The Rab Hill Climb
1st April 2022 to 30th June 2022

Challenge Type: Flash Challenge
Challenge Goal: Vertical Metres Climbed
Open Challenge: Open to all VIPs
About the 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?
This challenge is open to all VIPs and all Wild Challengers.
*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
Last updated 23 minutes ago.
Wild Explorer | Challenge Total | Chosen Trail | Region | |
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1 | James Goodwill | 27,639m | Southern Walkway | Wellington |
2 | Brook van Reenen | 27,481m | Mt Iron Loop | Otago |
3 | Samuel Grave | 27,259m | Belmont Trig | Wellington |
4 | Chris Fahey | 22,055m | Belmont Tadpole Loop | Wellington |
5 | Kyle Malone | 17,363m | Swallow's loop | Wellington |
6 | Sam Mowat | 15,860m | Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour | Canterbury |
7 | Derek Mc goldrick | 14,855m | Swallow's loop | Wellington |
8 | Joe Benbow | 14,804m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
9 | Ian Gilmour | 13,360m | Grampians Grunt | Tasman and Nelson |
10 | Mark Rigby | 13,315m | Mt Vernon Farm Track | Canterbury |
11 | Steve Beatson | 13,173m | Grampians Grunt | Tasman and Nelson |
12 | Debbi Bamfield | 12,663m | Tasman Trail | Tasman and Nelson |
13 | Fiona Stechmann | 12,592m | Mt Pleasant Elevator | Canterbury |
14 | Emma Dryland | 12,181m | Richmond Hills | Tasman and Nelson |
15 | Ben Walker | 11,815m | Ross, Pineapple, Frasers loop | Otago |
16 | Elise Arnst | 11,791m | Westmorland Hill Reps | Canterbury |
17 | Koleighne Ford | 11,742m | Bowenvale / FarmTrack Loop | Canterbury |
18 | Tony Sharpe | 11,621m | The Crater Rim | Canterbury |
19 | Richele McKenzie | 10,662m | Graveyard Shift | Wellington |
20 | Kate Annan | 9,353m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
21 | James Brewer | 9,345m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
22 | Emily Oliver | 9,259m | The ATH (Around The Harbour) | Canterbury |
23 | Jeremy Edwards | 8,629m | Port Hills Protocol | Canterbury |
24 | Chrissy Schreiber | 8,586m | Ben Lomond via Tiki Trail | Otago |
25 | Jared Pink | 8,465m | Mt Somers Woolshed Loop | Canterbury |
26 | Rachel Bridgewater | 7,643m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
27 | Mike Kerr | 7,354m | Sawpit Gully - German Hill | Otago |
28 | Nikki Kear | 7,182m | Rapaki Sugarloaf Return | Canterbury |
29 | Sanjeev Deo | 6,882m | Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon | Canterbury |
30 | Heather McDonald | 6,840m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
31 | Callum Templeton | 6,723m | The Pipeline of Pain | Canterbury |
32 | Corey Woodward | 6,576m | Port Hills Protocol | Canterbury |
33 | Matthew Bloomer | 6,570m | Red Rocks Loop | Wellington |
34 | Scott Ferguson | 6,498m | Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour | Canterbury |
35 | Trevor Rowe | 6,228m | The Whole Hemi | Wellington |
36 | Tania Miller | 5,915m | Old Man Obelisk | Otago |
37 | Delly Kavenport | 5,880m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
38 | Andrew Tolley | 5,750m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
39 | Tim Carpenter | 5,745m | Manawatu Gorge Track | Manawatu - Wanganui |
40 | Katie Ridley | 5,693m | The ATH (Around The Harbour) | Canterbury |
41 | John Iseli | 5,590m | Mt Iron Loop | Otago |
42 | Karen Spencer | 5,552m | Biblical | Wellington |
43 | Sarah Coxon | 5,501m | The ATH (Around The Harbour) | Canterbury |
44 | Sam Yeoman | 5,457m | Whareroa/Akatarawa Loop | Wellington |
45 | Adam Mullally | 5,436m | Sawpit Gully - German Hill | Otago |
46 | Jake Trinder | 5,210m | Ben Lomond via Tiki Trail | Otago |
47 | Jo Bailey | 5,110m | Wanaka LRMI (Lake, River, Mt. Iron) | Otago |
48 | Caro Orum | 4,861m | WUU2k - 42km Route | Wellington |
49 | Sofia Peters | 4,729m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
50 | Thomas Easton | 4,678m | The Gorsetrack Strikes Back | Canterbury |
51 | Peter Belt | 4,624m | Whakarewarewa Rainbow | Bay of Plenty |
