The Rab Hill Climb 2023

1st February 2023 to 30th April 2023

Challenge Type: Flash Challenge

Challenge Goal: Vertical Metres Climbed

About the Challenge:

We've done it before, and it was super popular. We also ❤️ love love love Rab trail running gear, so we're doing The Rab Hill Climb Challenge again!

This challenge is based on a single trail from the trail directory - the trail you choose.

Any run (or walk) which involves part of your chosen trail will count, and the elevation from the entire run will be counted. You do not need to run it in full as described in the Trail Directory.

So, do you choose something really accessible and close by, which you can hit multiple times? Or do you go further afield for more available vert? Choose wisely, because once chosen, you can't change your trail*.

The more vertical metres climbed during April, May, and June on your chosen trail, the higher up the leaderboard you'll get.

We have a spot prize to giveaway for each region. This is the region of the trails selected, so will this sway your trail choice too?

If you want some utterly epic gear to help you up and down (and then back up and down...) your favourite hill, definitely check out our newly extended Rab range. "It's bloody awesome." ~ Rob

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*If the trail closes during the challenge, or you move away, email us asking nicely and we might allow you to swap.

Challenge Prizes:

Thanks to Rab, The Mountain People, we have a huge $3,200 worth of vouchers to give away.

The trail directory is broken down into 16 regions across New Zealand, so one $200 Rab voucher will be awarded as a spot prize to a runner in each region.

Remember, these are spot prizes; anyone can win, so get involved!

Note, this is the region of the trails, not the member.

