This weekend pretty much saw the "Changing of the Guard" as it were.

Just recently, the Winter Talks Series as hosted by the WAI finished up with . . . .

The Le Puy Route

Whilst France is very popular already with their Grande Randonnée, which are their open access, free, circular hiking routes that criss-cross the country it comes as no surprise that their part of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela is growing ever more popular.

Galway Mountain Rescue Donation

Dear Walkers Association of Ireland,

I wish to acknowledge your recent donation of €1000.

This very generous contribution is greatly appreciated by the Team.

The Maamturks Challenge 2012

Sprained Ankles, Broken Legs and even Abandoned Children!!!

Thankfully of course - not the Maamturks of 2012 - but would you believe that these are just some of the adventures as faced by the Mountain Rescue

The Scottish Munros with Anne Morrissey

A captivated crowd listened in awe (even more awe than the John Wayne awe) as Anne Morrissey explained how even “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” were quite simply not enough to help overcome the logistical adventure of compleating the Scottish Munros!

Hiking, trekking, scrambling, the usage of boats and even raw pedal-power would all be called into play just to get access to the then awesome task of now summiting at least 284 of nature’s most beautiful high spots within Scotland’s borders.

Walkers Association of Ireland  /  Mountain  Views  Gala Evening 2012

No two ways about it . . . . . but what a night . . . !

Indeed, indeed, indeed, both a humorous and a very educating evening was had by one and all at the WAI / MV Gala Evening 2012.

The Lansdowne Hotel once again proved to be a great choice of venue but it was the wonderful natural nature of all the speakers that truly made the night such a great success . . . . .

WAI / Wayfarers Annual Pub Quiz 2012

With an abundance of prizes, be they quiz or raffle
winnings. . . . .

it seemed as if no table went home empty-handed on this year’s
Annual Pub Quiz as hosted by the Wayfarers and The Walkers Association of
Ireland.

WAI Winter Talks Seies : SLOVENIA

Once again there was a very good turnout for the second in the WAI's Winter Talks Series when Denis O' Connor gave a very informative talk on walking holidays in the Julian Alps region of a country that certainly seems to be one of Hillwalking's best kept secrets!

Everest Odyssey : Gavin Bate

Mountaineer Gavin Bate talks about his six expeditions to climb to the summit of Mount Everest in the past eleven years . . .with and without oxygen.