November’s #microchallenges

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Alistair Hall

Alistair is the editor and publisher of Wilderness. His favourite tramping ground is Tongariro National Park.

By Alistair Hall

Each month three new #microchallenges are set to add interest and fun to your kilometres.

#microchallenge4: Get your feet dirty

Spring is notoriously wet, which means muddy tracks. Show us how dirty your feet got on one of your walks (thanks to Walk1200km participant Sally Follas for suggesting this one). #microchallenge4

Partner prize: a pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks.

#microchallenge5: Find a shape in the clouds

What shapes do you see blowing in the breeze? #microchallenge5

Partner prize: $100 Backcountry Cuisine voucher.

#microchallenge6: Visit something historic

Scour the landscape for a sign of history – it could be an old pā site, historic hut, ancient ruins, a memorial, Second World War bunker, a kauri dam or something else that is old. #microchallenge6

Partner prize: A Lowe Alpine Aeon 27 day pack.

How to enter

Take a photo of yourself completing the challenge and then share it on the Walk1200km Facebook group or on Instagram with a brief explanation and using the relevant hashtag – e.g #microchallenge4 – by November 7. Winners will be published in the next issue of Wilderness. Got an idea for a challenge? Email walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz

Seen that you’ve won?

To claim your prize, email your address and photo of you holding this issue of Wilderness to: walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz

October’s winning entries

October’s #microchallenge winners all receive a Walk1200km badge and the best efforts receive a pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks worth $43!

#microchallenge1 – show how spring has sprung

For Jeremy Keane, spring means warmer weather, more walking partners and kowhai in bloom. *Sock winner. Photo: Jeremy Keane*

Annemarie Hogenbirk enjoyed the flowering cherry blossoms in Nelson’s Miyazu Japanese Gardens. *Photo: Annemarie Hogenbirk*

Pamela White found signs of spring on a walk in Little Hagley Park. *Photo: Pamela White*

#microchallenge2 – Touch a trig

We love Lachlan McKenzie’s reenactment of his first visit to the summit of Kaukau in Wellington. *Sock winner. Photo: Lachlan Mckenzie*

Lake Hāwea provides a stunning backdrop to Stephen Chibnell’s trig-bagging trip en route to Sawyer Burn Hut. *Photo: Stephen Chobnall*

Dina Parker found the remnants of a trig on Great barrier Island’s Mt Hobson. *Photo: Dina Parker*

#microchallenge3 – Cross a bridge

Hannah Martis went all the way to Nepal for this photo showing her crossing a bridge in Haijung. *Sock winner. Photo: Hannah Martis*

Mari van Baarsen was delighted at the opportunity to cross this bridge at the start of Rob Roy Track in
Mt Aspiring National Park. *Photo: Mari van Baarsen*

On her first day of the challenge, Rosie Perez and friends crossed a bridge on the Waitonga Falls Track in Tongariro National Park. Photo: Rosie Perez