Highpointeering is a sports discipline and an outdoor adventure activity undertaken by ramblers, hikers, hillwalkers, mountaineers and mountain runners. The objective of Highpointeering is to visit locations which feature on a published list of geographical High Points. Examples of published High Point lists are the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points (Ireland) and the Hardy list (United Kingdom).
High Point Ireland introduced the sports discipline of Highpointeering to the world on 18th May 2017 when it announced several key sporting initiatives on this website, including two all-Ireland leagues (the Counties League and the Provinces League). Prior to this, the informal leisure activity of high point 'bagging' had experienced a steady rise in popularity as a personal challenge among Irish hillwalkers. The transition from being an informal leisure activity to becoming a sport was the natural next stage in its evolution. As the entity which is solely responsible for this development and for the future development of Highpointeering, High Point Ireland identifies itself as the sport's founding body, and as its governing body in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A Highpointeer is a rambler, hiker, hillwalker, mountaineer, mountain runner or cyclist who visits locations which feature on published High Point lists.
The words “Highpointeering” and “Highpointeer” were invented by Kieron Gribbon on 30th April 2017. Both words made their public debut on 18th May 2017 when they were published on multiple pages throughout the High Point Ireland website.
The word "Highpointeering" made its first appearance in a mainstream printed newspaper on 24th October 2017 when it featured in the Irish Times on a list of recommended family activities for the Halloween mid-term break. The piece was written by Sheila Wayman and was published online on 25th October 2017. Read the online version here.
High Point Ireland introduced the sports discipline of Highpointeering to the world on 18th May 2017 when it announced several key sporting initiatives on this website, including two all-Ireland leagues (the Counties League and the Provinces League). Prior to this, the informal leisure activity of high point 'bagging' had experienced a steady rise in popularity as a personal challenge among Irish hillwalkers. The transition from being an informal leisure activity to becoming a sport was the natural next stage in its evolution. As the entity which is solely responsible for this development and for the future development of Highpointeering, High Point Ireland identifies itself as the sport's founding body, and as its governing body in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
A Highpointeer is a rambler, hiker, hillwalker, mountaineer, mountain runner or cyclist who visits locations which feature on published High Point lists.
The words “Highpointeering” and “Highpointeer” were invented by Kieron Gribbon on 30th April 2017. Both words made their public debut on 18th May 2017 when they were published on multiple pages throughout the High Point Ireland website.
The word "Highpointeering" made its first appearance in a mainstream printed newspaper on 24th October 2017 when it featured in the Irish Times on a list of recommended family activities for the Halloween mid-term break. The piece was written by Sheila Wayman and was published online on 25th October 2017. Read the online version here.
