#microchallenge 25-27 winners!

October 2024

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#microchallenge25 winner

Complete the #microchallenges, as these Walk1200km participants have done, and receive a Walk1200km badge. The best effort in each challenge receives a special prize from our partners!


#microchallenge25: Play in the snow
Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks winner!

Featured: Leah King and her dog Alice played in the snow on Rock Peak Track in the Crown Range.

Nicola Holland had great fun trying to taste falling snow.

Fee Shine walked through snow to Buster Hut to celebrate her birthday.

#microchallenge26: Photograph a reflection
A $100 Back Country Cuisine voucher!


Winner: Donna Broome caught the biggest reflection of all – Aoraki Mt Cook in Hooker Hut’s window.

Liz Chamberlain-Keen was greeted by a r-eel surprise when photographing her reflection in Lake Matheson.

Jessica Carroll’s sunglasses reflected lake views on her Te Anau walk. 

#microchallenge27: Lego in the landscape
Salewa Mountain Trainer Mid GTX boots worth $550!

Winner: Julie Patterson took an intrepid Lego explorer on the Huntsbury Track in the Port Hills.

Kim McSporan took a Harry Potter mini-fig on an overnight trip to Bushline Hut.

Jenna Reynolds took Lego versions of her children for a weekend walk.

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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