Dungarvan Hillwalking
Club August Newsletter
Highly Successful Comeragh Crossing
162
people successfully completed the annual Comeragh Crossing on Saturday 5th
July and the event went very smoothly. 32 brave souls completed the Comeragh
Challenge. It’s not yet known how much was raised for West Waterford Hospice,
but we will have news on that next month.
The
club would like to thank the members of the Comeragh Crossing Committee, who
worked hard to ensure that everything worked like clockwork and that all the
walkers got a hot meal when they returned from their long trek. The club would
also like to thank the catering team, all the helpers at the checkpoints and at
the sign in and sign out desks, the car park attendants, the bus drivers who
ensured everyone got to the starting point on time, and most of all the soccer
club for giving us a base.
Wading in Glory at the Cunnigar
Crossing
Eight
days later, on Sunday 13th July, we held our annual Cunnigar
Crossing, which in case there’s any confusion involves water instead of
mountains. Richard Dykes’s trusty clicker machine informed us that 234 people
turned out for the walk, including a healthy number of children, which was
great to see.
The
walkers waded across the Cunnigar sandbar at low tide and then streamed across
Baile na nGall beach under the able leadership of John Browne. A photographer
from the local papers turned up to take our picture – always nice to get the 15
minutes of fame. They were then treated to refreshments at Tig an Cheoil pub,
where there was a collection for the Lions’ Club which raised €901. The club
would like to thank Tig an Cheoil, Peter Mangan, John Browne and all the
stewards for their hard work, as well as Erich Baumann for designing a poster
that helped raise publicity.
Thursday Walk Day Out
The
Thursday walkers chose the only day in June when it rained for their annual day
out in the Glen of Aherlow, which took place on June 26th. The walkers did an
11km loop in torrential rain, which obscured the stunning scenery. Nonetheless,
they remained in good spirits, and soon dried out in the cosy pub at the
Aherlow House Hotel. They enjoyed a delicious meal, which put body and soul
back together. More than a dozen walkers made the journey to the North Tipp
beauty spot, so the experiment is likely to be repeated next year in better
weather.
SEMRA Flag Day
South
East Mountain Rescue Assocciation will hold a flag day in Dungarvan on Friday
29th August, so if you can help collect, or you’re in town that day, have a
look out for the people with the buckets and drop in a few euro if you can.
They do sterling work in keeping us all safe on the mountainside.
If
you’ve got a walk report or a piece of news you think the club should be aware
of, please send it to derbhile.graham@gmail.com.
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