Gweewhores 2026
The trip report for 2026 Club Trip to Donegal (also known as Gweewhores '26 due to being 5km from a village called Gweedore... weak I know).
Details
Date: 14th-17th March 2026
Location: Dunlewey, Donegal
Hostel: Errigal Hostel - An Óige
Hikes
Day 1
The first day involved more of a hill & moorland walk to the Poison Glen & Glenveagh.
Day 2
Day 2 saw the club send a reconnaissance expedition to scout the previously unconquered peak of Sliabh Sneachta in North Donegal.
Climbs
Day 0
Two intrepid mountaineers found themselves in Sligo a day early, planning to meet the bus in town. When they found out the bus wouldn't be there until 1pm, it was quickly decided an adventure was in order, and so they took on the crumbly scrambles and epic abseils of Anoch Ré Mór, an impressively deep crevasse hidden in the Ben Bulben massif. They encountered the safest anchors known to man, and at all times felt incredibly protected by the extremely-wise Sligo piton placement and threaded slings.
Day 1
The climbers decided to brave the weather and went to Cruit. The crag they chose was the outdoor climbing wall, with a similar coefficient of friction to the walls of the kingfisher on the coarse granite, they were well at home.
Day 2
The climbers once again decided to be brave and take on The Walled City aka Derry aka Londonderry. Some headed for the Foyle arena where they tried some decent routes (V0 in the kingfisher) and got mildly terrified by the autobelays (A foreign concept to the Kingfisher Climbers). Others headed out on a walking tour of the city, these "walkers" scaled the mighty city walls despite their lack of ankle supporting boots and looked at some murals.
As the bus had somehow ended up stuck in "traffic" in Clonmany, (scholars are working on theories that can explain how it got there) the climbers were forced to wait in the city for longer than expected. They based themselves in a Cafe Nero where they took turns venturing on missions around the shopping centre returning with assorted goodies such as free candyfloss.