the beast

You spend what feels like a life time preparing to stand on the greatest summits on the planet.. standing there one hand proudly filled with the Irish flag the other grasping proudest of all the Donegal flag that’s equally been part of this incredible journey played out on mountaineerings worlds stage.  Leading up to the…

Wednesday 21st June and it’s finally here , summit eve on Europes highest point Mt elbrus. Bunkered in the snow storms, high winds & shocking low temperatures of the past few days have passed and are now a distant memory. The forecast looking brighter more promising for a summit push to the highest point &…

It’s now Saturday evening , dashing from airports to buses to trains to finally arriving at the hands of a crazed Russian taxi driver, in what felt like a journey to the end of the earth, i finally arrived at the base of Europes biggest mountain, Mt Elbrus. And boy it didn’t disappoint, as it…

Saturday 17th June 2017 see Irish Mountaineer & Endurance athlete Jason Black set his sights on his next Adventure endurance challenge to climb Europes highest mountain Mt Elbrus in Russia. This will be the next chapter in Jason Blacks quest to successfully climb the worlds  Seven Summits. which are the highest mountains of each of the…

A window into a different world in sport of pain endurance and bravery is currently underway as ultra marathon cyclists race solo unsupported around ireland in the transatlantic way 2500km endurance race.  As the race now travels through my home county of Donegal & With three riders out front the main body of the race…