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!
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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!
Winner! Madeleine Van Dyk reached the middle of the Old Ghost Road at the 42km mark, which coincided with her reaching 1200km for 2025!
Partner prize: A Big Agnes Impassable 20 pack worth $360!
Jeanette Rybinski paused halfway across the stream on her way to Pukeatua (812m) in Tararua Forest Park.
Dianne Papesch found the middle of Te Ātea sculpture on Taupō’s lakefront.
Winner! Inna Alex has joyfully used her MSR Whisperlite stove for 25 years all over the world! “In German they call gear like this ‘unkaputtbar’, which is similar to ‘unbreakable’.”
Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine Voucher!
Another happy stove user is Heather Pascoe, whose trusty Kovea has been in use since the late 1990s! “They’re a simple design, so very little can go wrong with them.”
One of Michelle Brett’s oldest pieces of gear is her Osprey pack. She got it for a snowy seven-day hike in Tasmania and it has now been all over New Zealand with her.
Lou Days snapped the forest canopy on the Paparoa Track between Moonlight Tops and Pororari huts.
Partner prize: A pair of Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!
Trish Loomans looked up to see the trees cradling the sun at Lake Tarawera Outlet Campsite.
Donna Broome had her eyes on this 1000-year-old tōtara in Peel Forest Scenic Reserve.
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