HIKE PROGRAMME
December 2006 / January 2007
MEET:
Burgh Quay
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DEPART:
Sundays
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COST:
Private bus. €12
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- - Christmas Hike Leader:
Frank Rooney Route:
Meet outside Howth
Dart railway station at Public/Own Transport |
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- - New Year Hike Leader:
Jim Barry Route:
Meet outside Fenton’s Public House,
Glen of Imaal at Own Transport |
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- - Introductory Hillwalkers Hike Leader:
Garry Byrne Route:
Scalp * Barrnaslingan
* Ballycorus * Carrigollogan
* Killegar * Knocksink * Enniskerry * Lover’s Leap * Enniskerry. Public Transport: Dublin-Enniskerry bus
number 44, leaves from Screen Cinema at |
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- - Circuit of Derrylossery Leader:
Tom Milligan Route:
Distance: 19km Ascent:
760m |
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- - Ballinastoe to Oldbridge Leader:
Eoin Moroney Route:
Ballinastoe (GR 202 091) * White Hill * Distance: 18km Ascent:
700m |
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- - Glenmacnass to Glendalough Leader:
Stephen James Route:
Glenmacnass Car Park * Lough Oular
* Tonelagee * Wicklow Gap * St. Kevin’s Way * Glendalough. Distance:
17km Ascent:
500m |
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- - Introductory Hillwalkers Hike Leader:
Chris Byrne Route:
Distance:
18km Ascent:
780m |
GENERAL HIKE NOTES
PARTICIPATION Mountaineering is an activity with a
danger of personal injury or death. Participants should be aware of and accept
these risks. People who take part in our club activities do so at their own
risk and are responsible for their own actions and involvement.
INTRODUCTORY HIKES An Introductory Hike is organised once
per month for aspirant members. Any participant on these hikes must be a member
of An Óige.
EQUIPMENT The leader
has the right to refuse anyone who is not adequately equipped (e.g., without
appropriate boots, rainwear, food, hat, gloves, etc). During the winter months,
a torch plus spare batteries and bulb are essential.
LEADER The leader may alter the route from that
described in the program. The leader sets the pace of the hike and walkers are
expected to obey the leader’s instructions at all times.
WALKING STICKS AND RUCKSACKS Remember that walking sticks and rucksacks cannot be
brought onto the bus and must be stowed away in the boot during the journey.
PROSPECTIVE HIKE LEADERS Any
club member interested in leading a hike, please contact Garry Byrne, Tel.
01-8388812
HILLWALKERS AWAY:
THIRD TIME, LUCKY
AGAIN!
The third
successive trip to
Saturday, October 28
The “Hard”
Walkers, led by Frank, tackled Urris Hills, Mamore etc. – quite a task, reminiscent of the Maamturks with so many steep ascents and descents. The
Moderates, a large group of 34 under Brian Flynn’s guidance, took on Slieve Snaght (Inishowen) and its adjacent hills. Over 300m the cloud
didn’t clear until quite late so it was a navigational feat for Brian and his
aide, Philip Roche, with their compasses and GPS to plot their way through
trackless terrain. The emergence of the sun near the end at Tullymore
Hill was an unexpected bonus.
Sunday, October 29
The Hard Walkers,
again under Frank, took on the bulk of the Joey Glover Walk, starting near Dunlewy and taking in Aghla More
and Aghla Beg en route to Muckish
Gap. Quite a number of lakes along the way and some punishing climbs, too. Muckish is a very
steep mountain, resembling an upturned ship as one book has observed, the
descent being particularly so.
Brian brought the
Mods up Muckish from the
north side, across the plateau to the cross and descended north-east, finishing
at Creeslough. Jim Barry led the third group up from
the Gap, across the entire plateau and back down to the Gap again. A most
satisfactory day, as everyone managed to conquer this difficult mountain.
Monday, October 30
The leaders found
a new set of hills for us in the Sperrins near Plumbridge in Co. Tyrone for the half-day walk on the
return journey to
The
Finally, congrats
to Frank and Brian for organising everything so successfully, not forgetting
their extra weekend away doing the many reccies. We
are in their debt once again.
Pearse Foley
NAVIGATION TRAINING
Map & Compass Course 2006/2007
The annual Map
and Compass Course commenced on
Many
thanks to the Hillwalkers and its leaders and
instructors for a great course. It was such fun as well as
informative, and hopefully will inspire me to be a bit more adventurous in my
walking. Looking forward to the Comeraghs.
C.B.
