Ireland
Aran and Mirror Walls, Burren
Maybe one of the best trad rock climbing trips ever….lucky to enjoy winning the gamble on the weather and share it with some great friends too.
Hadn’t been to the Burren since 1990, so have been itching to get back for ages to try some of the classics on the Aran and Mirror walls.
Dolphins
We climbed pretty much everything we could and a few still got away…..great climbing and even better scenery and wildlife. Over the 5 days we were there there weren’t any other climbers….would be great to take a wee trip back then head over to the Aran Islands…next time.
Lee on the Ice Queen
Nick on Refraction…
So after that we trucked up to the north Antrim coast and my all time favourite crag of Fairhead. There was a great climbing festival on there too so shared the crag with about 200 other keenies….plenty of routes to go around.
We started the trip with an amazing route called the X Men…gotta have the best hand crack pitch in the British Isles? Then warmed up we signed in for the Uber classic Northern Exposure…possibly one of the best E5s in the British Isles too….fact!
Lee getting some sun exposure in the evening on Northern Exposure…
Setting off up NE
We had an amazing trip to the Head, trying to get every last ounce of juice out of our rapidly depleting arms and toes…fantastic.
Fairhead on our last evening
So, if you get a chance to visit don’t hesitate and I think the Fairhead meet will keep on going from strength to strength.
I’m writing this from the French Alps…..just done my first week of summer alpine guiding and spent most evenings sport climbing trying to hold on to the fitness gained over the last few months of rock climbing too.
Looking forward to some big alpine climbing over the summer here.
