Pat Falvey Irish and Worldwide Adventures

Adventure Training/Fitness Assessment and
Enjoyable Hill-Walking Adventures

These trai ning adventure weekends in County Cork and Kerry are geared for those wishing to have an enjoyable and challenging day or days amongst Ireland’s greatest land and seascapes, as well as having Ireland’s highest and most spectacular mountains as our playground.

We have courses suitable for the beginner walker to the advanced trekker and for those wishing to progress from a hill-walker to becoming a mountaineer.Objective of Assessment Courses

1 To test the ability for a person to keep going for two strenuous days while putting themselves under pressure over rugged and mixed terrain and to simulate as close as possible conditions that may be encountered on trekking and mountaineering expeditions abroad.

2 It is a weekend of varying challenges that will stimulate both the mind and body depending on you your objective.

3 These days events are geared for you to enhance your skills and confidence as a walker and mountaineer in a mountain environment, whether at home here in Ireland, Scotland, the Alps, Himalayas, Africa…etc.

4 It also enables you to be assessed by your facilitators of your fitness level to participate in a range of adventures abroad; whether with us or to organise an adventure or expedition of your own or with a group. In addition, the course gives you advise on your training needs.

5 You will be able to judge for yourself your fitness level, strengths and weakness as a team member.

6 This is also a great weekend out on the Irish hills with people that have a love of nature and adventure. You will make friends with people of similar mind; it is also a great social outing in an area that’s famous for it’s hospitality.

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Training/Assessment Course 1

Grade: Moderate to strenuous

Ideal training for those intending trekking in the Alps, Indian and Nepalese Himalaya, Morocco, Peru and general trekking worldwide. Or for those just wishing to have a few great days out on the Kerry Mountains.

Brief Itinerary

Two days of hill-walking which will include climbing some of Ire lands 2000/3,000-foot Mountains. These training days do not include a night walks as these will be simulating treks abroad that do not require a night ascent of a trekking peak.

We will be linking at least two days walking and climbing for at least 4 to 6 hours a day on the Kerry Mountains. Includes over-nighting in hostel type accommodation or camping in a remote part of Kerry.

(Dates to be advised on booking) The course includes: 2 nights accommodation with continental breakfast in Pat Falvey’s Mountain Lodge walking centre at the base of the Reeks overlooking the Lakes of Killarney and dinner in the World renowned Kate Kearney’s Cottage Restaurant.

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Training/Assessment Course 2

Grade: Strenuous with night walk

Ideal training for the fitness level and stamina that is required on the final days to climb on an expedition trekking peak to the likes of, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Russia, Island Peak, Mera Peak and Lobuche in Nepal or similar trekking peaks around the world.
It is also ideal for those looking for an adventurous challenging weekend amongst the beauty of Ireland's highest and most spectacular mountains.

It entails walking and scrambling on steep ground an ascent of Corrán Tuathail via a picturesque route, walking the ridges of the Reeks and an exciting night walk to simulate conditions that may be found on trekking peaks around the world.

(Dates to be advised on booking) The course includes: 2 nights accommodation with continental breakfast at Pat Falvey’s Mountain Lodge and walking centre situated at the base of the Reeks overlooking the Lakes of Killarney.

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Expedition Training

Grade: Easy technical

These are courses that we run to suit individual needs. This course is for climbers that would like to enhance their skills on scrambling, rock-climbing, fix rope and jumaring techniques, general rope-work techniques and crevasse rescue techniques. See Skills Training.

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Private Tuition for Individuals and Groups

We also organise private tuition for individuals and groups as an alternative to joining in on a course. It is set up for those wishing us to design a course more specific to the individual or group needs towards their set out objectives. We can mix Fitness Assessment, Navigation, Camp Craft, Rope Techniques and general mountain skills into a great adventure here in Ireland or abroad. Our aim is to ensure success through preparation.

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Further Details

If you require more details on the following walks and training weekends please give us a call on 064 44181 to fill you in on what may best suit you or email us.

Why not join Pat Falvey here at home in Ireland on the Irish hills!
If you are not interested in our courses above, then why not join in on one of our Hill-Walking Days, Weekends, or Holidays amongst the beauty of the Kerry hills (see The Mountain Lodge for more details). Corrán Tuathail: Mangerton: The Old Kenmare road: The Kerry Lakes Walk: The Reeks Walk and many other interesting routes: (Grades suitable for fit beginner to moderate walker).