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Latest
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May 1st
2008
New walks added and new secretaries contact details.
October 20th 2007
Photo Gallery added. Members can now register and
put their photos online! Photogallery
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BogTrotters HillWalking Club,
Dublin, Ireland 2008
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 Meeting
every Sunday In Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
About the Club
Hello and welcome to
our club website. The club is an easygoing hillwalking club
based in Dublin that walks every Sunday and on Tuesday nights
during the Summer and early Autumn
months. We meet at the Tuning
Fork pub
(directions here >>>)
in Rathfarnham (outside!) South Dublin every Sunday morning
at 10.15am. (9am during winter for grade 1 walks check schedule)
In addition we, have four one
day trips and about four weekends-away each year - take a
look at the Other
Events
page.
We are a small club with about 45 members and each walk sees
about 8 to 16 people take part hillwalking mainly in Wicklow
and Dublin.
Bogtrotters club is affiliated to the Mountaineering Council
of Ireland and all club members are members of the MCI. Among
the benefit of MCI membership is insurance which is necessary
as a member. The other benefits are explained on the New
Members page.
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Grading
of Walks
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The club walks are
graded as follows in accordance with their challenge.
Grade 1
– Tough / good level of fitness required (6 hours +)
Grade 2 – Strenuous / suitable
for most regular walkers but tougher than grade 3 at about
(5 – 6 hours)
Grade 3
– Moderate / suitable for beginners if they have a reasonable
level of general fitness (4 – 5 hours). Please note though
that these walks are mostly off tracks and are across rough
terrain and steep hills.
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New Members
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If you are interested in joining
then visit the New
Members page for more information about the club and
trying out the walks and us! You can also contact the leaders
and ask them about the walk.
You must read the safety page before coming on a walk! Please
make sure you have the essentials
if you arrive for a walk as you WILL need them.
New members are requested
to come along on a grade 3 walk first of all regardless
of their previous experience. This is because one persons
level of experience and fitness compared to another is based
on their point of view and leaders of the walks being responsible
need to assess your level of fitness etc compared to the
rest of the group and the walk planned.
Currenlty grade ones can be up to 30km
and at a fast pace as members are training for some challenge
walks.
The aim is to enjoy the walk!
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Bulletin Board
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Our bulletin board
lists all the current walks as well as all previous walks
and trip and any comments members wish to make. In addition
useful information and news items such as TV programmes about
walking, outdoor shop sales, changes in walks (rare) are among
those items which can be posted.
While anyone may view the board only members of the club may
actually make posts.
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For tech problems contact the
web administrator
bogtrotter @ bogtrotters.net
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A walk around the coronation plantation
Kippure before a tasty BBQ.
For more photographs view our
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