by pheonix 24 Feb 2003
This was my best solo climb in ireland so far...something special about this place... it leaves a mark on u...I had the good fortune to climb it on a clear day although it was a little windy at times...My approach was from Cush's summit first, accross by the side of Galtybeg, overlooking the lake to the left and on up through a narrow + steep gradiant onto galtybeg itself, where I proceeded to summit galtybeg - impressive!!!. Down again passing the boggy path which separates both peaks and overlooks the second of the lakes ...if you dare to look!!... and then up the final stretch to Galtymore - a bit tough but in good weather inspiration is easily found here....When I reached the top, what a view altough very windy at this point I managed to traverse it ( a bit boggy towards the descent which is a steepish drop down to the mountain's famous walled section ). I was more impressed with the fact that mass has been said up here than with the idea of someone building a wall this high up. After a quick stop for lunch I made my retreat down by Slievecushnabinnia completing the horseshoe . I observerd some amazing acrobatic behaviour from some local sheep as they were being persued relentlessly by what appeared to be two sheepdogs on the side of Galtymore's cliff edge ...I can only hope that they were sheepdogs for there sake as yet again I came accross the remains of another sheep attack on my descent....apart from this what a climb!!! great views and a beautiful place to spend a sunny afternoon....it made my trip back to Dublin a little more bearable ....... Hope to do this climb again this summer ......Warning: Plan this trip well as there are few escape route options, espeicially if time / weather is not on your side.....
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by sduce 24 May 2009
As an absolute novice at hill walking, this was my highest peak so far, i have been fascinated by Galtymore for years, love the fact that you can see it from everywhere or so it seems..... We climbed saturday 23rd May, lovely weather, and came up the black road, to the base of Galtybeg, before heading off over the rough ground and bog towards the col between Galtybeg and Galtymore, after resting a while there (not actually the best spot, windy and damp for sitting!) admired the cliffs, took lots of photos, and pondered weather my unfit and middleaged frame would actually get me up, what now looked a very steep ascent to Galtymore, well I made it, took ages! and it was certainly worth it, fantastic weather and view from the top all I ever thought they would be. Spent a half an hour on the summit just enjoying it.
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Picture from aburden : The Knockmealdowns from Galtymore
Picture: The Knockmealdowns from Galtymore
by aburden 11 Dec 2005
What a day for December ! Well it is no accident - I use the following website for mountain weather in ireland. It has lots of detail including cloud base (m) and probability of precipitation (%) and more importantly it is very accurate. Try it out.....(Comment Rating 3.50)
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by jackill 27 Dec 2004
Galtymore from the black road under Knockeenatoung on the way back down after a morning spent mostly in freezing cloud and fresh snow on St Stephens day 2004.(Comment Rating 3.44)
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by milo 22 Jun 2003
Geology hereabouts is curious. Such a massive top is comprised of puddingstone (conglomerate) Pic shows an exposed reef of this looking S. to the Knockmealdowns(Comment Rating 3.40)
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by petelunn 1 Jun 2004
It's easy to see why this mountain is overlooked, because it's much bigger than it appears, especially when approached from the north. The Glencush horseshoe (Cush-GaltyBeg-GaltyMore-Slievecushnabinnia) has three pretty steep ascents and takes about 5 hours, though the best view is probably from Cush, so perhaps it would be better to do the horseshoe anti-clockwise. The cliffs are not mentioned in a number of guide books and are surprisingly severe. In poor visibility the wall would be invaluable for navigation. The flattish top of Galtymore is more than compensated for by beautiful high lakes below the ridges. The only negative was the number of dead and dying sheep on the mountain. We encountered at least fifteen, maybe twenty, and are contemplating whether to report this to someone.
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