#microchallenge 10–12 winners!

July/August 2025

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#microchallenge10 winner: Become a one percenter

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! 

#microchallenge10: Become a one percenter

Winner (featured image): Jennifer Pilbrow enjoyed a “beaut day” clocking up 12.38km climbing Mt Isobel in Hanmer Springs. 

Partner prize: Big Agnes Impassable 20 worth $360!

Emma Oliver and her husband carried their daughter 15.74km to the summit of Roys Peak and back. 

Frances Paki spurned her usual street walking for a 13km-ish tramp to Holly Hut and Bells Falls with her young children. “This year we are trying to do some bigger day walks and overnight tramps,” she says. 

#microchallenge11: Amazing autumn

“Autumn is an amazing time to walk because you get to use all your stylish wet weather gear.” – Sylvia  

Partner prize: A $100 Yum breakfast hamper!

“Autumn is an amazing time to walk at Red Rocks in the aftermath of a storm.” – Anna Cornelius

“Autumn is an amazing time to walk because it is the season of mist!” – Paul Richardson

#microchallenge12: Find a pistol stick

Kirsty Hogsden’s son and husband duelled it out in the Greenstone Valley.

Partner prize: A pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!

There were plenty of pistol sticks for Sharon Sharpe’s boys on ​Waikuku Beach.​ 

Nat Ashab found this thin blaster while walking Fitzroy Beach.

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!

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