Sunrise Summit Challenge

Join us on Sunday 30th April 2017 for this year's Sunrise Summit Challenge, a unique opportunity to take a guided trek to the summit of one of six Irish mountains. Setting out pre-sunrise to reach the summit in time to see the sun rise over Ireland. You can register to book your place online today.

The Sunrise Summit Challenge is a multi-locational event, with six different mountain locations across Ireland to choose from:

Carrauntoohil – Co. Kerry
Lugnaquilla – Co. Wicklow Djouce – Co. Wicklow Galtymore – Co. Tipperary Mweelrea – Co. Mayo Errigal – Co. Donegal

What You Will Need:

A sense of Adventure

You don’t need to be an experienced hiker to enjoy this charity challenge. The Sunrise Summit Challenge has routes suited for all levels of fitness and experience. All you need is a sense of adventure and fun.

Register & Fundraise for the Irish Red Cross

Places are limited for each mountain, so book your place online.

The registration fee is €50 and guarantees your place on the challenge. Participants must each fundraise a minimum of €100 (ex.booking) to participate in the challenge.

You can register Register now

Once registered we will send you a fundraising support pack and our Sunrise Summit Challenge team will be on hand to support you every step of the way, from sign-up to sunrise!

Show up and enjoy the Sunrise

All that is left to do is get a good night’s sleep for your early rise on 30th April to meet our guides and your fellow trekkers for a morning you will never forget!

Save lives with the Sunrise Summit Challenge

Crisis can strike at any time, in any place. The Irish Red Cross is part of the largest humanitarian network in the world. When disaster strikes, we are first on the scene and the last to leave.

Your funds will be used to make an immediate difference to the lives of those in need here at home and throughout the world. It will support Irish Red Cross work in Ireland: helping people during national emergencies like flooding, helping save lives and strengthen communities. In crisis hit communities worldwide your generous support will positively impact migrants and refugees, help bring clean water and food to families in Niger and help us bring convoys of aid to people in Syria and Yemen.

Take a look here at the Sunrise Summit Challenge FAQs: http://bit.ly/2mTknTR

Talk to us

If you would like to talk to one of our team about the Irish Red Cross Sunrise Summit Challenge, contact: Alison Byrne at sunrisesummit@redcross.ie or telephone 01 6424611.