The Rab Hill Climb 2024
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1st April 2024 to 30th June 2024
Flash Challenge
Vertical Metres Climbed
Share Challenge
1st April 2024 to 30th June 2024
Flash Challenge
Vertical Metres Climbed
Back by popular demand, and fueled by our love for Rab trail running gear. It's the return of The Rab Hill Climb Challenge!
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 Rab range. "It's bloody awesome." ~ Rob
*If the trail closes during the challenge, or you move away, email us asking nicely and we might allow you to swap.
Thanks to Rab, The Mountain People, we have a huge $2,400 worth of vouchers to give away.
The trail directory is broken down into 16 regions across New Zealand, so one $150 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.
At the end of the challenge, someone will win a $50 Wild Things shop voucher.
Keen?
During the challenge, share your adventures big or small on Instagram and tag @wildthingsnz in the photo (or reel) to earn Share Your Adventure points.
Also, use the hashtag #rabhillclimb in the post or a comment, so we know which challenge to award the points for.
Bonus Points: You'll earn an extra Share Your Adventure point if you're wearing any Wild Things gear in the photo.
No worries — you can join a Wild Challenge at any time while it's running.
When you join, we'll automatically award any challenge points you've earned since the challenge started, so you won't miss out just because you joined late.
If you've only just connected Strava or Garmin, we'll sync your last three months of activities too, so eligible activities can still count towards the challenge.
Connect your Strava or Garmin account to Wild Things and we'll automatically sync your activities and add any that qualify to the challenge.
You don't need to add activities manually — just get out there and do your thing! Each challenge has its own criteria for earning points, so check the challenge details above to see what counts.
If you use both Strava and Garmin, you can connect both — we won't create duplicate activities.
Absolutely. You can join as many Wild Challenges as you like, and the same activity can earn points across multiple challenges if it meets the criteria for each one.
We usually draw challenge winners a few days after the challenge finishes. We wait at least 2–3 days to allow any late activities to sync from Strava or Garmin before finalising the results.
If you're a winner, we'll get in touch with you directly.
Yes. Wild Challenges are exclusively for Wild Things VIP members. Become a VIP and you can join any of our current challenges, earn points and be in to win some epic prizes.
No worries — you can join a Wild Challenge at any time while it's running.
When you join, we'll automatically award any challenge points you've earned since the challenge started, so you won't miss out just because you joined late.
If you've only just connected Strava or Garmin, we'll sync your last three months of activities too, so eligible activities can still count towards the challenge.
Connect your Strava or Garmin account to Wild Things and we'll automatically sync your activities and add any that qualify to the challenge.
You don't need to add activities manually — just get out there and do your thing! Each challenge has its own criteria for earning points, so check the challenge details above to see what counts.
If you use both Strava and Garmin, you can connect both — we won't create duplicate activities.
Absolutely. You can join as many Wild Challenges as you like, and the same activity can earn points across multiple challenges if it meets the criteria for each one.
We usually draw challenge winners a few days after the challenge finishes. We wait at least 2–3 days to allow any late activities to sync from Strava or Garmin before finalising the results.
If you're a winner, we'll get in touch with you directly.
Yes. Wild Challenges are exclusively for Wild Things VIP members. Become a VIP and you can join any of our current challenges, earn points and be in to win some epic prizes.
