From basecamp to the top of Torc Killarney had it all

Festival volunteers Alice O’Donoghue and Katie O’Sullivan found time for a selfie

Say cheese: Cathal Murphy and Caroline Mulready on Torc mountain during the recent Killarney Mountain Festival. Picture: Valerie O’Sullivan

Kasia Glonik and Isobel Bermudez on Torc mountain

Conor Brady from Killorglin with Beaver the Bear attached to his harness on the children’s climbing wall

Padraig McGillycuddy

Tiernan Kelly enjoying the merry-go-round at the basecamp

Isobel Hindle enjoying the climbing wall

Aisling Reidy with Edel and Kieran Greensmyth, Faha, on Torc mountain during the festival

Killarney hotelier Pat Chawke who shared stories of his great mountaineering adventures

Conor Brady from Killorglin takes Beaver the Bear on an adventure at basecamp

Laoise O’Mahony on the children’s climbing wall at the festival basecamp

EXCITEMENT was at its peak – quite literally – in the town at the weekend as the town played host to a big influx for the second annual Killarney Mountain Festival.

The three-day celebration of the great outdoors was run in close association with the world-renowned Kendal Mountain Festival in the UK Lake District which is twinned with Killarney.

Film screenings, musical entertainment, a 10-mile road race, guided walks, family-fun activities and inspirational guest speakers were held and the festival basecamp marquee in the Beech Road car park was a hive of activity.

The 10-mile race this Sunday morning will be in association with Hardman Events with guided walks with KerryClimbing and Quest Adventure Race for kids.

Live bands, including The Rising and The Constituents, performed at the basecamp and it was also the location for a toe-tapping super ceilí.

Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan. Click on individual images for details

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