about 3 months of warning that things weren't right but it wasn't stopping me so I was doing the recommended exercises sporadically. This continued until it really did stop me! I had two acute episodes on Dec 26th and Jan 1st where I literally couldn't put my foot to the ground with the discomfort. I got more serious about trying to address it as I've never actually been injured before....its difficult as its hard to pinpoint the real source of the problem and there are so many different silver bullets that work for others but have not worked for me. I've now begun to have confidence in some exercises that are focused on strengthening the tendons in my foot and calf. One Physio was focused on my hip alignment and another has focused on my foot. I'm trusting the Physio who has got me to focus on strengthening the foot area and has encouraged me to keep going with my life - finding my way with tolerating discomfort, ensuring I rest and don't overdo it and do the exercises. This seems to be working for me! This Physio is my next door neighbour and didn't even charge me! The night brace is great aswell - if you have that morning problem of getting out of the bed the night brace really helps me anyway. Its meant to also help the healing process also but I think the strengthening exercises are getting at the source for me. This walk was the proof for me that its working! I'm not out of the woods yet - its still there but hopefully it'll keep improving until it fexxx off altogether! I wish you well on your journey with it - it can be a bloody nightmare to shift it seems!! Thanks for your message and for watching the video - a lovely little spot to spend some time....loved just being there (and not stuck at home with my dodgy foot) 😉
Looked a nice early start and a cracking hike, as well as a perfect camping spot. Loved the reflections on the tarn and a great walk over the ridge, with some great drone footage. Well done on facing your fears and testing your limits but you sure nailed that walk and what a perfect spot to stop for lunch. I have swam in a few tarns and lakes (never in winter) and even in mid summer it is never warm but the feeling you get when you get out and dried is amazing, so invigoration and so nice for aching limbs too. Very enjoyable full watch, cheers Alan
Thanks Alan! Maybe someday I’ll discover a desire to experience that invigoration, it just hasn’t hit me to date 🤗 I totally respect anyone who does it though - so fair play to you!! Yeah it was as early start, I left home at 6am and started walking by about 8:30. Just an hours hike in from the Carpark to where I camped. The water was so calm and reflections were perfect that first day, the breeze increased during the night which made the water a bit more unsettled the next morning. A beautiful spot to pitch for sure! Thanks for watching Alan, I really appreciate it 😊👍
Well done for exorcising those demons, I remember you telling me about it a few weeks ago, Not unusual, Id a similar freeze at Sgurr Na Strii on Skye, maybe not as bad as your incident but its a strange sensation of fear of falling off I suppose, especially when so close to the edge. Loved the drone footage and the pitch was awesome, thats another one on my list for sure!!. Glad you seem to be making some progress with the heel, Ive no doubt it will be back to normal soon enough. Thanks for another wonderful trip, really really enjoyed it. ATVB Colin
Cheers Colin!! I’m really glad I went back too - the idea kept falling to the back of the pile but I’m so glad I felt inspired to give it a go when I did. The full moon ritual must certainly have helped the heel 🤗 I was so shocked at how well it did, I thought if I felt able to to the rim walk I would be hobbling for a portion of it, it showed me how much stronger it has got with the work I was doing on it as I had believed I had made little progress. So glad it’s truly on the mend and I can get back out in my tent more regularly. I can imagine Sgurr Na Strii being hairy alright - great we have a survival mechanism to warn us of danger anyway!! Thanks for watching and catch you soon!!
Thanks Joe!! I hope I never get one of those dizzy experiences ever again, very scary and I felt totally helpless…I’m 48 so I’m hoping they’re not going to get more frequent listening to you!! Ahhhhhh 😩 I’m not good at heights either - the drone makes me look very brave or stupid on this one but for some reason these moments didn’t knock a stir out of me and the drone made it look far more queasy than it actually was!! Thanks for watching and your message, really glad you enjoyed it 👍
Fabulous video and place Miriam! Reminds me very much of looking down at Red Tarn, from Helvellyn in the Lake District! Oh btw...the ankle looks to be holding up just fine! I was expecting to see this Long John Silver type figure...minus the parrot of course! 😂G
😂 Cheers Graeme - the ankle and foot held up really well! Still need to keep going with the work on it to hopefully never end up like Long John Silver or his parrot! Just checked out some images of Red Tarn and I can see the similarity for sure - just remember Coumshingaun is in our sunny south east though 😎
@@MiriamKennedy you've got more bottle than me, walking on those ridges! 😱. I've walked up Helvellyn about 3 times since I was a lad in the 1970s,but never had the bottle to walk on the airy ridge that is Striding Edge, to view Red Tarn...always the footpath about 10ft below! I see people walking what I call 'the dragon's back', but my hands sweat and knees tremble just watching! There's usually one or two deaths every year with people blown off! I was at Pai Canyon in Thailand on Christmas Day, just over 2 years ago and there's a small section there, only about 3ft wide, with sheer drops on either side. It's also made of VERY crumbly red rock/earth! If it wasn't for the drops you'd do it with a blindfold on! But I felt my hands sweating and legs shaking and dropped to my knees and crawled across! 😚...being coaxed from the other side by a rather large lady, who had just skipped across...embarrassing!!!😅
I generally don’t think I’m very brave about these things, I also think the drone footage makes this one look a lot more difficult than it actually is. It’s certainly not straightforward but I even look at the drone footage and go ‘Jaysus’ 😂
@@MiriamKennedy 🤣 Yeh I need to get a drone I think cos the images are spectacular! What make and model is yours, if you don't mind me asking? 🤔. My lad will lend me his GoPro long term, so no prob there...apart from learning how to use it! 😂
I’m using a DJI Mini 2 - nice and light for overnight adventures. Not great in a strong wind but they can handle a decent breeze! All part of the fun/challenge learning how to use these tools 😉
Well Miriam i did wonder a while back where have you gone ? Yet another stunning video big Thanks for showing us. How did you hurt your foot and is it better now ? Hope it is ! X
Thanks for watching the video and your message! Such a lovely spot to visit 😊 I’ve been grounded for a while with a sore heel - planter fasciitis seems to be the culprit. Two physios later and a ton of exercises - hopefully it’s on the mend! I’m seeing another person about it in a weeks time to get another opinion also. My first ever injury in fairness - I think it’s an overuse type injury and from everything I read it can take between 3-12 months before it magically disappears! It still can stop me in my tracks where I can’t do what I want but mostly it’s not holding me back too much but discomfort is still there. I’m fine on the bike though - that action isn’t aggravating it thankfully. I’ve a few Brompton overnight ideas when the storms we are currently having finally leave!! Thanks again!! 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Hi Miriam (not Mirium as spelt before, sorry about that, rude) proper looking forward to your Brompton over nighters in the future, get well soon chuck x
Epic ...... thanks Miriam. PS, Argent Nit homeopathic remedy in 30 strength is fantastic for any type of vertigo or balancing issues, with absolutely no side effects.
Thanks for that Paul! It was only that one time that I had that experience…something about the way I stood up and pressure I suppose. I managed to complete the circuit the first time but it wasn’t pleasant. No reoccurrence on this trip thankfully! If I ever experience it again I’ll certainly add that remedy to my pack. A really nice place to walk and camp - especially when there is no one around 😊 Thanks for watching!!
What a fab hike! Well done for beating your fear 💪 A really enjoyable video, the lake is fab - like a mirror. I'm getting serious drone envy recently 😆
Thanks Niall!! Ah the drone is great - not great for the nerves but I love what it can capture, I lived in that land of drone envy for a while - watch out, it creeps up 😂 Yeah on the Friday the lake was so still - I didn’t take any of the footage with the drone at the campsite until the Saturday morning and it was much more breezy then, you could really see the difference in the lake. I’m glad I wasn’t up high and flying the drone in the stronger breeze on Saturday either! A great adventure to have banked its memory with a little video reminder now. Thanks for watching and your message 😎
Brilliant video Miriam, really glad to see you back out and on the mend! I know that feeling well when you are in a tight spot and your mind takes over, its not nice at all, but what's amazing is you conquered it, fantastic! :-) The views from that ridge where amazing, fair play you, you sat in some "sketchy" places as you would say! My heart was near in my mouth at 8:54, it sounded like you had a wee stumble near the edge! Drone footage was awesome as usual and that camp site look like it was made for your tent, a wee bowling green. First time I seen that particular piece of outdoors kit at the end though, hope I don't ever had to get one of those myself! I visited the Comeragh's a couple of years back on Mountaineering Ireland Meet but we where over in Mahon falls, didn't even know this existed, gonna have to go back now! Thanks again for sharing your trip, loved it!
