Wicklow Round
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Burley | Jan 30 2024, 10:07pm | Hi all, I see it's a rule of the round that attempts have to be registered via the forum in advance - this is me doing that! Target date is 26th May; I've already booked flights etc so it's happening whatever the weather (may come to regret this). Very excited as it will be my first time in the Wicklow mountains, and the fifth of the 'big 5' British Isles rounds for me. Looking forward to the additional navigational challenge this one will bring, definitely. Mark |
| Mike Jordan | Jan 31 2024, 8:40am | The comma before 'definitely' on the last line makes the tone of that line open to interpretation :) Best of luck Mark. You'll get plenty of advice and help if you look for it here, definitely. |
| John J Barry | Feb 1 2024, 1:05pm | Best of luck Mark, it will be different challenge to the UK rounds. Could be wrong but reckon if you complete Wicklow Round you will be the first to do all five. A nice feather in your cap |
| Mike Jordan | Feb 1 2024, 3:51pm | John Ryan from Tipp has completed all 5, definitely. |
| Brian Kitson | Feb 1 2024, 3:58pm | John Ryan from Tipperary did all five Rounds? Altogether now, “It’s a long way, definitely. It’s long way to go…” |
| Jim Walsh | Feb 16 2024, 9:03pm | Best of luck Mark, perfect time of year for it. Might be able to do some crewing if you need some help |
| Gareth Little | Feb 18 2024, 10:36pm | Best of luck, Mark. Hope it all goes well for you. |
| Mark Burley | May 28 2024, 5:27pm | Thanks everyone - I gave it a good go, but I only made it to Glenmacnass. Still had nearly 10 hours left so plenty of time to complete in theory, and I felt okay, but I couldn't face going back up into the weather in the looming darkness and the fog - basically it was just too wet. I learned a lot! For example the second half, from Drumgoff onwards (at least the part I did) was much better running than the first half. In the first half, the vast majority of the paths on the map don't actually exist. This makes it much slower than it looks like it should be! Especially in the rain/fog. Therefore I was too ambitious with my schedule and started too late in the day; I aimed for 19 hours but with 8 peaks to go I was about 2 hours down on that. I think if the weather had have cleared up I'd have got round in more like 22 (but, obviously, it's easy to say that! I will come back at some point and prove it). I had assumed it would be the second-easiest round of the five, but after the attempt I think it's tougher than the BG for sure. |
| Rachel Harney | May 28 2024, 10:09pm | Fair play Mark. You'll be back again! |
