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!

#microchallenge7: Self-timer selfie

Laura Bingham’s selfie (see photo above) was taken on a solo tramp to Buckland Peaks on the West Coast.

Partner prize: $100 Back Country Cuisine voucher winner!

Sophie Beaumont (far right), with friends Cat Atkinson and Natti Phillips, used the self-timer option atop Gunsight Pass on a trip from the Wilderness archives that had long been on her bucket list.

Kelly Burtenshaw took this selfie on the 16km return walk to Cable Bay, four months after an operation. “Have been rather slow lately with our walking but we are back!” she said. 

#microchallenge8: Point to something

MC8.Richard Hayman: Richard Hayman was excited to see a fresh dump of snow on the tops around Comyns Hut in Canterbury. 

Partner prize: $100 Further Faster voucher winner!

Emily Wood points to Mt Rintoul Hut from Purple Top in the Richmond Range. She climbed the rocky slope to Mt Rintoul the following day. 

Akemi Johnson points to Mt Somers – a peak she hopes to climb one day. 

#microchallenge9: Walk 12km in one walk and become a one-percenter!

MC9.Catherine Warren: Catherine Warren walked 16.6km on a return journey along Bealy Spur in Arthur’s Pass National Park.

Partner prize: Bridgedale Midweight Merino Performance Fit socks winner!

Naomi Anderson became a one percenter on a 17.5km walk to Pencarrow Lighthouse.

Clare Brown walked to Tama Lakes in Tongariro National Park. “It made a welcome change from my usual daily 3km round the block,” she said.