Disaster on Day 2 // Fastpacking The Mourne Wall

The Mourne Wall is a 22mile long stone wall in the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. Originally built to keep livestock from fouling the reservoirs, it's now a key landmark & navigational tool for explorers of this beautiful compact mountain range.
00:00 Intro
01:30 What is Fastpacking
03:00 The Challenge
05:30 Ain't No Flies On Me
6:05 Just Another Brick In The Wall
10:30 Attack Of The Killer Bananas
11:30 Pain In The Butt
13:00 Into The Woods
14:50 Eat With Steve
17:00 Alone In The Dark
19:00 Day 2 - Gas Problem
21:00 OUCH! It's Spikey!
23:30 This Is No Longer Fun!
25:30 Lunch With a Nice Bird
27:30 Hello Wall My Old Friend
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[@markbailey15]

Love this video Stephen. A clear indication of the Mourne wall route and of course a perfect place to start from with secure parking👍

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Mark, although I didn’t manage to complete it. I’ll be back this spring to beat it!

[@markbailey15]

Goin to do myself, walking of course, no fitness for that running caper anymore🤣I might just take a few days to take it all in😁

[@philmac1061]

Love the content! Sympathetic to hating too much heat lol.... videos are both inspiring and hilarious..thanks

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Phil! I’m going to go back and beat it this year

[@PaulCrousePhoto]

You mean I am not the only person who gets grumpy when things don't go my way? LOL!

[@StephenJReid]

Haha. A lot of grumps out there 😂😂

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Wow, Running Rat was almost a goner, or a free range rat. Bad time, good film, thanks.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Steve 😁 needs a seatbelt

[@spuds1002]

Hey Steve, been watching from Sydney Australia, love the Mourne's, can't wait to get back there. Keep bringing the drone along, fantastic footage. Great channel 👍👏

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Philip! I'm nearly at the stage now where I've got drone footage of most areas in my library and can start leaving it behind! 😂

[@Jason54a]

Great vid Steve!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Jason! 😁😁

[@rctheman5758]

Hello stephen i've only been watching you for couples of weeks thank you for posting this kind of videos goodluck and be safe on your future runs! 🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@StephenJReid]

hey thanks! Glad you're here watching. Have a look through the older videos for more hiking and camping content 🙂

[@pablomagic1]

Epic! Throughly enjoyed as always 👍

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! 😁

[@meenastory893]

I never been to Ireland but when i se your trail running videos makes me wanna go... Ceep up the good work and be safe 🙏🙏🙏

[@StephenJReid]

Thank you! 🙂 Hopefully you'll get to visit some day

[@markbailey15]

I knew it!...Meelmore Lodge start😁secure enough parking... Awesome Stephen, would love to do the Mourne wall and camp, although would take 3 days🤣

[@StephenJReid]

Seemed like a good place to start so Annalong valley would end up in the middle

[@markbailey15]

Can't Beat Meelmore Lodge. Free and secure parking and a base camp if you need it. Love what you're doing Stephen, I'm jealous!.. Your content is unreal. People can only dream of doing what you're experiencing. Keep up the awesome work. Hopefully one day I'll see you on the trail 👍

[@StephenJReid]

@@markbailey15 Thanks Mark, I guess I take it a bit for granted. the Mournes are right there, nearly anyone can go hike in them if they want to make the time.

[@RickRackTravels]

Fantastic vlog- watching from Mexico. 🇲🇽 So nice seeing the old country again. We have enjoyed hiking there but have never camped or eaten MRE food lol 😂 well done !! Enjoying your channel

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! going to have to come back and camp and try the MRE now 😂

[@outdoormuse]

Love the footage! It looked like quite the experience, you won't be forgetting that anytime soon. 😂 I hope the next fastpacking trip goes better!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! Think I’m going to do one in winter next, no chance of time overheating then ha! 😂

[@paulsmakingmovies1451]

Brings back some great memories of when I ran the denis rankin round. Also reminded me of the pain I went through to do it. Great mountains the mournes are

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Paul. I might attempt the Rankin round some day. Ton of respect for anyone who has done it!

