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2025 for Ronan & Fiona

Report from Ronan Duddy A little summary of the year. Early March Skiing in Austria for a week with Fiona, and brother (plus partner) and my friend. Sant Anton was the venue. I had not skied before ...
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Mont Blanc and More

A report by Philip  Mannus It has been a very busy year. I passed my Winter ML on 5/2/25. I spent two weeks in Aviemore Area doing some grade 1 routes and practising for the assessment. I also ...
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Mount Ararat Expedition,

A report by Helen Harris Elevation: 5,137 m Duration: 10 days Route: Southern Route from Doğubayazıt Camps: Camp 1 (3,200 m) and Camp 2 (4,200 m) The Mount Ararat expedition began with an ...
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Dún na mBó meet 23/24 Aug.

Report by Paddy O’Brien The Belmullet peninsula was the venue for this meet with Scotchport bay as the base. This bay on the NW side of the peninsula makes a great base, quiet, level parking, ...
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Ski Mountaineering in Leogang

Report: By Nigel Miiler While on a downhill skiing trip in Leogang, Austria, in February 2025,  I introduced the guys to ski mountaineering.  Once everyone was fitted out with the correct ...
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High Sir – A trip to

Hi Sir! Came up on my phone.  (Must be Finbarr, maybe Sean?)  Further investigation revealed the rest of the message. Hi Sir Julley Anal.  Julley means welcome in Ladakhi, so “Welcome ...
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Naranjo de Bulnes –

In Sep 2019 myself, PJ, Rab, Nigel (along with Niall Kielt) tried to climb Naranjo de Bulnes (Picu Uriellu). It was a bit of a Hail Mary project, the last possible day of climbing in a squeezed week ...
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Above 4000 – A First

A July summers day, with beer in hand, I sat gazing at Les Drus. Sharp pinnacles looming over the valley in an unusually tempting shade of grey, their jagged edges catching the light of the crisp ...
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