The Club organises both outdoor and indoor events throughout the year. Outdoor events–known as “meets”–tend to be:
Indoor events typically include:
Events are for members only, unless otherwise stated; access to these member-only events is one of the benefits of membership.
You can find out the exact details of an event–such as date, time, location and organiser–by checking the Calendar; bear in mind that many events are organised only a week, a few weeks or a few months in advance, so don’t be disheartened if the Calendar looks a bit empty more than six months into the future.
For information about events in general, or to propose an event, please contact our Meets Co-ordinators, Cathy and Cillian (meets@irishmountaineeringclub.org).
Meets and Events
The Club holds a large number of events, both in Ireland and further afield. See Table below for indicative schedule of activity for 2023.
You can find out the exact dates when these events occur by checking the Calendar; dates are also usually announced on both public social media and member-only communications channels.
| Date | Meet | Place | Type | Stay | Skill Level* | Who |
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Recurring |
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| Off Season Club Nights Tuesdays |
DCC | Tallaght | Indoor | Eve. | Beginner Friendly |
Committee |
| Off Season Club Nights Thursdays |
AW | Finglas | Indoor | Eve. | Beginner Friendly |
Committee |
| In Season Club Nights Thursdays |
Dalkey | Dalkey Quarry |
Trad | Eve. | Beginner Friendly |
Committee |
| New Members Intro to Trad. Thurs Eve’s April. 4th May Optional W/E 6/7 May |
Dalkey April & Wicklow |
Dalkey Quarry & Glendalough W/E 6/7 May |
Trad | Eve. | Beginners | Dermot Shiels, Beginners & Mentors |
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January |
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| 15th Jan, Sun | Wicklow | TBA | Hike | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Jill French |
| 22nd Jan, Sun | Wicklow | Lough Mountain, Corriganarrig |
Hike | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Alan Brooks |
|
February |
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| 5th Feb, Sun
12 – 26 Feb |
Wicklow
Morocco |
Bray
Tafraout |
Hike
Trad |
Day
Week |
Beginner
Competent |
TBA
Sile, Dave |
| 18th Feb Sat | Down | Mournes TBA |
Hike | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Ger O’Sullivan |
| March | ||||||
| 12th, March Sun | Down | Mournes | Scramble | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Robert Egan |
| 17-19th March, Sat | TBA | St Patricks Day Meet |
Trad | W/E | TBA | TBA |
| 25th March, Sat
April |
Kilkenny | Ballykeefe | Sports/Trad | Day | Competent Lead at S Level |
Aine O’ Reilly |
| 1st, 2nd April, Sat, Sun |
Wicklow | Glendalough | Trad | W/E | Mentors Meet |
Dermot Shiels |
| 6th – 27th April Thurs Eve’s |
Dalkey | Dalkey Quarry |
Intro to Trad For New Members |
Eve | Beginners | Dermot Shiels |
| 23rd, April Sun | Wicklow | Glendalough | St Kevin’s Bed Traverse |
Day | Beginner Friendly |
Jill French |
| 29,30th April W/E |
Cork | Black Ball Head | Trad | W/E | Competent Lead at S level |
Barry Watts |
| May | ||||||
| 4th May Thurs | Dalkey | Dalkey Quarry | Intro to Trad Optional Eve |
Eve | Beginners | Dermot Shiels |
| 6/7th May W/E |
Wicklow | Glendalough | Intro to Trad Multi-Pitch |
W/E | Beginners & Mentors |
Dermot Shiels |
| 13/14th May W/E | Clare | Burren | Trad | W/E | Competent Lead to VS |
Sile & Dave |
| 18 – 22 May W/E | Wicklow | Glendalough | Trad Joint Meet with Pinnacle Club UK |
W/E | Beginner Friendly |
Petrina Concannon |
| 28th May, Sun | Down | Mournes Lwr. Cove |
Trad | W/E | Competent Lead to S level |
Keith Johns |
|
June |
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| 1-5th June | Donegal | Cruit Island | Trad | W/E | Beginner Friendly |