52 | Phil Gerard | 4,294m | Ben Lomond via Tiki Trail | Otago |
53 | Diana Adams | 4,220m | Mt Iron Loop | Otago |
54 | Conor Keena | 4,214m | Bowenvale / FarmTrack Loop | Canterbury |
55 | Maggie Davies | 4,057m | Port Hills Spur Challenge! | Canterbury |
56 | Steve Tripp | 4,018m | Mt Cargill and Organ Pipes | Otago |
57 | Tara Jackson | 4,002m | Brook-Firball-Maitai Loop | Tasman and Nelson |
58 | Michelle Snape | 3,955m | Banks Peninsula Ultra Beer Run | Canterbury |
59 | Jeremy Boase | 3,897m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
60 | Simon Budd | 3,873m | Forrest Hill Track | Southland |
61 | Darren de Groot | 3,816m | The Chairlift Choice | Canterbury |
62 | Zack Reimer | 3,772m | Boulder Dash | Canterbury |
63 | Emma Rogers | 3,738m | Port Hills Protocol | Canterbury |
64 | Katie Oliver | 3,632m | The Pipeline of Pain | Canterbury |
65 | Jeremy Wheeler | 3,618m | The Pipeline of Pain | Canterbury |
66 | Lisa Ainley | 3,585m | Mt Thomas Grunt | Canterbury |
67 | Robyn Lesh | 3,533m | Wanaka Skyline Trail | Otago |
68 | Jack Thomson | 3,477m | Swallow's loop | Wellington |
69 | Philip Taylor | 3,390m | King and Queen of the Withers | Marlborough |
70 | June Hart | 3,374m | Pouakai Summit | Taranaki |
71 | Geoffrey Smith | 3,347m | Halswell and Kennedys | Canterbury |
72 | Tamsen Walker | 3,329m | Taranaki RTM with a Twist | Taranaki |
73 | Lynley Devon | 3,319m | Rapaki Sugarloaf Return | Canterbury |
74 | Jasmine MNijel | 3,200m | Hunua Crossing | Auckland |
75 | Megan Farndale | 3,137m | Hakarimata Traverse | Waikato |
76 | Sarah Thom | 3,071m | Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon | Canterbury |
77 | Denise Limby | 3,046m | Parihaka Hatea Loop | Northland |
78 | Lu Rvs | 3,024m | Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon | Canterbury |
=79 | Casey Hemingway | 2,959m | Brow Peak Mini Mission | Otago |
=79 | Alison Turner | 2,959m | Te Aroha Summit Loop | Waikato |
81 | Miriam Bartlett | 2,879m | Trinity - Harbour Bruisin' | Canterbury |
82 | Bill Emmens | 2,814m | Te Whiti Riser | Wellington |
83 | Gill Fullen | 2,754m | Not my left eye, it's Maraetai! | Auckland |
84 | Gary McGregor | 2,604m | Halswell and Kennedys | Canterbury |
85 | Diane Gillard | 2,597m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
86 | Gavin Dale | 2,575m | Chetwynd Track | Canterbury |
87 | Alex Slack | 2,569m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
88 | Tanya Bottomley | 2,452m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
89 | Allysia Kraakman | 2,424m | Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain | Waikato |
90 | Angela Hewlett | 2,367m | Maungakiekie Loop | Auckland |
91 | Stephen Bates | 2,272m | Colonial Knob - All the Hills | Wellington |
92 | Helen Rowland | 2,175m | Dry Creek Loop | Wellington |
93 | Lynda Watson | 2,146m | Kaniere Water Race | West Coast |
94 | Richard Jebb | 2,127m | Station to Station, North Shore Urban Trails | Auckland |
95 | Helen Brunner | 2,001m | Bluff Hill Loops | Southland |
96 | Brad Spiers | 1,957m | The Pipeline of Pain | Canterbury |
97 | Steve Holdoway | 1,935m | The Coffee Run | Canterbury |
98 | Simon Rea | 1,882m | Pareraho to Cornish | Wellington |
99 | Tim Purchase | 1,837m | Tongariro Northern Circuit | Manawatu - Wanganui |
100 | Holly Barclay | 1,830m | Grampians Grunt | Tasman and Nelson |
101 | Jennifer Rankin | 1,822m | Halswell and Kennedys | Canterbury |
102 | Donna Edwards | 1,750m | The Crater Rim | Canterbury |
103 | Raewyn Peters | 1,745m | Slip Track from Titirangi | Auckland |
104 | Heather Leslie | 1,725m | Birchville Dam Loop | Wellington |
105 | Adam Forwood | 1,652m | Taieri Mouth Millenium Trail | Otago |
106 | Rachael Tobeck | 1,650m | Totara Park Track | Auckland |
107 | Lou Ochsner | 1,631m | Little Mount Peel | Canterbury |
108 | Rob Bathgate | 1,630m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
109 | Jennifer Bepko | 1,610m | Maungakiekie Loop | Auckland |
