Irish Adventurer & Mountaineer

Jason Black is Letterkenny's local and famous Irish Adventurer. He is the first Donegal person ever to stand on the summit of Mt Everest the highest place in the world at 29,029ft on 19th may 2013. Denali in Alaska in 2014 and in 2015 set the bar even higher setting the world record on Kilimanjaro speed climbing the mountain via the west2east and back with a double summit in 22.5hrs.

Below is a sculpture honoring Jason and his accomplishments.  It is located in Market Square, Letterkenny.

Here is a close-up.

Here are the words written on the sculpture.