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Climbing wall in University of Limerick
Climbing wall in University of Limerick
This photo was taken at a climbing competition at the University of Limerick. Climbing walls like this are a great idea to get students in colleges to take an interest in the sport. They are also great training for climbers who wish to build up their strength or simply to keep climbing during the winter months when it is too wet and cold to climb outdoors. In Ireland there is a climbing competition run by the Mountaineering Council of Ireland called the Lowe Alpine Irish Bouldering League which is held in various climbing walls around the country. These walls are usually in DCU, UCD, NUI Galway, UCC, and Belfast’s Ozone Centre. Climbers will climb set routes on the walls and score a number of points for reaching the last grip in the climb. Each climber gets 3 chances for each problem. The scoring depends on which attempt you reach the last grip on, eg 10 on the first attempt, 7 for the second, and 4 for the last attempt. The aim of the competition is to bring climbers from all over the country together and to promote the sport itself in a safe competitive environment. The idea of bouldering is that the climber can climb to a moderate height and fall off onto bouldering mats without hurting themselves.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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Tall Ship - Pogoria
Tall Ship - Pogoria
Photograph of a tall ship named Pogoria, off the Waterford coast
© Waterford City Council
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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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Sailing by Dalkey Island
Sailing by Dalkey Island
Photograph of a yacht sailing by Dalkey Island
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Galway Hooker, Connemara
Galway Hooker, Connemara
Photograph of a Galway Hooker off the coast of Connemara.
Courtesy of Joss Lynam collection
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Mick Mackey, Limerick's Greatest Hurler
14 part Biographical article about Mick Mackey from the Great Limerick Athletes series Click here for Part 1 of The Mick Mackey Story The Mick Mackey Story part 2 The Mick Mackey Story part 3 The ...
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Sailing dinghy
Sailing dinghy
Photograph of a man and a boy in a sailing dinghy.
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Photo of hazel shrub over pavement
Photo of hazel shrub over pavement
English Name: Hazel Botanical Name (Latin): Corylus avellana Irish Name: Coll Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: BETULACEAE Brief Description: Shrubby, deciduous tree; catkins (“lamb’s tails”) appearing in early Spring before leaves; leaves hairy, oval; hazel nuts enclosed in leafy bracts.
Carsten Krieger
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Two Sufers on a beach
Two Sufers on a beach
Photograph of Two Sufers on a beach, wearing their wet-suits and carrying their boards
Copyright Charlotte Kelly, East Coast Surf Club
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Doolin Rouge, Burren
Doolin Rouge, Burren
This is a photo taken of the Ailladee cliffs in the Burren region of Co. Clare. In the photo you can see a number of climbers who have abseiled down the face of the cliff in order to climb the routes back up to the top. The routes are outlined in rockclimbing guide books and usually follow the line of a crack or a corner up the steep rock. The harder the routes the smaller the crack lines and blanker the rock faces. There are some very famous climbing routes on this particular slab including Doolin Rouge and Great Balls of Fire. The climbers at the bottom of the face have attached themselves to the rock using various devices that jam into cracks and niches in the rock. This person will then belay the lead climber (hold the rope) as he/she climbs to the top. When the lead climber has secured himself at the top the second climber can detach himself from the rock and climb up the cliff on the rope.
Copyright Richard Mangan
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