110 | Jayde Kruger | 1,607m | Queenstown Hill (Te Tapu-nui) | Otago |
111 | Rebecca Speirs | 1,602m | Mauao - Round, Up and Down | Bay of Plenty |
112 | Magnus Hammarsal | 1,584m | Maungakiekie Loop | Auckland |
113 | Kristen Kelly | 1,532m | Mt Iron Loop | Otago |
114 | Alice Sagar | 1,527m | Grampians Grunt | Tasman and Nelson |
115 | chris atkinson | 1,525m | Whakarewarea Circuit - the Black Track | Bay of Plenty |
116 | Nick Pharo | 1,429m | Otawa Trig | Bay of Plenty |
117 | Kerry Williams | 1,413m | Tuhawaiki Trot | Canterbury |
118 | Fiona Carter | 1,409m | Sanctuary Fenceline | Wellington |
119 | Beckie Marshall | 1,367m | Jimmy Lee Creek | Tasman and Nelson |
120 | Matthew Adams | 1,312m | Pineapple and Flagstaff | Otago |
121 | Cullum Mangin | 1,307m | Te Whiti Riser | Wellington |
=122 | Matt Halverson | 1,245m | Bowenvale / FarmTrack Loop | Canterbury |
=122 | Richard Sinclair | 1,245m | Levin Trig | Manawatu - Wanganui |
124 | Nadia Maclaren | 1,155m | Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon | Canterbury |
125 | Isobel Stout | 1,121m | Mt Pleasant Elevator | Canterbury |
126 | Zoe Van Mil Potaka | 1,104m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
127 | Kiera Dooley | 1,066m | Nga Tapuwae o Toi Trail | Bay of Plenty |
128 | Annette Adams | 1,033m | The Crater Rim | Canterbury |
129 | Gaylene Saywell | 974m | Little Mount Peel | Canterbury |
130 | Sarah Lee | 960m | Ataturk to Pass Of Branda Loop | Wellington |
131 | John Bailey | 942m | Mauao - Round, Up and Down | Bay of Plenty |
132 | Murray Taylor | 935m | Hakarimata N-S Full Trail Loop | Waikato |
133 | Brad Bellamy | 911m | Waihi Beach Trig Track | Bay of Plenty |
134 | Heidi Su | 903m | Port Hills Nearly Half Marathon | Canterbury |
135 | Matt Bixley | 833m | Ross, Pineapple, Frasers loop | Otago |
136 | Tim Shaw | 805m | Korowai-Torlesse Roller Coaster | Canterbury |
137 | Rose Sandison | 782m | Mauao - Round, Up and Down | Bay of Plenty |
138 | Kim Mackay-Wallace | 691m | The Harcombe Round | Otago |
139 | Jennifer Hancock | 661m | Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain | Waikato |
140 | Kay Abayakoon | 640m | Gulf Harbour Tiki Tour | Auckland |
141 | Sharon Davis | 635m | Red Hill to Mt Lyndon Loop | Canterbury |
142 | Gerald Masters | 620m | Hunua Crossing | Auckland |
143 | Olivia Harris | 599m | Whakarewarewa Rainbow | Bay of Plenty |
144 | Petra Hnykova | 516m | Long Bay Beach, Bush & Cliffs | Auckland |
145 | Andrew Foote | 495m | Tuatara Trail Run | West Coast |
146 | Jon Culley | 494m | Maungarei / Mt Wellington Climb | Auckland |
147 | Paul Parsonage | 477m | Town Basin, Whangarei Falls & Parihaka | Northland |
148 | Adrian Rhodes | 404m | Once Was An Island | Hawkes Bay |
149 | Paul Forbes | 402m | Little Mount Peel | Canterbury |
150 | Leanne Petersen | 383m | Whitianga Rock to Cooks Beach | Waikato |
151 | Noeline Best | 350m | Papamoa Hills Outer Loop | Bay of Plenty |
152 | Sharelle Blundell | 350m | Mt William Wacky Walkway | Auckland |
153 | Shonagh North | 332m | Wanaka Skyline Trail | Otago |
154 | Lee Thomson | 332m | Mount Oxford Summit Scramble | Canterbury |
155 | David Morgan | 317m | Point Elizabeth Track | West Coast |
156 | Quinn Hawkins | 314m | The Weetbix Challenge | Bay of Plenty |
157 | David Ching | 271m | Flat Fun in the East | Auckland |
158 | Karina Sandison | 233m | Te Koutu Has It All | Waikato |
159 | Mike McManaway | 206m | Rawhiti Ramble | Tasman and Nelson |
160 | Amy Whitehead | 189m | Bowenvale / FarmTrack Loop | Canterbury |
161 | Stefanie Parks | 176m | Holliss Stairway to Heaven | Canterbury |
162 | Isaac Tripp | 173m | Alternative Flagstaff Circuit | Otago |
163 | Garry Walker | 139m | Kaiti Hill Repeats | Gisborne |
164 | Adam Clifford | 104m | Mt Iron Loop | Otago |
165 | Stephen Steddy | 96m | Maungarei / Mt Wellington Climb | Auckland |
166 | Jonathan Drake | 12m | Hobson Bay Loopity | Auckland |
