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After many years of walking and climbing in England, Scotland and Wales,
I realised that I was guilty of neglecting that fine land over the Irish
Channel. Furthermore when I learned that there were ten magnificent
peaks to be had each above 3000 feet in altitude, incorporating superb
wilderness, a day of the best grade 1 scrambling Britain has to offer,
and more Guinness than you can shake a leaf of clover at … I was
inspoired! Read on …
Outline Itinerary - Arriving Dublin 28/05/07
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Activity
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Sat
28/05
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Arrive
Dublin Airport (Ryanair from London). Head to the Wicklow mountains.
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29/05
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Climb
peak no. 1 - Lugnaquillia 925m. Drive on to Kilkenny.
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30/05
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Hike
up peak no. 2 in the Galtee Mountains - Galtymore 919m. Drive
to Killarney.
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31/05
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An awesome day on the
Reeks Ridge bags us six more, including Ireland's biggest: Carrauntoohil
1039m. Superb airy scrambling!
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01/06
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Head
to the village of Cloghane. Climb the majestic Mt Brandon 952m.
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Thurs
02/06
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Relaxed
start to the day, followed by an hour's drive to Kerry Airport for an afternoon flight home.
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Please
note that due to the mountains being scattered across southern Ireland,
the driving is inescapable. We should be car bound for no more than
10 hours total in the week.
Equipment
The kit list specifically
required for this trip will be sent to you upon receiving your registration
details. But in the meantime consider buying some good walking boots
and start wearing them in … now. No technical kit is required,
though you should have kit for cold and wet weather - even if this is
a June trip!
Level of Fitness
The first two days
are really quite reasonable, and are a good warm up for days three and
four, which can be more demanding. Do consider exercising regularly each week to develop your cardiovascular
system and stamina. At weekends, go and explore some countryside, maybe
take a pack and do some camping. As a rule of thumb, if you can comfortably
walk 8 miles - then you should be fine on this trip.
Price (excluding
flights): UK £450
Maximum
number of places on this trip: 10
Price includes:
- Leader / client ratio not exceeding 1:5
- B&B accommodation
- All in-country transport
Flights
These should be
arranged independently. See www.ryanair.co.uk for some ridiculously
cheap fares - should cost you no more than £50 return, depending
on when you book. Note: arrange your flights to start at Dublin and
return from Kerry!
Booking
When you apply for
more information about this trip, we will send you details of our booking
conditions. Please also note the points below:
This expedition
is limited to a maximum of ten (10) people. To gain a definite place
on this expedition a payment of UK£100 needs to be paid before
28th April 2007.
Email will@will4adventure.com
for further details, or
 Register your interest here.
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