Edited sentence: As a result, the trip can be dangerous at times for many of the climbers and, while deaths are infrequent, there have been recorded incidents where people have gotten badly injured during the climb because of the steep slope and bad footing.Hypothermia is a frequent concern for many participants, especially if the weather is bad during the Reek.While barefoot trekking is now discouraged, many Reek Sunday participants climb Croagh Patrick barefoot (and sometimes shirtless, in the case of male participants)