{"id":325,"date":"2022-06-18T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/?p=325"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:24:22","slug":"four-peaks-four-provinces-twenty-four-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/four-peaks-four-provinces-twenty-four-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Peaks; Four Provinces; Twenty-Four Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:900\">Walk for 14 hours and 44 minutes<br>Cover a distance of 44.5km<br>Climb 3,336 meters,<br>Take 69,931 steps,<br>&nbsp;And Drive 1,422km by car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-5 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>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<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-2 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge-724x1024.png 724w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge-212x300.png 212w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge-768x1086.png 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge-1086x1536.png 1086w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4-Peaks-Challenge.png 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-8 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-724x1024.png 724w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-212x300.png 212w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-768x1086.png 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-1086x1536.png 1086w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures-1448x2048.png 1448w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climb-For-Barretstown-With-Dillons-Adventures.png 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.67%\">\n<p>This was all part of a fundraiser called \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/climbforbarretstownwithdillon2022\" target=\"_blank\">Climb 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 &#8220;logging the most&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpointireland.com\/sport-hillwalking-locations.html\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Sport Hillwalking Locations<\/a>&nbsp;in one day&#8221; by Climbing For Barretstown with Dillon&#8217;s Adventures on the 18th of June 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<br>We had dinner with Mam in Kildare before continuing driving up the country and as we had a bit of spare time we logged&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpointireland.com\/slieve-gullion-573m.html\" target=\"_blank\">Slieve Gullion<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpointireland.com\/slieve-foye-589m.html\" target=\"_blank\">Slieve Foye<\/a>&nbsp;on the way breaking up the journey, but also to get a few extra points for&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpointireland.com\/championships.html\" target=\"_blank\">The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships<\/a>&nbsp;Round 2 while we were in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-9 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"332\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-768x354.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-1536x709.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142152-2048x945.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dinner Time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"330\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-473x1024.jpg 473w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-138x300.jpg 138w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-768x1664.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-709x1536.jpg 709w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-945x2048.jpg 945w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_142142-scaled.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"331\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220617_163826-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">That&#8217;s Us (Well, our reflection anyway), Heading For Donard Park, a few stops on the way though!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"329\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5.jpg 800w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stop 1: Slieve Gullion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"328\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-6.jpg 800w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-6-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ezgif.com-gif-maker-6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stop 2: Slieve Foye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &amp; most of Belfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-11 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"334\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-334\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/QnL416kZV82kJ-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arriving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"333\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Nl7Mw9GbKg9dm-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sun may be going to bed, but we won&#8217;t be!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peakhunter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-17 wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-13 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_000546_3626836710387178664-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A glimpse of the trig on the corner tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618001235-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silhouette of the cairn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_010146_4578888479793933158-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me On Donard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-335\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618003008-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dad On Donard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slieve Donard Update\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRRGT-T_Uxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once 01:00 came around though we quickly logged on Peakhunter and verified all was ok with the challenge on the app and we were off back down the way we came with lights in hand. We descended quickly and soon enough escaped the howling winds and returned back down to the serenity of the Glen River.<br>\u200b<br>We were back at the car soon after two and within minutes were on the move again (this time in the car of course) heading for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fentons-glen-of-imaal-bar.business.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fenton&#8217;s Pub, Glen of Imaal<\/a>&nbsp;our start point for Lugnaquillia. It was over 200km away, just short of three hours driving.<br>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bWhile Dad was at the wheel, I slept for most of the drive and woke up just in time to force down a bowl of cereal and get changed into my walking gear. We parked behind Fenton\u2019s Pub and headed along a military access road, up Camara Hill being mindful not to veer off any one side of the track into the military firing range that flanks it. It was now approaching 05:30 with plenty morning light and as you would expect this early in the morning there were deer scattering in all directions as we proceeded towards the hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-18 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"339\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dME28znPkov3o-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bit of cloud on lug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"341\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053011-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marching on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"340\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618053202-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Sun returns!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"342\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/4yk2JpqEnk96O-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More cloud engulfing Lug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A dense fog came in as we reached the col between Lugnaquilla &amp; Slievemaan, but we had many GPS devices on the go and backup maps in the bag so weren&#8217;t hindered too much. We reached the summit plateau only to be greeted by a similar roaring wind to the top of Slieve Donard, only this one definitely had a colder chill and dampness to it. Luckily we didn&#8217;t have to wait an hour this time and just made a quick video for social media and logged our second province high point on Peakhunter before heading back down the mountain, at speed initially to try get below the cold, damp cloud as fast as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-24 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-20 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/62aEMwgZeneGv-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_071127_2483565701065933227-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lugnaquilla Update\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kLJVP1wz-jA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We met a few walkers coming against us on our way down, despite it being 08:30 in the morning, but then again I suppose we are usually out walking a lot earlier than that for our weekend outings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We picked up Mam in Kildare and she took over driving duties fully refreshed after a good night sleep and ready for the day of driving that lay ahead. Dad and I tucked into a bit of Breakfast (Meals On Wheels!) before shutting our eyes for some much needed sleep. We were now heading west all the way to the coast near Silver Strand Beach, our start point for Mweelrea. Mam&#8217;s first drive of the day was between 3.5 and 4 hours and not far off 300 km. We stopped once on route for Diesel and toilets.