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Carrauntuohil help

  • 02-07-2007 10:06am
    #1
    numpty999
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    We are coming to Ireland this summer and I want to climb Carrauntuohil, has anyone here got any tips for the best way up and where to start. What sort of times are we looking at. I am staying in Tralee and would appreciate any help for the best way to go and park etc. Would be nice if someone could help me on the correct pronounciation too.

    I have been up Ben Nevis, Snowden, Scafell and Helvelyn and would like to top the highest peak in Ireland aswell.

    Thanks in advance for any help Mike :):)


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  • #2
    cavedave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭cavedave


    I am not an expert on hiking and particularly on this mountain so if anyone else answers believe them not me

    I have climbed this by the devils ladder which is hairier then a bears arse. Try another route or at very least wear a helmet and go when no one else is on it.

    I would pronounce it something similar to
    karen-two-hill


  • #3
    numpty999
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭numpty999


    cheers for that. Having read a couple of posts it does seem that the Devils ladder is a tough route.
    Thanks for the pronounciation tip. I hate going somewhere and mispronouncing places, i always feel rude if i do.

    mike:)


  • #4
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,499 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    numpty999 wrote:
    cheers for that. Having read a couple of posts it does seem that the Devils ladder is a tough route.
    It's not really that it's tough, but there's a lot of erosion going on up there and there's a constant danger of loose rocks falling from above. I believe Kerry Co. Council wanted to close it for a while to do some remedial work to make it safer, but there was a row about whether they'd need planning permission believe it or not!

    Anyway, there are some alternative routes up, look on http://www.kerrymountainrescue.ie/routes/ . The route via Caher, although long, is quite a nice scenic one if the weather's fine.


  • #5
    numpty999
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭numpty999


    thanks for the help. That link is great cheers.

    mike


  • #6
    GrindsGuy2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭GrindsGuy2008


    Should people here not organise a time for going up Carrantouhil? I haven't been up it yet but would certainly like to and I'm sure there might be others also?

    Would this be able to happen?


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  • #7
    Evil Phil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭Evil Phil


    I dunno - I don't think I have the time (I might) but if you want to organise something I'll help out as much as a moderator can.


  • #8
    cavedave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,164 ✭✭✭cavedave


    Turns out i was being a big wuss about the devils ladder

    http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=227710416&p=zz77yyyzz&n=227711176

    82? most young people i know could not get up that mountain


  • #9
    Gillo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Gillo


    There is also quite a good (but hairy) ridge walk you can take as part of your route, unfortunaltely for the life of me I can't remember the name of it. Looking at Google Earth I think it's marked in as the Skegmore - Beenkeragh - Carrantoohill, perhaps someone will recognise the one I thinging of a be able to give more information.


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