SAFETY & HELP TO KEEP THE SIGMA 33 GOING

 SAFETY & HELP TO KEEP THE  SIGMA 33 GOING

Well you know what I do and how dangerous it can be. I’m trying to get my life raft serviced and a new set of flares as all is out of date. I will be straight to the point I’m trying to raise 400 Pounds to get this moving. I’d appreciate any help. Maybe you service life rafts? Maybe you sell flares maybe your a small business that would like to help if your on the business side of things I can give mentions in videos I can give recommendations to you. To all you that follow these adventures even a tiny donation will go a long way and with so many following we could do this pretty fast.. so please help me raise 400pounds to service essential safety equipment that could save my life in a life and death situation. I’m not always about taking I try to give back to others in the winter months when I’m not sailing by doing crazy hikes in dangerous conditions for some charities. I also try to get people out on the ocean with me from time to time some being cancer surviving patients that’s got a little down to others that have their own additions to the likes of drugs ..I try hard to pull others out of holes even when I fight my own demons. Anyway guys thank you for reading and I hope you considers helping me on my way again. I’m not like any other channel you see the real me I’m not fake are trying to keep an image like many other bigger channels ... it’s real adventure from a real guy from the street . Check the comments below and find the links to either the PayPal are the go fund me link. Thanks again folks.

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MOURNE MOUNTAINS - DOUGLAS CRAG pt 2

 MOURNE MOUNTAINS  -  DOUGLAS CRAG pt 2

This is part two of my two day hiking and camping part one was Hares Castle. Well after a great nights sleep at Hares castle I woke to a beautiful morning. It was time for coffee and a wash then get all packed up. I was really excited as I was heading for a new camp over at Douglas Crag just below Slieve Binnian. Douglas Crag is an old quarry and I can assure you it has stunning views and you can watch a great sunrise from here. I’m sure now these two camps are out there that you may find a few more people here now but hey if I got to enjoy it why shouldn’t others. If you do try these camps please let me know what you though. Please just be careful at Douglas Crag. The walk across to this new camp I really enjoyed it was warm dry the sky was beautiful and the sound of birds ...I was just in another world and very happy just nice having time to think clearly and look back on some great memories I was feeling alive. When I got to the base of the camp I had a look up and I thought it’s time to see if I can push my body like the old days ..so I push up that hill as hard as I could with all the kit at a slow jog pace...by god it was hard but I was buzzing. Anyway I got the camp set up and I’m sure you will appreciate the view. I set of after a little break up to Binnian lough then on up to Slieve Binnian...taking you onto the summit then across to the back castles followed by the north tor... so these are the main things up there and there is some stunning views of silent valley reservoir and surrounding area...Once I got to the north tor I walked down the back of it to Blue lough Buttress (not a normal route) the views here was awesome you could see blue lough and was very clear to see how bombed it had been round here during practice times in ww2. Just above it was the good old mountain known as Slievelamagan then to its left you just see a glimpse of Ben Crom reservoir. Now in the next video you will see this ground a bit different again...you should be very familiar with this ground after the last few camps and next few videos. So I come down the blue lough buttress and head back towards the camp at Douglas Crag. This was a very enjoyable day I was feeling human again. Now if you watch my winter solo camp followed by Hares castle then this video you will really get a feel for the ground ...also the next two videos are going to compliment those videos really well indeed. Now in a couple of months I will stick a play list together of these videos and it’s going to become a massive help to you to research the ground. Enough waffling from me so get your boots on and let’s go hiking. Hope you enjoy