<br>Arriving at our start point we were delighted that we could see Mweelrea and its neighbouring mountains were very clear and the sun was shining making Silver Strand look amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-25 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"345\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618133531-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mweelrea to the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"346\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-768x354.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-1536x709.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_134628-2048x945.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boots on!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"347\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-768x354.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-1536x709.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_135347-2048x945.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ready for off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bSun cream on and off we went. After walking along the short farm road, we were out onto open mountain. Of course, since this was mayo, it was extremely boggy open mountain. And so the \u201csquish, squish, squish\u201d of our boots squelching with every step ensued. Soon though, just as we had begun climbing up onto the col between Mweelrea &amp; Ben Bury that noise was replaced with the \u201cpitter patter\u201d of rain. We equipped our waterproof coats &amp; bag covers and trudged on up Mweelrea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig-768x431.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvx3vq98lk5_orig.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily it was just a shower and after about 20 minutes the blue skies had returned, just in time for a Peakhunter picture and another update video for Social Media. Wow, three of the four done and still over eight hours left in the day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-27 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"351\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618140955-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Views restored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"349\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JPEG_20220618_151548_349841327859871639-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One to go now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"352\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618161223-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"350\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618154436-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" data-id=\"353\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-1024x473.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-300x138.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-768x354.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-1536x709.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220618_161624-2048x945.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Returning to the car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mweelrea Update\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UjSxCj0Ry2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a rapid descent of Mweelrea, we were back to the car by 16:00 and after a necessary change of clothes we soon began shortening our 4 and a half hour over 300 Km drive to our final, and highest mountain of the day, Carrauntoohil from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/croninsyard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cronins Yard<\/a>. We stopped once on route again, this time to fuel up on tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had been keeping an eye on the \u201cClimb For Barretstown\u201d situation as well, and were delighted to see that people were donating and participating by climbing their chosen Sport Hillwalking Location!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stiff after the long drive, it was just gone 21:00 as we laced up our boots for the last time and began the gradual ascent through the Hag\u2019s Glen, reaching the not-so-gradual climb of the Devil\u2019s Ladder around 22:25. The steep, \u201chands on climbing\u201d was a nice break but after reaching the ladder\u2019s mouth we began the final slog to the peak. The wind was funnelled up behind us at an unreal strength at the exit of the Ladder but eased a bit again as we turned for Ireland&#8217;s highest point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-29 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"360\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618211650-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ready for (the last) off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"356\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/V2e7nqqgD3MRl-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zPkJRQpoBJ5zK-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"361\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zPkJRQpoBJ5zK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zPkJRQpoBJ5zK-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zPkJRQpoBJ5zK-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/zPkJRQpoBJ5zK-768x432.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212755-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212755-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212755-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212755-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212755-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"358\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220618212808-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrauntoohil under cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"357\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/eQRodqJDW7NmJ-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"354\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0rmvXzg94EveN-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrauntoohil under cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"355\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/nrK766EZPvl97-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Darkness setting in, Lough Callee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We made it to the top without lights, and I logged Carrauntoohil, my final Province High Point, at 23:19, which meant that in just 22 hours and 18 minutes I had reached the Highest Point of Ireland\u2019s four Provinces. We recorded the final live update for social media putting out a call once again for donations to Barretstown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-35 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-31 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220619_004356_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A frog we saw on the way down! 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Well done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Climb For Barretstown 2022 Stats &amp; Info\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3UxsgpzptWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to everyone who supported&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/climbforbarretstownwithdillon2022\" target=\"_blank\">Barretstown<\/a>&nbsp;on the day either by donating (Which you can still do&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/campaign\/climbforbarretstownwithdillon2022\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) or getting out and climbing. A huge thanks to High Point Ireland and Peakhunter for their help with this challenge. Thanks to Mam for driving us all around the country, and of course thanks to Dad for being with me every step of the way.<br><br>\u200b\u200bNow all that remained was to get back to Cronins Yard and the final drive back home, a mere 100km for Mam to complete the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Four Peaks; Four Provinces; Twenty-Four Hours\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WICewnXrz5s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-38 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vdvmKr85wN6\/widget?r=embed-site&amp;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vdvmKr85wN6?r=embed-site&amp;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vdvmKr85wN6\/png?x-ref=embed-site&amp;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&amp;type=text\/html&amp;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXN458gLO\/widget?r=embed-site&amp;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXN458gLO?r=embed-site&amp;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vmqXN458gLO\/png?x-ref=embed-site&amp;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&amp;type=text\/html&amp;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vDqgM91nyVO\/widget?r=embed-site&amp;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vDqgM91nyVO?r=embed-site&amp;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vDqgM91nyVO\/png?x-ref=embed-site&amp;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&amp;type=text\/html&amp;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vPOpZAEL4Eq\/widget?r=embed-site&amp;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vPOpZAEL4Eq?r=embed-site&amp;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vPOpZAEL4Eq\/png?x-ref=embed-site&amp;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&amp;type=text\/html&amp;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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