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The "Highpointeer of the Year" awards category
Highpointeer of the Year is the awards category open to individuals who visit locations which feature on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points. To be considered for a Highpointeer of the Year award, entrants must provide links to their Peakhunter log entries. Peakhunter is our official logging partner. Entrants are also advised to record photographic evidence of their visits to High Point locations during that year.

There are three awards available in this category:
  • Gold Award: received by the entrant with the highest points score.
  • Silver Award: received by the entrant with the second highest points score.
  • Bronze Award: received by the entrant with the third highest points score.
 

The rules

How to enter
Winner selection
  • The Highpointeer Logsheet & Entry Form generates a score while it is being filled in.
  • Each completed entry form received by High Point Ireland is manually checked for errors and photo verification.
  • Corrections will be applied to entry forms where required to give a final score.
  • The highest scoring entrant receives the Gold Award, the second highest receives Silver, and the third highest receives Bronze.
  • Award winners will be announced as soon as possible after the entry submissions deadline.

Recipients

2018
  • The 2018 Highpointeer of the Year awards competition is currently underway. Click here to find out how you can take part. The 2018 results will be announced in January 2019.

2017
  • GOLD AWARD - Lonan O'Farrell (452 points)
  • SILVER AWARD - Seán Ó Maoilsté (364 points)
  • BRONZE AWARD - Graham Bartlett (309 points)

2016
  • GOLD AWARD - Dillon Lynch (460 points)
  • SILVER AWARD - Polly Mollohan (438 points)
  • BRONZE AWARD - Mark O'Leary (361 points)

Other award categories

Annual awards
The following award categories are awarded 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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Certificates of Excellence
These can be awarded throughout the year to Completers who have set new Highpointeering records.
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If you are planning to visit any of the locations on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points, please be aware that Highpointeering, rambling, hill-walking, hiking, mountaineering, mountain running and cycling are risk sports. High Point Ireland, Kieron Gribbon (the website's author and founder of High Point Ireland) and Donard Media (the website's publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this website. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility.
The inclusion of locations on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points is based entirely on each location's ability to meet the necessary criteria for at least one of the eight primary sub-lists contained on this website. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the High Point locations on the list. High Point Ireland, Kieron Gribbon and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to visit any of the High Point locations on the list should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.

Copyright © Kieron Gribbon 2015 - 2018

The High Point Ireland website has been created by Kieron Gribbon (author of Ireland's County High Points: A Walking Guide
and The Gribbons: A Complete List of Ireland's Major Geographical High Points). Kieron is also the creator of
The Ireland Walking Guide, The Ireland Sightseeing Guide and The Ireland Geography Guide websites.