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Leathad Mor 547m, Meall a'Ghortain 502m,
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Fair Mountain: Spiky forest

Summit Comment simon3 11 hours ago
Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorat...

Fair Mountain: Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 11 hours ago
Park at the Wicklow Gap. Take the more westerly of the two access roads to Turlough Hill reservoir. Continue up this steepish, tarred road for 1.5km which will bring you above Fair Mountain, ...

Broaghnabinnia: Lung bursting ascent of Broaghnabinnia

Summit Comment glencree 18 hours ago
We went up from the Bridia valley, which is an extremely steep ascent and not for anyone prone to vertigo. Although the summit is achieved in a short distance, the climb/scramble requires car...

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc 3 days ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||

Carrauntoohil: A Night Climb of Carrauntoohill

Summit Comment JohnFinn a day ago
I set out from Cronin's Yard at 8:30 p.m. on 3rd June and walked up the Hag's Glen and ascended to the ridge of the Reeks via the Zig Zag path (easier to negotiate than the more popular Devil...

Slioch: Tough going above Loch Maree

Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
To climb Slioch, involves a round trip of 21km, with almost 2000m of ascent above Loch Maree, amidst a stunning location.

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc 4 days ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a f... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei||

Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

Stob Coir'an Albannaich: A fine cliff top Summit in Glen Etive

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
After Glass Bheinn Mhor, the next port of call was Stob Coir' an Albannaich 1044m climbed from a 738m col seperating both.

Glas Bheinn Mhor: One of Glen Etive's finest

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed on a fine weather day in May as part of a tough outing in Glen Etive.

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy a week ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||
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Meall a'Ghortain Mountain , in British 500-600m List

Height: 502m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 50 Grid Reference: NN37833 49191
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Longitude: -4.643577, Latitude: 56.606445 , Easting: 237833, Northing: 749191 Prominence: 60m,  Isolation: 1.8km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Mla504, 10 char: MlaGhrtn
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