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Evil Phil · 2004-03-28 21:19:07

Just trying to gather some information on our audience. Mostly because I'd be interested in organising a meet of some sort. We have them over on the scuba board and they're a good laugh so we could try something here. Probably will be a hill walk of somesort but we could try for something else. Anyway I'm into hillwalking,…

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Just trying to gather some information on our audience. Mostly because I'd be interested in organising a meet of some sort. We have them over on the scuba board and they're a good laugh so we could try something here. Probably will be a hill walk of somesort but we could try for something else.

Anyway I'm into hillwalking, climbing and bouldering.

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Hillwalking

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Bouldering

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Camping

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Mountaineering

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Caving

8% 119 votes

Skiing

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Parachuting/Sky Diving

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#2 08-07-2004 4:59pm

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I'm into hill-walking meself. Like yourself Phil, I think a small club would be in order or at least a group of interested other parties to arrange weekends in Kerry, Connemara or Mayo would be in order. I know quite a few others that would be interested in same.

I would be interested in doing some boulder/rock climbing as well, but no idea how to get into it so advice would be appreciated.

K-

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#3 09-07-2004 10:00pm

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There are a few of us down here in Cork on Boards- myself, ridgewalker, davalanche, skorzeny, to mention those I know. We should do something. Can someone throw up a poll to see where people are based, and if anyone else is interested in getting together?

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#4 12-07-2004 11:41am

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Do any of you know a Rory, in UCC, who's currently at the MCI Alpine meet?

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#5 20-12-2004 10:33am

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I do orienteering.

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#6 09-02-2005 11:42am

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Stark wrote:

I do orienteering.

So do I....when my ankles aren't giving out to me too much :rolleyes:

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#7 09-02-2005 1:02pm

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Mountaineering, hill-walking, climbing and a bit of kayaking.

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#8 24-03-2005 1:46pm

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I grew up in the middle of the wicklow mountains. hillwalking/mountaineering/climbing i do but my biggest outdoor obsession by far is caving and potholing.

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#9 24-03-2005 2:56pm

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Spelunking added to the poll and I put a vote in for your good self

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#10 24-03-2005 7:35pm

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Please please please do not use the word spelunking. The word caving pretty much covers both aspects of the sport. Speleology is a word not enough people are aware of, although it is the "proper" term...
Spelunking is a stupid american word (hope I dont offend any1 there) that some people confuse with cave diving for some reason.
The word "Caving" is ample, and doesnt wreck my head. Sorry if it seams like i'm bitching about it too much.... Any chance you could chance that on the poll Phil???

thanks

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#11 26-03-2005 7:21pm

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thanks a million man. sorry if i was being too anal / seeming too pretentious about it. The word spelunking just really annoys me and i dont fully know why...

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#12 28-07-2005 1:23pm

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Bmx riding and power and stunt kiting.

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#13 15-08-2005 4:45pm

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hillwalking (cant get enough it it) , orienteering (i sympathise with the person who mentioned their ankles ),

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#14 17-08-2005 2:46am

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Mostly climbing and Bouldering. A lot of camping and stuff related too!

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#15 17-08-2005 9:23am

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masteroftherealm wrote:

Mostly climbing and Bouldering. A lot of camping and stuff related too!

Yep, they tend to go well together.

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#16 23-08-2005 11:08pm

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i sail lots - inshore yacht racing, some offshore racing and cruising. as a boat owner i spend more time fixing and maintaining.

i also do some hill walking and ski-ing. i would like to try orienteering. bouldering sounds interesting

have done some parachute jumps and a tandem skydive

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#17 29-10-2005 11:49pm

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do hillwalking and camping with my scout unit (47th Ballybrack )

didnt know there was a Outdoor pursuits forum untill now

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#18 07-11-2005 4:10pm

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HI All,
as name suggests i do some surfing, Rock Climbing, Mountaineering, ab sailing, Kayaking, and other watersports. I also love camping but i never really considered it an outdoor pursuit sport!! more of a beer drinking sport!
LarryOne how do you commit to caving, i did it once and though i did enjoy it i found it oh so cold and v. claustraphobic (sp)
BTW someone mentioned about group meeting up to do outdoor stuff! Im a member of a cliff rescue Team and also a Mountain Rescue team (Irish Mountain Rescue Association) lots of you will have those types of teams in your localities, and we nearly always need dedicated members, just in case any of you were interested in doing your sport with a group/team and its usually great socially aswell!