Sorry for causing your heart to move position Gary!! 😂 I noticed my little oopppss - but I was fine, honestly!! The last time I had pitched on the other side of the lake as there were other campers and they’d already got the bowling green spots so it was definitely slim pickings on the other side. Nice thing about winter camping - none of the masses at these popular spots 😉 Yes I’ve been to Mahon Falls too - now there’s another sketchy climb going up the side of that 😂 Should you ever need a foot brace I’ll send you the link 👍 Ah it’s great to be able to get back out again and to see the big improvement - I’m definitely a little lost when I can’t get out as much as I’d like. Fingers crossed it’ll stay like that. Thanks for watching, always great to hear from you. Stay well 😎
Ah cheers Gary! The UA-cam algorithm was kind to me on the Inis Meáin video and it just rocketed on that one video. Apparently a bike is more popular to the algorithm than walking boots 🤷♀️
Another nice vid, thank you, I’d like to do this walk. I’m glad the incident last time was put to rest. I think as we get older things that we wouldn’t have flinched at become a bit scarier, maybe it’s wisdom, but hopefully it doesn’t put us off doing the things we enjoy. I took the wrong path on Muckish a few months back and ended up on a very narrow ledge with a fairly sheer drop. It only took a few seconds to get past the section but I definitely had disco knees for those seconds. Look forward to seeing more of your trips. Cheers.
Disco knees!! 😂 I even felt it in my stomach when you described finding yourself on that narrow ledge - sounds very humbling alright! The incident with me was long lasting, it took quite a while before my balance restored where I could feel safe walking even on flat ground. I now think it was more a vertigo incident rather than a fear thing. There’s a subtle difference in how it plays out - they’re similar, but one is maybe more physical rather than psychological. I agree about the wisdom of the body resisting death and holding on to life as we get older - or maybe we just become more aware of something that was always there! Deep questions of a Monday evening!! 😊 Hope you get to visit Coumshingaun - it’s a great adventure and I think the drone shots make it seem more intimidating than it actually is! Thanks for your message 👍
Ah, what else would we be doing on a Monday evening other than pondering life with deep questions?! Yes, definitely sounds like you had vertigo, not disco legs...😂
😎 Pondering deep questions and catching up on Tommy Tiernan (the only TV show I watch)…such a great show. I’m two weeks behind and just watched his interview of Gabriel Byrne - now there’s a deep man!
He’s an interesting guy, in fact they both are. I don’t watch tv either, too busy watching people walking round Ireland, Swedish hermits building log cabins, Alaskans being Alaskans and other such shenanigans on UA-cam. Enjoy your catch up tv and thanks for the reply.
The comfort level of this hike is very weather dependent. There's a few spots when you traverse clockwise where strong winds can make it feel quite dangerous as someone may struggle to maintain their balance. The weather is alao unpredictable. I've had winter hikes where it started off in sunshine and finished in snow and strong winds.
For sure - I could imagine the weather making it quite scary in spots! 🫣 Still a very beautiful spot and very glad I got to see it again without any vertigo type incident this time round 😉
@@MiriamKennedy good to hear. That spot where you climb up on to the ridge at the back of the lake from the rocky left hand side ridge can be dicey. There's 2 paths and one involves a bit of scrambling. A friend of mine was literally huddled waiting for the winds to die down before climbing up. It can feel very exposed up there. It's grand once you get up on the back wall of the lake and circle around clockwise to descend to the right of the lake. And the views are amazing.
@@MiriamKennedy uncomfortable for both of us. I had gone a bit ahead and we were shouting back and forth at each other about how much fun we were having. Sometimes you just have to find a spot to hunker down. It's a great hike all the same. There are some variations involving looping around Mahon Falls. The Comeraghs are beautiful and I feel lucky to have them on my doorstep.
Looks like you got a lovely calm day there Miriam. It Looks amazing! . Must admit I was wondering at the start what that contraption was hooked onto to your back 😀 I was thinking to myself what have you bought now? 😃😁 Hope the foot gets better soon!
Cheers Pat! Yeah the Friday was really calm and the wind picked up on Saturday morning. I wanted to try get a break in the weather to do this trip with low wind and hopefully good visibility. The drone can be hard work with a strong breeze and the footage can appear choppy so I really wanted decent conditions to try capture it well. Thankfully it worked - the sun was meant to be out too but that didn’t happen, at least there was good visibility though! I had realised that the contraption might have got picked up in some shots so that’s why I ‘introduced’ it - iI’m sure anyone who saw me that day must have thought it very strange looking!! 🤦♀️ It works though - hopefully in a few weeks time this foot issue will be gone and the foot brace won’t be needed on the packing list again 😂 It was more precautionary as I thought I might be in bits if I did feel up to tackling the rim walk, especially knowing I’d be in the tent for so long. Thanks for watching Pat!! 👍
Great drone footage! Got the book u recommended for Xmas so intend to do some hikes this year and maybe an overnighter in summer. How did u sleep out in this cold! 🥶❄️ you should have added some footage on that!
Thank you Kyra! With the right gear it’s an utter pleasure to be in the tent, I love it!! I’d really missed it as I’d only camped once in December so I was dying to get back out again. I don’t sleep much to be honest when I’m in the tent - it’s not the cold or feeling unsafe, I think it’s the adrenalin of the whole experience that keeps me awake. If I’m making a video on a trip I seem to sleep less as my head is buzzing with excitement of how I’ll string it all together. I possibly sleep more when I’m not in video making mode, one less distraction playing! The body was well rested though as I was locked up in the tent for so long. Hope you enjoy the Irish Peaks book - it’s so lovely isn’t it! Hope your hiking plans and the possible overnighter work out too. You might love it - I feel like it’s a big secret that most people aren’t aware of - how great it is to occasionally be in a tent!! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy I’ve mostly been up mts to map them when I was a younger geo, but never dreamt of sleeping up there. However, I just bought a new lightweight tent for taking up mts. I’m near Mayo so might try a few peaks from the book to start. Looking forward to ur next video/adventure!
I absolutely love this video. I live in Dublin and plan to drive down and camp in that very spot Miriam. But I’m worried that there will be someone already there. If so, is there other suitable spots to pitch around the lake?
Hi Gerard! Thanks very much!! I live in Dublin too 🤩 I’m not sure when you are planning to camp at Coumshingaun but I’ve camped there twice now and had different experiences when there, both were great though! The first time was during the Summer and there were other campers there too. There are plenty of spots to get a nice pitch and you won’t be near anyone though if that was ti happen! If you are able to go mid week you’ll have less chance of meeting anyone. This time of year, you should be ok in terms of solitude too - if you do see other tents there just walk around the lake and you’ll come across other suitable spots to pitch! Have a great time when doing it - you’ll love it 😊
Were you on a commercial flight within a few days of your first walk by any chance? Post flight temporary Vertigo can occur when pressure has not been fully re-balanced in the inner ear. You mentioned it was noticeable when you looked up. That sounds a bit like Vertigo. Happened to me a few years ago.
God that’s very interesting - I don’t think I was to be honest though. I can’t remember when I was last on a flight!! 🤦♀️ It was something about pressure though as it happened after I stood up. Even though the climb was tough with my big bag I actually felt fine - standing up that time seemed to set it all off. It took me quite a while before I could start walking again. I felt totally calm in it too - I knew I couldn’t move so I sat there until I felt ready to make the final climb. It wasn’t pleasant to walk again though - I didn’t feel safe. Going back down the way I came up wasn’t appealing to me so finishing the final climb was the better option with the hope that the other side would be ok to descend. It was! I hope your incident wasn’t too bad? it’s only since posting the video that I’ve realised that it’s probably a lot more common than what I had imagined. I associated it with a fear inducing edge but I don’t think it was that…plenty would scare me, I know that!! I’m in no way fearless up a mountain especially with scary cliff edges 😲
@@MiriamKennedy Yes, quite common apparently. Uncomfortable and unfamiliar, but benign. I'm no doctor, so i wont describe symptoms etc. Check out information on benign vertigo. It is quite common.
