Mountaineering Ireland's Youth Competition this winter will follow a slightly different format than in previous years. This is because we're going to adpot the system used by the British Mountaineering Council so the winners in the Northern Ireland rounds can compete in the UK final.

Some more information on the BMC competitions is available here.

The venues for the rounds have yet to be finalised, but the competitions will take place on the following dates:

Saturday 25th April 2009 - Gortatole