20cm of snow this weekend. Anyone going for a hike?

unkel

20cm of snow on most of the higher Dublin / Wicklow mountains from Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I can't make it out this weekend.

Anyone going for a winter's hike? Normal boots, or would you bring some sort of snow shoes / crampons?

Fiskar

unkel wrote: »

20cm of snow on most of the higher Dublin / Wicklow mountains from Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I can't make it out this weekend.

Anyone going for a winter's hike? Normal boots, or would you bring some sort of snow shoes / crampons?

Hmmm, Mourne mountains beckon again.......whats the prediction there?

unkel

Slieve Donard 7cm of snow

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CardinalJ

unkel wrote:

Anyone going for a winter's hike? Normal boots, or would you bring some sort of snow shoes / crampons?

Ive a pair of B2 soled Scarpa boots ill be wearing. I still havent got crampons.

I was up lug 3 weekends (I think) ago and there was 15/20cm or in places. I dont think crampons are necessary unless you want to go up gullies or theres a period of weather like 2009 or 2010 and a decent build up with ice. Open to correction though. No expert on winter climbing/hiking.

Fiskar

Will wear my Gortex Scarpa boots, use my walking poles and thats it. Looks clear enough but cold for Sunday

Tabnabs

I wear wellington style boots with proper soles (Either Finnish Nokia boots or Norwegian Viking shin high ones). Snow in Ireland tends to be so very wet, nothing worse than wet cold feet.

Mickeroo

Tabnabs wrote: »

I wear wellington style boots with proper soles (Either Finnish Nokia boots or Norwegian Viking shin high ones). Snow in Ireland tends to be so very wet, nothing worse than wet cold feet.

I usually find gators more than enough to keep the wet out. Wellies sound awful for hiking in :eek:

Tabnabs

Spend any time in northern latitudes and you'll come to view boots in a whole new light. My nokias can even have spikes inserted into the soles for extra grip.

davycc

I'm planning on going Sat or Sun for a day hike in Wicklow mtns, not sure what part exactly as I have not hiked it since I was in the fecking cub scouts , hopefully my old e34 touring will make it through the worse of it,

Edit ill probably go to glendalough for a day hike if anyone fancy coming along PM me ill be going through Meath and then Dublin

Losty Dublin

davycc wrote: »

I'm planning on going Sat or Sun for a day hike in Wicklow mtns, not sure what part exactly as I have not hiked it since I was in the fecking cub scouts , hopefully my old e34 touring will make it through the worse of it,

Edit ill probably go to glendalough for a day hike if anyone fancy coming along PM me ill be going through Meath and then Dublin

If the snow comes then take care even heading down that neck of the woods. One Sunday February last year we went down on what was a cold if dry day in Dublin only to be forced to turn back at a totally iced up Roundwood. And it wasn't even a heavy snow day when we were there. Hopefully it won't be that bad for you...

unkel

Temperatures aren't forecast to go below zero anywhere where there are roads, so should be ok, but obviously forecasts are only forecasts...

davycc

PS as for footwear ill wear my tall Danner Stryker gortex boots ! I.have crampons at the mother home but never needed them in my life let thankfully

CardinalJ

Did anyone get up to wicklow? Was going to do lug and then figured the snow line would be too high to get to go up any gullies etc. Was I wrong...?

davycc

There was plenty of snow right on the high peaks when I was hiking glendalough upper lake spinc route, but sadly it turned into sleet before I could make a snowman!