Colmcille Climbers

Day 1- Got a phone call from Iain at 8.30 on thursday morning telling me to "get down here". I'd seen Iain's blog about Kevin & Patrick out on Muckish, so I was planning to head-in anyway to shake of the work blues :). I met him at top of miner's path, he was buzzing after coming off a route so I quickly donned the poons & axes. I ramped up the left side of Y Gully and kept it as steep as I dared considering it was just me and the mountain (Iain had to head back). There can't be nothing better than soloing a G1/2 gully !!!. I was on short-time so I scooted up & down to the summit a few times from the back of the miners pit to finish off my "me-time".

 Day-2 - After posting on FB, my normal partner aka Shane "Cash" Taggart and another new soul [Marty McCartney] went back in on Saturday. As we approached we could see climbers coming up out onto the snow bank from The Funnell - we didn't get a chance to catch up, only later to find out it was the 3 Amigos - Columba, Alan & Marty, also out playing in the snow :)

We just went for the rights side of Y Gully and as much messing about on shorter stuff as we could [no rack/rope] etc just out for the craic. I'm no Kevin McGee so no G5's for me just yet.

 Hoping to head to Mournes Thur & Fri with Les to finish out a great week :)