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Miriam, what am I to do?!?! I've watched all of your lovely vidios now..I tried so hard to pace myself, to draw out the experience as long as possible; though I have to admit that sum days I couldn't resist &watched several..haha..But they're all viewed &I have to say it was a real pleasure..truly! The shorter films were all beautifully shot and very well edited..but I much prefer the longer films, especially when you talk to the camera..You're really good and your natural warmth and friendly nature illuminates the videos..You have a gentle vulnerability, a shyness that is so very endearing..They say confidence is an attractive thing, but I couldn't disagree more..Folk who are too brash &full of their own importance seem everywhere these days..So your unassuming gentleness and seeming reticence to be in front of the camera is so sweet (but we're all glad when you find the courage to do it..haha)..I bet you find compliments very uncomfortable &difficult to take, so I'll try to not over do it..But please accept my opinions as sincere, and after all, they are only my opinions; so mean nothing in the grand scheme of things..Not only do I get the sense that you like to be on your own, you openly admit it; so for you to make these films and let us, the viewers "in" to your world, a little, feels like a real privilege..To walk with you through such an ethereal landscape..&I genuinely thank you for sharing that..I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your adventures, and really do hope you film some more..I think this is one of my very favourite walks you've done..They'reall beautiful, but this is one that I would love to do myself someday..I've enjoyed having a yarn with you (all be it a virtual yarn..haha)about your films, and I hope to continue this in the future(hint, hint..more films Miriam..haha) As I said before, it's been such a pleasure..truly! 😊
Thanks very much Tim! That’s all very lovely of you to say 😊 Nice to hear you especially liked this one - what a place to camp with no one around!! Nice to hear you’ve watched all the videos I’ve uploaded too…fair play to you!! 🤩 Yeah it’s a weird one, posting videos has an addictive quality to it yet another part of me doesn’t like it (as you’ve heard me say before 🤦♀️) I bore myself with my tooing and froing with my UA-cam angst 😉 We’ll see if there will be more. Something a little different I think if (when) I do something again..I’ve been mulling over something, but I’ll take my time with it. I feel a bit done with the style of recording trips and capturing the journey - in saying that, I could be eating my words and find myself doing it again very soon! It has happened lots 😎 Nice to have your support along the way anyway, it’s very supportive when I can hopefully sense someone is being genuine with their encouragement! I’ve enjoyed the banter to date too!! Cheers 😊
What a beauty spot to pitch a tent in ,heaven on earth .Amazing You really are amazing to give us these wonderful views .Thank you Miriam ❤
Ah thanks so much Hanora!! Such a lovely spot to spend the night and a really enjoyable hike. I just love that anyone would watch these videos, its a real buzz for me 😍 And…..thank you so much for meeting me today, it was the perfect ending to a great trip! Such a surprise and a great treat…a real pleasure to meet you in person!! xx
Wow, that was amazing!
Glad you conquered your fears.
Thanks very much Peter 😊 Such a nice walk and especially when not bothered by vertigo type symptoms. I loved it!! Delighted you enjoyed it, that’s so nice to hear!
What a great place and hats off to you for beating your fear.
Last week we were on a cycling break in the Mayenne, following an off road route. It went down hill for a long way to the river Ernie. The bridge no longer existed and to get across there were massive boulders in the water. Since falling from a tree I have a lack of steadiness and getting mine and my wife's bike across left me with legs like jelly!
It was worth it as the ride, though hard, was beautiful.
Thanks a lot for sharing, I know making these videos is a lot of work.
Hi Colin! Thanks for your message - Coumshingaun really is a beautiful place and I’m so glad I finally got back to visit and put those demons to rest 😉 That sounded like a challenging traverse alright - great you were able to move the bikes and hopefully the jelly legs passed quickly!! A bit of challenge is definitely nice, but those ones that push the boundaries a lot take a lot out of us ay!! Sounded like a great trip you both had 😊 Thanks for watching and your message!!
A great wee video Miriam! It really captures both the atmosphere of the location and the majesty of the ridge. The drone footage especially was excellent. I did not realise that there were such ridge walks in Ireland. In places it was a bit scary indeed. It brought back memories of a ridge walk here in Scotland that I completed many years ago - the Aonach Eagach in Glen Coe. As you mentioned, it also is not one you should attempt with a fully laden backpack!! Congratulations on facing and conquering your fear!!
Thanks very much Michael for your lovely message! The mountains and ridges in Scotland will outshine us a lot but we certainly do have some amazing mountains of our own. I’ve so much yet to explore over here but I do hope to visit Scotland this year to sample some of your lovely landscape! Coumshingaun is a great spot and I was so relieved that I didn’t have a bout of vertigo like symptoms again! Thanks so much for watching and your comment - I really appreciate it 👍 Hope all well for you in Scotland!
Gorgeous drone shots, intro is catchy too👌👌👌👌 New friend here🔔🔔🔔
Thanks very much! Such a nice spot to play with the drone - thankfully there was no wind to make it an easier task. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your message! 😊
Very Nice video Miriam, very nice walk. Tks to share your experience. Cheers!!
Thanks very much MarcosR - Coumshingaun certainly is a beautiful place to hike and I was very glad to get back there to do the walk again with no vertigo incident to make it uncomfortable! 😊
Very brave of you facing your fears! 😊
Thanks very much Mur Man! Delighted it worked out well and that I realised I was well able for it, a nice relief 😉
Ireland must be a wonderful land for hiking ! I love your Dokumentation ❤️
Hi Karl - it certainly is, it keeps me very entertained anyway!! Really nice to be able to get out to the wild to walk and camp - I feel very lucky to be able to anyway 😊
Coumshingaun Lough looks great and a good days dander in the Comeragh Mts. Hope your heel mends soon Miriam as you couldn't be carrying those bits a plastic guttering about everyday 🤣. The drone footage is super. Loved it!
Plastic guttering 😂😂 I know!! Hopefully it’ll keep improving over the coming weeks and I’ll never need to bring it along again!! I only mentioned it as I was a bit conscious it might have been spotted in some shots - looked like I had raided a hardware store on my way up a mountain 😂 Thanks for watching - turned out to be a great little trip and a wonderful walk. Thanks for the morning giggle 👍
What a stunning place, and well done for doing the bit that freaked you out the last time , autumn before last on my Scottish tour I was on Skye , pulled into a tiny car park at the base of a Munro called the Blue mountain...got chatting to this couple and their baby and they said oh we’re climbing it tomorrow the weather is gonna be beautiful.... so I thought maybe I should do that ( I’d no experience with mountains) , so I went back the next day and set off up the trail with some water, sandwiches and chocolate.... I was soon thinking wow all those years of collecting firewood in the woods and cycling etc. Have put me in good shape, I’ve really got this 😁 .... and I did have it going up, coming down was another story, my boots were a bit lightweight, and trekking poles would have helped a lot ... I was pretty wrecked by the time I got back to the van, but so pleased with myself that I’d done the Blue mountain at sixty seven...it was fantastic. I took lots of photos from the top 😁. Than for the video Miriam, awesome 👌✨✨👌
Thanks David - it was great to finally get back to this lovely spot! I’ve got a big love for mountain lakes - I’m off today to the Galtee Mountains and have chosen a route that will take me to 4 lakes with a plan to camp at one of them (here’s hoping there is enough of a breeze and that midges won’t be an issue!) No cameras today - I need plenty of trips with no camera 😊 Brilliant that you got to climb Blue Mountain and to manage it safely enough - a great sense of achievement for sure!! I would love to get over to Scotland this year at some stage for a little trip (although there are still too many places for me to see here!) I got a lovely book on the Munros at Christmas which I need to look at again to inspire me to book a ferry! I was on Skye once before but it was long before I had started wild camping so I’d love to visit it again 😎 Thanks for watching this video and your message and I hope you have a lovely weekend - we’re having glorious weather here this weekend!!
Just discovered this channel after seeing you name checked by Gerry McVeigh.
I've done a lot of irish Mountains but haven't done this loop.
Wonderfully candid, splendidly shot and shows our Fair Isle for what it is, heartachingly beautiful.
