Month: June 2022

  • A Classic Trio

    A Classic Trio

    A classic trio of Logs for day 6 of Mountains & High Points Week! Learning from our mistake from our previous visit, this time we were sure to ascend and descend Caherbarnagh the same way, saving a nice chunk of distance & time. Next up was The Paps East & The Paps West. We managed […]

  • A Cycle Up Slievenamuck

    A Cycle Up Slievenamuck

    A cycle to Slievenamuck for Day 5 of Mountains & High Points Week.

  • Finishing Off The Knockmealdowns

    Finishing Off The Knockmealdowns

    For Mountains & High Points Week day 4, we decided to finish off what we left in the Knockmealdowns; Knockmoylan, Knockmealdown & Sugarloaf Hill. We set off just after 19:00 and were back at the car just before 22:00.

  • Mountains & High Points Week Day 3

    Mountains & High Points Week Day 3

    After some chips from Doyles Chip Shop and an evening walk along Youghal Strand, we headed to the nearby Carronadavderg for Day 3 of High Point Ireland Mountains & High Points Week.

  • We can still walk!

    We can still walk!

    We Ticked off a few boxes on Slievereagh this evening for Mountains & High Points Week Day 2

  • Four Peaks; Four Provinces; Twenty-Four Hours

    Four Peaks; Four Provinces; Twenty-Four Hours

    At 12am on 17th June Dad, Mam and I said goodbye to our house and comfy beds, got into the car and set off up the country, all anxious and excited for what was to come. Little did we know then that in just 24 hours we would manage to:​ Walk for 14 hours and […]

  • Seefin

    Seefin

    I sneakily logged Seefin while Dad was working!

  • Knocknaskagh

    Knocknaskagh

    Logged Knocknaskagh yesterday evening with my uncle John Lynch and godmother Clara Lynch, as a practice run for them using Peakhunter before “Climb For Barretstown with Dillon’s Adventures “, which they were both registered for.

  • Our First Overnight Stay

    Our First Overnight Stay

    We were headed down to Kerry again, planning to complete the Purple Mountains & The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, with a sleep in-between! We logged Musheramore and Mullaghanish on our way to The Black Valley (Our start point for The Purple Mountains). We set off for The Purples from just below Black Lake, following the road for […]

  • The Blackstairs Mountains Challenge – And A Lot More!

    The Blackstairs Mountains Challenge – And A Lot More!

    First up on our agenda for the day, The Blackstairs Mountains Challenge! We had Mount Leinster logged before 07:45 and Mount Leinster East Top by 08:12. Not bad! To conclude The Blackstairs Mountains Challenge we headed over to Blackstairs Mountain. We were trying our best to stay ahead of the bad weather, so speed was […]