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October 2015
MI Youth Climbing Coaching @ Foyle Arena – 17th October
MI are organising climbing coaching at the Foyle Arena on Saturday 17th October between 11.30 and 4.30. Details below The Youth Climbers - Open Coaching Sessions are for all young climbers keen to improve their climbing with the help of an experienced climbing coach. Coaching will be delivered at approximately a 1:6 ratio. Ticket price includes cost of entry to the climbing wall. The Open Coaching Session run from 11:30 to 4:30. Please click here to book.
Find out more »November 2015
Irish Lead Climbing League @ Foyle Arena
Irish Leading League is a new series of competitions for Mountaineering Ireland. The Irish Leading League will cater for a wide variety of climbers keen to test themselves at a lead climbing competition. The Irish Leading League is suitable for any climber who is competent at lead climbing; from relative novices to very experienced climbers. The Irish Leading League will feature ten routes of varying grades of difficulty, from about 5b to 8a. All competitors can attempt all ten routes.…
Find out more »December 2015
Donegal Guidebook Launch
The Board of Mountaineering Ireland and in association with Donegal County Council have great pleasure in inviting you to the launch of the Rock Climbing in Donegal Guidebook. This is the latest Mountaineering Ireland published guidebook covering the rock climbing found around the sea cliffs, sea stacks and mountains ranges of Co. Donegal. The author Iain Miller has spent the past nine years exploring Donegal making the first ascents of over 400 rock climbs and 50 previously unclimbed sea stacks.…
Find out more »May 2018
Climbfest 2018 @ Malinbeg
See the climbfest page for more info
Find out more »December 2018
Lynam Lecture 2018
Lynam Lecture delivered by Paddy O Leary Date: 06/12/2018Venue: Chartered Accountants Ireland Lecture Hall, 47 – 49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, refreshments will be available from 19:00 with the lecture commencing at 19:45. See Mountaineering Ireland website for tickets People, Peaks and Places: off the beaten track by Paddy O Leary Mountaineering Ireland are delighted to announce that Paddy O Leary will deliver this year’s Lynam Lecture “People, Peaks and Places: off the beaten track”. Paddy has been involved in mountaineering in one form…
Find out more »May 2019
Climbfest 2019 @ Malin Head
The 2019 Climbfest will take place at Malin Head on 3rd - 6th May The 2019 Climbfest will be on the usual Mayday bank holiday weekend 3-6May at Malin Head. Climbing will be centred on the sea cliffs east of Bamba's Crown (the tower at Malin Head carpark). See map below. Camping for tents, as well as parking for campers and caravans will be available in the field beside The Seaview Tavern at SlieveBawn (approx 4km from the climbing areas).…
Find out more »May 2024
Mountaineering Ireland Online AGM
MOUNTAINEERING IRELAND’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE AS AN ONLINE-ONLY MEETING ON TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2024 AT 7.00PM. DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM, WHILE OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE MEETING LIVE ON YOUTUBE. Mountaineering Ireland strongly encourages all clubs to avail of their voting rights by nominating two delegates to attend the AGM. Clubs with more than 50 members are entitled to nominate additional delegates based on their number of full members. Individual…
Find out more »July 2024
Mountaineering Ireland Alpine Summer Meet
Alpine meet is at Ailefroide The Mountaineering Ireland Summer Alpine Meet takes place this year in the beautiful area of Ailefroide in the Dauphine Alps, France. This Meet is for walkers, rock climbers, and mountaineers of all ages and abilities.
Find out more »October 2024
Mountaineering Ireland Autumn Meet Sligo
The Mountaineering Ireland's Autumn gathering will be based out of Sligo Southern Hotel in Sligo Town October 11-13 2024. Information and registration is here: mountaineering.ie/events/default?id=513
Find out more »November 2024
Lynam Lecture by Dermot Somers
Image from MI. The Mountaineering Ireland Lynam Award is given annually and this year it went to Dermot Somers. Mountaineering Ireland note that "Dermot Somers is a mountaineer, former broadcaster, and award-winning writer. An accomplished climber, Dermot was the first Irish person to climb the six classic Alpine north faces. He also participated in expeditions to the greater ranges and was a member of the successful 1993 Irish Everest expedition. He has written a number of books, in Irish and…
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