On 20th May 2026, after 47 days on the mountain, Team Ireland stood together on the summit of Mount Everest at 8,849m. Led by expedition leader Jason Black, this is the first full Irish team (Eanna McGowan, Adam Sweeney, Padraig O’Hora) to reach the highest point on Earth since 2019 and one of the most significant moments in Irish mountaineering history.
A Birthday Beer…21 again “i wish”…lolol
And I’ve left the best for last – HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA – my beautiful daughters birthday tomorrow 18th May and how proud you have made myself and your mammy Laura. I’d planned the 18th for my summit but Mother Nature put a stop to that plan so have a great day Laura… I love…
10 new facts for the school kids on Tibetan life. Was in basecamp today and decided to pick the brains of some local Tibetan people – my Tibetan language was as good as there English, but here’s what we mustered up… DID YOU KNOW that… 1. Tibetan traditional houses are painted in three colours …..
Hearty Congratulation PHILIP DEIGNAN just woke this Morning after a whopping 15hours Sleep to be greeted with the awesome news that My fellow magheranan man neighbour Philip Deignan has just won the TOUR OF MEXICO cycle race & king of the mountains jersey also… Philip has worked so so hard, these type of results don’t…
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