[@advfix]

Whoo, was waiting for this vid to drop :D :D :D

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! Enjoy

[@Dave-jm5yo]

Fair play. Some great footage. Thank you for your honesty. You were right to abort when u did.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! I'll be back this year!

[@raymondburke5701]

Brilliant love the channel

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Raymond!

[@tomdhanji]

Great video Stephen! Enjoyed the adventure even though it didn’t go to plan. Love the Mournes! A lot of tough climbs to get to all those summits though! Think I’ll give the Mourne Wall a go next year, over 2 days with a wild camp seems the best way although not sure I fancy your spot in Annalong woods!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Tom! I picked that spot as it was: 1. About halfway around the route, 2. Sheltered from wind (no warm layers to put on so if exposed I'd have been v cold), 3. Near Water supply 4. just about had phone signal. Although next time I might choose somewhere easier to get out of!

[@BorderRambler]

Cracking adventure Stephen , it’s bad enough just hiking in the heat but fast packing 😂😂 . Still very enjoyable watching from the comfort of my home , the mourne mountains a very beautiful and will need to visited one day . Atb Dave

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Dave!

[@michaelcultra4496]

Another super video!. Hope to give it a try myself sometime

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Michael! 🙂

[@essextrails]

Great video as always Stephen. You were really suffering there. Some nice drone shots at the beginning, even if it was a mistake to take it.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! Yeah worth the pain for the drone shots, some of the best footage I've gotten in the Mournes

[@Papershields001]

Haha! This reminds me of the first two days everyday I’m out section hiking. Love to try in Ireland one day tho. You need a big net!

[@StephenJReid]

Haha, thanks Rory. A big net?

[@Papershields001]

@@StephenJReid sry! Autocorrect! Bug**net.

[@LazyManJoe]

Your videos makes me wanting to go to the Northern Ireland ! It's never been on my bucket list, but that's changed :-) [even after watching all your "not going to plan" videos :-)]

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Joe! Glad I haven’t managed to put you off yet 😂

[@jamesoutandaboutn.i227]

Class mate. Definitely on my list. I think when I'm going to try it il probably do a camp on the wall somewhere. So I can start the wall without any extra miles. Brilliant well done

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks James. Yeah trade offs with camping locations. I wanted somewhere sheltered, with phone signal and near a water supply. Also had to be about halfway around the route. A summit camp would have been freezing cold one the sun went down and I'm just in shorts and t-shirt as not carrying extra layers. Have since bought a Rab Ridge raider bivvi, which will be better for colder weather

[@jamesoutandaboutn.i227]

@@StephenJReid yea It would be a hard choice. You would probably be carrying more weight camping at the summit with water and warmer gear

[@kennethhoward4897]

Sorry for the fanboy interruption at carnfunnock today....tackling the mourne wall with my son next year....not in the heat hopefully lol...great video as usual 👌

[@StephenJReid]

Haha, no problem Kenneth, thanks for saying hello! 🙂

[@JakeMarcin]

That definitely looked like type 2 fun. A good experience now looking back I bet

[@StephenJReid]

Hmmm I can still feel the heat and misery 😂😂

[@kyle9256]

Love the video, ran this in the summer on a really hot day and it was brutal. Muck was so so hard, definitely the most underrated mountain in the mournes

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Kyle! Someday I'll make it up muck! 😂

[@kyle9256]

@@StephenJReid Good man, I call it another name when going up muck, sounds very similar but a totally different meaning. U will understand when u do it 🤣

[@StephenJReid]

@@kyle9256 duck? 😂

[@danbjj2812]

Lol subbed in the first 40 secs!!!!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! I’m going to go back and complete this hike this year 🙂

[@georgeb.311]

Wheeker as always, love the highs and lows. You do realise that if it’d been hissing down and blowing a bender, you’d still have been giving off rooty tooty🙂

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks George! I'd just like it to be between 9-14oC with a gentle breeze for these kinds of things 😂

[@JAMY77777]

Slieve Naglough right , slieve Bearnagh left , looking done hares gap , Commedagh is 8n between Corragh and Donard . Enjoy your adventure.

