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The "Young Highpointeer of the Year" awards category
Young Highpointeer of the Year is the awards category open to individuals under the age of 18 years old who visit locations which feature on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points. To be considered for a Young Highpointeer of the Year award, entrants must provide links to their Peakhunter log entries. Peakhunter is our official logging partner.

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
  • ​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.
Winner selection
  • All submitted Highpointeer Score Forms are automatically added to a secure spreadsheet.
  • Each completed Highpointeer Score Form received is manually checked and verified.
  • After the submissions deadline (31st December), the final version of the spreadsheet containing all verified Highpointeer Score Forms received during the year is interrogated and the three highest scoring entrants under the age of 18 years old are identified.
  • The highest scoring entrant receives the Gold Award, the second highest receives Silver, and the third highest receives Bronze.
  • Award winners are announced as soon as possible after the entry submissions deadline.

Recipients

2019
  • The 2019 Young Highpointeer 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.

2018
  • GOLD AWARD - Dillon Lynch (439 points)
  • SILVER AWARD - Ben Mooney (91 points)

2017
  • GOLD AWARD - Dillon Lynch (184 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.
Read more...
Certificates of Excellence
These can be awarded throughout the year to Completers who have set new Highpointeering records.
Read more...

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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.