Challenge Leaderboard

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	Wild Explorer	Challenge Total	Chosen Trail	Region
1	James Goodwill	27,805m	Southern Walkway	Wellington
2	Jeremy Edwards	16,371m	Port Hills Protocol	Canterbury
3	Steve Tripp	15,448m	Ross Creek and McGouns	Otago
4	Brian Aitken	13,185m	The Chairlift Choice	Canterbury
5	Kyle Malone	13,122m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
6	Tony Sharpe	10,477m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
7	Emily Oliver	10,203m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
8	Penny Oxley	10,196m	Slip Track from Titirangi	Auckland
9	Sofia Peters	9,568m	Roy's Peak	Otago
10	Ben Mcdrury	9,333m	Mt Thomas Direct!	Canterbury
11	Ian Gilmour	8,808m	Grampians Grunt	Tasman and Nelson
12	Emma Rogers	7,872m	Whigs' Flying Fifty (WFF)	Canterbury
13	Matt Halverson	7,852m	Bowenvale / Huntsbury Loop	Canterbury
14	Quinn Hawkins	7,472m	Mauao - Round, Up and Down	Bay of Plenty
15	Angela Hewlett	6,938m	Round Ruapehu (RTM Track)	Manawatu - Wanganui
16	Blue Tangiora	6,888m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
17	Kat Webber	6,719m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
18	Conor Keena	6,463m	Heathcote River Run - Opawa to Hoon Hay	Canterbury
19	Benjamin Still	6,446m	Whigs' Flying Fifty (WFF)	Canterbury
20	Andy Crosland	6,369m	Belmont Bash	Wellington
21	Scott Ferguson	6,198m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
22	Poppie Johnson	5,801m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
23	Caro Orum	5,587m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
24	Sam Mowat	5,517m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
25	Alastair Henshaw	5,439m	Skyline - Mt Kaukau	Wellington
26	Mike Kerr	5,282m	Miners Trail	Otago
27	David Hosking	5,247m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
28	Karen Spencer	5,035m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
29	Denise Limby	4,974m	Town Basin, Whangarei Falls & Parihaka	Northland
30	Holly Barclay	4,497m	Grampians Grunt	Tasman and Nelson
31	Georgie Griffiths	4,496m	Whakarewarewa Rainbow	Bay of Plenty
32	Natasja Wilmot	4,456m	Hilly Hakarimata	Waikato
33	Kirsty Hamlin	4,406m	Town Basin, Whangarei Falls & Parihaka	Northland
34	Jamie Hall	4,357m	Whakarewarewa Rainbow	Bay of Plenty
35	Heather McDonald	4,335m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
36	Raewyn Peters	4,327m	Pouakai Circuit	Taranaki
37	Jeremy Wheeler	4,220m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
38	Jodi Beetsma	4,163m	Tauhara Grunt	Waikato
39	Debbi Bamfield	4,076m	Tasman Trail	Tasman and Nelson
40	Sarah Lee	4,071m	Southern Walkway	Wellington
41	Anthony Sowerby	3,918m	Oropi Grove MTB Gliding	Bay of Plenty
42	Mark Craig	3,783m	Piha-ing Around	Auckland
43	Jake Trinder	3,777m	Ben Lomond via Tiki Trail	Otago
44	Allysia Kraakman	3,774m	Te Aroha Summit Loop	Waikato
45	Katie Oliver	3,762m	The Pipeline of Pain	Canterbury
46	Adam Clifford	3,747m	Wanaka LRMI (Lake, River, Mt. Iron)	Otago
47	Isaac Tripp	3,633m	Alternative Flagstaff Circuit	Otago
48	Linus Corin	3,631m	The Bowenvale Elevator	Canterbury
49	Ben Brown	3,601m	Mt John - Lake Tekapo Loop	Canterbury
50	Joe Benbow	3,490m	Round Ruapehu (RTM Track)	Manawatu - Wanganui
51	Katie Ridley	3,292m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
52	Amy Whitehead	3,283m	The Pipeline of Pain	Canterbury
53	Michael Loftus	3,267m	Slip Track from Titirangi	Auckland
54	Lisa Ainley	3,242m	Mt Thomas Grunt	Canterbury
55	Sonia Panapa	3,189m	Miners Trail	Otago
56	Billy Powell	2,955m	Oxford Odyssey Marathon Route	Canterbury
57	Natalie Atkin	2,909m	Summerhill Tracks	Manawatu - Wanganui
58	Jo Steven	2,843m	Croydon Bush - Richardson loop	Southland
59	Sean McWilliams	2,818m	As You Do Loop	Bay of Plenty
60	Ryan Monastra	2,758m	Jumbo - Holdsworth Circuit	Wellington
61	Andrew Tolley	2,741m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
62	Nikki Kear	2,658m	Rapaki Sugarloaf Return	Canterbury
63	Mikey Ball	2,524m	Mt Vernon Grand Traverse	Marlborough
64	Tanya Phillips	2,480m	Wilkie and The Enchanted Ridge	Taranaki
65	Natalie Ball	2,477m	Fanthanaki double summit loop	Taranaki
66	Jonathan Roughan	2,359m	Mt Pleasant Elevator	Canterbury
67	Robert McDonald	2,317m	Brook-Fireball-Maitai Loop	Tasman and Nelson
68	Magnus Hammarsal	2,308m	Waikowhai Stairs, Bush & Beach	Auckland
69	Rachael Tobeck	2,282m	Totara Park Track	Auckland
70	Zack Reimer	2,160m	Boulder Dash	Canterbury
71	Taye Pugh	2,125m	Halswell and Kennedys	Canterbury
72	Alex Watson	2,106m	Town Basin, Whangarei Falls & Parihaka	Northland
73	Paul Forbes	2,012m	Little Mount Peel	Canterbury
74	William Hart	2,010m	The Bullring Basher	Otago
75	Jodie Heywood	1,954m	Scout loop	Tasman and Nelson
76	Kerryn Stewart	1,940m	Queenstown Trail Anticlockwise	Otago
