Irish Red Cross Sunrise Summit Challenge

Are you looking for adventure? Would you like to do a hike with a difference? Then look no further than the Irish Red Cross Sunrise Summit Challenge which is a night-time hike where participants ascend one of Ireland’s six most challenging peaks. Now in its fourth year, this charity challenge sees participants hike through the […]

Join Tipperary’s Top Adventure – Sunrise Summit Challenge at Galtymore 30th April

The Irish Red Cross 2017 Sunrise Summit Challenge will take place at Galtymore on Sunday 30th April. Now in its third year, this charity challenge will see participants hike through the early morning darkness to reach the mountain summits in time to witness the sunrise over Ireland. With commanding views over the entire south-east of […]

Last Call for Adventurers to See the Sunrise over Tipperary

The booking deadline for Tipperary’s Sunrise Summit Challenge is fast approaching. All individuals, families and teams looking to join the the annual Irish Red Cross charity event are asked to sign up by 31st March 2015. The Sunrise Summit Challenge will take place on Sunday April 12th and has routes suitable for every level of […]

5 Top Hiking Tips from the Irish Red Cross

As the Irish Red Cross gear up for the April 14th Sunrise Summit Challenge, taking place at Tipperary’s Galtymore Mountain, the challenge’s Mountain Guides offer the following tips for anyone taking to the hills this spring:   Regardless of the season (this is Ireland after all) be ready for any kind of weather it can […]

Watch the Sunrise from the summit of Galtymore

Tipperary’s, Galtymore mountain has been selected as one of 10 Irish mountain locations to feature in the 2013 Sunrise Summit Challenge, taking place on April 14th.  Hikers, adventurers and families of all levels of experience are invited to take part in the Irish Red Cross charity event in which they will hike through the early […]