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#19 11-11-2005 10:41pm

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Hey! Where's the box for running? I know there are lots of us out there...

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#20 11-11-2005 11:34pm

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There ya go. I run myself.

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#21 13-11-2005 2:56am

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Whats the best way to begin orienteering?Should I join a local club, or just go to a meeting on my own.Are these meets welcoming for beginners? I'm in South Dublin. Cheers.

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#22 13-11-2005 7:26am

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Techo wrote:

Whats the best way to begin orienteering?Should I join a local club, or just go to a meeting on my own.Are these meets welcoming for beginners? I'm in South Dublin. Cheers.

Yes there are always courses for all abilities so inc beginners
So just come down to a local event and ask.

There's an event in Marley Park next Sunday 20th. Start's are usually 11-1300

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There are about 4 clubs in that serve South Dublin inc the one I'm in.

PM me if you want to discuss further.

Cheers

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#23 13-01-2006 6:32pm

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orienteering as well so i know all about the sore ankles and the knees. its great fun though! to anyone who was slightly turned off there!

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#24 20-03-2006 3:05pm

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surfin wrote:

LarryOne how do you commit to caving, i did it once and though i did enjoy it i found it oh so cold and v. claustraphobic (sp)

I went on a weekend away with the UCD club about 5 years ago, and I just got hooked. Not a great idea for the claustraphobic. Particularly in those 35m long flat out crawls where you have to hold your head sideways because it's the only way you'll fit. Or the passages that have 13m depth of water and 30cm of airspace =0) And then your battery cable gets snagged in a jagged bit of rock. *shudder* It's stuff like the 80m pitches, the swimming through underground lakes, the tight squeezes from small passages breaking into massife chambers, trying to climb over & around wet bolders wearing muddy boots... half the time that I'm actually underground I'll curse it and bitch about it, but it's actually the stuff I really enjoy and keeps me interested. It can be cold, but it's ok in thermals and fleece. Or a wetsuit...

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#25 20-03-2006 6:29pm

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There's nothing wrong with starting new threads to discuss these topics folks, it's not like the forum is swamped with traffic or anything

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#26 06-07-2006 2:45pm

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I'll be doing my first hill walk on sunday (9th july), i figure it would be a good place to meet people that are actually interested/passionate about something rather than "hanging out" all day

if anyone else is new and interested, its a easy hike, open to public.
details of it at http://www.anoige.ie/calendar/hillwalking

Wish me luck!
Ray

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#27 10-07-2006 4:32pm

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The walk a mention in the above post went great. Lots of friendly people, I was told we went about 7 miles.
I did the "easier" walk. Age range excluding me was 30-60, so if u are 20ish and want to make friends to take home tha are around your own age group, u might need to bring one along, but as a day out, the people were very friendly and everyone chats to everyone.
the moderate walk had a slightly younger age group 25-50ish? the hard walkers i seen were 25-40.

People with 'An Oige' member ship cards get priority on trip, but if there is people that cant fit on the bus then another walk is taking by public transportation etc to places like bray, which is great as it means its like 10 euro to get into this hobby only, but if u have ur heart set on the planned trip then get a card. (for me it was difficult to find the an oige headquaters, took 40 mins!)

it was quite funny seen people 3 times my age walk up a mountain much faster than me lol. great respect for them. worked up a great apetitite, seen a great waterfall, did sum great meditating in the sun on a rock after lunch lol, it was great fun overall.

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#28 10-07-2006 5:01pm

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Glad you enjoyed yourself Tinker. Could you post the An Oige contact details?

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#29 14-07-2006 6:23pm

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sure ill post them in the "useful links post" at
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136023

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#30 15-07-2006 9:16pm

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I do rock climbing, bouldering, parcour, hill walking, camping, and the odd bit of orienteering myself.

Haven't been camping much lately though.

I'm also a member of the Sleibhteori Oige.

