Wild Camping in Ireland | Bluestack Mountains | Donegal
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2021
- A new wild camp spot in the Bluestack Mountains. Starting at the Old Schoolhouse in the Reelan River valley and following the Efferanagh River up into the hills to the summits of Glascarns Hill and Croaghbane. A descent (along a new ridge) to the corrie lough of Cronloughan and a wild camp. Interesting autumnal weather and thankfully midge free😊
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One of your favourite places in all of Ireland.... GMcV
Gerry, you're giving me a lump in my throat! Fine spot indeed - starting there at the Croaghs schoolhouse so famed as the source of so much Irish bealoideas (folklore) in the national archives. Nearby also to the old farmhouse where the survivors of the WW2 RAF Sunderland found refuge. In 2021 the only flights soaring over those peaks are golden eagles! Yes, a couple of pairs thereabouts. Peace and tranquility and views to salve the soul......but across the way - half way to the Achla ridgeline - a view to be soon marred by wind turbines. At Graffy. A heartfelt plea here from a local man - save our landscapes, save one of Donegal's last wildernesses, SAVE GRAFFY!
Joseph, it sounds like the old schoolhouse is worth looking into more👍 Would love to see those eagles in the Bluestacks. There are great views over to Achla and the Derryveaghs from here and it would be an absolute shame to have a wind farm built there.
Kettle on and tea a brewing! Let's have a looksie ❤👍☕
Ah Gerry what a treat, from the old school house, we had jacket hooks like that in my school too! Upto the very fancy farm, your B-roll is just the best, stopping to clock the small things in such a vast and endless landscape 🕷❤👍⛰🐏
And those veiws back down the ridge and the Loch, towards your proposed campsite, wow! 👌🏕🤗
Very atmospheric indeed, pleased the rain didn't dampen your spirits, certainly made your movie extra special to watch. The darkness seems to come out of nowhere these past few weeks huh, what a beautiful morning, wow! 🌞😁
You did well to find a picth, looked like very wet and rocky terrain 🪨 🇮🇪 nice to getbthe kit dried out too we'd wager! 🤗🐛🦋
Thanks so much for taking us along with you, another excellent and interesting watch, have a great weekend, Ceri and Kat ☕ ❤ 🍿👍
Ceri & Kat, thank you😊 The evenings are definitely drawing in at a pace and can make for a long night in the tent. Wet and rocky is a good description of the Bluestacks👍, much easier to find good pitches up on the summits than down low, though I am glad that I had the chance to explore this area and spend the night. The weather was grand really😊 Thank you for watching and commenting and have a great week ahead👍😊
Some lovely captures of the clouds rolling over the tops , nice place To have some solitude.
Thank you, there was plenty of solitude and space to just take in what was happening around me in the present - one of the great things I value in spending time in the mountains😊
Really enjoyed that, Gerry and amazing to think that you can spend all that time without seeing another soul.
Hope you have a great weekend and all the best.
Cheers Olly, not seeing another soul can be good for the soul😊
Thanks for sharing, it was great.
Thank you for watching and for the positive feedback😊👍
Beautiful nature and awesome views! Thank you for sharing! All the best, Elly 😊
Cheers Elly😊👍
Great video Gerry. Great capture of the spider at work
Cheers Patrick, it was a cool wee trip and the spider was busy and a fascinating watch🕷😊👍
Just beautiful Gerry such landscapes and sounds / scenery thanks for sharing really enjoyed it cheers
Cheers Rod, it is a truly beautiful place😊👍
Superb! How lovely to have it all to yourself gorgeous views the mist and low cloud only added to the beauty and the music complimented it well.Soggy wet feet not nice,I have to say with my lightweight boots I do wear Sealskinz and they work very well have kept my my feet dry in torrential rain love them! A really nice video lovely shot of the Butterfly thouroly enjoyed this.😀
Thank you👍👍 it was great to have it all to myself😊 I have a pair of Sealskinz and as you say they do a good job, just need to get that combo into my head, don't think I would go back to heavier boots😊
I can't believe it's just you there!!Wow what a beautiful place, I hope we can make our way there sometime soon!!!Amazing views!!
