Blog Archives - Tullow Mountaineering Club

Events from Monday 1st October to Sunday the 7th October 2018

30/9/2018

Wednesday 3rd October - Evening Walk - Contact Barry on 086-1098244 Leaving Askea Church Car Park at 6.30pm sharp.

Friday 5th October - No club hike as the hike is with the Blackstairs Walkilng festival this weekend - Contact John on 086-2772635, for more details.

Sunday 7th October - No club hike due to the walking festival in Blackstairs this weekend.

The Carlow Autumn Walking Festival takes place OCT 5 to OCT 7 and is a great opportunity for beginner, experienced or advanced walkers to enjoy the challenge of Carlow’s mountain treks or the peace of its woodland and riverside walks!

To book YOUR place, just give us a call on 059-9130411 and view details of the brochure at http://carlowtourism.com/walkingfestival/

for more details visit the above site

Some photos from recent Hikes on Wednesday, Friday evening and Sunday day Hikes

Events from Monday 24th September to Sunday the 30th September 2018

23/9/2018

Wednesday 26th September - Evening Walk - Contact Barry on 086-1098244 Leaving Askea Church Car Park at 6.00pm sharp.

Friday 28th August - Medium Night Hike - Contact John on 086-2772635.

Sunday 30th September - Medium Hike in the Wicklow Mountains, Walkers are meeting up at Barrack Street, Carlow for car pooling at 09.30, Contact Ann on 087-8712318.

Photos from last Sundays hike led by Edward, we parked in Rathana and went up Rathana ridge on to Mount Leinster and back down via Stoney Top.

PART 2, Of our Hiking holiday in the Picos, Spain

18/9/2018

HIKE TO CUETU TEJAU PEAK distence 12 assent:800m. This trek starts in Jito del Escarandi and follows the path past the Ándara mines and on to the Casetón mountain refuge. It then took us to Pozo de Ándara and the start of the climb up to Cuetu Tejau (2.129 m), which we did not do due to a thunder & lightning looming in. We then decended down to Lake of Ándara and took the track back tol Casetón mountain refuge for lunch. When suitably rested we continued down crossing the “Canal de las Vacas”, the old path to go to the mines and back to the start.

Hike to the village of Bulnes: distence 10-12k & assent of 400m approx. We started from Poncebos and took path down to the river bed crossing old bridge then took the path assending up the gorge of Balcosín, following an establised path which was quite rocky and narrow in places to the isolated village of Bulnes. We enjoyed a lovely relaxed lunch in Bulnes and took the same route back to the start.

AGAIN MANY THANKS BARRY FOR ORGANISING A FANTASTIC WEEK

LITTER PICK 25TH AUGUST 2018, GERALDINE OUR TMC ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER & VOLUNTEERS.

18/9/2018

Congratlations and well done to Geraldine and members of Tullow Mountaineering Club, Blackstairs Ramblers, ML Syndicate, Biking 795 Club, Bagnalstown Improvement Group, Carlow Environmental Network and the Local Residents. A huge job done by all "almost 3 tonnes of rubbish collected in 3 hours" around the Kilbranish area, see article from the Nationalist below for more details.

Events from Monday 17th September to Sunday the 23rd September 2018

16/9/2018

Wednesday 19th September - Evening Walk - Contact Barry on 086-1098244 Leaving Askea Church Car Park at 6.00pm sharp.

Friday 21st August - Medium Night Hike - Contact John on 086-2772635.

Sunday 23rd September - Medium Hike in the Comeragh Mountains, Walkers are meeting up at Barrack Street, Carlow for car pooling at 08.30, Contact Padraig on 087-6602799.

PHOTOS FROM SUNDAY THE 16TH, MEDIUM HIKE IN WICKLOW LED BY TJ

AGM Friday the 14th September 2018

11/9/2018

Hi Everyone, just a reminder about our AGM, all members welcome and looking forward to a good turnout.

DATE: 14th August

VENUE: Boat Club, Carlow

TIME: 8pm

Our Autumn Hiking week in the Picos northern Spain, organised by Barry with much appreciation, PART 1

10/9/2018

DAY 1

THE CARES GORGE PATH: 12 KM with assent of 350m approx, we walked narrow passes with gullies and the river flowing along the valley floor. The route took us through some small tunnels carved out of the rock and across bridges that hang over the valley with rocky mountains on either side of the trail. We followed the path at the beginning of the Gorge to the end.

DAY 2

MIRADOR DE ORDIALES AND COTALBA PEAK: 18 KM assent 950m in the Western massif of the Picos de Europa. We started from Pan de Carmen (just beyond Lake Enol) to Vegarredonda Refuge, then following a slightly rockier well defined path to the Ordiales refuge. We then picked up a less obvious path to the Mirador de Ordiales where we could look over the top and appreciate breathtaking views and 1,000m sheer drop down to the Angon Valley below. Now, we can be starting the ascent to the Cotalba peak. There’s an interesting little scramble just before we reach the top. After eating our lunch and taking full advantage of the views around us we retraced our steps back down the same route.

DAY 3

NARANJO DE BULNES: 16km with assent of 950m approx. We started just beyond Sotres at the tiny hamlet of Pandebano. We walked up to Collado Vallejo (1.500 m), where the huge monolith of the Naranjo de Bulnes (Pico Urriellu 2519 m) came into view, we then proceeded to base of the mountain (2.000 m) where there is a refuge where we spent an hour having lunch and watching rock climbers attempting to scale 600m sheer face. We descended down the same route we took up.

Again many thanks Barry, PART 2 to follow next week.

Events from Monday 10th September to Sunday the 16th September 2018

9/9/2018

Wednesday 12th September - Evening Walk - Contact Barry on 086-1098244 Leaving Askea Church Car Park at 6.00pm sharp.

Friday 14th August - Medium Night Hike - Contact John on 086-2772635.

Sunday 16th September - Easy Medium Hike in the Blackstairs Mountains, Walkers are meeting up at Barrack Street, Carlow for car pooling at 09.30, Contact Edward on 086-3649610.

Photos are from Friday Night hike led by TJ

Events from Monday 3rd September to Sunday the 9th September 2018

2/9/2018

Wednesday 5th September - Evening Walk - Contact Barry on 086-1098244 Leaving Askea Church Car Park at 6.00pm sharp.

Friday 7th August - Medium Night Hike - Contact John on 086-2772635.

Sunday 9th September - Easy Medium Hike in the Blackstairs Mountains, Walkers are meeting up at Barrack Street, Carlow for car pooling at 09.30, Contact Edward on 086-3649610

.Some more photos from our hiking weekend in Connemara on this August bank holiday.