Thank you George for your lovely message! I’m delighted you got to see this video and that you enjoyed it, that has made my evening!! 😊 I agree we have a wonderful country and there is so much I’ve yet to discover, I will never be bored or disappointed with our fantastic landscape. Coumshingaun is definitely worth a visit! Great to hear you found the channel through Gerry’s mention - really nice to hear! 👍 Thanks again!
Beautiful scenery Miriam and I’m glad you were able to face your fears. I love the adventure of getting to the top but have only climbed 3 mountains Croagh Patrick, Errigal and Sturrion
Hi Annie - it’s a lovely feeling for sure! The adventure is such a nice feeling - you’ve climbed some lovely mountains and you’re making me excited for the adventure again!! 😉 Thanks for your message!
Lovely to see your footage and share your perspective/experience. I climbed up from the opposite side from you and chickened out to look over the edge because it was windy and I was alone and had no training. There's a big waterfall and I had to cross its river. When I got to the top I ate my lunch and then saw a dark cloud so I left. I climbed up on pure adrenaline but coming down was tricky. Particularly crossing the river from the opposite side and also I didn't have a satnav on my phone so I got a bit lost 😂. It was a great experience though and nobody else knows what an achievement it was for me! Thanks for the video
Hi Jermaine - brilliant that you got that sense of achievement, it’s a lovely feeling!! River crossings are always a pain for me and I inevitably take a dunk when I’m using rocks to cross 🫣 I can imagine it being pretty scary and dangerous on top with wind, I was lucky that there was very little wind both times I visited. Lovely to receive your message, thanks so much 🤗
Great video I really enjoyed it. I did the loop today for the first time in oh I'd say 35 years , loved it. Its the most beautiful place.
Oh that’s great Richard! Such a magnificent mountain lake and great that you were there mid week when it was hopefully a little quieter than the weekends! Thanks for watching the video and your message!! Have a great Christmas too 😊
@@MiriamKennedy I only live 30mins away. Started my yesterday and rediscovered it. Its magical. Great to get away from everyone now and then.
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Brilliant post Miriam, Im waiting until Feb before im out again, cold clear frosty im hoping for, You always get lucky with the wind for the drone lol, everytime im out its blowing a hoolie so the drone stays in the pack. Brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍
Not long til February now John!! 🤗 Oh Lord I don’t always get lucky on the wind but the forecast was definitely showing it to be good for Friday and it played out like that. The next morning it was a lot stronger so it would have been more difficult the following day - it would be rude to let a wind free day escape without throwing the drone out!! Thanks for watching and your message and I’m looking forward to seeing your future adventures 😊
Amazing editing Miriam of an amazing place ♥️☘️🙌
Thanks very much Mark! A great place to visit - delighted to get the chance to walk it alone and camp at the lake, an amazing place is right! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy really loved your drone shots girl 📽️🙌
@@WildCampingIreland cheers Mark - its luck when any of the drone shots work out! My GoPro batteries all died due to the cold weather for the second half of the walk so thankfully I had enough drone shots to show some more of the views. A great place when it's still to fly the drone for sure!
So nice 😍😍
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it!! 🙂
@@MiriamKennedy welcome.. stay connected
I absolutely love that hike but my first time doing it I couldn't believe how dodgy some of the sections were. Fair play for getting back there and doing it. Sorry to hear about your heel, hopefully it will be back to normal soon. As usual the drone footage was class, it really helps to show how vast the landscape is 😁
Cheers Jason! I remember my friend saying - ‘they should have a warning somewhere’ about how difficult the hike is. I’m not sure who ‘they’ are but it’s not a straightforward climb up a hill for sure! Yeah it was great to get back there and see what its truly like as the first time around once I had that experience, it was hard for me to take pleasure in the rest of the walk as it took a good while for my body to find it’s balance and relax. Deep down I was pretty sure it was a freaky experience but that’s not to take away from the fact that it is a tough climb in places especially when you’re totally unfamiliar with it! Great to get back there again and to have the lake to myself (and the sheep). Thanks for watching the video and getting in touch, appreciate it!! Yep - delighted with how well my foot held up, just need to not go too mad thinking I’m able for everything and send me backwards. I needed that boost!! 😎👍
How far it is from the Carpark ?
Allow about an hour - about a 2km walk.
Awesome. Quite an achievement getting back to have another go. Such a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing💚
Thanks Jimmy! And thank you for watching 👍 Yes it really is a beautiful place and I'm so glad I got to experience it without that nasty vertigo type experience happening. I really empathise with those that suffer with it on an ongoing basis - my brother has it and I've seen how it impacts him, such a horrible experience to not have balance. It makes you completely helpless - even walking on the flat, I needed support. Great that it didn't visit on this trip again. Thanks for your message!
Very nice video Miriam, stunning location, great to see another video from you, im adding that place to my bucket list 😀, all round excellent content, well done👌👌
Cheers Ben! A stunning location is right - the most impressive mountain lake I’ve seen to date and a very nice place to pitch a tent too 🤗 Great to be able to get back out and about again, instead of being at home frustrated with my foot! Thanks for watching and your message, great to hear from you 👍
@@MiriamKennedy I was watching it and just imaging over millions of years that created the lake and the surrounding area, truly amazing looking place. Need to get back out myself, doing work to the van at the minute, getting ready for some adventures this year, look forward to your next adventure 👌😁👍
@@benmorrison2241 ooohhh the van work sounds good! Coumshingaun (nearly as entertaining to say as Lough Slievesnaght) is such a great spot 👍
Spectacular views Miriam, thanks for making and sharing this including the inevitable sausages . Enjoyed the music and your commentary too.
Hah!! Don’t get too settled on the sausages Wendy - I’ve been known to mix it up and keep you all guessing 😎 Thanks for watching the video and your lovely comment…a great spot to spend the night!! Hope all well in Delhi 👍
Brilliant Miriam, great to see you out again! Looks absolutely stunning.
Thanks a million Adam! Great to get out again at last, I had really missed my tent and stove 😊 A stunning spot is right - great experience to soak in the atmosphere of the rugged landscape. Thanks for watching and getting in touch, lovely to hear from you!
Brilliant Miriam. You chose a place that was certainly set to inspire awe and do you know what they say that scientifically awe is proven to be good for us. Another thing good for us and good for you here was testing that boundary. Well done - new worlds emerge. I hope your foot gets stronger. You know I know about injuries - frustrating. Well, all the best for the week ahead. Mark
Thanks very much Mark! Oh I know you know about injuries for sure - I remember having such sympathy when I first heard you describe your injury and the inability to get out and do what you enjoy - little did I know very soon after that I was to face into my first ever real injury in fairness! I’ve been jogging all my life and never picked up any injury but it eventually caught up with me - wear and tear finally stopped me in my tracks. I had found progress so slow and really had not expected my foot to perform so well this weekend. It was a such a great gift to be given that reprieve and to see it’s actually getting strong at last! I hope yours is getting a bit better too 🤞 Glad you liked the spot Mark - pretty special place to spend some time alright…it has filled me up for the week ahead 👍 You take care too and catch you soon!
@@MiriamKennedy A real pleasure Miriam. Hey, were getting to that age where we have to warm up and watch how we do things or at least prepare properly. I stick my foot in a large tub at home - freezing cold water and cold pack wrapped around my hurt ankle/shin. I leave it there for 45 minutes - really penetrate the damage and then boil up some water - add to cold (just enough) and leave my foot in for another 45. I've been doing that every night for two weeks and my injury has taken a turn what with stretching etc. Try it - get a mop bucket cheap. Glad to hear the spot and time has filled you up for the week. Just the job. I will take care - you to. Peace.
Great you’ve found something that’s helping! We need all the little boosters that things are improving that we can get our hands on 🤗 I’ve been doing the ice following any stroll for the past few weeks but hadn’t done heat. Another one for the armour 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Oh yeah we need them tools Miriam. Heat is important. Let the cold sit for a bit then heat it back up and get some blood flowing back in there. It will feel beautiful afterwards - before bed do some ibuprofen and keep the inflammation down.
Whaat an absolutely gorious location and beautifully filmed!!!
Thank you! Nice to be reminded of this lovely trip...I was very happy with how that video turned out - such a dramatic location 😊
This is fabulous! And the drone stuff. Wow!
Thanks very much Chris!! Very nice to hear you enjoyed it 😊 The little drone is a great tool to show the place off for sure!!
