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Pegs of Yore

October 7, 2015Gerry Moss 0
Pegs of Yore

A post on the forum by Peter Wood regarding the demise of the peg on Setanta led to this short piece from Gerry on pegs: past & […]

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Paddy O’Leary Interview on Newstalk’s “Talking History”

June 17, 2015Gary Smith 0
Paddy O’Leary Interview on Newstalk’s “Talking History”

Paddy O’Leary, author of the recent book the history of Irish climbing, The Way That We Climbed (Collins Press) was recently interviewed for Newstalk’s Talking […]

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Paddy O'Leary Interview on Newstalk's "Talking History"

June 17, 2015Gary Smith 0
Paddy O'Leary Interview on Newstalk's "Talking History"

Paddy O’Leary, author of the recent book the history of Irish climbing, The Way That We Climbed (Collins Press) was recently interviewed for Newstalk’s Talking […]

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IMC films from the 1950s and 60s

March 14, 2012Webmaster 0
IMC films from the 1950s and 60s

(March 2012)
Here are some films which were recorded and narrated by Harold Johnson for the IMC at various times in the 1950s and 60s.

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Why’s Dat Climb Called Dis?

August 23, 2011Stephen Young 0
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.

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Why’s Dis Climb Called Dat?

December 15, 2010Stephen Young 0
Why’s Dis Climb Called Dat?

(by Steve Young, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2010)
Steve tells us about his arrival in Ireland, and explains some of his Dalkey route names.

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Why's Dis Climb Called Dat?

December 15, 2010Stephen Young 0
Why's Dis Climb Called Dat?

(by Steve Young, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2010)
Steve tells us about his arrival in Ireland, and explains some of his Dalkey route names.

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The Poisoned Glen: the 1970s Onwards

December 15, 2010Adrienne O'Keeffe 0
The Poisoned Glen: the 1970s Onwards

(by Peter Cooper, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2010)
This is the second part of an article focussing on the development of Donegal’s Poisoned Glen.

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The Poisoned Glen: 1950-1970

May 2, 2010Adrienne O'Keeffe 0
The Poisoned Glen: 1950-1970

(by Peter Cooper, from IMC Newsletter Spring 2010)
The history of "one of the crucibles of modern Irish climbing … set in one of the finest locations in Ireland".

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Pioneers

March 23, 2010Webmaster 0
Pioneers

(by Dan Shipsides, 2010)
Hear some of the pioneers of Irish climbing talk about their experiences.

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