Helping the Hills is a two-day conference on the management of upland path erosion, hosted by Mountaineering Ireland

Helping the Hills will bring together a number of high-profile speakers from Britain and Ireland to share lessons from their experience in recreation and erosion management. The event will also include site visits to look at erosion and path work that has been carried out in the Wicklow and Dublin Mountains.

This event should be of interest and value to those involved in the promotion, funding and management of outdoor recreation, local authorities, land managers, participants in outdoor recreation and all those with an interest in the sustainable management of upland areas. The conference will be jointly opened by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage