Calendar & Newsletter Winter 24/25

Date

Location

Leader
29th. Sept.  Reeks Angela O'Connor
13th. Oct. Club trip to Calpe, Spain
27th. Oct. Cloon Lake Colum Kelliher
10th. Nov. Boughil - Knocklomena Connie Looney
24th. Nov. Eastern Reeks Timmy Sillery
08th. Dec. Mangerton - Stoompa John Mc Carthy
26th. Dec. The annual climb of Carrantuathail See note!
05th. Jan.
 Lough Duff Eamonn O'Connor
19th. Jan. Sheep's Head TBA
02nd. Feb. Glenacapall John Dowd
16th. Feb. Glanbrack Mountain Timmy Sillery
02nd. Mar. Aunascail Lake Dan Daly
16th. Mar. Mullaghanattin Colum Kelliher
 

 Alternative Walks

Walks starting later will occur on similar dates to the listed walks. As yet a calendar will not be formulated. Info on these walks will appear on the Facebook page prior to the date .

 

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.

St. Stephen's Day Climb of Carrantuathail.

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

 

 

 

 

CLUB CHRISTMAS GET-TOGETHER

As always the Club Xmas "do" will be organised for a date close to the festive season. Details will follow
CLIMBING WALL

The climbing wall will open for the winter season on Thursday nights from September 26th.  Opening times are 7 to 9pm. Check with the wall managers fro the current fees.
MEMBERSHIP
Due to an increase in MI membership fees the Club membership fee  will be reviewed at the AGM.  If you are MI insured and would like to join us on any of our walks, day participation is €10 per walk. The Club membership is comprised of MI insurance and the quarterly Mountain Log.
You can now pay the membership online by bank transfer. (Don't forget to include your name on the transaction so that we can recognise the payee).
BIC: AIBKIE2D.  IBAN:  IE63AIBK93633263944064.
NON-MEMBERS TRIAL WALKS

Walks are for KMC members. Non-members are welcome to join us for two trial walks (see our walks calendar). You can let us know as to which walks 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 walks 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 parking is restricted in some of the areas that we visit we recommend car sharing to minimise the number of vehicles.
CLUB WALKS

Currently we hold two walks on the designated Sunday. The main walks are listed in the calendar. These generally start early and can be long and strenuous. The alternative walks start later and are easier. These are advertised on an ad hoc basis at the moment. information on both walks will be sent to members and will be published on our Facebook page on the Friday/Saturday preceding the walk.

CLUB AGM

The club AGM will be held in Kate Kearney's Cottage on Sunday 27th. Oct. at 4pm. All members are invited to attend.

A downloadable version of the calendar is available here.