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Climbing at Muckross Head
Climbing at Muckross Head
This photo shows the lead climber using the natural cracks and holes in the rock to protect himself. He will then clip his rope through the end of his gear. If the climber was to fall, the belayer would lock the rope off quickly, causing the belay-device to jam the rope. The climber will be protected by the last piece of gear that he has placed. If there was only one climber he would not have the same level of security when climbing solo routes. In some cases there is simply nowhere to place gear in the rock, so the climber will have to solo the route if he wishes to climb it. This requires a lot of confidence.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Abseiling
Abseiling
A photograph showing a group of people abseiling at an adventure centre.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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A team member racing towards the finish line
A team member racing towards the finish line
A photograph showing an orienteering team member racing towards the finish line
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Climbing in Leitrim
Climbing in Leitrim
The climber is Richard Mangan on the first accent of Windy Arrete HVS 4c in Leitrim. Rock climbing is a growing adventure sport in Ireland. Unlike other European countries there is a vast amount of traditional climbing to be done. Elsewhere on the continent the majority of climbing is ‘sports’ climbing where the climber clips his/her rope into stationary pieces of gear rather than place the gear themselves. The person belaying (holding the rope at the base) is Derek Clifford. These two climbers are from the DCU rockclimbing club.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Ghost slab in Dalkey Quarry
Ghost slab in Dalkey Quarry
The old quarry in Dalkey is full of opportunity for climbing. Most of the rock is sound and protectable. There are two valleys in the quarry as well as the upper cliffs amounting in some 500 climbing routes, and that’s just the ones that are in the guidebook. The routes in the valleys are generally short and sustained, whilst the climbs on the upper cliffs are much longer and in some cases are split up into two or more pitches. The quarry is a great place to learn to abseil and to climb as it has some great uncomplicated slabs of rock to practice on. This particular climb that is shown here is called Ghost and is a very challenging and un-nerving slab climb as there are very few places for the lead climber (Jonathan Mullen) to place pieces of gear to protect himself.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Rock Climbing in Co. Leitrim
Rock Climbing in Co. Leitrim
Photograph of a rock climber in action in County Leitrim.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Galway Hooker
Galway Hooker
Photograph of a Galway Hooker off the coast of Connemara.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Gearshane
Gearshane
Photograph of Gearshane, Co. Kerry
Courtesy of Kevin Farnan, Tralee Mountaineering Club.
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Sail Rock
Sail Rock
Photograph of a Rock Climber in mid action on Sail Rock in Co. Donegal. Sail rock is a huge quartzite slab set amongst poor broken shales and basalt.
Copyright Ciaran Clissman
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A surfer catching a wave
A surfer catching a wave
Photograph of a surfer catching a wave
Copyright Charlotte Kelly, East Coast Surf Club