In the interest of participant and public safety, we will be introducing a new official format for All-Ireland hill list Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempts on 1st January 2024. Up until now, we have chosen not to encourage or promote these types of endeavours due to the specific risks they present to challengers, their support crews and the general public. For this reason, we have been under no obligation to give FKT attempts any official recognition or to provide a personalised FKT consultancy service to individual challengers. In regards to recognising new FKTs, our stance will change on 1st January 2024 when our new safety-focused format is launched.
High Point Ireland became the official verifier and certificate issuer for All-Ireland hill list FKT attempts on 1st September 2023. We felt it was necessary to step in for safety reasons and to create a better format for this particular type of FKT attempt. Our new safety-focused format is currently being designed to remove unnecessary high-risk elements which were constantly present throughout previous All-Ireland hill list FKT attempts. On 1st January 2024, every notable Irish hill list will be given a clean FKT slate, at which point the participation instructions and verification requirements will be announced. If you attempted an All-Ireland hill list FKT in the past which satisfies our new criteria, and you still have the required evidence, you will have an opportunity to claim that FKT after we launch the new format.
Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates...
High Point Ireland became the official verifier and certificate issuer for All-Ireland hill list FKT attempts on 1st September 2023. We felt it was necessary to step in for safety reasons and to create a better format for this particular type of FKT attempt. Our new safety-focused format is currently being designed to remove unnecessary high-risk elements which were constantly present throughout previous All-Ireland hill list FKT attempts. On 1st January 2024, every notable Irish hill list will be given a clean FKT slate, at which point the participation instructions and verification requirements will be announced. If you attempted an All-Ireland hill list FKT in the past which satisfies our new criteria, and you still have the required evidence, you will have an opportunity to claim that FKT after we launch the new format.
Keep an eye on our social media channels for updates...
