The Vandeleur-Lynams Project

The Vandeleur-Lynams is a list of Irish mountains measuring 600+m, with a prominence of 15m.

Currently, this list contains 275 peaks.

The definition of a mountain is a tricky one. While some say that a mountain in Ireland starts at 500m, many refer to 600m as the minimum height, with the at least 15m of prominence (which is the metric of how pointy the peak is).

So this project will, more or less, take in every “mountain” in Ireland.

Starting in June, Ellie will work her way around the country ticking off peaks, with Carl acting as support crew and documenting the experience.

The current list of Vandeleur-Lynams is maintained by MountainViews, an incredible online database for walkers and climbers to document their climbs, and share what the learn about each area.