Dinner was followed by a very interesting and at times awe inspiring lecture delivered by Paul Swail on his trip earlier this year to Yosemite National Park. He and his colleague Andy Marshall attempted and completed amongst others, climbs of the north face of “Half Dome”, the route known as “Astroman” and the nose of “El Capitan”. Due to the wonders of helmet cameras we were treated to awesome scenes of their climbs as seen through their eyes as climbers, accompanied by Paul’s both factual and at times funny commentary.
Andrew Slowey - Level 9 – 112th Dublin (Knocklyon) Dennis Doyle - Level 7 – 32nd Limerick (Dooradoyle) Fidelma Savage - Level 7 – 5th Wicklow (Bray) Richard Fagan - Level 7 – 112th Dublin (Knocklyon)
On Sunday more workshops were held, whose topics included; Mountain Weather, Map Skills, Teaching Navigation, Rope Work (incl. River Crossings and Emergency Ropework), as well as a briefing for the Expedition 2013 Team. These workshops were coupled with the opportunity throughout that day for climbing on the indoor climbing wall at Tollymore. Following completion of assessments both prior to and at the Moot a number of Level 6 to 9 awards in the Adventure (Hill Walking) Skills Award Scheme were presented to:
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The Adventure (Emergencies) Skills Team attended the Moot on the Sunday and this facilitated a number of participants at the Moot, in some cases obtaining advice on, as well as in some other
instances undertaking assessments by the team in the Adventure (Emergencies) Skills Award Scheme. The initial feedback from the Moot was very positive, with many compliments for the opportunities the Moot presented both in workshops and activities. There was fulsome praise for both level of instruction and skill of the instructors and scouters who delivered same both in workshops and on activities, while the facilities at Tollymore, as well as the food there was commented on very favourably by participants.