Rory Mchugh
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Climbers to mark 25th anniversary of first Irish ascent of Everest
- Irish News
- May 25, 2018, 20:10
The 25th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest by Irish climbers is due to be marked with events in the Dublin and Mourne mounta(...)

Irish climber Rory McHugh completes summit of Mount Everest
- Other Sports
- May 26, 2017, 08:55
Irish mountaineer and Irish Times columnist Rory McHugh completed his summit of Mount Everest overnight at the second time of asking. Thwarted on the(...)

Everest Diary 8: An aborted summit attempt, faulty ropes and R&R
- Other Sports
- May 12, 2017, 16:42
It was Friday 5th May and we were sitting in our mess tent having arrived back from a bit of “civilisation” at Gorak Shep. Tim Mosedale came in and to(...)

Everest Diary 7: We didn’t like where we were – it felt like a bad disaster movie
- Other Sports
- May 5, 2017, 16:02
It’s been an eventful week, and as I sit here in Gorak Shep, with ample internet and a bed for the night as my luxury, we are entering the final stage(...)

Everest Diary 5: Prevention always better than cure for trusty icefall doctors
- Other Sports
- April 22, 2017, 07:12
I’m lying in my tent, sometimes snoozing, other times writing. It’s pleasant right now, with the afternoon sun beating down. The occasional sound of r(...)

Everest Diary 2: Goat sacrifice, final beers and an exhilarating arrival
- Other Sports
- April 2, 2017, 07:00
We’re sitting on the veranda of the Ama Dablam Lodge in Kyanjuma in the Khumbu valley, at 3,591 metres. The evening is closing in and the clouds have (...)