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Title: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LennyJ1 on February 14, 2013
Hey guys

Found out today that the Fairhead Climbing meet will be over the first June bank holiday this year.

Anyone up for going. Really good craic acorrding to reports I have read. ;D

http://www.thebmc.co.uk/fair-head-climbing-meet-2012 (http://www.thebmc.co.uk/fair-head-climbing-meet-2012)

Atendees from NI-Wild Climbing

Lenny
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LandyLiam on February 14, 2013
Would this be any good for spectating? i don't want to have to get Dowsers canoe out in the big sea to watch the action  :)
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LennyJ1 on February 14, 2013
Would this be any good for spectating? i don't want to have to get Dowsers canoe out in the big sea to watch the action  :)

Dont see why not. The storys I have read looks like it would be a great weekend to let you hair down lol  ;)
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LandyLiam on February 14, 2013
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Dont see why not.
isn't it on a sea facing cliff?
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LennyJ1 on February 14, 2013
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Dont see why not.
isn't it on a sea facing cliff?

You can walk along the bottom
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: bigq on February 15, 2013
Erm, the BMC link gives the dates for 2012, last year.
Its not listed this year (yet) on mountaineering.ie

Bear in mind that Fair Head is huge and the easiest routes are VS and above.
Yes, possible to spectate and get some good photos from above in certain places too.

The fair head bouldering guide book has recently been released, although I dont have it. Many of these boulders at the bottom of the cliff are bigger than your house.

Check out Tuesday's awesome photo from https://www.facebook.com/HeartofCCAG
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LennyJ1 on February 15, 2013
I found the dates on the climbing Ireland forum
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: specimanYak on February 15, 2013
Yeah, it's from last year, the BMC link is dated from the 19/04/2012, and they have a report of the meet-up here:

http://www.mountaineering.ie/news/viewdetails.asp?ID=701

Hopefully they'll have dates for this year posted soon.
Title: Re: Fairhead Climbing Meet 31st May - 2nd June
Post by: LandyLiam on February 15, 2013
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Dont see why not.
isn't it on a sea facing cliff?

You can walk along the bottom

i'd get a sore neck looking up all day  ;D