Szilvia GombolaTop o’ the mountain to ya
March 14th 2007 11:33
The 765metre mountain provides walkers with the challenge of following in the footsteps of St Patrick himself, who climbed to the summit in 441, fasted for 40 days and nights, and banished snakes from the country forever.
Tackling the Croagh Patrick climb is an experience steeped in significance – highlighted by the fact that thousands of pilgrims make the trek in bare feet on the last Sunday of July every year as penance. Despite this, shoes are highly recommended as is a wooden walking stick that can be hired at the visitor centre.
The walk starts off easy enough following the edges of a gentle stream before consistently rising in intensity to the point where you are faced with scaling a vertical wall of loose rocks to the summit. The stick (and crawling on hands and knees, and even praying) comes in handy in reaching the tiny chapel that has been miraculously built on top.
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