Est. 1975
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On a Sunday morning, at 10:30, a dozen and a half ragged mountaineers headed for the Comeragh Hills.
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Est. 1975
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On a Sunday morning, at 10:30, a dozen and a half ragged mountaineers headed for the Comeragh Hills.
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“New Sporting Club for Waterford”
50th Anniversary
An excerpt from the Munster Express – 1975
No one expected more than a few die-hard mountaineers to answer the ad. And no one was more surprised at the response than the 20 odd people who turned up at the meeting on 21st January. Ideas bubbled, and it soon became apparent that the first outing would have to be soon.
50th Anniversary
An excerpt from the Munster Express – 1975
No one expected more than a few die-hard mountaineers to answer the ad. And no one was more surprised at the response than the 20 odd people who turned up at the meeting on 21st January. Ideas bubbled, and it soon became apparent that the first outing would have to be soon.
Twelve days later, on a Sunday morning, at 10.30, a dozen and a half ragged mountaineers headed for the Comeragh hills. To those who had not been up before, it came as a shock that, despite the clear, if overcast, conditions below, visibility fell to 2 yards at about 900 feet above sea-level, less than a quarter of the way up the south slope of Seefin.
Aided only by the map and compass, frequent blasts on the leaders whistle, and frequent sniffs on his sensitive nose, the group climbed Seefin, trudged north along the ridge to the head of the Mahon Valley waterfall, turned east and then south, to Comeragh Mountain, then traversed it’s steep, rocky west slope downwards and burst out of the fog back into the Mahonvalley.
Twelve days later, on a Sunday morning. At 10.30, a dozen and a half ragged mountaineers headed for the Comeragh hills. To those who had not been up before, it came as a shock that, despite the clear, if overcast, conditions below, visibility fell to 2 yards at about 900 feet above sea-level, less than a quarter of the way up the south slope of Seefin.
Aided only by the map and compass, frequent blasts on the leaders whistle, and frequent sniffs on his sensitive nose, the group climbed Seefin, trudged north along the ridge to the head of the Mahon Valley waterfall, turned east and then south, to Comeragh Mountain, then traversed it’s steep, rocky west slope downwards and burst out of the fog back into the Mahonvalley.
The new and as yet nameless club had done a horse-shoe trip and in the process had initiated the first mountaineering club Waterford has produced (to my knowledge).
The new and as yet nameless club had done a horse-shoe trip and in the process had initiated the first mountaineering club Waterford has produced (to my knowledge).
The experiment was formally finalised at one of the adjacent hostelries, where many a boot was dried and many a whistle wet to the strain of a traditional accordion.
The experiment was formally finalised at one of the adjacent hostelries, where many a boot was dried and many a whistle wet to the strain of a traditional accordion.
The new and as yet nameless club had done a horse-shoe trip and in the process had initiated the first mountaineering club Waterford has produced (to my knowledge). The experiment was formally finalised at one of the adjacent hostelries, where many a boot was dried and many a whistle wet to the strain of a traditional accordion.
“newborn mob christened itself the Comeragh Mountaineering Club”
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The next Tuesday enthusiasts met to drink coffee, look at slides of the Galtees and Knockmealdowns, and plan for the future. After a lengthy debate, the newborn mob christened itself the Comeragh Mountaineering Club and elected a Committee to put it on the rails.
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The next Tuesday enthusiasts met to drink coffee, look at slides of the Galtees and Knockmealdowns, and plan for the future. After a lengthy debate, the newborn mob christened itself the Comeragh Mountaineering Club and elected a Committee to put it on the rails.
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Since then the club has joined the Federation of Irish Mountaineering Clubs, has another Sunday outing on the 16th February in the usual atrocious conditions, up the north side of Crotty’s Lake, along the west wall of Coumshingaun and down by its south ridges. they have put forward three of their members for the mountain leadership course 1975-76 run by the Association for Adventure Sports, tentatively planned a journey to climb Snowdonia in mid-March and started planning participation in the Magillicuddy Reeks Walk on Whit weekend.
Since then the club has joined the Federation of Irish Mountaineering Clubs, has another Sunday outing on the 16th February in the usual atrocious conditions, up the north side of Crotty’s Lake, along the west wall of Coumshingaun and down by its south ridges. they have put forward three of their members for the mountain leadership course 1975-76 run by the Association for Adventure Sports, tentatively planned a journey to climb Snowdonia in mid-March and started planning participation in the Magillicuddy Reeks Walk on Whit weekend.
The torch is still carried today!
A New Era
As we move into 2025 and celebrate 50 years of Comeragh Mountaineering Club, we would love to expand and welcome you to our community. Come join us and be a part of our amazing adventures, enjoying the great outdoors, supporting one another, and creating lasting memories together.
A New Era
As we move into 2025 and celebrate 50 years of the Comeragh Mountaineering Club, we would love to expand and welcome you to our community. Come join us and be a part of our amazing adventures, enjoying the great outdoors, supporting one another, and creating lasting memories together.
A New Era
As we move into 2025 and celebrate 50 years of Comeragh Mountaineering Club, we would love to expand and welcome you to our community. Come join us and be a part of our amazing adventures, enjoying the great outdoors, supporting one another, and creating lasting memories together.