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Tackling The Eastern Reeks
The Sweat was definitely pumping today! We headed to Kerry after Coderdojo, annoyingly got held up in some rally traffic around Killarney. Johnny left his car at Cronin’s Yard, where we picked him up before heading to “The Head Of The Gap” on The Black Road. By 3:30 we had set off up the boulder-sprawled […]
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The Comeragh Mountains Challenge
I had a half day at school, so Dad collected me and we decided to head to the Comeraghs to try The Comeragh Mountains Challenge. I ate a bit of Dinner en route and we met up with my uncle Johnny, joining us for this one, at the entrance to the bog close to our […]
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Caherbarnagh & The Paps
Nana was looking to go visit a friend, so we offered her a spin. Coincidentally, the Paps & Caherbarnagh were nearby so we dropped Nana off and headed first for Caherbarnagh. This was our first visit to Caherbarnagh, and we were walking by 18:30. It was a steep, grassy climb but it was interesting to […]
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Baraveha
7 more points for High Point Ireland All Ireland Sport Hillwalking Championships this evening on Baraveha near Ballydesmond. We left home after dinner and we were walking for 8pm, travelling through some rough ground to try and find the shortest route.
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The Coomloughra Horseshoe
We thought it would be a bit ambitious to attempt the The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks Mountain Challenge in one day, so we decided to test it out by splitting it into two halves. After Coderdojo, we headed down to Kerry. We would be hiking the Coomloughra Horseshoe, but adding on a little bit to visit Knockbrinnea. […]
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The Mweelrea Mountains Challenge
We decided to tackle our second Irish Mountain Challenge, and The Mweelrea Mountains Challenge seemed a good fit. We needed to do a trial run of Mweelrea anyway for our 4 Peaks Challenge on the 18th of June. The challenge also seemed straightforward enough, an out an back route from Silver Strand This was only […]
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An Evening Hunt For Points
Once I had my dinner eaten after school, Dad and I were in the car with our walking gear headed for two (semi) local High Points; Mullaghanish & Musheramore. As we were coming to the end of round 1 of the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, we had already visited all the our local Sport Hillwalking Locations, […]
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8 Sport Hillwalking Locations, 83 Points
At 4:30, while most people were sleeping, Dad and I were in the car heading for Fenton’s Pub, the start point for our first climb of the day, Lugnaquillia. We had a list of 8 Sport Hillwalking Locations that we planned to work down as far as we could throughout the day. If we completed […]
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A Quest For Points
An action packed day: A 5am start, a 10pm finish, 450 Km of driving, 10 High Point Ireland Sport Hillwalking Locations visited, 63 points gained in the All Ireland Hillwalking Championships. Walking boots, wellingtons, wet gear and bikes were all used on road, trails and mud. Here’s how it went! The weather wasn’t promising for the day, especially […]
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Carronadavderg
It’s an hour’s drive from home but an easy 4 points for High Point Ireland All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, Carronadavderg is just 1km walk from the road on a good surface, ideal for cloudy weather such as today.