Torc in Wet and Wind

A wet and windy morning, miserable you could say, yet a group of us met at Molly Darcy's. Present were Pat, Liam, Phil, Bairbre & Patricia.

Pat got out of his car and walked away towards Muckross without saying anything to anybody. Patricia had to follow him in her car and bring him back.

We walked up the road towards Mangerton, taking the first forest track on our right. We walked past Bill Cullen's Killarney home. It is now pouring rain as we move on to Barr na Currane. We climb the steep gully and at the top try and get shelter by some rocks. Phil and Pat move out to test the weather but retreat fairly fast.

We return to the forest track and head for the face of Torc. The path here is now a river in places.

We take shelter in the little look out room. The roof is leaking but it is better than being on the outside.

On up the path, ducking branches of trees until we come to the waterfall. It is in flood, no passing, we turn and make our way back to the cars via the paths through Muckross, with not a dry bit of clothing on us.