Mount Brandon and Faha Ridge

 Some pictures from recent hill walking adventures! 

Overlooking Brandon Bay from Stradbally peak

Faha Grotto where you can pray on your way to the summit of mount Brandon!

The pilgrim route from Faha to mount Brandon.

Pilgrim route from faha is well marked and is a nice steady climb

The mountain top is deceiving until you come into the valley directly below the cross at the summit

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Looking down onto lough cruita which connects to the owenmore river. 

Looking down from the top of the gully, not far to the summit from here!

the clouds come in off the atlantic

looking out onto brandon bay before hitting faha ridge

Lt. Kurt K.W. Kyck survived when his German world war 2 plane hit the ridge at faha!

Faha Ridge not for the faint hearted!