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7:19pm Injured man airlifted from Djouce
Just in… RTE News - Injured man airlifted from Co Wicklow mountain A man has been airlifted from Djouce Mountain in Co Wicklow after sustaining what is believed to be a broken leg. The man made a call for help at around 3.45pm and members of the Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team went to the scen[...] Read More »
11:42am Mafikeng Explorer Corps 2006
Mafikeng Explorer Corps 2006 Originally uploaded by r1g2b3. Here you have it… I’m pretty pleased with this photo from last night. This is the new Explorer Corps perched on an outcrop above the Dublin City lights. Very windy night indeed. [...] Read More »
8:21pm Bivvi outside tonight?
Weather in Brief Widespread showers tonight; risk hail and thunder. Low of 3 to 7 degrees. Very windy with more showers or longer spells of rain tomorrow. Yeh. And I’m about to leave for a bivvi in 30 minutes. Fun & Games!! Photos in the morning. [...] Read More »
12:23am New Coast Guard Stormforce RIB Photos
100_4145 Originally uploaded by r1g2b3. There are new photos in my Flickr account of a RIB I was testing for the Irish Coast Guard recently. Very nice craft indeed, smooooth. [...] Read More »
9:10pm Petzl Vertex Vent
I tested the Vertex Vent recently. It’s almost identical to the Petzl Elios Class, which I own personally. It’s nice, light like the Elios, and the biggest feature difference is the Vent slider on the sides that allows you to be able to close the venting holes to stop grit, rocks, ice, c[...] Read More »
6:09pm Galway Body Found
Looks like this could be the missing Wicklow woman in Galway Helena English, who’s been gone 12 days. The Garda Water Unit have been a busy bunch this festive season. RTE News - Body recovered from Galway river A body of a woman has been recovered from the Clare River in Co Galw[...] Read More »
6:05pm Haglofs Experience
Does anyone have any experience of either the Haglofs ‘Climber Motion’ or ‘Helium’ Gortex jackets? I’m thinking of making an investment… please comment below! [...] Read More »
5:12pm Christmas Time, Suicide and Wine.
It’s been a busy weekend for emergency services, fires, accidental shootings and as I write this, news on the radio reports that there is a large scale helicopter search in the North Wicklow Mountains after a pensioner in a nursing home has gone missing and headed out into the hill[...] Read More »
