Four Paddies and Croagh Patrick

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July 16th 2008

Published: July 14th 2008

Where For those who don’t know, Croagh Patrick is not Irelands highest mountain but definitely it's most famous. For 40 days and 40 nights St. Patrick fasted on top of the ‘reek’ before he banished snakes from Ireland!! People climb the reek all year round but on the last Sunday in July over 25,000 people congregate at the bottom of the reek to make the climb up the holy mountain which is 7... Read Full Entry

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10th October 2008

barrygahan
Barry

Good climb
Congrats on getting to the top, it sounds like a great hike. I must try it climb when I'm next home in Ireland. Apparently the hardcore pilgrims climb this barefoot as a form of penance! The Inca Trail is probably the easiest trail to MP but I wouldn't underestimate it. Make sure you're acclimatised - also, it's worth doing a few practice multiday hikes beforehand as a good warm up.

28th October 2009

Anna
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Nice work
Im loving this blog! Congrats on getting to the top!! My Nan comes from Clew bay, and I climbed the Reek in September! I use a wheelchair, and I climbed on my hands and knees. It took 7 hours for me to reach the top, but the sense of acheivememnt at the top was and still is indescribable! I really can't wait to go back and do it again! Anna. X

28th October 2009

Wanderly Wagon
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Your achievement far outweighs anything I could ever do. Inspirational wouldn't even begin to describe your climb. Fair play to ya. I'm delighted you like the blog. X

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