Thank you for watching and your comments. It is amazing to have somewhere like that all to yourself😊
Great solo over nighter Gerry, the weather wasnt really that bad at all . Loved the rolling mist on the ridges and dont think I would have pitched at the lough either, because rest assured if there was only one feckin midgy in the whole of the Bluestack it would have found me. Very relaxed wild camp, great stuff. ATVB Colin.
Cheers Colin, it wasn't that bad (certainly compared to the rain you had in Killarney🌧) and added to the experience. I thought there might have been even one wee bit of suitable ground at the lough, though not a chance. Was happy enough where I eventually settled. Not sure why the midges🦟 weren't out as at times the wind dropped down - hopefully that is the start of them disappearing😊 it was good to be out after a couple of months away from wild camping👍😊
That looked like a very nice hike in.. The weather obviously wasn't the best but I think it all adds to it once it isn't lashing rain. Nice to see all the close ups, the web building spider was pretty class. Really enjoyed this one. All the best 👍
Jason
Cheers and thank you for the kind comments👍👍 You are right, once it isn't lashing rain it is all cool😊 and I love the mist swirling around with views coming and going almost as much as clear sunny days☀️😊 Spiders are amazing and it was cool to get one at work🕸
A fantastic vlog Gerry. You captured the "atmosphere" and the sheet isolation of that particular part of the blue stacks...talk about getting away from it all.... Nice route taken, great pics of caterpillars and great sound quality too 👌.. I've parked at the schoolhouse and need to venture more to the right of ardnageer weather dependent as always.... Great commentary and excellent videography (if that's a real word) .. cool tent ⛺
Cheers Merky, there is plenty to explore all over the Bluestacks - I have really only spent more time in that area in the past year and it has been worthwhile, though the classic walk over the main tops is hard to beat. There wasn't another soul around over that weekend and I definitely got away from it all😊 Thank you for the kind words👍👍
@@gerrymcveigh of course...keep the amazing vlogs going and hopefully say hello at next year's Fei Sheehy again thumbs up Merky
Great trip, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching and commenting👍👍. It was a cool trip and good to go back to a possible camp spot I had spied a year ago, even though didn't all good quite according to plan (though it rarely does😊)
Nice vlog. You have a wonderful evening.
Many thanks😊👍 Have a good week ahead👍👍
On the road again Gerry! Times were a lot rougher/tougher and expectations were a lot lower back then. We are more comfortable now but are we any happier today? You gotta wonder. Doesn't look very inviting to me Gerry, never mind being atmospheric! lol Admittedly a lot more pleasant in the morning! Love the hairy mary caterpillar! So hard to identify what moth or butterfly it will be. Keep safe!
Tom, I can only imagine that if you lived in that valley it was probably your entire world back in the day, with none of the tarmac roads and transport options we have today. it wasn't that inviting though that is all part of the experience of being in the mountains😊 and the morning definitely made up for it. You keep safe on your travels too👍
That's right about the valley Gerry. Then when word came about the possibility of a new life and a new start in the new world across the seas they young people jumped at it and the old folks were left in sadness behind never to see their children again. Life was soooooo hard. My wee aunt Mary never ventured more that 10 miles from her home in Rathfriland. She was cowed into submission and complete subservience by my dominating grandmother! That was her life and again sadly she accepted it. She had no chance and no real life.
Another lovely video Gerry, I really liked the industrious spider, fury caterpillar shots and the audio of the water sounds. Great you got to travel along new ground, I can imagine it must be nice to have a fresh perspective of views along the way. I haven't been to the Bluestack Mountains yet so its a real treat to see what's in store when I do visit. I do love a night in a tent at a mountain lake - my favourite spots when the midges allow! I've had two failed attempts at making videos on recent visits to Donegal when the weather gods have conspired against me, holed up taking cover from torrential rain or midge attacks don't make good viewing or recording! An entertaining watch as ever 👍
Miriam, it was great to explore that area (not sure if will need to revisit now that I have been there though😊). The Bluestacks are fantastic and the classic walk over the main ridge is a great one to do with loads of places to wild camp over the tops and plenty of water sources. I need to camp beside some sort of water for all my cups of tea!! Sorry to hear about the weather on those 2 trips (always tough to call the weather so far out west/north I find) and I hope you have plans to return and complete your videos (maybe even in the Bluestacks?)👍👍
@@gerrymcveigh ah I’ll be back, third time lucky maybe 🤗 Enjoy your upcoming adventures as the evening light disappears!