I was waiting for this. Absolutely loved that Miriam. Christ I was so Jealous. Its rare to get that place to yourself. Love it. The lake was so calm. Well done with your ankle skinny dip. Brave woman 😁. So happy for you. You conquered many goals on that hike. Pushing your limit and testing your injury. Very happy for you. Really am. Go you.
Thanks very much Martin!! My ankle skinny dip 😂 Yes - that took a lot of courage, only that I had started icing it at home otherwise I couldn't have willingly taken on that challenge! The last time I camped at the lake there were other campers there - so nice to have the place to myself as you said...not many who choose to camp out in January it seems! A lovely spot for a night away having only camped once in the previous 2 months (the forest camp with myself, yourself and Jeremy). This little trip filled me up although I now know I can hopefully keep building slowly to get back to full recovery! Thanks for watching 😊
Well done! I had plans to this but just getting over Covid and feeling like my stamina has totally left me so probably not for a while yet!
Hi MsChipmonkey - thanks for your message! I hope you find recovery soon enough - Coumshingaun will be waiting for you so you’ll have plenty of time to get there when you’re feeling stronger. It’s a beautiful spot (especially when it’s a bit quieter during the week 😉) Wishing you well with your recovery!!
Priceless. Thank you x
Thank you so much for such a lovely message 😎 Really glad you enjoyed it 👍
Brilliant. Looks a fantastic camp spot. Glad you returned to do the same walk . Well done
Cheers James! I’m very glad I returned to do it too - it’s such a beautiful spot and I knew that even if my foot didn’t feel up for the bigger walk I could handle the hour walk from the Carpark to the lake and just play with the drone. A wonderful place to camp and soak in its magic!! Thanks for watching the video 😊
@@MiriamKennedy yea you done great. Definitely one of them spot you'll remember forever. Well done
Pretty straightforward hike. I’m a little surprised you found some fear in it but glad you conquered it the second time round.
Thanks Jerry - a vertigo experience is very similar to fear. Having stood up I lost all sense of balance and it took hours to regain a state of equilibrium. Continuing to hike with that loss of balance was utterly terrifying is all I can say! That's what I learnt from my second time doing the loop - the experience from my first trip was vertigo rather than traditional fear. At no moment did I feel freaked out the second time thankfully 🙂
Great footage Miriam, looks like a beautiful spot,
Cheers Peter! A really lovely spot. I had memories of us sliding down the oil tank in your garden growing up - I was always terrified!! 😂
Hi Miriam! A beautiful camp spot and a stunning, tough hike! Great that you overcame what stopped you last time👍 Sometimes carrying a full pack when you're tired, you do just get that feeling that any slip is going to be your last! 😁 Don't blame you for missing out on a swim! Me neither👍😁
Thanks very much Des! Yeah, definitely think the heavy pack contributed to a bit of a vertigo incident that last time, as even on the flat I felt unsafe after my dizzy spell. Great that it didn’t happen this time and that I learnt a little bit more about myself. A gorgeous spot to pitch for sure and I’m definitely a scaredy-cat on the cold water!!! Thanks for watching the video and your message 😊
Miriam, always good to camp on a Friday night👍It is a beautiful spot and there is a good bit of exposure climbing above the lough. Spent a couple of nights there many years ago when exploring the Comeraghs and had it all to myself😊 Fantastic drone shots of the ridge climb and over the lough👍 A great looking camped an amazing place to have all to yourself. You bring back painful memories of my heel a few years ago until I got my flat foot sorted😊 Lovely to see you out working with and overcoming the challenges👍
Cheers Gerry - a Friday camp is fab for sure, I work a 4 day week so it’s a great chance for me to get away and still have weekend time for the other life stuff! A wonderful spot to have to myself, loved it!! The heel frustrations - definitely helpful to hear of others struggles with it too! This trip has at least boosted my confidence that it’s on the mend - not out of the woods yet but hopefully getting there! Thanks for watching 👍
Another great video Miriam, gorgeously shot. Thanks for showing us these beautiful parts of Ireland. Hopefully the lake water will be a miracle cure for the ankle! Remarkable to think that glacial activity alone has left us with these amazing places to experience. Cheers and thanks again
Hi Chris - thanks for your message! You're very welcome and thank you for watching the video, I'm thrilled that anyone would watch it 🙂 Pretty remarkable alright the beauty that nature leaves us to enjoy, very special! I've no doubt the lake water will have provided some help - it was certainly cold enough and there has to be amazing power in that beauty 😉 Take Care!
Well done on getting that climb done, should be proud of yourself, iv done that a few times and still remember my first attempt but what I can say is iv never seen Coumshingaun look so good, the footage in your video is absolutely spectacular, thanks so much for sharing, hope the leg keeps mending and best wishes for your adventures in 2022 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Niall! It was a great day to do the hike - so much easier to send the drone out when there is very little wind, makes it a little less nerve racking but then to have clear visibility made it very special too. I definitely wanted a clear day for this walk incase I found myself in trouble. Thanks for watching the video and your positive comment, really lovely to hear! 🤗 Hope all is going well for you so far in 2022 and wishing you well for your upcoming trips!!
Awesome channel for such Breathtaking n Spectacular views! Beautiful places! Happy new Year to you and everyone! 👍🎉🎀🎈✨🎁🎊🌊🌈🍁😍💖
Thanks very much - really glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching it 🤗
Wow, that’s all I can manage :)
Thanks very much - that’s enough to tell me 😊 Such a great spot to hike and camp for the night!! 👍
super as always, think i need to splash out on a drone
Hi Declan - thanks very much!! 😊 I’ve great fun with my drone, a bit nerve wracking but amazing what they can capture! Hope you enjoy it if you go for one!! 👍
Fabulous video
The map looks more like a Scottish map !
You have so many nice mountains in Ireland it could be the Scottish mountains I love
Good idea leaving the weight at the camp I have often toppled with 16 plus kg on my back luckily not on a cliff !
Keep em coming
What a spot and so quiet
Really enjoyed it
Great - delighted you enjoyed it, such a lovely place to hike and a beautiful place to camp. Really quiet on this particular day and night thankfully! 😊
Your video work is really 1st class Miriam & I am very envious of your drone abilities. I have a drone & none of my work turns out as good as that. Your lakeside pitch was lovely. A nice place to settle down after the sun goes down to enjoy John Creedon on the wireless & maybe read a few chapters.
Thank Miriam. Stay safe.
Thanks so much Colman for your lovely comment! I’m using a Mavic Mini 2 and to be honest I feel it’s luck if I ever get a good shot. I don’t feel it’s much skill on my part at all, they’re a great drone for the size of them. The shots where it’s circling around me - they are preprogrammed functionality so I just have to press a button and don’t have to control it at all. I can’t take any credit for those at all! The pitch site was fantastic for sure - flat as a pancake and I could hear the water lapping through the night as the breeze started to increase. Loved it! Thanks for your lovely message!! 😊
Enjoyed the video, spectacular drone footage 👍
Thank you!! The drone saves the day again 😊 It really shows the area off well! Thanks for watching 😊
Great video again Miriam. You had decent weather to show off one of the best mountain corries in Ireland. I was there last July, but the pea-soup, low-lying clag deterred me from going up high, and I settled for a low level wander round the shore. Thanks for putting the camping location in on the OSI Map screenshot at the end!! Regards. ATB, Wadirunner.
Hi Wadirunner - thanks for your message! Yes, the weather worked out well thankfully. The forecast looked good in terms of wind and visibility so I jumped at the chance! I wanted decent weather to try capture this beautiful corrie as you said. Shame you couldn't climb high back in July but I know a walk around the lake is very special too. Really nice place to spend some time. Thank you for the suggestion on including the camping location - it took me a while to remember how to include an arrow on the screen again 🙂Thanks for watching!
