Approaching this mountain from the south made for quite an amusing climb. The start is reasonably easy, with the biggest challenge finding ways across and around the patches of bog that have been churned to mud by numerous hikers. There is also an easily followed path all the way to the summit.

What made this amusing is there are numerous fake summits because you cannot see the next highest point until you reach the one currently in view. A dozen times I was fooled into thinking I'd reached the top! Unfortunately on this trip visibility was extremely poor and the Galtee mountain range was completely hidden from view so I didn't stop at the top to take any pictures. My priority was just getting back to the car so I could get warm after spending a night on the side of Galty Beg.

After reaching the summit I lost the path, so blazed a trail down the side of the mountain before picking up animal tracks that eventually lead me back to the well trodden track that would take me home.

I definitely intend going back to the Galtees and doing the Galtymore Horseshoe, albeit in as near perfect weather as possible.

Other peaks climbed on this trip