Reaching new heights Matters are reaching new heights in Dingle as the area recently welcomed its first climbing wall which was unveiled at the Udarás Business Park in Ballinaboula by cliff and coastal rescuer, Mike O'Shea. With three walls, each incorporating different levels to suit the beginner to the advanced, the wall has already attracted some of Ireland's top climbers including Nigel Callender, John Harrison and Derek Carmody who travelled to Dingle to tackle the more difficult aspects of the wall. The initiative has caused a sensation locally with hundreds flocking to try out what began as an idea to train people to 'work at height'; an initiative set up by Mike, formerly of Kerry Mountain Rescue, currently with the Dingle Cliff and Coastal rescue. In developing a new centre he realised the potential a public access climbing wall would have in the area. "I always wanted to do something like this but could never find the right location. When this place came up it was perfect, this is the first of its kind, there is nothing of its size or scale anywhere else in the country" said Mike
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