Interesting place, great lake...hianoo..🙂👍
Yes it’s a really beautiful mountain lake 🤗 Really nice place to spend some time and send the drone out to work!! Thanks for watching and your message 😊
@@MiriamKennedy 🙂👍
Great video and what scenery, fair play to ya for going back and doing the walk, excellent 👏
Thanks very much Stuarty - it’s an amazing spot for sure, I’m not sure if there is a nicer mountain lake in the country, well it’s the nicest I’ve come across to date for sure! Delighted I went back to put that little scare to bed - hopefully it’ll never happen again either 🤞 Thanks for watching and your message 👍
Its a Really Nice video and Beautiful nature. Love the Drone shots of the Lake. Looks like a Very Nice hike. 🙃🙂🙃
Thanks very much for watching the video! Yes its a lovely place for a hike and to fly the drone - very special place to see and be in. Really glad it worked out for me to be able to visit it again. Take care over there in Denmark! 👍
I love watching your videos Miriam, you did really well doing that walk the second time faced your fears. . eo encouraging
Hi Sandra - thanks so much! It was a very different experience the second time around thankfully!! It has probably helped to challenge myself a little more when I think I can’t do something. There’s another route I’m thinking of (not scary, just tough) that I’d like to make a video of doing and I don’t know if it’s beyond me…you’ve reminded me though that maybe I can do it 😉 So nice to hear you’ve been enjoying my little videos, thanks a million for letting me know!!
Really amazing trip and spectacular video! Loved to watch it, thanks a lot for sharing! Cheers, Hans (the Netherlands)
Thanks very much Hans! Great you got to see some of Irelands landscape from over in the Netherlands - that’s pretty special! Thanks very much for watching it - lovely to hear from you 😊
Hi there. I am going to go there. I live nearby. Annestown. Thanks. 😊
Hi Marcin - great! I hope you enjoy it, it’s a very beautiful spot 🤗
@@MiriamKennedy Yes. Can I ask you a question? Are you Irish woman or American?
@@marcinwojtowicz2417I’m Irish 😊
@@MiriamKennedy Thank you. I'm Polish.
Same type of experience last year going uphill over broken ground in Wicklow with about 10+kgs pack. Uphill for about a kilometre. Had to sit down/stop about 6 times before I turned back and camped at a lower elevation. Lack of fitness but as you say.....scary enough. :)
Cheers Alan - yeah not nice to feel that you have lost your balance. I was utterly helpless but I managed to keep going but can’t say I enjoyed the experience. It was nice to go back with a day pack and have a different experience of this beautiful spot! Wise move to head back to lower ground - when I found myself in trouble the prospect of going back down didn’t appeal at all as I knew what I was facing into, to climb the final bit was easier than face into what I had just come up. The descent on the other side of the rim is a lot easier or not as exposed anyway. Thanks for letting me know you had a similar type of experience I never thought that I might hear of that from others - but of course, it must be common enough! A human experience out on the hills 😊 Thanks for watching!
Beautiful…well done Miriam!
Thanks Joe - glad you enjoyed the video, it really is a beautiful spot alright! Thanks again 🙂
Very nice hike and well presented. It looks one of these awesome places I would love to fly. In my own excuse I only would hike a few meters and let the wind and wing to the rest. I am sorry to hear about the heel. Hope it will get better as spring is on our door step. 👍👍👍
It certainly would be a nice place to fly - I'm not sure how high you need to hike before the wind and wing takes you off, but it certainly would be a nice view to have from above I'd imagine! Thanks for watching Uli and your message - I feel more confident in the progress of my heel now so hopefully it keeps moving in the right direction!! 🤞
Hi Miriam, that's some camping spot highlighted perfectly by your introductory drone shot.. The orbital shot of you standing on the rocks overlooking the lake was stunning. Love shots like this and it takes some effort to get them right too. The motion blur on this was perfect. Great to hear your story regarding your previous difficulties in the same location but the right idea to go light and tackle it again.. Your talking to the camera is very natural too. Really enjoyed this film and can see the effort and thought that you put into it. A great location but so far away for me... ATB Tom
Thanks Tom! Probably my favourite mountain lake to camp at yet, especially with no one else around! If any of the drone shots turn out well it’s luck rather then any skill from me in fairness 😉 It was a great little trip and really good for me to realise the difference between fear and vertigo. Yep it’s a long way for you to get to - but worth it every now and again to see some more of our lovely country. Thanks for watching the video and for your lovely message I appreciate it 👍
@@MiriamKennedy welcome..😁
Great to see you out and about and setting standards high for 2022. Lovely to see your neighbours getting involved....some fine woolley photo-bombing there! Camera is so clear. I feel like I was there. On to the next one! Loved it
Thanks Linda!! A great little adventure that’ll keep me going for a while, lovely to know I can go out with my tent again though. I think the sheep were a bit put out by my presence at their lake. See you for lunch tomorrow 😎
That landscape looks spectacular even in flat grey conditions ! Well done on getting back on the horse as it were. Yeah, I think most of us will have had a least one of those incidents you describe. I remember doing the traverse from An Caisteal to Beinn 'a Chroin in Crianlarich a couple of years back in slippy wet conditions. There is a short scramble through rocks, and as I am a bit of a shorta*se I couldn't initially get a handhold plus foothold to haul myself up onto a wide ledge and safely past the worst. My climbing pal has longer legs, so she had gotten up no problem having got handhold plus foothold. I was beginning to think I would have to go back, as if I had missed my grip the fall involved was several hundred feet and pretty terminal! Then I just took a few breaths, took another look at the rocks and saw a good foothold at about knee level, which gave me two purchase points, left foot and right hand. Once I had these I was confident to launch myself up to safety, but I remember thinking that at least I now knew what the outer limits of my comfort levels are, and I will not be attempting to be a Munro completist given some of the roped-up challenges involved here in Scotland! I think my phrase to my buddy was "That was more than f...... scrambly enough for me..." :) :). Sorry about the lingering heel problem. I am suffering with pretty stubborn plantar fasciitis in my right heel for the last few months. I think it was due to long walks-out on hard, rocky paths in climbing boots over the summer, but gel implants seem to help a bit. It might be a visit to a podiatrist required, but rest seems to help a lot. Frustrating, but ho hum. The pain-killing gel is a good option at the start of every walk for the moment. Another cracking video, Miriam. Thank you for your enthusiastic and inspiring work.
Thanks so much Jim - a 'pretty terminal' fall is a stark image alright! Delighted I headed back to this patch to suss things out - I now realise through the course of completing the walk and some of the comments that it was some sort of a vertigo incident for me...not sure of the cause but the response was completely irrational to the terrain. I don't mean that to sound like I don't experience fearful situations but I know the difference. I now realise it wasn't a fear based reaction in my mind but it was a physical response, I literally couldn't look up or stand up and continuing to walk even on a flat surface was very difficult for me. Like you, I don't have any interest in tackling really challenging things that are way out of my comfort zone - I get enough pleasure from easy climbs. Pushing the comfort zone in small ways is of course a nice and valuable thing.
Well here's your sister on the Planter Fasciitis! I had about 3 months of warning that things weren't right but it wasn't stopping me so I was doing the recommended exercises sporadically. This continued until it really did stop me! I had two acute episodes on Dec 26th and Jan 1st where I literally couldn't put my foot to the ground with the discomfort. I got more serious about trying to address it as I've never actually been injured before....its difficult as its hard to pinpoint the real source of the problem and there are so many different silver bullets that work for others but have not worked for me. I've now begun to have confidence in some exercises that are focused on strengthening the tendons in my foot and calf. One Physio was focused on my hip alignment and another has focused on my foot. I'm trusting the Physio who has got me to focus on strengthening the foot area and has encouraged me to keep going with my life - finding my way with tolerating discomfort, ensuring I rest and don't overdo it and do the exercises. This seems to be working for me! This Physio is my next door neighbour and didn't even charge me! The night brace is great aswell - if you have that morning problem of getting out of the bed the night brace really helps me anyway. Its meant to also help the healing process also but I think the strengthening exercises are getting at the source for me. This walk was the proof for me that its working! I'm not out of the woods yet - its still there but hopefully it'll keep improving until it fexxx off altogether!
I wish you well on your journey with it - it can be a bloody nightmare to shift it seems!!
