Tag: Showcase

  • The Galtee Crossing

    The Galtee Crossing

    Our first full crossing of the Galty Range, completing The Galtee Mountains Challenge. We dropped Dad’s car at Kilcoran Lodge for later and Mam drove us to Anglesboro, where we set off from. It was a beautiful day, we had lots of water packed. It took us an hour and 20 minutes to get to […]

  • The Coomloughra Horseshoe

    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. […]

  • A Sunny Day Out In The Knockmealdowns

    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 & […]