[@CraigBridges]

I liked the change of pace in this one, much more gentle and more time to take it all in. It makes me miss walking, but these days I'd usually choose a run over a walk. If I can afford it I hope to visit Ireland (too see family and explore with my son) this year. I might try and sneak in a short trip to Northern Ireland while I'm there! I would say that walk was mostly not a failure - I really suffer with heat too, I blame it for the poor run I had at the Bristol 10k in September!

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Craig. Feel like this year I might do more things at a slower pace, sometimes on a hard run you don’t get to appreciate where you are. I’m hoping I might get a couple trips across to Scotland and England this year. A few plans in the works.

[@CraigBridges]

@@StephenJReid If you do come to England, Cheddar Gorge, Cornwall and Devon are all well worth visiting. Let me know if you need a tour guide for Cheddar!

[@StephenJReid]

@@CraigBridges Better be cheese on that tour! 😁

[@CraigBridges]

@@StephenJReid You can't visit Cheddar without trying the cheese - it's the law! They still mature cheese in the caves (at Wookey Hole). Also, you have to try at least one of the 100 ice cream flavors they sell or they'll lock you up in the caves 😉

[@StephenJReid]

@@CraigBridges I've had some great goats cheese that was aged in Wookey Hole, Tesco used to do it.

[@BananaRanch]

One to come back to next year, Stephen. I quite fancy a trot around myself. 👍

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! Just don't leave your skins lying around 😂😂

[@SONICTONICfpv]

Maximum effort! They really should have put the entrance to the summit hut on the other side of the wall! great video dude. Really enjoyed the journey.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Pete! The sheep are actually now on both sides of the wall, they are taking over!

[@SONICTONICfpv]

@@StephenJReid ah!

[@TheDamianfaulkner]

Glad I watched me and a friend hope to do similar in the next few weeks March 2022, planned on starting at Little Carrick but after watching the video top end seems to be a better start point if overnighting, as its still going to be cold and damp so summit camping might be very uncomfortable.

[@StephenJReid]

Definitely not the most fun time of year to camp on a summit

[@johnnia]

"i thought it was the sheep, nope it's me" 😂😂😂😂

[@StephenJReid]

I stinketh! 😂

[@Petemotox]

Fair play, it’s a hard lap for anyone that, I actually prefer running it than hiking but it’s never easy!

[@StephenJReid]

I think I would get bored hiking it. Think I'm going to return and slow run it in a day with a lot less kit.

[@thegaijin]

Wish the mournes weren’t so darn far away.

[@StephenJReid]

How far away are you? It's a 90min+ drive for me, or I'd be there even more often!

[@TheDeterminedRunner]

Great trip & adventure, it's getting a bit cold, wet & crappy over here now for something similar. Which drone did you take, I'm guessing it was the Mini 2 to keep the weight down? Nice emergency get out of Dodge escape plan & next time don't forget the gas 😂🏃

[@StephenJReid]

I’m considering doing a shorter one over next few months if we get some dry days. Yup mini 2, brilliant if it’s not too windy.

[@davidmccarter9479]

I hope you didn’t get badgered in Annalong Wood. Thanks for your pure entertainment. Magic!

[@StephenJReid]

No Badgers spotted! 😂 glad you enjoyed it.

[@DavidDoyleOutdoors]

Nothing like the heat to zap all your energy. Excellent video and some nice drone footage 👍. P.S. @29:55 you said next time you’d bring “dehydrated water”, the ultimate weight saving 😂 btw what weight would your kit be without all the camera gear?

[@StephenJReid]

I think the camera gear probably came close to around 1.5-2kg. So without the camera kit and with better food choices, it would probably have been down to under 7kg. I think if I was really strict I could get it down to around 5kg with no luxuries. The dehydrated water helps with that a lot.

[@cirkuscederstrom]

Awesome adventure! Which gopro accessories are your fav for the type of content you create? Which are your goto gear? Which do you have and consider nice to have and which do you regret buying? Purely from your adventure running perspective. Thanks!

