Three great routes for summer scrambling fans
For the vast majority of hillwalkers, all you need to traverse a mountain is a strong pair of legs, a sturdy pair of boots and a few lungfuls of air.
For the harder walks on climbs such as the Beenkeeragh Ridge next to Carrauntoohil, Co Kerry, you may require a range of other skills, including belaying — the ability to work with a rope in anchoring a fellow climber. Another skill for the upper echelons of the risk sport is abseiling where the climber descends a cliff face in a bouncing fashion.
