Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Climb Mount Croaghmarhin (a.k.a. Pointy Mountain)

After the beach, we drove to the foot of the mountain to begin our climb. We established what we liked to call “base camp” at the power station/radio tower. It took us a steady 45 minutes of climbing to reach the summit. The view from above was quite amazing. We had the perfect day, and the weather held up for us. A slight rain shower quickly passed over us, and left us with views that we’ll never forget.
Me Father may look like he had a heart attack, but he's still alive & didn't expire on top of the mountain. The climb was pretty harsh though. A lot longer than I remember. Good thing he was in practice at the gym all these months. Turns out this outcrop of rocks is called a bed by some of the locals, for obvious reasons. I'm proud of my Dad who at age 62 made the climb.

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