The "Highpointeering Guide of the Year" awards category
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The Highpointeering Guide of the Year award category is our way of acknowledging the achievements of Ireland's finest walking guide services.
To be considered for a Highpointeering Guide of the Year award, a walking guide service needs at least five of its individual clients to log their visits to relevant High Point locations on guided walks using the Peakhunter app. Each client must also complete and submit a Highpointeer Score Form for the visit(s) before the end of 31st December. The Highpointeer Score Form must include a link to the Peakhunter log entry, identify the guide, and give the guide an overall rating on a scale of 1 to 5. The average of these ratings will become the walking guide service's official score in the competition. |
There are three awards available in this category:
This year-long awards competition is being run for the first time in 2019.
The Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards competition is only open to walking guide services who are listed as Associated Walking Guides on the High Point Ireland website. If you know of any walking guide services who lead walks to High Point locations but do not appear on our Associated Walking Guides list, please tell them about our annual Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards competition so they can arrange to get listed. If you are the owner of a non-associated walking guide service, we invite you to get yourself listed so you can be represented in this unique all-Ireland competition.
- Gold Award: received by the guide with the highest average rating.
- Silver Award: received by the guide with the second highest average rating.
- Bronze Award: received by the guide with the third highest average rating.
This year-long awards competition is being run for the first time in 2019.
The Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards competition is only open to walking guide services who are listed as Associated Walking Guides on the High Point Ireland website. If you know of any walking guide services who lead walks to High Point locations but do not appear on our Associated Walking Guides list, please tell them about our annual Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards competition so they can arrange to get listed. If you are the owner of a non-associated walking guide service, we invite you to get yourself listed so you can be represented in this unique all-Ireland competition.
The rules
Guided walk clients
Walking guide services
- Download the Peakhunter app to your smartphone and set up a profile. Peakhunter is our official logging partner.
- Visit High Point locations in Ireland. Log these High Point visits while present at the location using the Peakhunter app.
- Register your High Point visits with us using our online Highpointeer Score Form before the end of 31st December.
- This awards competition starts on 1st January and ends on 31st December each year.
- Highpointeer Score Forms received after 31st December of the respective awards year will not be considered.
Walking guide services
- Please make sure that your guide service is listed as one of our Associated Walking Guides.
- Feel free to let your clients know about the Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards and that they can contribute to your official score by giving you a rating.
Winner selection
- Based on all the Highpointeer Score Forms we receive, an average rating will be calculated for each Associated Walking Guide. The guide service with the highest average rating receives the Gold Award, the second highest receives Silver, and the third highest receives Bronze.
- In the case of a draw, the joint highest-rated guide who features on the greatest number of Highpointeer Score Forms will be the winner.
- Award winners will be announced as soon as possible after the entry submissions deadline.
Recipients
2019
- The 2019 Highpointeering Guide of the Year awards competition is currently underway. Click here to find out how you can take part. The 2019 results will be announced in January 2020.
Other award categories
Annual awards
The top three in each of the following award categories and league competitions are announced once a year:
The top three in each of the following award categories and league competitions are announced once a year:
Certificates of Completion
These can be awarded throughout the year to individuals who have completed the full list or any of its sub-lists.
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These can be awarded throughout the year to individuals who have completed the full list or any of its sub-lists.
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Certificates of Excellence
These can be awarded throughout the year to Completers who have set new Highpointeering records.
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These can be awarded throughout the year to Completers who have set new Highpointeering records.
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