[@StephenJReid]

Wow too many questions there to answer all at once. Fav GoPro accessory: Shorty handle. Hmm still figuring out my ideal fastpacking gear but here’s what I bring on a lightweight camp: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onOnoGeci7KmhKs but that’s more for normal camping. Here’s my running pack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LFZmyko7NkpJI

[@andrewwright2524]

Another great video/rant. It's on my bucket list. Would love to see a video bout the water sources aka petes pipe, and any other hidden sources to top up on. Do u need to filter all them also. Next year you can do it mate n beat the wall.

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Andrew. Is Pete's pipe the one one Commedagh? I will basically take water from any clear flowing source and there are a lot more than people realise. Yeah I use the Salomon filter in my water bottle. Some sources like the pipe on Commedagh, I'd trust without. But others I would filter. Thanks, I'll be back! Might even try and do it this winter when it's not as warm!

[@andrewwright2524]

@@StephenJReid Yes Commedagh has petes pipe, hard to pin point exactly. There's another one sumwer.

[@RamblingOn]

Great video. That mat that comes with the backpack is a great idea. Your drone footage was absolutely stunning. Which drone did you bring? Pity you had the few problems but fair play for pushing on and doing the 22 miles. You have an excuse to do it again at least.. Your bivvy set up was class too. I may get a bivvy like that myself. All the best, Jason 👍

[@StephenJReid]

THanks! yeah v cleaver backpack. Also has hidden tent peg in it as well. Might make a video on it sometime, once I've used it more. A lot of the drone footage was with the DJI Mini 2, brilliant drone when it's not too windy! Yeah that bivvi setup is great in warmer weather when you can camp in trees. Have since purchased a hooped bivvi, more of a tiny tent. Which I'm going to test on a summit sometime.

[@RamblingOn]

@@StephenJReid ah that is savage. Its the small things like those that make all the difference. I'd love to see that video on the backpack. I am delighted to hear it was the mini 2 because I have been looking to buy that drone. I have the Snugpak Stratosphere. It is by far my favourite way to camp. I shove my backpack down into the foot end to raise the fabric up and increase airflow which drastically reduces the condensation and it keeps my gear dry and out of sight. I just keep the essentials for during the night in a small dry bag up at the head end. All the best for your summit camp, love the channel 👍

[@StephenJReid]

@@RamblingOn I bought the Rab Ridge Raider, expensive but so far v impressed. just used it once so far and no condensation. Need to try in colder weather. Good tip on sticking bag at bottom. I couldn't quite figure best arrangement.

[@luissousa1381]

ohhhhhhh

[@StephenJReid]

ahhhhhhh 😁

[@adverspace]

What were those tablets you put into the water bottle ? Pink color water ? that energy tabs or smthn ?

[@StephenJReid]

electrolytes tablets, essential as you loose a lot of salts when sweating for a long time.

[@grafficar]

You mentioned dehydrated water toward the end there...is this lighter than conventional water? Where can I get this? ;)

[@StephenJReid]

It’s amazing stuff. I’ll sell you a gallon for £1000, lasts a lifetime. Great bargain!

[@grafficar]

@@StephenJReid haha I'm sold!

[@JamesDownes]

18:50 blare witch vibes

[@StephenJReid]

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[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Well done Stephen thanks so much for sharing your adventure in the mourne mountains really enjoyed it it’s not very often you can say it was to warm to complete your journey around the wall . Was just wondering what you think about the new action camera DJI released the other day I seen your video on it as it was being released. I seen this video done on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3icZ2dmfruHjKs was interesting to say the least cheers 👍

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks! Yeah I could count on one hand the number of times I've been in the mournes when its been above 18c! Action 2 on the way, want to test for myself.

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

@@StephenJReid look forward to your review and thoughts on the camera cheers

[@Simon_J_Hodge_Outdoors]

Dehydrated water lol

[@StephenJReid]

It's so space saving!

[@AndrewBWalsh]

Nice adventure?

[@StephenJReid]

Haha! Didn’t quite go to plan 😂

[@Oddmen1]

Only came across your channel and thoroughly enjoying your videos 👌. Also I've never seen a yellow pack of Taytos 😀

[@StephenJReid]

Thanks Jack! Yellow Tayto are the best Tayto 😛