(by John Duignan, August 2011)
A weekend climbing trip to Donegal.
Lough Barra … too briefly
Category: Article
First Ascent of Spearhead, Luggala, August 1959
(by John Duignan, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2011)
Reflections on the classic climb and recollections by the first-ascensionists.
Millerfest 2011
(by Ambrose Flynn, August 2011)
Sea-stack climbing in Donegal.
The Coffin Stone
(by Gerry Moss, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2011)
"Most walkers frequenting the Wicklow hills will be familiar with The Coffin Stone, that cluster of boulders just above the saddle between Djouce and War Hill … The origin of The Coffin Stone’s proper name dates back to the dawn of history, to a time when those mystical, mighty hunter-warriors, Na Fianna, roamed across Erin’s green isle, in pursuit of deer, derring-do, dust-ups and damsels-in-distress … I feel it is only right that I should pass this story on, so that the legend be kept alive."
Why’s Dat Climb Called Dis?
(by Steve Young, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2011)
First ascents of Wicklow routes in the 1970s, and how they got their names.
Memories of Joss Lynam
(by Bob Norton, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2011)
"I feel honoured to have known this indomitable man"
Far from the Madding Crowd
(by Gerry Moss, July 2011)
A climbing trip to quiet West Cork.
In Search of Ithaca
(by Ambrose Flynn, July 2011)
"Dalkey was bathed in a glorious sunshine that cast leafy silhouettes onto a complex granite canvas … The portents were encouraging!"
Glendo On-sight Delights
(by Ambrose Flynn, June 2011)
A weekend climbing the classics of Glendalough.
Fraughan Wednesday
(by Ambrose Flynn, June 2011)
A great day on Great Gully Ridge, Wicklow.