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Irish Mountain Log Issue Autumn 2020 €3.95 UK£3.40 ISSN 0790 8008 Issue 135 HILLWALKING • CLIMBING • MOUNTAINEERING Irish Peaks published Large format guide to hundred highest mountains Arderins mountain list All Irish mountains over 500 metres: a lifetime challenge www.mountaineering.ie For more information visit www.mountaineering.ie or contact the office on (01) 625 1115 :LY]PUN[OLOPSS^HSRLYZHUK JSPTILYZVM0YLSHUKZPUJL A WORD FROM THE EDITOR ISSUE 135 The Irish Mountain Log is the membership magazine of Mountaineering Ireland. The organisation promotes the interests of hillwalkers and climbers in Ireland. Welcome Mountaineering Ireland Mountaineering Ireland Ltd is a company limited by guarantee and éad míle fáilte! I hope that you registered in Dublin, No 199053. have continued to stay safe Registered office: Irish Sport HQ, over the summer. The Covid-19 National Sports Campus, restrictions have been eased ❝ Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland. The Arderins list of Irish somewhat, allowing us to get Tel: (+353 1) 625 1115 Fax: (+353 1) 625 1116 back to the hills, albeit in a mountains presents a lifetime [email protected] controlled way while ensuring social C challenge to hillwalkers www.mountaineering.ie distancing. As we go to print, the situation has deteriorated and there are likely to be fabulous, beautifully produced guidebook Hot Rock Climbing Wall Tollymore Mountain Centre increasing restrictions around the country and a fitting tribute to Joss Lynam, who on social contacts in an attempt to slow Bryansford, Newcastle edited the original Irish Peaks book in 1982. County Down, BT33 0PT the spread of the virus. Hearty congratulations are due to Alan and While relevant news is fairly limited at Tel: (+44 28) 4372 5354 Margaret Tees, who drove the project, and [email protected] this time, we do still have a very full to Helen Lawless, who brought the book to magazine. We have a short report on this publication. The book can still be Editor: Patrick O’Sullivan year’s AGM, which was held virtually at the purchased at a member’s discounted price Tel: (+353 1) 837 8166 (pm, wknds) end of June. This important meeting was through Mountaineering Ireland’s website. [email protected] well attended virtually, with over fifty Literary Editor: Peter O’Neill The other big news is the agreement [email protected] members logging in online. between Mountaineering Ireland and The Annual Review for 2019, which would MountainViews to promote the Arderins The Irish Mountain Log is published by normally have been circulated in hard copy list of Irish mountains 500 metres or higher Mountaineering Ireland four times a at the AGM, is included in this issue of the as a “lifetime challenge akin to the Sottish year, in March, June, September, Irish Mountain Log. Hopefully, that will give Munros.” This is a welcome development for December. The material published in more members a chance to read this hillwalkers and will hopefully take some of the Log by the voluntary editorial team and contributors must not be taken as excellent review by the staff of the pressure off the usual honeypots, Mountaineering Ireland of their activities official Mountaineering Ireland policy where the footfall pressure is unless specifically stated. in 2019 “working for and representing environmentally unsustainable. hillwalkers and climbers” on the island of Despite the lockdown, so far it has been Copy deadline for the Winter 2020 Ireland. As CEO Murrough McDonagh says an exciting year for Mountaineering Ireland, issue of the Irish Mountain Log is: in the review, it was “an extremely busy and with several important events held Friday, October 30th 2020. enjoyable year for Mountaineering Ireland.” successfully. Hopefully, we will be able to It has continued to be busy for continue to get out into the uplands in Advertising: [email protected] Mountaineering Ireland in 2020, with the some manner during the coming months. Production: Cóilín MacLochlainn, long-awaited publication of Irish Peaks, a Keep safe! hillwalking guidebook to routes on Ireland’s [email protected] one hundred highest peaks. This is a Patrick O’Sullivan, Editor Printing: GPS Colour Graphics Ltd, Alexander Road, Belfast BT6 9HP Tel: +44 (0)28 9070 2020 Write for the Log PARTICIPATION AND RISK Readers of the Irish Mountain Log are reminded that hillwalking and climbing are activities with a danger of personal Contributions of features, news items and photographs for injury or death. Participants in these the Irish Mountain Log are always welcome and should be activities should be aware of and sent to the Editor at: [email protected]. accept these risks, and be responsible for their own actions and involvement. Contributors’ guidelines can be downloaded from the Mountaineering Ireland publishes and Mountaineering Ireland website, www.mountaineering.ie. promotes safety and good practice ON THE COVER advice and through the Mountain Towards Tievummura (762m) and Training Board of Ireland administers a To join Mountaineering Ireland and receive four issues of the Tievenabinnia in the Sheeffry Hills, range of training programmes for County Mayo. Photograph taken Irish Mountain Log delivered to your door each year, please walkers and climbers. also go to the website, www.mountaineering.ie. from Irish Peaks. PHOTOGRAPH MARGARET TEES Autumn 2020 Irish Mountain Log 3 Fleeting shadow highlights Brassel Mountain, an Arderin of 575m (50m prominence) CONTENTS nestling under the main ridge Autumn 2020 of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks 13 Dealing with call-outs during News the Covid-19 pandemic 5 Covid-19 advice Ruth Cunniffe reports 6 Cairn on Seahan 14 Celebrate walking! mountain damaged Linda Sankey reports Geraldine Stout reports 15 Walking and wellbeing 7 The Arderins list Linda Sankey reports Ruth Whelan reports 16 Mountaineering Ireland 8 Mountaineering Ireland Lynam Lecture 2020 holds virtual AGM A report by Patrick O’Sullivan News Feature 9 A trailblazing climber’s 18 The Arderins memoir is published By the Arderins Subcommittee 10 Be ‘AdventureSmart’! Jane Carney reports Features 11 European Week of Sport: 20 Ancient monarch th September 23-30 By Don Baldwin ANNUAL REVIEW 2019 Ania Bakiewicz reports 24 Six favourites 29 12 Covid-19 memories to By Richard Creagh be collected 29 Annual Review 2019 Jane Maxwell reports 42 Hiking in Crete 46 In the Schweizerland Alps 12 Crossword results By Aongus Ó hAonghusa By Harry Harbison 50 Climbing the Nose By Paul Collins 55 Where cactus is king By Kevin Higgins Regulars 28 Crossword Competition 58 Club and Member Support Meeting Siobhan Quinn reports 60 Training Jane Carney reports 62 Books Reviews of recent books 6 SEAHAN MOUNTAIN CAIRN DAMAGED 66 The Last Word Joe Brown (1930-2020) Photographs: Simon Stewart (Brassel), Cóilín MacLochlainn (Seahan) Cóilín MacLochlainn (Brassel), Simon Stewart Photographs: 4 Irish Mountain Log Autumn 2020 Staff & Board General enquirieS [email protected] Newsdesk Staff Chief executive Officer Murrough McDonagh, [email protected] administration Officer Siobhán Quinn, [email protected] Hillwalking Development Officer Ruth Whelan, [email protected] access & Conservation Officer Helen Lawless, [email protected] Women in Sport Coordinator Ania Bakiewicz, [email protected] training Officer Jane Carney, [email protected] training & Membership Support administrator Laura Griffin, [email protected] Climbing Officer Damien O’Sullivan, [email protected] Youth Development Officer for Covid-19 advice northern ireland Kevin Kilroy, [email protected] Our latest advice for hillwalkers and climbers in Ireland Get irelanD WalkinG initiative Programme Manager, Get ireland Walking to hillwalking and climbing. We have Jason King, [email protected] produced specific advice to support Communications & administrative Officer, hillwalkers and climbers in making a Get ireland Walking return to activity in a safe and Linda Sankey, [email protected] responsible manner in the continuing presence of Covid-19. That advice is MOuntaineerinG irelanD BOarD OffiCerS available through our website, With the easing of restrictions on President www.mountaineering.ie. Paul Kellagher movement and socialisation in July, we Underpinning that specific advice for [email protected] have been able to return to the hills and hillwalkers and climbers is the general Chairperson crags of Ireland, albeit in a somewhat public health advice issued by the Paul Barron restricted way, with the need to still government on reducing the [email protected] maintain social distancing and with limits transmission of Covid-19 and any further on group sizes. possibly local restrictions that the BOarD MeMBerS The benefits to the environment of our Department of Health feels are necessary Imelda Buckley prolonged absence and the general as the situation develops. (Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee) reduction in footfall in the uplands were Mountaineering Ireland’s advice is [email protected] very evident, with the growth of the David Pollard aimed at all hillwalkers and climbers. The vegetation surrounding paths and on the (Chair of Access & Conservation Committee) purpose of that specific advice for paths themselves. [email protected] hillwalkers and climbers is to highlight We must always remember that Covid- Trish Kane 19 is still in our communities and that we any additional considerations that we [email protected] should
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