| Mileage: | 8 activities, 111.2 km, 4.0 km↑ (DLOG) |
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| Description: | Lead my 72 year-old father safely through beautiful barren Irish hills and moorland. We met exactly seven persons on our way… |
2018-05-12 Glengarriff - Adrigole
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
15.4 km, 720 m↑, 630 m↓
Partially cloudy / Moderate wind (DLOG)
| Location and role: | Ireland, Southern Ireland. Long-distance trail “Beara Way”. Lead my father, aged 74. |
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| Activity and conditions: | Walking on paths and meadows. Fine weather, but quite windy. |
| Decisions and experience: | First time I lead my father. I planned each tour carefully, but put too much strain on him on the first day. The escape route recommended by locals was not only longer than the planned one, but also in rather a bad shape. |
2018-05-13 Adrigole - Castletownbere
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
12.7 km, 500 m↑, 530 m↓
Overcast / Moderate wind (DLOG)
| Location and role: | Ireland, Southern Ireland. Long-distance trail “Beara Way”. Lead my father, aged 74. |
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| Activity and conditions: | Paths and open moorland. Beautiful weather, but windy. |
| Decisions and experience: | Signposts on the moorland were few and widely separated. Re-adjusted speed and tour length to my father, using experience from the day before. From this day on, the tours suited my father well. |
2018-05-14 Dunboy Castle
Lowland Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 3-5 hours
Quality day
Flagged
8.2 km, 190 m↑, 190 m↓
Overcast / Gentle breeze (DLOG)
2018-05-15 Bere Island
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 3-5 hours
Quality day
Flagged
13.0 km, 410 m↑, 410 m↓
Light rain - good visibility / Moderate wind (DLOG)
2018-05-16 Castletownbere - Eyeries
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
13.7 km, 500 m↑, 460 m↓
Clear - sunny - good visibility / Gentle breeze (DLOG)
2018-05-17 Eyeries - Lauragh
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
16.5 km, 430 m↑, 450 m↓
Partially cloudy / Gentle breeze (DLOG)
| Location and role: | Ireland, Southern Ireland. Long-distance trail “Beara Way”. Lead my father, aged 74. |
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| Activity and conditions: | Paths and open moorland. Fine weather. |
| Decisions and experience: | Signposts on the moorland were few and widely separated. Re-adjusted speeds again (1 km/h less on wet moorland), and limited time spent on such ground to one hour. This allowed my father to enjoy the wild countryside, without making him weary of it. |
2018-05-18 Lauragh - Uragh
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
15.6 km, 600 m↑, 580 m↓
Overcast / Gentle breeze (DLOG)
| Location and role: | Ireland, Southern Ireland. Long-distance trail “Beara Way”. Lead my father, aged 74. |
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| Activity and conditions: | Paths and open moorland. Yet another day of beautiful weather. |
| Decisions and experience: | Signposts on the moorland were few and widely separated. Learned to use transport strategically: by reducing the time of walking on asphalt, my father had more energy left for tougher (but more beautiful) ground. And another lesson about walking / leading on wet moorland. |
2018-05-19 Kenmare - Killarney
Walking, Leader / Supervisor, 5-8 hours
Quality day
Flagged
16.1 km, 600 m↑, 770 m↓
Partially cloudy / Gentle breeze (DLOG)