167 | Jonathan Roughan | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Kerry Ash | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Keri Devine | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Ben Hancock | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Mark Drew | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Katie Wright | 0m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
=166 | Angela Ruegger | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Andy Crosland | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Kelly Chapman | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Richard Tumaliuan | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Steve Anderson | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Dennis de Monchy | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Terry McDonald | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Tracey McKay | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Matt Barton | 0m | Bullock Track | Otago |
=166 | Tracy Southern | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Sarah Bauer | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Karl Zimmerman | 0m | Atene Skyline Track | Manawatu - Wanganui |
=166 | Nathan Welch | 0m | Halswell and Kennedys | Canterbury |
=166 | Claire Kenyon | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Cathie Blade | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Emma McEwen | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Lea Melrose | 0m | Bluff Hill Loops | Southland |
=166 | Anne-Louise Robertson | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Tina Buch | 0m | Waikowhai Stairs, Bush & Beach | Auckland |
=166 | Rachael Grooby | 0m | The Pipeline of Pain | Canterbury |
=166 | Victoria Gallagher | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Laura Crossan | 0m | Whakarewarewa Rainbow | Bay of Plenty |
=166 | Rachel Whitcombe | 0m | Mt Davy Summit | West Coast |
=166 | Mat Barton | 0m | Mauao - Round, Up and Down | Bay of Plenty |
=166 | Billy Powell | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Kat Webber | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Bartosz Morawiec | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Chris Harte | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Rebecca Edgecombe | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | helen chisholm | 0m | Roy's Peak | Otago |
=166 | Thomas Ricketts | 0m | Sawpit Gully - German Hill | Otago |
=166 | Anna Brooke | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Claire Heslop | 0m | Greenstone/Caples | Otago |
=166 | Rob Meili | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Ryan Hattle | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Dianne Bailey | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Jaco Scherman | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Patrick Clissold | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Jamie Calder | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Graham Ellwood | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Rachel Shields | 0m | Pineapple and Flagstaff | Otago |
=166 | Matt Jackson | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Richard Fletcher | 0m | Wanaka LRMI (Lake, River, Mt. Iron) | Otago |
=166 | Nick Tweed | 0m | The Gorsetrack Strikes Back | Canterbury |
=166 | Jenny McGrath | 0m | Te Whiti Riser | Wellington |
=166 | Tj Smart | 0m | The North Faces | Canterbury |
=166 | Mark Sorensen | 0m | Stone Store to Rainbow | Northland |
=166 | Vaughan Henry | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Penny Carroll | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Gabrielle Montgomery | 0m | 1100 Steps to WOW! | Northland |
=166 | Ben Mcdrury | 0m | Mt Thomas Direct! | Canterbury |
=166 | Jayne Tankersley | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Tim Ensor | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Lynette ELFICK | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | Mark Buckland | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |
=166 | james Bryant Bland | 0m | Not chosen yet | - |