That is lovely.
Wow, thatās savage. My hills are mere dimples by comparison. Iāll give Mt Leinster a crack when things open back up again
I cycled that once from the Myshall side and then down by the cattle grate. Bidda lord! Late May, really hot morning. Enniscorthy to Myshall via Bunclody (cc @Fitzy) and back. The heat at 08:30 going up the steep bit, unrale.
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The highest point here is Slieve Foye and itās actually slightly lower than Keeper Hill which is over the road from my parentsā place. You can run up the road to Keeper on gravel fire road the whole way to top, about 8.5km. Iāve done it in road runners. Foye is a much, much steeper climb (we got from road to summit in 2km or so yesterday which is definitely the shortest route we ever made of it). Usually with the climbs, itāll be the descents that are most technical, but when you start doing a bit of open mountain, it gets very enjoyable. Youād want your wits about you though. I told the French lad that when I get laser done on the eyes in a few years time, he wonāt be able to catch me on descents as Iāll be able to see the lines better 
I love slowly jogging on them. Sometimes these things can look more daunting in an image than when youāre actually moving through them. Thereās usually some kind of a path you can follow, many of them trails used by sheep more than people. At this time of the year, you can run over heather etc., but thatāll get trickier in the summer. We think weāve covered nearly every trail on the mountains here (we spotted one patch in the distance one day that we hadnāt ticked off so will try it soon). Not bad for two lads from Tipp and Brittany.
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Skippingā¦ By god.
About 2 mins and I was fucked. Serious bidness.
Thomas Brady has a nice back yard now.
East facing though, not that great.
That looks savage
Ours is at an angle kidā¦ Gets the sun from around 5.30/ 6.
Up yer bollix.
Iāve been looking at that skipping rope for about 4 years @Raylanā¦ The Mrs owns it, kept meaning to try it but didnāt wanna kill myself dead in a gym ā¦ Killing yourself out a back yard is less embarrassing.
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You do your own thing and donāt explain yourself to anyone.
Iām hoping to entice a conversation on skipping on the thread more so than explaining myself to a lad that hasnāt the guts to try anything himself. Heās a typical cheap seats man that fella.
@artfoley - did you take up skipping last year?
I bought a nice rope and did a bit last summer.
I was just thinking i must start back.
Thereās a few YouTube videos worth looking to start off
Itās tough going
My reflection in the patio door makes it easier to judgeā¦ But the heart rates jumps massively ā¦ I did have 7 ales/beers last night. Iāll give it a rattle again tomorrow but It will take some going to be able to get up to 2 minutes non stop.
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I did. Twas good bit difficult to get the hang of. Make sure you have a good rope and a flat surface. Good hand eye coordinator is a serious plus
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Iāll give any TFKer who takes a holiday up here in the summer a guided run on the mountains.
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