(by Gavan Doherty, Irish Orienteering Association, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2004)
Orienteering is competitive navigation on foot. If you enjoy running or
walking, if you are interested in maps and navigation, or if you like
outdoor sport then orienteering is for you! |
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(by Kevin Byrne, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
The snow might be disappearing from the Alps, but that didn't stop IMC members having a great 2003 alpine season. |
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Zermatt: A Climber's Guide |
(by John Duignan, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
"Some see Switzerland as a soulless if beautiful place. Visit Zermatt and this cliché fast evaporates. I can think of no better way to chill out and come to earth after a climbing trip." |
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Via Ferrating in the Dolomites |
(by Elaine Mullen, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
A quick and dirty guide to the Dollies: how to get there, the via ferratas, and what to avoid. |
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(by Barry O'Flynn, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
An optical effect occasionally seen in the mountains.
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(by Aisling Murphy, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2004)
Easter weekend climbing in Clare.
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W.R. (Bill) Perrott 1925-2004 |
(by Joss Lynam, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2004)
An obituary of the founder of the IMC.
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(by Denzil Jones, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2004)
15 days on the "toughest of all of the Grande Randonnée routes. ... Nothing can equal this route in intensity
as it crosses the most majestic sites at the heart of this most
versatile and highly coloured island”.
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Burren Meet - The best non-climbing meet ever! |
(by Dairín Currey, from IMC Newsletter Winter 2004)
A wet weekend in the Burren, doing everything except climbing. |
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(by Gerry Moss, from IMC Newsletter Winter 2004)
Boyhood memories of a winter hike in Wicklow. |
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(by Kevin Byrne, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2004)
A review of Robert Roper's book about the high-altitude life and death of Willi Unsoeld, American Himalayan legend.
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(by Rachel Cinnsealach, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2004)
A weekend in Wales, with climbing, craic, and a serious accident. |
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(by Gillian Ryan, from IMC Newsletter Winter 2004)
A guided ascent of the 6185m Himalayan mountain.
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Sirens and Blue Flashing Lights |
(by Kieran Kelly, from IMC Newsletter Winter 2004)
A helicopter rescue experience.
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Bridging the ‘gap’: the Camino del Rey, El Chorro |
(by Elaine Mullen, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2004)
“The police are in the tunnels; they’re turning people back”. “OK, that’s it. Let’s go!”. And so we headed off to start the Camino del Rey by crossing the infamous ‘gap’. |
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(by Lynn Ryan, from IMC Newsletter Summer 2004)
"I had learnt … that climbing is not merely a sport but an addiction. I had been hooked from day one, so I wasn’t going to let something like a fear of heights stop me!" |
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Achill Island - August 2004 |
(by Ramona Brand, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2004)
A weekend climbing in the West.
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The REAL Irish Elbrus Expedition of 2004 |
(by Declan Cunningham, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2004)
An attempt on Europe's highest mountain. |
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Winter Trekking in Western Atlas Mountains |
(by Anne Gilton, from IMC Newsletter Spring 2003)
A week in the lesser-known Western Atlas in Morocco
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(by Gerry Moss, from IMC Newsletter Spring 2003)
An eventful day on the Wicklow hills.
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