Do you have what it takes to claim our annual Highpointeering award? If so, we are delighted to offer you that chance. The Irish Highpointeer of the Year award is a unique outdoor sports competition based on the official Irish High Points list. The award is open to all hillwalkers who visit High Point locations throughout Ireland during the Sport Hillwalking season. To take part, Highpointeers must log their visits on location using the Peakhunter app.
The Irish Highpointeer of the Year award is the highest level of recognition in this specialist Sport Hillwalking discipline. A dedicated award is also available in each of the other two disciplines: mountaineering and challenge hillwalking.
We encourage Highpointeers to also take part in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships - the official national-level multi-discipline Sport Hillwalking competition open to all Highpointeers, mountaineers and challenge hillwalkers in Ireland.
The Irish Highpointeer of the Year award is the highest level of recognition in this specialist Sport Hillwalking discipline. A dedicated award is also available in each of the other two disciplines: mountaineering and challenge hillwalking.
We encourage Highpointeers to also take part in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships - the official national-level multi-discipline Sport Hillwalking competition open to all Highpointeers, mountaineers and challenge hillwalkers in Ireland.
Take part
In order to take part, hillwalkers must register for our 25 Irish High Points Challenge on Peakhunter. Once registered, they need to visit High Point locations throughout Ireland during the Sport Hillwalking season and log them on site using the Peakhunter smartphone app.
Instructions
- Download the Peakhunter app to your smartphone and set up a profile. Peakhunter is our official logging partner.
- Sign into the Peakhunter app on your smartphone. You should only have to do this once.
- Register for the 25 Irish High Points Challenge.
- Visit High Point locations in Ireland. Log each visit while present at the respective location using the Peakhunter app.
- The Sport Hillwalking season generally starts on 1st March and ends on 31st October each year. During this eight-month-long competition, you are permitted to count each High Point location once.
- You can keep track of all participants' scores throughout the competition on the live leaderboard.
- You are also welcome to take part in the Irish Mountaineer of the Year and Irish Challenge Hillwalker of the Year competitions as well as the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.
Winner selection
- The individual who tops the 25 Irish High Points Challenge leaderboard at the end of the Sport Hillwalking season will earn the Irish Highpointeer of the Year award.
- In the event of a draw, the winner will be top-scoring individual who logged their High Points in the shortest time.
- The winner will be announced in early November.
Previous results
- The 2022 Irish Highpointeer of the Year competition is currently underway.
- The winner will be announced in November 2022.
| Year | Irish Highpointeer of the Year | Number of High Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TO BE ANNOUNCED IN NOVEMBER 2022 | - |
From 2016 to 2020, this competition was based on a weighted point-score system which has since been expanded for the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships. During those years, the three highest-scoring individuals each received an award. From 2022, the Irish Highpointeer of the Year competition is based on a one-point-per-location format where only the winner receives an award.
2020
| Placing | Name | Score | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DILLON LYNCH | 358 points | GOLD |
| 2nd | PATRICK O'BRIEN | 355 points | SILVER |
| 3rd | NOEL CURTIS | 229 points | BRONZE |
2019
| Placing | Name | Score | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MICHÉAL O RIABHAIGH | 532 points | GOLD |
| 2nd | PATRICK O'BRIEN | 441 points | SILVER |
| 3rd | DILLON LYNCH | 418 points | BRONZE |
2018
| Placing | Name | Score | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DILLON LYNCH | 439 points | GOLD |
| 2nd | JOSEPHINE O'BRIEN | 394 points | SILVER |
| 3rd | PATRICK O'BRIEN | 379 points | BRONZE |
2017
| Placing | Name | Score | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LONAN O'FARRELL | 452 points | GOLD |
| 2nd | SEÁN Ó MAOILSTÉ | 364 points | SILVER |
| 3rd | GRAHAM BARTLETT | 309 points | BRONZE |
2016
| Placing | Name | Score | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DILLON LYNCH | 460 points | GOLD |
| 2nd | POLLY MOLLOHAN | 438 points | SILVER |
| 3rd | MARK O'LEARY | 361 points | BRONZE |