… just a note to
say many thanks for the most enjoyable 3 weeks I really felt I learnt something
useful and look forward to putting it into practice. Many thanks also to all
the leaders (Jimmy, Donal, Ita, Joe, Mark, Phillip and Tom for their patience
and good nature it can't have been easy at times. Hope that you have a great
Christmas and New Year. Looking forward to
Training Weekend in the Comeraghs/Knockmealdowns
OPEN TO
HILLWALKER MEMBERS
Background: Would you like to renew or strengthen your Mountain
Skills? Then the Comeragh
and Knockmealdown Consolidation Weekend might be for
you! There will be a small number of
spaces available on the weekend for existing Hillwalker
members who want to refresh their navigation skills. The weekend is designed to meet the
requirements of members who have taken a Map and Compass course in previous
years and who wish to revise skills learned previously or to strengthen
existing skills.
Dates: Fri, Jan 26th to Sun 28th 2007 (travel down Friday evening).
Accommodation: Rathgormack
Mountaineering Hostel, Rathgormack, Co.
Transport: To be
arranged by participants. If pooled, transport cost should be shared among car
occupants. Take the Dungarvan
road (R676) from Carrick-on-Suir. Anyone without transport should contact Jimmy
McCullagh for assistance with car pooling.
Cost: Training and accommodation is €85 per person, payable to An Óige HQ (Tel: 8304555). Booking opens
Map: Laminated sheet 75, Silva 4 compass.
Food: No meals are provided at hostel.
Bring breakfasts and packed lunches for Saturday & Sunday. The hostel is about a 15-min. drive from
Carrick-on-Suir/Clonmel/Dungarvan where there are a
number of recommended restaurants (traditional destination on Saturday
evening). Otherwise bring your own food for Saturday evening.
Queries? Email Jimmy Mccullagh or Donal
Finn
Committee 2006/2007
Chairman Frank
Rooney
Secretary Garry
Byrne
Treasurer Jim
Barry
Membership Donal Finn
Sunday Hikes Garry Byrne
Social Events Steve Buckney
Weekends Mark
Campion
Officer-at-large Eoin Moroney
Newsletter Barbara
Sudrow
Special thanks to:
Webmaster Matt
Geraghty
Distribution Pearse Foley & Cyril McFeeney
Art O’Neill Walk 2007
The Art O'Neill
Walk will take place at
Contact: Tom Milligan
STOCKING FILLERS
Calendar for 2007: Irish Nepalese Education Trust (INET) and
teachers from Alexandra College Dublin have produced a beautiful calendar for
2007 to raise funds to build a primary school in Phuleli
to educate the children of poor, illiterate, subsistence farmers who live in a
remote region 50 kilometres south of
All proceeds go to
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Mountain Meitheal
Guide to trail design and construction in
This book, the
first to be published in
Available from
Mountain Meitheal at €10.00 + P+P (€15) or 10 or more
P+P free.
CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD PUZZLE
We would like to
thank all contributors to the newsletter over the past 12 months, in
particular those who sent in articles and photos for
the reading pleasure of all club
members: Betty Kehoe, Brian Madden, Deirdre
McMahon, Eamonn Coyle, Garry Byrne,
Jim
Barry, Mark Campion, Pearse
Foley, and Philip Roche.
To acknowledge
their contributions, the clues for the Christmas Crossword Puzzle below
are based on their hillwalking
reports; a good excuse to read those interesting articles again!
Across:
1. Carlit (2921m) and Canigou
(2782m) are peaks in this Mountain Range “east of
7. Ten Hillwalkers
and one friend went to
these famous Mountains near Aviemore.
[10]
10. This National School in Co. Wicklow is the
starting point for a well-known Marathon Walk. [6]
Down:
2. The Water of
3. Cryb Goch, Y Garn and Nantlle Ridge
are all located in this National Park, a favourite
destination of the Hillwalkers
Club. [9]
4. These
their colourful calcite terraces. [7]
5. The MCI Summer Meet 2006 took place at
this Location in the French Alps. [6]
6. These Falls are the secret haunt of
Irish canoeists and the site of an adventurous
Sunday Hike
earlier this year. [8]
8. Namche Bazaar
is a traditional town in this roof-top Country. [5]
9. Wet weather and unseasonal
snow put an early end to a walking holiday in
this Valley in the Austrian
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This competition
is open to all current paid-up members of An Óige Hillwalkers Club.
To enter, please
send the completed crossword grid, together with your name and address to:
Barbara
Sudrow, 24 Glenmalure Park,
Closing date:
Name:
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Address:
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