You see the following day (18th) Dad and I would be attempting to reach the highest point of each of Ireland\u2019s 4 Provinces within 24hrs. First up would be Slieve Donard in Co. Down, the highest point of Ulster. After that we would be heading down to Wicklow in Leinster for Lugnaquillia. From there we would travel across the country into Connaught, paying a visit to Mweelrea in Mayo. And last but not least would of course be Carrauntoohil, which, standing tall in Kerry at 1,038m is not only the highest point of Muster, but is also the Highest mountain in Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nThis was all part of a fundraiser called \u201cClimb For Barretstown With Dillon\u2019s Adventures<\/a>\u201d, which gave participants the unique chance to get involved in the All-Ireland record-setting challenge of “logging the most Irish Sport Hillwalking Locations<\/a> in one day” by Climbing For Barretstown with Dillon’s Adventures on the 18th of June 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n It would be impossible for Dad to stay awake for 24hrs straight, climb 4 mountains, and drive us all around the country so we dropped off Mam at a hotel in Kildare with the plan to meet her there again on the morning of the 18th after Lugnaquillia and she would take over driving duties for the rest of the day so Dad could get some sleep. We arrived at Donard Park around 10pm, so we got our bags ready and Dad got 10 minutes kip before we set off walking at around 10:30pm through Donard Wood up the Glen River Track, which had been restored brilliantly with local stone since we were last there in 2016. It certainly made the serene walk by the river a lot easier. Before long we reached the 1.5 meter high Mourne Wall, which was constructed between 1904 and 1922 to surround the catchment area of the Silent Valley Reservoir which provides water for County Down, surrounding Counties & most of Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We followed the wall to the summit of Slieve Donard, arriving at about 00:05 amidst what felt like gale-force winds. Luckily the Mourne Wall provided us with some shelter as we would have to wait until 01:00 to officially \u201clog\u201d or record our visit using Peakhunter<\/a>, an app that allows users to prove they have visited a mountain using GPS. We had to wait until 1:00 to \u201clog\u201d due to some technical issues on Peakhunter\u2019s side to do with daylight saving times. In the meantime we made a video to post on social media inside the stone tower on the corner of the Mourne Wall, fittingly, directly under the trig pillar that sits on the roof of the shelter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We had dinner with Mam in Kildare before continuing driving up the country and as we had a bit of spare time we logged Slieve Gullion<\/a> and Slieve Foye<\/a> on the way breaking up the journey, but also to get a few extra points for The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships<\/a> Round 2 while we were in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>