Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
Cindy Martell/Rebecca Budaj
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
Leader Cindy Martell
Co-leader Rebecca Budaj
Southwest Ireland, Beara Peninsula
May 18 to 26, 2013
Total # of days 9
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Walks
Minimum 12
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
When should the trip notice be
published in AMC Outdoors?
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in AMC Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Other – please describe Cultural or natural history
information will be included
Maximum 14
$ 1875member,
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$1975 non-member
$ 1000
First Appearance: Month July
Year 2012
Last Appearance: Month January
Year 2013
Note: AMC Outdoors is only published in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month and year when it should
be posted on line.
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2
leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain
why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Cindy Martell
7 Arrow Trail, Groton, MA 01450
cmartell@outdoors.org
Home 978-448-3998
Work 617-391-6603
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: April 2013
CPR
BLS
Expiration: April 2013
If this is your first Adventure Travel trip as a Leader you must be present at the AMCATC meeting at which the trip proposal is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you
are proposing.
Trekking the Emerald Isle - Ireland, May 2012 w/Sam Jamke, 14 participants

To lead an Adventure Travel trip you must have current CPR and WFA certifications at the time of your trip (or AWFA
for all backcountry trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it
will expire before the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner and you
should describe your plans to do so in a note.
Form Revised March 2012
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Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
Cindy Martell/Rebecca Budaj
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Olympic National Park, Sept 2012 w/Ron Janowitz, 14 participants
Cinnamon Bay, St John, March 2013 w/Pam Madigan, 24 participants
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Rebecca Budaj
68 Rondeau Street, Palmer, MA 01069
rbudaj@comcast.net
Home 413-289-0114
Work 413-427-5072 cell
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: January 2015
CPR
BLS
Expiration: January 2014
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be an Adventure Travel
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application. Also, it is strongly
recommended that you be present at the AMC-ATC meeting at which the trip proposal
is considered.
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Please indicate if you were
the leader or co-leader.
St John Cinnamon Bay, March 2012, CL with Pam Madigan, 26 participants
Trekking Patagonia, February 2013, CL with Ron Janowitz, 12 participiants
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Do either of you lead trips that
are private - not sponsored by
the AMC?
Leader of several White Mountain hiking weekends and 3 night trips
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Leader was co-leader on trip in 2012.
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private
trips together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any materials
you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Summary
Please provide a description
of the trip and the activities
planned. If available please
include or attach an itinerary.
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plans for
providing meals
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
Permits or permissions
Form Revised March 2012
Fly from BOS or other east coast city to Shannon; transportation to start of walk in
Castletownbere. Arrive Sunday AM, begin walk on Monday; five days of walking, Inn
to Inn with baggage transport; rest day in Lauragh where other walking or excursions are
possible (we will be offering a half day tour to Derreen Gardens and a possible 1/2 day
boat ride in Kenmare Bay; transport to airport on the day after we complete the walk.
Total planned distance is ~60 miles.
B&Bs in each of six towns along the Way.
Breakfast and packed lunches for all five walking days are included with the
accommodations; dinners each day and lunch on the rest and travel days will be on our
own at each person's expense; pubs and other dining options are available in most towns
Yes
No
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Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
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Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this AMC-AT trip
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
Not applicable; this is a front country trip on a well traveled route.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Daypacks, rain gear and water proof boots.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Participants must have at least intermediate hiking experience and exhibit good personal
condition. The trip screening process will involve e-mail and telephone communications,
augmented with personal reference checks (i.e. speaking with leaders of past trips that
included participants) as necessary.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Day hike and/or social event, depending on group's availability
We will be walking in fine countryside and along picturesque coastlines, see historical
places and local flora and fauna, which the leaders will point out.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Do they have liability
insurance?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
Yes
No
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
We are using Eurotracks, part of MakeTracks which is the same outfit for this year's trek
to book our accommodations and transport us and our luggage as needed. Because it is
difficult to find accommodations for a large group, we will need to be in more than one
Inn in each area; Eurotracks has the contacts to ensure we get space. They have given us
the same price for 2013 as was used for the 2012 trip.
Eurotracks
26 Forbes Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 4ED (Same as MakeTracks)
http://www.eurotracks.net
Eurotracks arranges self-guided tours in which walkers take care of themselves; the only
injuries they hear about are those which cause participants to cut short a trip. Emergency
and rescue services are readily available and free.
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $ 1 million GBP
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
additional insured?
We will be in or very near towns at all stages of travel. Emergency services can be
reached by dialing 999.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
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Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
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Potential hazards
Response
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Response
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Potential hazards
Response
Rain (and thus hypothermia) is the most likely hazard
Due caution and proper gear is essential
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
No problems currently for US travelers
Will check State Dept web site in advance of travel
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Eurotracks is supplying all internal transport.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Injury, lack of proper gear
Careful phone screening and pre-trip hike, if needed; blister care while on trip; may have
to have person skip a day of hiking
Conditions unique to this type of trip
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Give as much detail as possible and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS BLANK
Each night will be spent in an area with services; we will also have emergency numbers
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
from Eurotracks if needed. Leader will be checking to see how well her international
documentation, distance from
service works during her trip this year.
emergency services
Group first aid kit. International cell phone.
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Each night will be spent in an area with services and communications.
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
Local doctors, clinics and hospitals in each town we stay in.
Medical care
Please describe the medical
care available in the area(s)
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Great British Pounds; used a conversion factor of $1.80 per GBP for
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
estimation of costs. Actual exchange rate on 4/24/2012 is $1.32US to
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
1E. Eurotracks will be paid in GBP.
contingencies you have if that rate changes. If
a tour operator or agent is being used, what
currency is the agent to be paid in?
Eurotracks would like 20% deposit 6 months in advance (mid-December, 2012). They
Deposits
What deposits will be required
were very flexible when dealing with them in 2012.
by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
November 30, 2012
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
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cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit and
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
policy be for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum number?
Registration deposit of $500 due with application. Final payment will be due February
1, 2013.
Published minimum penalty schedule: $0 before Nov 30, 2012, $400 from December
through February 2013. If actual costs (expenses already incurred on your behalf and
any unavoidable future expenses that will be incurred as a result of a registration and
cancellation) are higher, they will be assessed instead, unless they can be applied
toward another acceptable participant.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Reference web links:
AMC-ATC Home Page: http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
Forms:
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
Deadlines:
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposalsmecchair@amcboston.org
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Shannon and overnight in Castletownbere
Day 2 - Transfer to cable car for ride to Dursey Island, hike Dursey, return by cable car to main land, hike
to Allihies - 13 mi., 21km
Day 3 - Allihies to Eyeries - 7 mi., 11km
Day 4 - Eyeries to Lauragh - 14 mi., 22km
Day 5 - Rest day in Lauragh
Day 6 - Lauragh to Kenmare - 15 mi., 24km
Day 7 Kenmare, hiking part of the Kerry Way - 11 mi., 18km
Day 8 - Depart Kenmare
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E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
cyout@outdoors.org
AMC-ATC Chair:
amcatchair@comcast.net
Form Revised March 2012
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