Thanks for your message and for watching the video - a lovely little spot to spend some time....loved just being there (and not stuck at home with my dodgy foot) 😉
Looked a nice early start and a cracking hike, as well as a perfect camping spot. Loved the reflections on the tarn and a great walk over the ridge, with some great drone footage. Well done on facing your fears and testing your limits but you sure nailed that walk and what a perfect spot to stop for lunch. I have swam in a few tarns and lakes (never in winter) and even in mid summer it is never warm but the feeling you get when you get out and dried is amazing, so invigoration and so nice for aching limbs too. Very enjoyable full watch, cheers Alan
Thanks Alan! Maybe someday I’ll discover a desire to experience that invigoration, it just hasn’t hit me to date 🤗 I totally respect anyone who does it though - so fair play to you!! Yeah it was as early start, I left home at 6am and started walking by about 8:30. Just an hours hike in from the Carpark to where I camped. The water was so calm and reflections were perfect that first day, the breeze increased during the night which made the water a bit more unsettled the next morning. A beautiful spot to pitch for sure! Thanks for watching Alan, I really appreciate it 😊👍
Well done for exorcising those demons, I remember you telling me about it a few weeks ago, Not unusual, Id a similar freeze at Sgurr Na Strii on Skye, maybe not as bad as your incident but its a strange sensation of fear of falling off I suppose, especially when so close to the edge. Loved the drone footage and the pitch was awesome, thats another one on my list for sure!!. Glad you seem to be making some progress with the heel, Ive no doubt it will be back to normal soon enough. Thanks for another wonderful trip, really really enjoyed it. ATVB Colin
Cheers Colin!! I’m really glad I went back too - the idea kept falling to the back of the pile but I’m so glad I felt inspired to give it a go when I did. The full moon ritual must certainly have helped the heel 🤗 I was so shocked at how well it did, I thought if I felt able to to the rim walk I would be hobbling for a portion of it, it showed me how much stronger it has got with the work I was doing on it as I had believed I had made little progress. So glad it’s truly on the mend and I can get back out in my tent more regularly. I can imagine Sgurr Na Strii being hairy alright - great we have a survival mechanism to warn us of danger anyway!! Thanks for watching and catch you soon!!
@@MiriamKennedy At least now you can reset your boundaries for the next sketchy climb, albeit safely !!
Thanks for another great video Miriam.I get the dizzy feeling too lately and putting it down to being 51. Not great at heights 😕
Thanks Joe!! I hope I never get one of those dizzy experiences ever again, very scary and I felt totally helpless…I’m 48 so I’m hoping they’re not going to get more frequent listening to you!! Ahhhhhh 😩 I’m not good at heights either - the drone makes me look very brave or stupid on this one but for some reason these moments didn’t knock a stir out of me and the drone made it look far more queasy than it actually was!! Thanks for watching and your message, really glad you enjoyed it 👍
Fabulous video and place Miriam! Reminds me very much of looking down at Red Tarn, from Helvellyn in the Lake District! Oh btw...the ankle looks to be holding up just fine! I was expecting to see this Long John Silver type figure...minus the parrot of course! 😂G
😂 Cheers Graeme - the ankle and foot held up really well! Still need to keep going with the work on it to hopefully never end up like Long John Silver or his parrot! Just checked out some images of Red Tarn and I can see the similarity for sure - just remember Coumshingaun is in our sunny south east though 😎
@@MiriamKennedy you've got more bottle than me, walking on those ridges! 😱. I've walked up Helvellyn about 3 times since I was a lad in the 1970s,but never had the bottle to walk on the airy ridge that is Striding Edge, to view Red Tarn...always the footpath about 10ft below! I see people walking what I call 'the dragon's back', but my hands sweat and knees tremble just watching! There's usually one or two deaths every year with people blown off! I was at Pai Canyon in Thailand on Christmas Day, just over 2 years ago and there's a small section there, only about 3ft wide, with sheer drops on either side. It's also made of VERY crumbly red rock/earth! If it wasn't for the drops you'd do it with a blindfold on! But I felt my hands sweating and legs shaking and dropped to my knees and crawled across! 😚...being coaxed from the other side by a rather large lady, who had just skipped across...embarrassing!!!😅
I generally don’t think I’m very brave about these things, I also think the drone footage makes this one look a lot more difficult than it actually is. It’s certainly not straightforward but I even look at the drone footage and go ‘Jaysus’ 😂
@@MiriamKennedy 🤣 Yeh I need to get a drone I think cos the images are spectacular! What make and model is yours, if you don't mind me asking? 🤔. My lad will lend me his GoPro long term, so no prob there...apart from learning how to use it! 😂
I’m using a DJI Mini 2 - nice and light for overnight adventures. Not great in a strong wind but they can handle a decent breeze! All part of the fun/challenge learning how to use these tools 😉
Well Miriam i did wonder a while back where have you gone ? Yet another stunning video big Thanks for showing us. How did you hurt your foot and is it better now ? Hope it is ! X
Thanks for watching the video and your message! Such a lovely spot to visit 😊 I’ve been grounded for a while with a sore heel - planter fasciitis seems to be the culprit. Two physios later and a ton of exercises - hopefully it’s on the mend! I’m seeing another person about it in a weeks time to get another opinion also. My first ever injury in fairness - I think it’s an overuse type injury and from everything I read it can take between 3-12 months before it magically disappears! It still can stop me in my tracks where I can’t do what I want but mostly it’s not holding me back too much but discomfort is still there. I’m fine on the bike though - that action isn’t aggravating it thankfully. I’ve a few Brompton overnight ideas when the storms we are currently having finally leave!! Thanks again!! 👍
@@MiriamKennedy Hi Miriam (not Mirium as spelt before, sorry about that, rude) proper looking forward to your Brompton over nighters in the future, get well soon chuck x
@@bromptinowner763 ah cheers!! Not rude at all, thanks very much 😊
Epic ...... thanks Miriam. PS, Argent Nit homeopathic remedy in 30 strength is fantastic for any type of vertigo or balancing issues, with absolutely no side effects.
Thanks for that Paul! It was only that one time that I had that experience…something about the way I stood up and pressure I suppose. I managed to complete the circuit the first time but it wasn’t pleasant. No reoccurrence on this trip thankfully! If I ever experience it again I’ll certainly add that remedy to my pack. A really nice place to walk and camp - especially when there is no one around 😊 Thanks for watching!!
Like 25. 👍 nice 😀 video 👍
Thank you!! A great little spot - you'd love it with your drone 👍😎
What a fab hike! Well done for beating your fear 💪 A really enjoyable video, the lake is fab - like a mirror. I'm getting serious drone envy recently 😆
Thanks Niall!! Ah the drone is great - not great for the nerves but I love what it can capture, I lived in that land of drone envy for a while - watch out, it creeps up 😂 Yeah on the Friday the lake was so still - I didn’t take any of the footage with the drone at the campsite until the Saturday morning and it was much more breezy then, you could really see the difference in the lake. I’m glad I wasn’t up high and flying the drone in the stronger breeze on Saturday either! A great adventure to have banked its memory with a little video reminder now. Thanks for watching and your message 😎
Brilliant video Miriam, really glad to see you back out and on the mend! I know that feeling well when you are in a tight spot and your mind takes over, its not nice at all, but what's amazing is you conquered it, fantastic! :-) The views from that ridge where amazing, fair play you, you sat in some "sketchy" places as you would say! My heart was near in my mouth at 8:54, it sounded like you had a wee stumble near the edge! Drone footage was awesome as usual and that camp site look like it was made for your tent, a wee bowling green. First time I seen that particular piece of outdoors kit at the end though, hope I don't ever had to get one of those myself! I visited the Comeragh's a couple of years back on Mountaineering Ireland Meet but we where over in Mahon falls, didn't even know this existed, gonna have to go back now! Thanks again for sharing your trip, loved it!
Sorry for causing your heart to move position Gary!! 😂 I noticed my little oopppss - but I was fine, honestly!! The last time I had pitched on the other side of the lake as there were other campers and they’d already got the bowling green spots so it was definitely slim pickings on the other side. Nice thing about winter camping - none of the masses at these popular spots 😉 Yes I’ve been to Mahon Falls too - now there’s another sketchy climb going up the side of that 😂 Should you ever need a foot brace I’ll send you the link 👍 Ah it’s great to be able to get back out again and to see the big improvement - I’m definitely a little lost when I can’t get out as much as I’d like. Fingers crossed it’ll stay like that. Thanks for watching, always great to hear from you. Stay well 😎
@@MiriamKennedy PS , I just noticed your subscribers , congrats on hitting the 1K , amazing and well deserved for a fantastic channel! Keep it up! 🥳🎉
Ah cheers Gary! The UA-cam algorithm was kind to me on the Inis Meáin video and it just rocketed on that one video. Apparently a bike is more popular to the algorithm than walking boots 🤷♀️
Another nice vid, thank you, I’d like to do this walk. I’m glad the incident last time was put to rest. I think as we get older things that we wouldn’t have flinched at become a bit scarier, maybe it’s wisdom, but hopefully it doesn’t put us off doing the things we enjoy. I took the wrong path on Muckish a few months back and ended up on a very narrow ledge with a fairly sheer drop. It only took a few seconds to get past the section but I definitely had disco knees for those seconds. Look forward to seeing more of your trips. Cheers.
