Upcoming events in March

Although it's hard to believe it, Spring is here and with the longer days and the dream of warmer weather, you might feel more inclined to venture out and expand those horizons.

Photo © F. Maguire

Some of you may be interested in a guided walk in the Slieve Blooms with an emphasis on mindfulness and meditation. The 'Way of the Wolf' walk will take place on Sunday 8th March. Meeting point is Glenbarrow carpark. Cost €20. Booking required-info here Way of the Wolf walk

The beautiful Donegal coast will be the setting for the Ardara Walking Festival over St Patrick's Weekend (13th -16th March) with walks for all levels. Registration Friday 13th March (€25 for one day/€40 for both days). More info at this link Ardara Walking Festival 2020

Mountaineering Ireland have organised some interesting events in March. Michael Fewer, the author and hillwalker will be discussing his experiences on walking in Ireland and abroad in the Maldron Hotel in Galway on Thursday 5th March. In addition, the Mountaineering Ireland Spring Gathering, which is always a fantastic weekend, will take place at the end of the month in Blessington, Co Wicklow and is open to all members. More info on both events here March Events 

Club walk Sunday February 23rd 2020

Local walk. Meet Gullane's car park at 10am for walk in Garbally. Approx. 1.5 hours-easy grade. Boots essential as mucky in places. Leader: P. Barrett.

Training walk Sunday 16th February CANCELLED

Please note that due to Storm Dennis, tomorrow's training walk organised by Liam has been cancelled. Next training session will be Club outing to Croagh Patrick on March 8th. Storm Dennis

Himalayan adventures and general elections

Just in case some of you haven't seen the article on Claire's trip to the Himalayas, see page 37 of this link
http://www.ballinasloeenterprisecentre.ie/magazine/issue54/Ballinasloe-Life-Issue-54.pdf

Congrats Claire on a great achievement. Looking forward to hearing about more adventures in the future. 

Helen Lawless, the Access and Conservation Officer with MI has been in touch to suggest we raise the importance of improving access for responsible hillwalkers and climbers in Ireland and protecting Ireland's mountain environment with general election candidates. More info here https://www.mountaineering.ie/aboutus/news/2020/?id=251 

Club walk Saturday 8th February 2020 POSTPONED

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE WEATHER WARNING IN PLACE FOR THIS WEEKEND, THE FULL MOON WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. APOLOGIES TO ALL.
https://www.met.ie/warnings

Full moon walk Saturday 8th Feb. Kinnitty/Glenregan/Slieve Blooms. Approx. 2 hours/8km loop, with some low level ascent and descent. Full gear including boots, waterproof and warm clothing and head torch. Car pooling from Gullane's to depart at 5.30pm. Otherwise meet car park Kinnitty Castle 6.20pm. Leader: F. Maguire

The walk will go ahead weather permitting. As the weather forecast for Saturday isn't great, please keep an eye out for updates via text or here on the blog.