Truly Wise Ticklist

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This ticklist of hikes, scrambles and climbs is for the truly wise mountaineers.

Hikes

Maamturks Challenge

The Ultimate club hike, at 25-30km and ~2500-2800m of elevation it is a big day out. Starting at Corcóg and finishing in Leenane is the traditional and reccomended direction. The Col of Despondency (aka Radiance) lives up to its name and is best overcome in a silent continous march.

The challenge can be combined with walking back to Maam on the road to create the ultimate torture hike.


Glencoaghan Horseshoe

Mweelrea Horseshoe

Maamtrasna

Maamtrasna is an interesting day out with many different possible routes up it and endless wandering across its boggy platuea in search of its summit.

Eochair

Eochair is perhaps the greatest hike in the world and should be on the bucket list of all keen mountaineers


Scrambles/Multipitches

Glencullin Ridge

Starting from Doolough, up the ridge on the right side of Coum Dubh to finish on Ben Bury, can be combined with other scrambles from the Coum or scramble up the waterfall gully at L814693 to reach the base of the ridge.

Carrot Ridge

A classic outing on bens quartzite

Ragged Ridge & Deckled Edge

A pair of scrambles either side of a gully, both short but well worth the effort plus you get to pass the magnificent Eochair. Can do them both in a day if you have time and the energy to walk around

Trad Climbs

€40 Patagonia Hat

A true club classic

Triumph Crack

Wackey

Ground Control

Jug City

Slave Labour

The Ramp

Route 32

Skywalker

Kleptomaniac

Ice Queen