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Ireland's Local Hillwalking Challenges

The Irish Mountain Challenges are a unique set of 24 standalone hillwalking challenges comprising:

23 local challenges, each focusing on a specific Irish mountain range
the All-Ireland Mountain Challenge which takes in the full list of proper Irish 2,000ft+ mountain summits (i.e. the Irish Hewitts).

All of these personal outdoor adventure challenges can be undertaken at any time. Please note that many of the mountain summits should only be visited by experienced, well-equipped hillwalkers and mountaineers. The objective of each local challenge is to visit every mountain summit in a specific range. Challenges successfully completed in a single day during the Sport Hillwalking season can also be counted towards the Irish Challenge Hillwalker of the Year competition. The objective of the All-Ireland Mountain Challenge is to visit all 209 Irish mountain summits. The Irish Mountain Challenges also provide interesting charity-fundraising opportunities for hillwalkers.

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