MOURNE MOUNTAINS - HARES CASTLE PT 1

 MOURNE MOUNTAINS - HARES CASTLE PT 1

So again of I go into the mountains solo hiking.I leave from Carricklittle car park and aim for my pitch at Hares castle just on the side of Annalong valley. This is part one of a set of two. So the reason I’m setting of from here again is to give you are an inexperienced hiker/Walker a good look at the ground round this area and if it’s your first time heading up here you can look at this and a few previous videos and you will get an eyes on something you can’t get from a map. One thing I will ask people is learn to read a map and compass and carry one.. when your out test yourself it’s great fun and your learning new skills I promise it’s rewarding. Don’t be fooled thinking weather will never change in the mountains as it can go from beautiful to angry and life threatening very fast. Another good skill to learn in the outdoors world is weather ..watching it,reading it and learning it. I’ve become pretty good at reading things due to having to be very weather wise in my offshore sailing and big adventures to things like this ..so weather is important. So even if you can’t get to the mountains there is so much you can learn and do from home to prep yourself for your adventure ..your fitness,learning weather and reading maps and compass. Ok so my pitch at Hares castle was decided because of the wind direction not only that it was nicely out of the way with stunning views of Annalong valley and in nice striking distance for chimney rock mountain. The wind was a lot less than forecast so no worries the temperature was good and no frozen boots this time. I set off to hit chimney rock mountain the site of a crashed world war 2 American bomber in search of the engine which can still be seen sticking out of the ground. Do I find it tho? The weather was great and I enjoyed this little hike. No laughing at my little survival tips as it could save your life someday. Anyway I hope you enjoy coming on this little hike with me taking in the beautiful mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland it’s great for your fitness and your mental health. Hope you all have a great week.

"The Hares Castle in the Annalong Valley, well known to shepherd and stone man, gets its name from its resemblance to the animal, but the better known Hare's Gap is called  after the O'Hare family who used to farm the land in Clonachullion...'"

From Mourne Country by Estyn Evans, p84

Engine Location

Irish: geotagged! J 36266 25560 [1m precision]

WGS84: 54:9.6598N 5:54.8774W

SOLO WINTER CAMP MOURNE MOUNTAINS NORTHERN IRELAND

SOLO WINTER CAMP MOURNE MOUNTAINS NORTHERN IRELAND





Well I finally get time to bring the new tent out for a nice cold winter camp in the kingdom of Mourne Northern Ireland. The tent is a geertop 4 season 2 man tent and I’m rather pleased with it. I enter the mountains from Annalong a beautiful little place by the Irish Sea. I set of into the hills and aim for a place known as Annalong valley ..pretty scenic spot. I find a nice sheltered spot close to water and on nice high ground out of the soggy ground. The temperature was about minus 1 all day dropping to minus 4 at night you will get a laugh when you see what happens. Camping like this you need the right gear because it’s real out here and when your on your own it adds to the danger. Few things I say on the video .. we always need to stay well hydrated up here even in the cold as our body is working hard keeping warm ,stay well fuelled with food. As for clothes we need to use a layer system many different layers rather than something heavy. The reasons for this it will keep you warmer but when your walking you can strip layers off so you don’t end up sweating and using fluid plus you don’t want damp clothes close to the skin in freezing conditions. A very important thing also is stay dry as possible and bring a full set of dry clothes just incase.. Anyway this is just me going on an adventure taking you with me as I wouldn’t dream of leaving you all behind. I hope you appreciate the videos and my madness and all my videoing isn’t going to waste. Some just don’t believe the effort I go to the dam camera is never out of my hand...between this and my sailing I video a lot more than most and you see the majority of everyday life in adventure mode. Things like this is so important for me personally as it keeps me in a good place even tho sometimes well a lot my hands hurt and where you believe it are not I have to push myself to get out there but once I’m out and away from the whole rat race I start to feel alive. Nature is an amazing place . If there is anything you want to know please don’t be afraid to shout out in the comments and I will get back to you ASAP . Check out my Instagram were you can find live updates on adventures insta... skipper_jamess_33

Crag features

Hare's Castle is a prominent, quarried knoll with clean, sound rock. It gives sheltered climbing in a sunny location, dries quickly and has a shorter approach than many Mourne crags.