Disco knees!! 😂 I even felt it in my stomach when you described finding yourself on that narrow ledge - sounds very humbling alright! The incident with me was long lasting, it took quite a while before my balance restored where I could feel safe walking even on flat ground. I now think it was more a vertigo incident rather than a fear thing. There’s a subtle difference in how it plays out - they’re similar, but one is maybe more physical rather than psychological. I agree about the wisdom of the body resisting death and holding on to life as we get older - or maybe we just become more aware of something that was always there! Deep questions of a Monday evening!! 😊 Hope you get to visit Coumshingaun - it’s a great adventure and I think the drone shots make it seem more intimidating than it actually is! Thanks for your message 👍
Ah, what else would we be doing on a Monday evening other than pondering life with deep questions?! Yes, definitely sounds like you had vertigo, not disco legs...😂
😎 Pondering deep questions and catching up on Tommy Tiernan (the only TV show I watch)…such a great show. I’m two weeks behind and just watched his interview of Gabriel Byrne - now there’s a deep man!
He’s an interesting guy, in fact they both are. I don’t watch tv either, too busy watching people walking round Ireland, Swedish hermits building log cabins, Alaskans being Alaskans and other such shenanigans on UA-cam. Enjoy your catch up tv and thanks for the reply.
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The comfort level of this hike is very weather dependent. There's a few spots when you traverse clockwise where strong winds can make it feel quite dangerous as someone may struggle to maintain their balance. The weather is alao unpredictable. I've had winter hikes where it started off in sunshine and finished in snow and strong winds.
For sure - I could imagine the weather making it quite scary in spots! 🫣 Still a very beautiful spot and very glad I got to see it again without any vertigo type incident this time round 😉
@@MiriamKennedy good to hear. That spot where you climb up on to the ridge at the back of the lake from the rocky left hand side ridge can be dicey. There's 2 paths and one involves a bit of scrambling. A friend of mine was literally huddled waiting for the winds to die down before climbing up. It can feel very exposed up there.
It's grand once you get up on the back wall of the lake and circle around clockwise to descend to the right of the lake. And the views are amazing.
That must have been scary for your friend!
@@MiriamKennedy uncomfortable for both of us. I had gone a bit ahead and we were shouting back and forth at each other about how much fun we were having. Sometimes you just have to find a spot to hunker down. It's a great hike all the same. There are some variations involving looping around Mahon Falls. The Comeraghs are beautiful and I feel lucky to have them on my doorstep.
@@sdemosi very lucky! 😎
Looks like you got a lovely calm day there Miriam. It Looks amazing! . Must admit I was wondering at the start what that contraption was hooked onto to your back 😀 I was thinking to myself what have you bought now? 😃😁 Hope the foot gets better soon!
Cheers Pat! Yeah the Friday was really calm and the wind picked up on Saturday morning. I wanted to try get a break in the weather to do this trip with low wind and hopefully good visibility. The drone can be hard work with a strong breeze and the footage can appear choppy so I really wanted decent conditions to try capture it well. Thankfully it worked - the sun was meant to be out too but that didn’t happen, at least there was good visibility though! I had realised that the contraption might have got picked up in some shots so that’s why I ‘introduced’ it - iI’m sure anyone who saw me that day must have thought it very strange looking!! 🤦♀️ It works though - hopefully in a few weeks time this foot issue will be gone and the foot brace won’t be needed on the packing list again 😂 It was more precautionary as I thought I might be in bits if I did feel up to tackling the rim walk, especially knowing I’d be in the tent for so long. Thanks for watching Pat!! 👍
Great drone footage! Got the book u recommended for Xmas so intend to do some hikes this year and maybe an overnighter in summer. How did u sleep out in this cold! 🥶❄️ you should have added some footage on that!
Thank you Kyra! With the right gear it’s an utter pleasure to be in the tent, I love it!! I’d really missed it as I’d only camped once in December so I was dying to get back out again. I don’t sleep much to be honest when I’m in the tent - it’s not the cold or feeling unsafe, I think it’s the adrenalin of the whole experience that keeps me awake. If I’m making a video on a trip I seem to sleep less as my head is buzzing with excitement of how I’ll string it all together. I possibly sleep more when I’m not in video making mode, one less distraction playing! The body was well rested though as I was locked up in the tent for so long. Hope you enjoy the Irish Peaks book - it’s so lovely isn’t it! Hope your hiking plans and the possible overnighter work out too. You might love it - I feel like it’s a big secret that most people aren’t aware of - how great it is to occasionally be in a tent!! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy I’ve mostly been up mts to map them when I was a younger geo, but never dreamt of sleeping up there. However, I just bought a new lightweight tent for taking up mts. I’m near Mayo so might try a few peaks from the book to start. Looking forward to ur next video/adventure!
Oh wow - you lucky thing on both counts 1) converted van (definitely something I’d like to do in time) 2) living near Mayo…very envious! Enjoy 😊
I absolutely love this video.
I live in Dublin and plan to drive down and camp in that very spot Miriam. But I’m worried that there will be someone already there. If so, is there other suitable spots to pitch around the lake?
Hi Gerard! Thanks very much!! I live in Dublin too 🤩 I’m not sure when you are planning to camp at Coumshingaun but I’ve camped there twice now and had different experiences when there, both were great though! The first time was during the Summer and there were other campers there too. There are plenty of spots to get a nice pitch and you won’t be near anyone though if that was ti happen! If you are able to go mid week you’ll have less chance of meeting anyone. This time of year, you should be ok in terms of solitude too - if you do see other tents there just walk around the lake and you’ll come across other suitable spots to pitch! Have a great time when doing it - you’ll love it 😊
@@MiriamKennedy thanks Miriam, I’ll be doing it mid week. 👍
Brilliant Gerard - I’d be very surprised if you didn’t have the place to yourself!! 😎
@@MiriamKennedy just back from Cuamshingaun. I absolutely loved it! What an amazing place. The sheep had me up at 5:30am though 🙄🤣
@@gerardbradley182 brilliant!! 😎 I hope you had the place to yourself, no doubt you did!! Such a cool place to explore and spend a night 🤗
Were you on a commercial flight within a few days of your first walk by any chance? Post flight temporary Vertigo can occur when pressure has not been fully re-balanced in the inner ear. You mentioned it was noticeable when you looked up. That sounds a bit like Vertigo. Happened to me a few years ago.
God that’s very interesting - I don’t think I was to be honest though. I can’t remember when I was last on a flight!! 🤦♀️ It was something about pressure though as it happened after I stood up. Even though the climb was tough with my big bag I actually felt fine - standing up that time seemed to set it all off. It took me quite a while before I could start walking again. I felt totally calm in it too - I knew I couldn’t move so I sat there until I felt ready to make the final climb. It wasn’t pleasant to walk again though - I didn’t feel safe. Going back down the way I came up wasn’t appealing to me so finishing the final climb was the better option with the hope that the other side would be ok to descend. It was!
I hope your incident wasn’t too bad? it’s only since posting the video that I’ve realised that it’s probably a lot more common than what I had imagined. I associated it with a fear inducing edge but I don’t think it was that…plenty would scare me, I know that!! I’m in no way fearless up a mountain especially with scary cliff edges 😲
@@MiriamKennedy Yes, quite common apparently. Uncomfortable and unfamiliar, but benign. I'm no doctor, so i wont describe symptoms etc. Check out information on benign vertigo. It is quite common.
Thanks very much for that - its all beginning to make more sense now! 🙂
Get in the dip Miriam.
Ah I’m not a cold water fan…maybe in time I’ll find the courage to see what everyone enjoys!! Thanks for watching 😉