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From Mangerton to Caherbanagh | First to Last | Hungry Hill To Galtymore | South To North | Carrauntoohil To Clara | High To Low We have been there and took those pictures I have to start off about a trip to Mangerton during the Holiday period at the Start Of January, this was done during a very frosty spell but it was fantastic and certainly the start of a good year. The view that day overlooking The Lakes and back towards 'The Big One ' was special and once you had a pair of gloves and a good 'wooly' cap, things were grand.The crowd on the mountain that day proved that people really like to ramble. The next stop was very close to home, the day 3 of us went and did 'The Mushera Loop ' with a deep layer of snow but in some ways that makes things easier as you are walking on top of the snow and that is better than having a muddy underfoot. This day was mostly done with 'Blue Skies' but with a bit of a cold blow, but just put on...

It is very easy to describe this group outing. It was wet, windy and wild but after getting that out of the way, we did set of with a good group considering the conditions with a total of 9. We were delighted to see a new and young recruit in Maeve Lynes in joining, I only hope she does not question her father for dragging her out on a day like this. For most of us it was our first time up Caherbanagh so we were delighted to have an experienced guide with us in Denis O'Mahony who looked after us very well. On days like this it is vital to have a well experienced person with the group, as all is fine until something goes wrong. Thanks again Denis from all of us. Padraig, all wet but still smiling :) The proof that we did make it to the top, (the bottle isn't ours) Our group motto is 'Hillwalking is about Exercise, Scenery and Fresh Air' , we certainly got 2 of 3. The missing link was scenery!!! All the view was of cloud and fog. You will have days ...

A good group of 11 of us set off from Kanturk on a trip to The Paps passing through Rathmore, taking a left turn at Barraduff for Glenflesk, taking a left turn at Glenflesk towards Macroom and a few miles over the road we started to follow the signs for Clydagh Bridge and Shrone Lake. On the way back it was extremely foggy around Rathmore but after that it seemed to clear and that the fog was lifting. We got to our starting point where it was still cloudy and foggy which stayed with us all the way to the first, West summit. What we noticed here was the fact that Northern side was clear but because there was very little wind, there was nothing to blow away the fog and cloud from the Southern side. But the views from the Summit were stunning, we were over the cloud and fog. Looking west towards Mangerton and Macgillycuddy's Reeks Group photo on The Paps West There were spectacular views on three sides, all the way back to the Kerry mountains on one side ...

On Friday Oct 30 th  Kanturk Hillwalkers & Mountain Climbers represented by Padraig Breen, Ger Morrissey and Christy Mullane presented Cheques to Kanturk Hospital represented on the night by Sheila Clernon and Marymount Hospice represented by Claire McCarthy. Cheque presentstion to Sheila Clernon from Kanturk Hospital Cheque presentation to Claire McCarthy from Marymount Hospice Other Climbers that attended were Jimmy Moore, Paola O'Connell, Niall Breen, Conan Crowley, Jer Linehan, Anna Ozimkowska, Dan Murphy and Roseann Heffernan. Both Cheques with other climbers that attended the presentation A total of  €6500 was raised from the Climb which was evenly divided to both Kanturk Hospital and Marymount Hospice which are both worthy and well deserving causes and well worth us making a big effort to raise some money doing something we like doing especially as most times most of us are doing it in small groups where we really get the ' Buzz ' of doing i...

A small group of us went to Carrauntoohil on an absolute glorious day, we went at a leisurely pace where time did not bother us the day was so good. Jer at the top of Devil's Ladder We used the Devil's Ladder route to get to the top, this route is probably the shortest route to the top but one that is not really recommended to use to come back down by because of loose stone and debris and worn paths that are okay to go up. When we got to the top of the Ladder there was hardly a puff of wind blowing with great views and as we headed for the top we looked over our shoulders and there coming up the Ladder behind us was a Cloud right up the Gully which was spectacular. The cloud coming up Devil's Ladder Gully We got to the Top most notable for the fact on such a good day the place was very quiet . Everybody must have been at home watching the World Cup Rugby match  vs Argentina. When we were having lunch at the diner, we heard the score. Not Good ! The clear...

Yesterday 7 of us went on climb up Mangerton, a mountain reached by going out the Muckross Rd. out of Killarney and turning left after Molly Darcy's Pub and then following the signs. Mangerton is a relatively safe mountain to climb once you take the usual necessary precautions like checking the forecast and having the right gear & some food & water. The one thing I find handy if unsure is to go at a busy time like a Saturday or Sunday morning as if need be you can tow in with others or least there are others in the vicinity. This Climb started off very foggy but after a while we seemed to be over the fog but yet still under the cloud but visibility was reasonably good but we were still waiting for the cloud to lift or blow away , but on this morning there was absolutely no breeze at all and it was virtually completely calm . After a brief stop at the Punch Bowl we got to the top where it was very cloudy so much so we passed the turn off to go back down by over a 100 ...