28.07.2010

Reek Sunday

It was a misty wet start to an early Sunday morning on the reek.  The annual pilgrimage saw 7 team members and 3 friends from Calder Valley MRT gather at rescue base for the 4a.m. start. As hill party" Wicklow 1.6" we were joined by colleagues from Kerry MRT and The Mourne MRT. A quick briefing and a last check on equipment and we headed up the mountain to take up our position.

Conditions this year meant th...

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Team Members Compete in “Dublin Mountain Plod” Half Ma...

Dublin & Wicklow Mountian Rescue Team Members, David Butler and Pat Reid completed the “Dublin Mountain Plod” on Sunday the 18th of July coming within the top 50% of runners. Both team members official finishing time was 2 hours, 1 minute and 30 seconds. The half marathon of 21km had a sting in the tail with an 820m climb through the scenic Dublin Mountains. The event was hosted by the Dublin Mountain Partnership and the Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA). We are delighted to be able to support this event and...

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Mountain Rescue Benefit Hill Run

The Irish Mountain Running Association are organising an end of season fundraising Mountain Rescue Benefit Hill Run at 7.30pm on Wednesday 11 August, 2010 - so why not stick on your running shoes and raise some well needed funds for the team........for more details check out the IMRA website

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