MAYO MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
OTHER STUFF
OPERATIONAL LINKS FOR REEK SUNDAY
Callout
Area
Mayo Mountain Rescue Teams
main base of activity and by far the most common call out location is
Croagh Patrick, otherwise known as "The Reek" overlooking Clew
Bay outside Westport. Murrisk is the nearest village and starting point
for the most common ascent (North side) of the mountain along a pilgrim
path over 1500 years in existence. However many pilgrims also approach the
mountain from other routes;
1. From the south east
along the old Pilgrim Path (Toghar Padraig) from Roscommon and
Ballintubber Abbey through Aughagower.
2. From the MMRT base at
Taoibhnacroibhe at the south of the mountain
3. From the Lecanvy side to
the West via the third station (traditional pilgrim point of worship)
encountering an old controversial Gold prospecting path from the 1980's
along part of the route
The pilgrim tradition, fame
and ease of access of Croagh Patrick makes it by far Ireland's most
climbed mountain and it is therefore understandable that the vast majority
of MMRT's rescues and searches are carried out on and surrounding its
slopes, however MMRT are available for callouts all over Mayo and into the
bordering counties if requested. MMRT have carried out search and Rescue
on
Nephin,
Mweelrea,
The Nephin Beg Range
and Achill Island
and assisted Galway with searches in The Twelve Pins. They have also assisted Kerry Mountain Rescue in searches in the Magillacuddy Reeks.