Hiking High for Haiti

20/10/2011

That's All Folks!!

Thank you for your support!!

18/10/2011

Corrán Tuathail (Carrauntoohil), 3.406 ft.

Crossing the Gaddagh River

On the 12th. of October we went to the Irish Mountains known as Macgillycuddy's Reeks to climb the highest mountain in this green and beautiful country with Louise's parents, Philip and Janet, Tom, Louise and our dogs, Bramble & Jimmy.

We walked up the North-East face by Hag's Glen and climbed the famous Devil's ladder, which is in very bad conditions and is quite dangerous because there are a lot of rock falls. After the col is a very easy walk to the summit.

Picnic going to the summit

With this mountain we finished our project.

We couldn't go to Northern Ireland to climb Slieve Donard (Sliabh Dónairt), due to personal problems, but maybe one day...

26/07/2011

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), 3.560 ft.

On Thursday the 21st. of July, by the PYG track route, and in a very foggy day, we arrived at the summit of Snowdon.

We had a coffee in the pub/restaurant in the summit, that you can get to by train, if you don't want to walk, and we took the Miner's track to go down.

Going down by Miner's Track

The day got better, as you can see in the photo.

We spent about six hours in this beautiful mountain.

18/06/2011

Beinn Nibheis (Ben Nevis), 4.409 ft.

The summit in the background

Louise, Janet, Philip, Tom, Bramble, Jimmy and I, arrived at the top of the British Islands last tuesday, 14th of June.

After a long day (we spent four and a half hours to go up and we arrived at the Ben Nevis Inn, to drink our beer prize, eight and a half hours since we started in the morning) and on a chilly day, with a little snow near the top, we have done our second summit in this project.

Beinn Nibheis, 4.409 ft.

We have done the route that starts in the Visitor Center in Glen Nevis and back the same way. We found lots of people on this path.

30/04/2011

Scafell Pike, 3.209 ft.

Going up with Wast Water lake behind

On sunday the 24th of April, Louise, Tom, our two dogs, Bramble and Jimmy and myself (Oscar) went to the Lake District to climb the highest mountain in England.

Scafell Pike Summit

With incredibly lovely weather, we started early on monday morning, from the National Trust Campsite in Wasdale, and at about 11:30 we arrived at 3.209 feet, the summit of Scafell Pike.

11/04/2011

Summit routes

If you click on the picture or on the name, you will be able to see, from different web pages, the description of the most popular routes to these 5 emblematic summits.