77	Megan Hinton	1,877m	Halswell and Kennedys	Canterbury
78	Steve Beatson	1,863m	Grampians Grunt	Tasman and Nelson
79	Rudolf Plucinsky	1,593m	Roxburgh Gorge	Otago
80	Jon Culley	1,575m	Maungakiekie Loop	Auckland
81	Peter Savage	1,466m	Lyttelton Dress Circle	Canterbury
82	Annette Adams	1,443m	The Crater Rim	Canterbury
83	Chantel Smith	1,423m	Eskdale Outer Loopypop	Auckland
84	Jody Paddy	1,342m	Bus Station to Beer Spot	Auckland
85	Donna Edwards	1,247m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
86	Olivia Harris	1,177m	Whakarewarewa Rainbow	Bay of Plenty
87	Nat Thompson	1,175m	Mauao - Round, Up and Down	Bay of Plenty
88	Lynette ELFICK	1,159m	Mt Cass Clamber	Canterbury
89	Liam Wilson	1,089m	The Weetbix Challenge	Bay of Plenty
90	Bryn Jenkins	1,085m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
91	Stephen Steddy	1,083m	Waihi Beach Trig Track	Bay of Plenty
92	Chrissy Schreiber	1,068m	Ben Lomond via Tiki Trail	Otago
93	Diane Gillard	1,064m	The Weetbix Challenge	Bay of Plenty
94	Justyna Blajerska	1,022m	Flat Fun in the East	Auckland
95	Jayde Kruger	1,022m	Sawpit Gully - German Hill	Otago
96	Steve Anderson	1,016m	Kakahu Bush Reserve	Canterbury
97	Jennifer Hancock	910m	Te Aroha Summit Loop	Waikato
98	Geoffrey Smith	847m	Halswell and Kennedys	Canterbury
99	Tim Carpenter	798m	Manawatu Gorge Track	Manawatu - Wanganui
100	Helen Brunner	757m	Bluff Hill Loops	Southland
101	Adam Forwood	707m	Taieri Mouth Millenium Trail	Otago
102	Simon Rea	668m	Pareraho to Cornish	Wellington
103	Rob Bathgate	641m	Papamoa Hills Outer Loop	Bay of Plenty
104	Steph Hobbs	598m	Huntleigh Park and Crow's Nest	Wellington
105	Neil Maclennan	558m	Waihi Beach Trig Track	Bay of Plenty
=106	Brook van Reenen	517m	Wanaka LRMI (Lake, River, Mt. Iron)	Otago
=106	Heather Leslie	517m	Birchville Dam Loop	Wellington
108	Mike McManaway	463m	Low Hanging Fruit	Tasman and Nelson
109	Noeline Best	383m	Te Ara O Wairakei	Bay of Plenty
110	Matt Hall-White	221m	Mangemangeroa Track	Auckland
111	Dianne Rawson	190m	Eskdale Outer Loopypop	Auckland
112	Dean Harvey	111m	Involution Loop	Tasman and Nelson
113	Gerald Masters	74m	Hunua Crossing	Auckland
=114	Ryan Hattle	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Sarah Bauer	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Jasmine MNijel	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Jonathan Drake	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Rich Martin	0m	WUU2k - 42km Route	Wellington
=114	Sandrine Douarin	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Dennis de Monchy	0m	Otawa Trig	Bay of Plenty
=114	Rachel Shields	0m	Pineapple and Flagstaff	Otago
=114	Nick Pharo	0m	Otawa Lodge & Otawa Trig Loop	Bay of Plenty
=114	Murray Taylor	0m	Hakarimata N-S Full Trail Loop	Waikato
=114	Tim Purchase	0m	Maungatautari crazy 8	Waikato
=114	Dan Martin	0m	Isthmus Peak	Otago
=114	Tim Shaw	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Maximilliano Molina	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Tamsen Walker	0m	Rakiura Track	Southland
=114	Victoria Gallagher	0m	Te Henga Trail	Auckland
=114	Isobel Stout	0m	Mt Pleasant Elevator	Canterbury
=114	James Brewer	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Natalie Ganley	0m	1100 Steps to WOW!	Northland
=114	Derek Mc goldrick	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Rie Kim	0m	Karamatura Loop	Auckland
=114	Alun Davies	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Matt Barton	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Jordan Van Der Klei	0m	Tahuna Trails	Tasman and Nelson
=114	Sandi Cooper	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Tj Smart	0m	The ATH (Around The Harbour)	Canterbury
=114	Andy Rawlins	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Steve Stewart	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Beckie Marshall	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Richard Tumaliuan	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Elspeth Knewstubb	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Heidi Su	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Bill Emmens	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	julie stewart	0m	Ross, Pineapple, Frasers loop	Otago
=114	Garry Walker	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Jodi Kearney	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Brendon Pascoe	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Richele McKenzie	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Catherine Reaves	0m	Mauao - Round, Up and Down	Bay of Plenty
=114	June Hart	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Charlotte Evans	0m	Karamatura Loop	Auckland
=114	Tracey McKay	0m	Not chosen yet	-
=114	Sophie Beaumont	0m	Not chosen yet	-