Our First Climb planned for November 11th

Our First Planned Climb - November 11th.

We received notification this morning about our first real challenge (I thought Camaderry was a challenge but apparently not)

We set out from Glendalough ( Upper Car Park) led by Niamh Keogh with Ian bringing up the rear and observing our performances. We will be taking in Mullacor / Derrybawn among other interesting places. Ian has described the hike in terms of difficulty as moderate to difficult. I suppose I will find out on Sunday what that means for me?

Upon receipt of the above notice I set off for the Gym to intensify my training schedule. Still a long way to go but already seeing improvements.

Back to the Gym

I went back to the Gym this week after a long break while we were travelling in the US. I did maintain some level of fitness while away by carrying my backpack, weighing 25 pounds, just about everywhere. The backpack contained my camera and lenses as well as the iPad and notebook. We also walked a fair bit and spent a lot of time at altitudes in excess of 6000 ft.

So, off to the gym again today. I have lost 20 Lbs in the last 18 months and I still have some way to go to achieve my target weight. I will stick with the slow approach as I have managed to keep the weight off as I go along.