Reek Sunday 2015

[patzx12]

A good ride-out and perfect weather for the climb (cool and misty).

 

[patzx12]

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[patzx12]

Its 3 hours up and down.

 

[patzx12]

The back of the legs are a bit stiff today. Its the decent, walking with my feet pointing down is not normal.

 

[luke scott]

Great pictures Pat. I just showed the non bike ones to the mammy aged 95 and she started off all the stories about her youth in Mayo.

 

[patzx12]

Great I thought you has a bit of WOI in ya.

 

[Pete the paint]

Hope you went barefoot!

 

[patzx12]

I would give it a go, are you up for it?

 

[Kamikaze]

I used to do that with the Order of Malta ambulance team in the 80s. Not easy, especially after socialising the night before.
Did I not hear on the radio today that they cancelled yesterday's climb because of force 8 winds.

 

[Damien]

Lovely pics Pat.

Not everyone had as good a day as you.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/...rs-ignore-croagh-patrick-warnings-688314.html

 

[Jaws100]

Great photos Pat

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Love that WOI thing!
Climbed that reek 50 years ago with parents, and in '95 with my kids. Never fails to stun, St. Patrick knew what he was at!

 

[Flintlock]

So did the pre-christian pagans apparently.

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

So did the pre-christian pagans apparently.

Fair call!!

You have to love the thought of whose footstpes you are in going up that hill.

I remembered the slidey bits very clearly from the first climb, and I was sure that in the climb with my kids, it would be somehow made safer - not one bit. Sure needs something done to preserve it soon.