Calendar & Newsletter Winter 2019 / 2020
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| 13th. Oct. | Tomies/Purple | Sandra Fleming |
| 27th. Oct. | Derrymore to Caherconree | Eamonn O'Connor |
| 10th. Nov. | The Paps | Connie Looney |
| 23rd. Nov. | Roughty Valley Area | Colum Kelleher |
| 07th. Dec. | **Christmas Party** - Saturday | |
| 26th. Dec. | Annual Climb of Carrantuathail (see note) | |
| 05th. Jan. | Lough Duff | Keith Wharton |
| 19th. Jan. | Glentenassig | Eamonn O'Connor |
| 02nd. Feb. | Alohart to Cruach Mhor | Mick Long |
| 16th. Feb. | Curraheen Glen | Julia Deady |
| 01st. Mar. | Slieve Mish Traverse | Tim Long |
| 15th. Mar. | Caher to Carrantuathail | John Dowd |
| 29th. Mar. | Walk to be confirmed | Angela O'Connor |
Dec 26th Members Only. We don’t designate a leader for this climb as the number of people on the mountain would make it impossible to marshal. Members can make their own arrangements for the climb. ClubWalks Our walks are not graded. Everyone does the same walk therefore a good level of fitness is required. On the day the walk leader can refuse to take someone who is not properly equipped or whom they consider to be not fit enough. The leader also decides on the route to be taken and has the authority to decide to cancel, postpone, shorten or reroute if the conditions demand it. They may also decide to move the walk to the Saturday if they feel the weather will be more favourable. Members are required to bring adequate gear to meet the adverse weather conditions and any emergencies that can occur in the mountain environment. The following is a list of recommended gear: - Suitable boots, raingear, maps, compass, whistle, torch, suitable clothing for the conditions (No Denims), gloves, hat, enough food and drink for the day and lastly a suitable rucksack with waterproof liner. NB No Dogs. ATTENTION: Walks leaders and wall managers; please make alternative arrangements if unable to attend.
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| CHRISTMAS PARTY Our club Christmas party will be held in Dingle on Saturday 7th December starting off with a walk (TBC) & food in James Long Bar & Restaurant at 7pm. It was also discussed that we could organise a bus to bring people to and from Dingle (collection & drop off point will be Killarney town). Numbers will need to be confirmed. |
| CLIMBING WALL The climbing is now open on Thursday nights from 7pm to 9pm. It will open on both Tuesday & Thursday Nights from November. The fee to use the wall is €5 per night or €50 for the season (Oct to March). MI Insurance Necessary and you must present your MCI card to the wall mangers before using same. |
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CLUB TRIPS HOME & AWAY
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| MEMBERSHIP Membership is €50 per annum from 1st Nov to 30th Oct. Associate membership is €15. If you are MI insured and would like to join us on any of our walks, day participation is €5 per walk. The Club membership is comprised of MI insurance and the quarterly Mountain Log. |
| NON-MEMBERS TRIAL WALKS Walks are for KMC members. Non-members are welcome to join us for a trial walk (see our walks calendar). You can let us know as to which walk you would like to attend via e-mail (killarneymc@killarneymc.com) or message us via our Facebook page. If you wish to Join the club after the trial walk please print out a copy of the membership form and bring this with you along with the membership fee on your next walk. |
| CAR POOLING As car parking is proving problematic in some of the areas, we visit we are suggesting that leaders find suitable car parking in the general area and carpool to the start of the walk. We are asking participants to co-operate with leaders on this matter. |
| THE CALENDAR The Killarney Cinema is no longer the meeting place for walks. An Email / What’s App Message will be sent to members on the Friday preceding a walk giving the GR of the meeting place and the leader's tele. no. The Club Facebook page will also be updated. |
A downloadable version of the calendar is available here.
