Hiking the 12 bens!

Dagon

Anyone here interested in coming along with me and some friends to the 12 bens on Saturday?

Hoping to leave on Saturday morning from Galway city at 7.30 or 8am so that we can do the full horseshoe, starting with Ben Corr:
http://mountainviews.ie/summit/101/

You need to be very fit, have good hiking boots with ankle support, and have rain gear and also plenty of water and food. Bring any other hiking stuff you have, e.g. compass or area maps.

Let's hope for good weather

quarrymen

Cancelled a trip there today because of expected windy conditions early. Its unpleasant on that ridge walk in wind. I'm interested in where you are proposing to start from though?. Leaving out Derryclare...

Tomorrow does look a little better http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Twelve-Bens/forecasts/729

Be careful out there and best of luck!

sparrowcar

Greatest hike i never finished.

Myself and Mrs S did about 1/3 of it one year and had to turn back when the weather turned on us. No real escape routes of it but that's half the thrill.

Thanks for the reminder, must go back and finish it some day.

Micilin Muc

Enjoy! I'm building up my fitness to do it next year. Please give us a report!

Would have been tempted, its on my to do list. But have a stag in Waterford this weekend and gonna try and head off to the Knockmealdowns and bag a few there.

quarrymen

Love to hear how ye got on Dagon et al.