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#31 05-08-2006 12:50pm

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another caver here

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#32 08-10-2006 8:48pm

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I do hillwalking.mountaineering and a bit of boating.

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#33 16-11-2006 3:14pm

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Theres no option for road cycling (racing) there.

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#34 17-11-2006 10:26am

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There's a problem with editing polls at the moment Junii, I'll update it once the problem has been solved.

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#35 06-12-2006 1:27pm

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theTinker wrote:

I'll be doing my first hill walk on sunday (9th july), i figure it would be a good place to meet people that are actually interested/passionate about something rather than "hanging out" all day

if anyone else is new and interested, its a easy hike, open to public.
details of it at http://www.anoige.ie/calendar/hillwalking

Wish me luck!
Ray

Thanks for that link, I used to do this when I was (much) younger for a bit & I loved it. I'd love to get back into it. I'll be checking out An Óige soon for a walk I can make it to

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#36 06-12-2006 1:38pm

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Updated poll to include road cycling

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#37 06-12-2007 4:27pm

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Love hilwalking, just pity i cant do it more often!

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#38 01-03-2008 10:57am

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I love hillwalking. As Jambon said I wish I could do it more often.

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#39 03-03-2008 4:55pm

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camping(survival stuff) ,hill walking and most of all kayaking:D

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#40 06-03-2008 8:34pm

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do the occasional orienteering great thing to do on a sunday when you would like to do something outdoorsie but couldn't climb a whole mountain.

Does fishing Count? I'm not talking about the guys you see in the summer catching bags of mackeral I'm talking about carrying a load of fishing gear of to some place in the back of beyonds on foot staying out the whole day/night

Do some hiking as well.

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#41 06-03-2008 11:17pm

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I'm interested in climbing Mont blanc for a week in the summer. I have no idea where to get info from people who have done it or how I'd go about doing it. Can anyone point me in the right direction as regards forums. How do I set up my own thread.

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#42 24-03-2008 3:24am

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i prefer camping/bushcraft myself

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#43 12-05-2008 11:47am

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I do waterskiing in Blessington. Everyone should have a go!! Its great craic!!

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#44 06-08-2008 4:33pm

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I'm really in hiking, camping, mountain biking, running and anything that gets me outside! Always told myself that I'd go sky-diving one of these days, has anyone done it or does anyone do it and what kind of experience is it???

I've had some friends do it and they absolutely LOVED --I'd love some feedback!!

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#45 02-09-2008 9:32pm

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Good to discover this section on boards, I'm a diver and power boater most of the time. Began Geocaching last year and that developed into hill walking and some two day hikes.

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#46 31-10-2008 3:41pm

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If anyone is interested MS Ireland runs a walking group every month. They also then go off on walking trips to Nepal, Peru and Spain. Its a good way to meet like minded people in a chilled enviroment, the website is www.ms-society.ie... they are on facebook too http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin/The-MS-Ireland-Walks-and-Adventures/38537903120

It might be useful to some

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#47 13-12-2008 7:03pm

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Orienteering, (irish junior squad)
mountain running
mountain marathons (MMM)
road biking went to the french alps for a month last summer
mountain biking,
camping but thats more to aid further running, cycling etc
climbing mournes and glendalough,
bit of hill walking but why walk when you can run.

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#48 16-02-2009 6:45pm

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Hey,

Did you ever get a group together for hillwalking? Id be interested if you do!

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#49 04-03-2009 10:26am

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Hi everyone,

I've just taken up hillwalking and mountaineering, anything to keep me out of the pub on a Sunday! I'm enjoying it immensley and would love to get involved in a group who share the same passion for the outdoors.

I'm struggling to get my friends hooked on the idea so need to start meeting some fellow climbers!

Anyone know of any social groups that get together to scale Irelands mountains?

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#50 04-03-2009 12:08pm

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Visit www.meetup.com there are hillwalking groups listed there for Dublin Just post your name and you will be informed

Alternatively I have been involved in one very active group. PM me and I will give you contact number for organiser

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#51 05-03-2009 1:57pm

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Hi Spinnaker,

Thanks for the advice. I found meetup.com very interesting. I've applied to join a group.

Thanks again,

Dar

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