Celebration of climber’s life

A RURAL community which nestles on the flatlands by the southern shore of the Shannon Estuary yesterday gathered to mark the life of one of their own who conquered the highest reaches on earth.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

There isn’t a hill in sight near Kilcornan where Ger McDonnell was reared and went to national school.

Yet it was here he cultivated his dream to climb great mountains.

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Courts Place: Shannon Estuary Place: Kilcornan Place: K2 Place: Himalayas Place: Pakistan Place: Everest Person: Ger McDonnell Person: Ger Person: JJ Person: Annie Starkey Person: Denise O’Brien Person: Damien Person: JJ McDonnell Person: Joe Noonan Person: Gertie Person: Denis O’Brien Person: Stephanie Holland Person: Martha Lynch

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