ESSENTIAL
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR CARRAUNTOOHIL
KMRT
would like to alert all walkers to an extremely
dangerous situation which exists on Carrauntoohil
at present.
As
many people know, the summit is surrounded
on three sides by very steep ground,
and has always required careful navigation
to locate the correct route in descent,
particularly in poor weather. This situation
has been exacerbated in recent times by
the fact that a visible ‘false’ track has
now developed leading from the summit directly
towards dangerous ground.
Walkers
should exercise extreme caution when navigating
from the summit, particularly when visibility
is poor. It should be noted that there are
NO safe descent routes anywhere to
the N, NE, E or SE of the summit.
All
parties should carry a map and compass and
should include at least one competent navigator
(ie. capable of consistently accurate navigation
in darkness or white-out conditions) as
part of the group.
In
addition, many popular routes on the mountain,
including the Devil's Ladder, the Heavenly
Gates and Brother O'Shea's Gully are now
becoming severely eroded and demand care.
As
always, in case of emergency in any mountainous
area in Ireland dial 999 or 112 and ask
for Mountain Rescue.
Additional
safety information can be found here.
