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WildernessFit
2012-04-26 14:50:45
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Mountain Skills 1 course 9th-10th June
Hi everyone,
We have just added additional date- 9-10th June.
This 2 day course is recognised by BOS(Bord Oiliúint Sléibhe, which is the Irish Mountain Training Board).No longer will you get lost while out with your local hillwalking club or social walking group.This course is designed to give you the skills and confidence to navigate correctly and keep safe in the great outdoors.Whether you wish to do this course for your own personal enjoyment and knowledge, lead a walking group or a step towards a Walking Guide Qualification this is the course for you..
The Course is run by a qualified and recognised BOS Instructor Emily Mc Cullagh who is an excellent instructor and also numerous years experience on the hills herself.
This course will take place in the Wicklow Mountains over 2 days. Giving you the chance to put all the theory you will have gained into practice.
The course will take place in the Glenmalure area of Wicklow both in a classroom and the outdoors.
The Mountain Skills Part I Course Includes:
MS1: During this weekend you will learn about map-reading and navigation techniques, recognition of natural features, distance measurement and timing of walks.
Mountain hazards are also covered, as is personal equipment such as correct clothing and emergency equipment.
You can register here:
http://wildernessfitness.ie/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2012/06/09/56/3/mountain-skills-course-1.html |
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Summit Comment
Lackabane: NW Spur |
simon3 a week ago.
The NE spur off Lackabane is something of a knife edge, descending steeply and with even steeper sides. Watch it on a poor day. |
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Forum: General
Via Ferrata Tordini Galligani |
mcrtchly a week ago.
A moderately difficult Via Ferrata in the Apuan Alps of northern Tuscany, Italy. For a full description see track 2227 http://mountainviews.ie/track/report/2227/ |
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Summit Summary
Tooreenbaha: Hogs back summit with good views. |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago.
Tooreenbaha is a minor summit on the ridge extending NE from Lackabane. It is likely to be included as part of a circuit of Cummeengeara for which it provides a moderately sloped way of going fro... |
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Site Improvements |
wwwalker a day ago.
Feedback Its great to see the plans for improvements most of which I think sound wonderful. The site is a fantastic resource I love it.
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Eskatarriff East Top: Steep sided jutting peak. |
 Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago.
This is an extraordinarily shaped piece of rock jutting out into Rabach's Glen. Most likely it will be accessed as part of the circuit of that Glen. It could be reached from the north in Rabach'... |
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Memorial to the Unknown Woman. |
simon3 a week ago.
We descended a steep hillside to the south end of the Gap of Dunloe. While there is a road, it's pretty wild so we were heartened, humbled and surprised to see the Unknown Woman, she of red hair... |
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Summit Comment
Knockatee: Fairy in the sunshine. |
simon3 a week ago.
Just to complement the sentiments expressed so eloquently by others such as ciarraioch, this photo shows Knockatee on a sunny day in June, taken from the SW. |
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