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! 

#microchallenge37: Find an interesting grave
Partner prize: Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks!

Winner (featured): Michelle Brett came across the Janie Seddon, built in 1901 and beached near the Motueka Old Wharf and broken up for scrap in 1955.

Dee Owers has walked through this cemetery every day for 20 years. She says this gravestone sat perfectly aligned until 12.51pm on February 22, 2011– a fateful day in Canterbury and NZ’s history.

Jenny Bishop liked the look of this gravestone. “From a distance, I thought it looked like snakes.”

#microchallenge38: Record a timelapse
Partner prize: A $100 Further Faster voucher!

Winner: Leah Wyatt enjoyed watching the clouds moving around Tongariro and Ngāuruhoe after spending the night at Mangatepopo Hut.

Stuart Hill’s timelapse featured his dog walking through Whakarewarewa Forest.

#microchallenge39: Capture a spider’s work of art
Partner prize: A $100 Back Country Cuisine voucher!

Winner: Kathryn Baynton captured a spider’s work of art perfectly – dew drops and all!

Deb Corbett captured this spider web at Ōkārito Lagoon after light overnight rain.

Melissa Cantley discovered this spider’s work of art while on a walk around Turtle Lake in the Hamilton Gardens.

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!