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A Sunny Day Out In The Knockmealdowns
Lured in by the attractive double points awarded by completing a Mountain Challenge within 24 hours, we set off at 9am on Sunday morning for Knocknafallia East, one of the 8 locations that we had to log on Peakhunter to claim the bonus points. The 8 Sport hillwalking locations in The Knockmealdown Mountains Challenge are: After logging both Knocknafallia East & […]
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Galtymore In Aid Of Climb With Charlie
We were up at the crack of dawn (4:30 to be precise) and walking up the Black Road towards Galtymore by 5:10, supporting the Climb With Charlie cause. It was a chilly morning, and as we climbed higher the winds started to pick up and a thick fog surrounded us, blocking out all views. Due to these […]
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Sunset On Seefin
A beautiful climb up Seefin offered us some simply stunning views, including the Galtees, Kilcruig, and the Knockmealdowns. I timelapsed the sunset, but it turned out a bit shaky due the gusty winds. We earned another 6 points for the The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, helping us to claw our way a bit further up the leaderboard.
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Slievenamuck
A quick evening cycle up Slievenamuck under quickly darkening skies, racking up a few extra points for The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.
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Eastern Galtee Adventure
13 Mar 2022: Having already climbed all of the mountains on the western side of the Galtees that had points in the The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, we decided to give the Eastern Galtees a go. The weather was the only issue, a lot of rain and wintery conditions in the forecast for the weekend. However, the […]
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32 Points On The West Galtee Range
06 Mar 2022: It’s only been six days since High Point Ireland‘s “The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships” kicked off. The competition takes place over 8 months and challenges participants to visit as many Sport Hillwalking Locations to rack up the most points within the 8 month window. So, if we have a whole 8 months to nab some points, […]
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Slievereagh At Dusk
Started off the Weekend by nabbing 5 more points for The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships on Slievereagh. A nice evening climb in the fading light offering brilliant views of the Galtees & beyond.
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Kicking Off The Championships
After a massive feed of pancakes, Dad and I logged our first High Point as part of The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships; Knocknaskagh. It was a nice brisk walk under dark skies, ideal for walking off the pancakes!