Julie Reeves Walking

02/01/2025

Courses will now resume this May kicking off with a Lowland Leader course 12th & 13th April.

Mountain Skills 1 Courses on 24th & 25th May and 26th & 27th July.

All Courses now up on Mountaineering Ireland's website, please email me at [email protected]

More Courses and Assessment dates for Mountain Skills and Lowland leader to follow

Looking forward to meeting many hillwalking enthusiasts in 2025 🤗

20/12/2024

It's a wrap 🙌 and 2024 has had many great moments ....

Finally started working this year as a Winter ML on Mountaineering Irelands Scottish meet.

Finished my Summer assessment for the International ML award .....

Completed all observations on the Mountain leader award to go on and work as staff...

Courses will resume now in the spring while I concentrate on a few things, but thanks everyone for all your support again this year 😘

Massive shout out to all of you who I have worked alongside, observed or taught. I hope you all enjoy the Christmas holidays

Hope to see you all in 2025

Julie xx

09/12/2024

27/10/2024

Seriously happy to get my final ML observation done, this will allow me to now start working as staff on the Mountain leader scheme 🙌

Massive thank you to for letting me tag along this weekend in the Mournes....

Huge thank you also to and , who I couldn't have done it without, they've both given me plenty of observations and support 🫶

Absolutely love it 😍🍂

28/09/2024

Great to be out today with members of and clubs running a Club Leadership program day for ...

Felt good to be back at it and making the most of the gorgeous weather before the weather turns miserable tomorrow...

Absolutely lovely day 😍👌🍂🍂

17/08/2024

Great to be out with some amazing ladies today on a HERoutdoors improvers navigation day for

Lots of chats and lots of learning with like minded people.... what's not to love 🫶😍

27/07/2024

What started out as a grey and miserable start to the day ended up absolutely glorious while running a skills day for 😎

Absolutely fantastic group with lots of learning and laughs 😁

Loving my job 😍

16/07/2024

Nice change and pace this week guiding clients hiking and island hopping around Cork and Kerry with Miriana for

So far, the weather has been very kind to us, especially today on Sceilg Mhichíl

Heading towards Killarney, then Di**le tomorrow 😁

Absolutely love it 😍

07/07/2024

Great to be back at it now home, and today I was out with an amazing gang looking at all things navigation on the day for

The weather held despite the forecast..... bonus 🙌

Absolutely loving it! 😍

22/06/2024

Our last day here in Tanzania 🥹... and what a packed three weeks it's been!!

Project phase in Kindwitwe near Utete by the river Rifugi in the South..

Trekking phase through the Uluguru mountains in the Eastern Arc south of Morogoro followed by safari in Mikumi National Park...

Rest and recuperate phase in Zanzibar and spending tonight on Kipepeo beach with the team before flying home tomorrow...

I'm completely exhausted but what a trip!! 😍 ,🇹🇿

Loving my job 😉

17/06/2024

Trekking with the team through Uluguru in the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania and they all did extremely well....

5 days of Trekking in a very remote area through the jungle and this area is absolutely stunning and now that the project and Trekking phase are completed we've arrived in Mikumi National park to go on safari before finishing in Zanzibar 👌

Still loving my job 😉😍

11/06/2024

One week into our expedition and the team have now completed their project phase, working with better life's and KCM group in Siasa primary school and Utete secondary school 👌....

They've been planting banana trees, making a compost banda, digging trenches for water pipes, painting a mural for the new nursery and teaching 4th and 7th class

Amazing work going on.... we're currently back in Dar Es Salaam and off to the Uluguru mountains tomorrow for our trekking phase 👍

Great work from the team and I'm still loving my job 😍

26/05/2024

There appears to be far too much smiling and laughing today on day two of the Mountain Skills 1 course for Women in the Great outdoors initative for 🤣

Chats today about Leave No Trace, Access and Conservation, and lots of navigation 🙌

Massive shout out to the ladies who have attended the past two days.... you were great fun 😁

25/05/2024

Thankfully, today's damp weather didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm on the mountain skills day 1 for

What an amazing group of ladies 🙌, they delivered fantastic talks on climatic, topographic, and human hazards today...

Plenty more to come tomorrow.... Great initiative to get more woman confident and upskilled in the outdoors 😍

20/05/2024

Fantastic couple of Days working with adventure.ie Events - Store - Explore on the annual Debra Ireland Challenge on the beautiful Di**le Peninsula both Friday and Saturday....

Then over to The Reeks Saturday night ready to facilitate a group Sunday morning and run a Lowland Leader Taster session for Women With Altitude

Busy weekend, tired now but absolutely loving it 😍

11/05/2024

Spectacular weather and views today with members of Midleton hillwalking club looking at Group management, leadership, hazards and emergency procedures...

Was hoping to see basking sharks off the coast after .explore.gowild saw some during the week, but never got that lucky though plenty of flora and fauna chats along the St Declans way 😍🧡

25/04/2024

Went kayaking in Glengariff Bay last September with Nathan to see the bioluminescence.... can't recommend doing this for yourself enough, it's an amazing experience 😍

21/04/2024

Fantastic couple of days down the Sheep's Head and Gougane Barra with members from Dunmanway and Clonakilty hillwalking clubs completing their Mountain Skills 1.

The guys did an amazing job of navigating me around the hills and were great company...

Just look at these blue skies!!

Absolutely love it 😍🧡