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Hi gerry. Hey a good start for Saturday in one of your fave places. Did you ever used to hide in the coats that hung at school ? We did. It was great fun. Good fun up there to. I agree that Loch and its surrounds looks healthy - can't begrudge it that eh? But you found an island and that's what it was by the looks. Good going. As for the walk out - yeah gotta watch them big holes. All lots of fun again though. Another great time out. All the best as always. Mark
Cheers Mark, we got up to plenty of stuff in the locker rooms at school, though it is hard to imagine what it must have been like to be in a school of this size compared to my own experience of a large school with hundreds of pupils. Always good to explore new places and this was well worth the effort😊
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure gerry. Oh yeah for sure the locker rooms were a hive of activity. I was thinking of primary school though. Certainly a cool new place.
Mark, it is cool your memory goes back that far I haven't much retention of those days at primary school at all, I do remember getting the ruler across the tips of my fingers though😊
@@gerrymcveigh It's only a vague memory gerry of hiding in the coats. Ha ha, yeah a quick reprimand leaving you sore eh? We do remember those things to.
I remember doing a round of summits from that parking spot a number of years ago on a Saturday and there were no other cars there that day either, rugged and remote feel to the Bluestacks.
Love the video 👍
Cheers George, it is usually quiet and my favourite place to start from in the rugged and remote Bluestacks😊
Great video Gerry. Just had my OS Sheet 11 Map delivered today. Going to try this hike and camp as soon as I can.
Before the midges take over🦟😊
rain 4:20 amazing vlog beautiful video love and greetings from france#adventuresbymohsin thank you for beautiful sharing 🙂
Moshin, thank you for watching and commenting😊👍 Hello to you in France from Ireland😊
Another great video Gerry. I’ve not been on the Bluestacks and its not that far from me. When I seen you put the kettle on, it certainly put me in the notion for a cuppa. With the nights closing in, the time spent in the tent must be getting longer?
Cheers Aidan, they are definitely not that far from you and are well worth a visit👍 Still not too bad with the light, though a different story when it is dark at 4pm and not light until 9am😊
Loved your hike in the Bluestack Mountains. Even the rain looks inviting. (Easy for me to say as I'm sitting in my recliner.) So, what did you do with your wet socks and boots? Do you sleep with them on? I have another question ... I take it that it is safe to drink the water from a lake or stream? Do you need to boil it first? I still plan on a trip to Ireland in the Spring. Ireland is nothing short of magical. Such lovely, friendly people ... and scenery beyond compare. Thanks so much for another wonderful video!!
Kriss, thank you for watching and your kind comments. The wet socks went on again in the morning after being wrung out - cold and wet for a while though they soon warmed up and were grand😊 I usually boil water for around 5 minutes though would also drink straight from remote streams and loughs (with no negative consequences so far). The rain was sort of inviting though a few hours was a bit too long in my mind🌧 Spring time would be cool for a trip to Ireland and the people are friendly all year round👍😊
What a beautiful spot Gerry. Well spotted. I hike these days always with an eye out for potential camping spots. Love that part of the adventures. Brilliant video. How do you find the Terra Nova? Condensation wise is it good?
Martin, I am the same - always have an eye out for a potential camp spot when walking in the mountains and it is really cool when you can come back to make it happen, even if not quite according to plan😊 The Terra Nova is a great wee tent, have had it for years and years and as far as I can remember have never had much of an issue with condensation.
@@gerrymcveigh good man.. have been looking at the Terra Nova. Has great reviews. Brilliant to hear you have had no trouble with it. 👏👏 Happy camping sir. Hope you are keeping safe and well 🙂