MountainZone

Corballymore, Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland

 These tours are suitable for two or more families sharing the base camp

Family Friendly 

Camping and Mountain Adventure

• Share in a real base camp experience using expedition quality equipment in a remote and beautiful setting.

• Wake up to the wild and dramatic landscape of the Comeragh Mountains.

• Return feeling energized with a real sense of wellbeing.

• Tours Start, Saturdays 10am to Sundays 5pm

These tours are particularly suitable for 2 or more families sharing the base camp

Activities include

• Setting up base camp
• Navigation skills
• Stream crossing
• Introduction to rockclimbing
• Gibbon Slackline  www.gibbon-slackline.com
• Meal preparation and presentation

Day 1

• Meet ‘n Brief in Waterford,
• Collect individual packs containing light camping gear and shared food
• Trek from trail head to base camp 
• Enjoy a well earned lunch. Nothing like the outdoors to give you an appetite!
• Get going on a range of activities including
• High tech and traditional navigation training
• Locate a person using map and compass or GPS
• Stream crossing using Gibbon Ribbon
• Camp craft activities
• 7pm: Fire up the stoves and muck in to prepare supper
• Chill out over supper and plan the following day’s route to the summit
• Spend the rest of the evening in typical base camp mode telling tall tales of past adventures (feel free to use your imagination) before hitting the sack!

Day 2

Note: the route to the summit is a trek that stays clear of any exposed edges

• Early wake up call!
• Learn to survive!

• Fetch water
• Fire up the stoves
• Cook breakfast
• Clean up

• After a hearty breakfast, set out for the Summit taking in some spectacular views along the way including a 432m sheer cliff face dropping down to Coumshingaun Lake, that’s twice as high as the Cliffs of Moher!
• At the summit:
• Grab a photo opportunity; you are 792m above sea level!
• In teams, navigate back to base camp
• Back at  base to break camp and hike out to the trail head
• 5pm: Back in Waterford

• Price includes camping equipment, meals & transport from / to Waterford. 1, 2 or 3 person  tents available

    (PP €70)  Special family deals (2+2 €190)   (2+3 €210)

• To make a booking: Contact Michael on 087- 9262117  or email info@mountainzone.ie 

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Director: Michael Whelan

M: +353 (0) 87 926 2117 Tel: +353 (0) 51 383435

E: info@mountainzone.ie www.mountainzone.ie