The Hardys

Welcome to The Hardys website - with a Forum, a Hardy Photo Gallery and a "Google" site/book search! - and prizes details!  The site stats show lots of interest, thanks for visiting (and re-visiting!).  Do let me know what you think about the site and the Hardys (see the Contact page).

*** A PROBABLE NEW HARDY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED! - SEE THE NEWS PAGE ***

Wherever you are in the United Kingdom, whatever your walking ability, there is a High Point you can visit.  Everybody seems to be interested in the question “what is the highest point of … ?”.  This site answers this question for the hill ranges, islands and administrative areas of the United Kingdom.
 
It also provides the information people need to visit these High Points, encouraging everybody to go out walking, to improve their fitness, to enjoy the countryside, to explore the whole UK and to share their enjoyment.

There is also a Facebook Group "The Hardys High Points".

LATEST SITE UPDATES:  on News Page 4th November 2011)

The Hardys is the only source of “high points” covering all the UK’s hill ranges, larger islands and top-tier administrative areas.  It provides a comprehensive UK-wide complement to the more “specialised” summit lists (the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Hewitts, Marilyns … ), and opens up the fascination and enjoyment of, and achievement in, “bagging” to everybody, whatever their walking abilities and wherever they live in the UK.  It is recognised as an authority by the Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA). There are 342 Hardys.

The Hardys High Points are listed in a Book, first compiled in the early nineties, and now available in an updated and expanded third edition, including maps and the latest administrative area changes. The book's online version can be found on the Book page, in six PDF parts.

The Book provides the criteria for the High Point listings in three categories: hill ranges, islands and top-tier administrative areas.

Start “bagging” Hardys now! – and use this site to record your High Point visits and share your experiences with other “baggers”.  I know there are people out there “doing” The Hardys, and hopefully this site will enable me and fellow baggers to keep in touch with how everybody is getting on!

To encourage participation, I am offering prizes for completing the first “round” of Hardys (verified by me), overall and in several sub-categories (see the Bag Totals page).

I also hope you will enjoy looking round the site, and please e-mail me if you have any news, comments, suggestions or queries; or would like any documents e-mailed to you (Word 2003); or to let me know how many Hardys you have already “bagged” (you can count “previous”!) [see relevant pages] - for the latest "News" go to the News page.

Ian Hardy
1st November 2011 (updates to 4th November 2011)

[the site is now at V1.0/0.3 1st September 2010]