05/06/2026
Updates from Derek's expedition in the Alps!! Plans changed with incoming weather! BRAVO to the three mountaineers! They still managed to fly their group neckerchiefs high! Pictured with Derek is Adrian Kay from 45th/62nd Blarney Scout Group and Stephen Dunne from 179th Huntstown Scout Group . ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
"As expected, we didnโt get near Mont Blanc, but we wandered over to Switzerland, as you do, and did a bit of climbing there, so I managed to get the necker to the top of something high, the Lagginborn, which is 4010m, about 4 times as high as Carrauntoohil. Had a lie in by Alpine standards - up at 4.30 but at least we got the sunriseโฆ"