Dave Walsh |
| 10,11 June W/E | Donegal | Lough Belshade |
Trad | W/E | Competent Lead |
Dermot Shiels |
| 17th June, Sat | Wicklow | Carrick | Trad | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Gerry Moss |
| 24th June, Sat | Down | Castlewellan | Trad | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Gerard O’Sullivan |
| 28th June Wed | TBA | TBA | Talk | Eve | New routing in Morocco | Petrina & Dave TBC |
| July | ||||||
| 2nd July, Sun | Wicklow | Annalecka | Trad | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Keith Johns |
| 8th,9th July W/E | Donegal | Kincasslagh | Trad | W/E | Competent Lead |
Dave Madden |
| 22nd July, Sat | Wicklow | Lug | Scramble | Day | Comfortable with no protection | Robert Egan |
| 30th July, Sun | Down | Moor Hill Newry |
Trad | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Gerard O’Sullivan |
| August | ||||||
| 4 – 7th Aug | TBA | TBA | Trad | W/E | TBA | TBA |
| 12th Aug Sat | Wicklow | IMC Hut | BBQ | Eve | Competent to eat(!) | TBA |
| 19, 20 Aug W/E |
Antrim | Fairhead | Trad | W/E | Competent Lead to VS+ |
Dave Madden |
| 30th Aug Wed | TBA | TBA | Talk | Eve | Climbing in Sicily |
John Mansfield |
| September | ||||||
| 8-10th Sept W/E |
Kerry | TBC | Trad | W/E | Competent Lead |
Tony Barry |
| 24th Sept Sun | Wicklow | Carrick | Trad | Day | Beginner Friendly |
Cillian Russell |
| October | ||||||
| 18 – 25th Oct |
Italy | Sicily | Trad | Week | Beginner Friendly |
John Mansfield |
| 27 – 30th Oct |
TBA | TBA | Trad | W/E | Beginner Friendly |
TBA |
| November | ||||||
| 25th Nov, Sat | Wicklow | Glendalough Hotel | IMC 75th Anniversary Dinner |
– | – | Dónal Ó Murchú |
*Note on skill level
Beginner friendly: Experienced climbers will be available to support inexperienced climbers / new members – no need to arrange partners
Competent lead: Climbing partners to be pre-arranged. At least one member of each rope needs to be able to competently lead and support any less experienced partners. Liaise with Meet Organiser as necessary.
S – Severe, VS – Very Severe
Weekly reoccurring outdoor events
Every Thursday evening from April to September inclusive, members of the Club meet informally outdoors at Dalkey Quarry, Dublin.
To find a climbing partner, either make arrangements in advance on member-only communications channels, or turn up and make yourself known.
One-off outdoor events
In addition to the annually/weekly reoccurring outdoor events listed above, members often organise other outdoor events.
You can find out the exact dates when these events occur by checking the Calendar; dates are also usually announced on both public social media and member-only communications channels.
Examples of 2022 overseas meets include:
| Place and Month | Meet type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Malta, Gozo – March/April | Sports climbing | 2022 |
| El Charro, Spain – May | Sports climbing | 2022 |
| Sicily, Italy- Oct | Sports climbing | 2022 |
Indoor events
Climbing
Members of the Club meet informally indoors:
- Every Tuesday evening at Dublin Climbing Centre (DCC), Dublin.
- Every Thursday evening at Awesome Walls, Dublin.
To find a climbing partner, either make arrangements in advance on member-only communications channels, or turn up and make yourself known.
Note that attendance during summer months will be considerably lower, especially on Thursdays, because many members of the Club meet outdoors instead (see above).
Presentations
During the winter we arrange speakers from inside and outside the Club to present on topics of interest; typically, but not exclusively, these presentations occur online.
These presentations are open to non-members.
You can find out the exact dates when these presentations occur by checking the Calendar for winter months; dates are also usually announced on both public social media and member-only communications channels.