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Thursday 15 October 2015

Hill Skills Series - The extra kit you need for those chilly late autumn/winter hikes.

This is the latest article in our Hill Skills Series, a series of blogs posts dealing with navigation, clothing, nutrition and safety, when hiking in the mountains of Ireland and Britain.

Head torches and mountain shelter deployed on this early morning ascent of Lugnaquilla mountain.



Tuesday 8 September 2015

Friday 29 May 2015

Thursday 16 April 2015

A hikers guide to: LUGNAQUILLA - A gentle mountain with a mean streak

This post is one in a series of articles on great places to go hiking in Ireland.

You can read the full article on our website, www.mountaintrails.ie
Lugnaquilla summit plateau and cairn
Lugnaquilla, (Log na Coille in the Irish), translates as 'the hollow of the wood', though the only trees on its flanks today...........

Thursday 2 April 2015

Thursday 19 March 2015

Sunday 1 March 2015

Hiking in Scotland's winter mountains

There is a phrase, used often by mountain guides and trainers, that there is no such thing as winter hiking, only winter mountaineering. ...

This post is one of a series highlighting some great places to go hiking in Ireland and Britain.

To read the article in full go to our website, www.mountaintrails.ie
The iconic Buachaille Etive Mor, in Glen Coe, catching the first light of day.

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Hill Skills Series - Gloves - avoiding cold hands in the winter mountains

'Regular mountain hikers and climbers will know that keeping your hands warm in the colder months is essential.....'
This post is one of a number of articles in our Hill Skills Series.

You can read the full article on our website at www.mountaintrails.ie

A biting cold day on Carlingford Mountain, Ireland