'Time to get serious' about safety on Carrauntoohill, mountain rescuers warn

The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team completed their 16th rescue this month on Monday

Two of the three rescues this week involved long stretcher carries from high on Carrauntoohil. Picture courtesy of Kerry Mountain Rescue Team

The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) has said “it’s time to get serious” about safety on Carrauntoohil after three call-outs, with long exhausting stretcher carries since Monday alone.

Climbing Ireland’s highest peak is “not a walk in the park” they warned, and executing rescues, especially from high up on the mountain on successive days, is exhausting for their volunteers, the team said.