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#microchallenge 4-6 winners!

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December 2022

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Alistair is the editor and publisher of Wilderness. His favourite tramping ground is Tongariro National Park.

By Alistair Hall

Here are the latest #microchallenge winners from the challenges posted in the November issue. Those displayed here recieve a Walk1200km badge and special prize from our partners.

Seen that you’ve won?

To claim your prize, email your address and a photo of yourself holding this magazine to walk1200km@lifestylepublishing.co.nz.

#microchallenge4: Get your feet dirty.

Bridgedale sock winning photo. Alicia Carthew walked the Mt Karioi Track. “This had mud, ladders, chains … and stunning views at the top.”

Leah and Justin Wyatt got muddy climbing Mt Pureora.

Lara Bloxham and friends encountered a “wee bit of mud, crossing Awaroa Inlet” on the Abel Tasman Coast Track.

#microchallenge5: Find a shape in the clouds

Back Country Cuisine $100 voucher winning photo. Lisa Cross says: “I love our spaceship-shaped clouds in Central Otago. It was the calm before the storm.”

Kaylene Tibble saw New Zealand’s favourite dessert on one of her walks – an “upside-down pavlova”.

Catherine Howell went for a walk and saw a “flying saucer above Tongariro National Park!”

#microchallenge6: Visit something historic

Lowe Alpine Aeon pack winning photo. Kate Mitchell’s kids had a blast exploring Bannockburn Sluicings Track in Otago. Pack winner.

Judy van den Yssel-Richards wore a Victorian dress to pay tribute to Annie Fox who lived in Asbestos Cottage in Kahurangi National Park for more than 40 years.

Joy Shirley visited the old lime works in Kowhai Park, Warkworth.

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Alistair Hall

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