Comment by Jim Curley on July 30, 2013 at 1:41pm

Let's see. You make it to the top, and you wrote this post, which means you made it to the bottom. You did it!! Congratulations.

Thanks, Bit, for the videos you posted the other day. Does you friend Melissa write the music or the lyrics? Good stuff. Eclectic as you say.

Comment by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill on July 30, 2013 at 2:22pm

giorraíonn beirt bóthar- two people shorten the road. You are seldom alone on the reek and easier do in a group. takes about na hour and a quarther.

Comment by Bit Devine on July 30, 2013 at 3:29pm

Jim , the whole point of going up is surviving the trip down! It's slippery even when dry!

Yes, Melissa wrote or co-wrote both the lyrics and music. It is a grand celebration. I find myself humming bits and pieces through out my day

Ronan, mo chara, it took us closer to two hours...

Comment by Rónán Gearóid Ó Domhnaill on July 30, 2013 at 4:19pm

There was a guy recently who climbed Croagh Patrick every day for a year. He went through a few boots and lost a  bit of weight. So long as you have the right equipment, take it handy and stay on the path its very doable. 

Comment by Bit Devine on July 31, 2013 at 2:50pm

Interesting that whilst we are having this discussion, an article was published on Sunday's climb and those injured:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/12-injured-on-tough-religious-pilg...

Comment by Jim Curley on August 1, 2013 at 7:47am

It would be interesting to know whether those injury totals were very much above normal, a little above normal, or normal for Reek Sunday. Twenty thousan making the climb is a pretty large figure.

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