County Prominence Point First Ascent Rules

• Users of peak list tracking web sites, e.g. Peakbagger, ListsOfJohn
• Members of peakbagging-oriented discussion forums, e.g. County High Points, Prominence
• Members of peakbagging-oriented organizations, e.g. the Highpointers Club
• Users of web sites that provide information about climbing and peakbagging, e.g. County High Points, Summitpost, Peaklist

On the other hand, some people may have reached a summit incidentally, as part of some other activity not related to peakbagging, with no intention of reaching the summit. Examples of activities that are ineligible for first ascent status on that ground include, but are not limited to:

• A farmer plowing or tending a field
• A rancher driving cattle or tending a pasture
• A construction worker building a summit facility
• An RF field technician servicing a summit radio tower
• A Forest Service employee working in or near a fire lookout tower

While the intention of reaching the summit is required for coPP FAL eligibility, the pursuit of coPPs is not necessary. Many peakbaggers who do not pursue coPPs still climb coPPs because they belong to some other list that the peakbagger is interested in, e.g. county high points or peaks that are noted for their prominence. Peakbaggers who summit a coPP for this reason are still eligible for the coPP FAL, although they'd be less likely to report it.