So on Sat after a large 'Irish Breakfast', and once Kevin had managed to get his suitcase open (a handy bike shop with a decent hacksaw!) we headed off to climb Mt Brandon.
Amid lots of 'Lets have one last photo taken' (as in Wolf Creek/The Descent/it all going horribly wrong fahsion) we headed off and up. And up and up and up. It was pretty grey and misty when we headed off, but as we got higher up the clouds gradually thinned out. There was a sharp ascent, then a nice flattish bit, then another sharp ascent, and then a horrid scramble to get to the top. Didn't enjoy that bit so much.
Finbarr kept saying it would be worth it at the top and I do have to agree with him - it was stunning. The walk up was hard but really beautiful and the views were definitely worth it!
Here are a couple of photos to give you an idea...
(I know these photos are a bit small, but if you click on them you get a larger image.)
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