The University of Galway Mountaineering Club is delighted to announce the date for this year’s Maamturks Challenge, the 46th iteration of the event will take place […]
The NUIG MC Maamturks Challenge made a very welcome 45th return on the 9th of April 2022 for the mountaineering participants, student and alumni volunteers from […]
The 2022 Maamturks Challenge has sold out in record time again, all tickets were claimed in under three minutes. Well done to the 250 participants who […]
We are happy to announce that online registration for the 2022 Maamturks Challenge will open on Wednesday 16th February 2022 at 19:00 via Tito. Make sure you’re free! Individual applicants […]
It is with our deepest regret that this year’s Maamturks Challenge will be cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ireland. The university has been […]
We are happy to announce that online registration for the 2019 Maamturks Challenge will open on Wednesday 5th February 2020 at 19:00 via Tito. Make sure you’re free! Individual applicants […]
Planning has started once again for the Maamturks Challenge, and we’re delighted to announce that the 45th iteration of the event will take place on Saturday […]
2019 marked the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Michael Crosbie, a volunteer from the Galway Radio Club who tragically passed away at the Maamturks Challenge […]
After a clear sunny evening on Friday 5th April 2019, the rain and mist rolled in overnight bringing challenging conditions for a large portion of the […]
Organizing the Maamturks Challenge is always a year round process. There is always a constant stream of emails and questions coming into the accounts, budgets need to […]
We love photos, despite the weather and physical challenge of the Maamturks. We often get some beautiful photos from our participants. Connemara has a rugged beauty […]