Frank Nugent writes:

James Perry O’Flaherty (Joss) Lynam who died recently was Ireland’s best known mountaineer. His achievements included many mountaineering expeditions to the Greater Ranges and an outstanding voluntary contribution to adventure sports in Ireland. Joss is known to many Irish and international walking enthusiasts for his many hillwalking guidebooks and was the editor of Irish Mountain Log (IML) for more than 20 years. Joss continued as the literary editor of IML up to his death. But more than this, Joss was a family man, a friend, a confidante, a mentor, and a skilled negotiator.