Complete the #microchallenges, as these Walk1200km participants have done, and receive an exclusive, can’t-be-bought Walk1200km badge. The best effort in each challenge also receives a special prize from our partners! 

#microchallenge04: Find a face
Partner prize: Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!

Winner (featured): Amanda Collins’ lunch stop at Lake Browning/Whakarewa included a tasty, smiley snack. 

Ange West found a terrifying tree on her local walk. 

Fern Pannell spotted a ‘cute’ buoy while walking the breakwater at Havelock.

#microchallenge05: Eat an ice cream
Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine Voucher!

Winner: Julie Malcolm walked to Waitonga Falls and then enjoyed an ice cream from Johnny Nation’s Chocolate Eclair Shop in Ohakune.

Deanne Hockly walked the Lake Rotokare Ridge Walk in Taranaki and savoured a well-earned ice cream afterwards. 

Lauren Freeman discovered there are few better post-Old Ghost Road treats than an ice cream from Murchison’s Calamity Jane’s.

#microchallenge06: Take a shade photo

Partner prize: A pair of AKU Fly Rock Mid GTX boots worth $380!

Winner: Dina Parker cast her shadow across the chasm below Fenella Hut.

Heidi Jade added a bit of fun to her evening walk with a leaping shade shot. 

Sandra Galvao’s shade shot included her icecream entry for #microchallenge05!

Seen that you’ve won? 

To claim your prize, email a photo of yourself holding this issue of Wilderness to: walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz. Only registered Walk1200km participants are eligible to win, so make sure you’re registered!