The Wild For Nature Peak Bagging Challenge
1st January 2023 to 30th November 2023

Challenge Type: Peak Challenge
Challenge Goal: Number of unique peaks
About the Challenge:
The Wild For Nature Charitable Trust – the new owner and organiser of The WILD Epic Mountain Runs – will come into being early in 2023. Its stated purpose is “to encourage people of all abilities to pursue adventurous activities on foot and by doing so to benefit both themselves and the natural environment”
To kick things off the Trust has teamed up with Wild Things to challenge its members to get out there and get peak bagging during 2023.
It doesn’t matter how fast or slow you do this, just so long as it’s done on foot.
While going about it we also encourage you to take note of any specific challenges that the native flora and fauna around each peak face (or of the good work that humans are doing to lend nature a healing hand). Take a photo of these and post it to Instagram using the hashtag #wildfornaturechallenge to be in to win a spot prize (details below)
Your challenge is to run or walk up as many of the 100 listed peaks as you can between Jan 1st and 30th November 2023. The peaks are fairly evenly split between the North and South Islands.
NB each peak only counts once, no matter how many times you climb it. The idea is to have as many new adventures as possible, not repeat the same old same old numerous times!
Challenge Prizes:
Medals
The Trust will award medals (yes, real medals!) based on how many of the nominated peaks you tick off before the end of November:
- 10 peaks = a bronze medal
- 15 peaks = a silver medal
- 20 peaks = a gold medal
- 25 peaks = a platinum medal
Medals will be awarded in person at The WILD prizegiving in Arrowtown on December 10th or mailed shortly afterwards if you can’t be there.
Race Entries
The Trust is putting up 4 free entries to The WILD on December 7th - 9th.
- each person who has achieved bronze medal status (or above) by 31st July 2023 will go in the draw to win a free entry to the Beast of Brow (11k, 1050m) event
- each person who has achieved silver medal status (or above) by 31st July 2023 will go in the draw to win a free entry to the V1600 (30k, 1600m) event
- each person who has achieved gold medal status (or above) by 31st July 2023 will go in the draw to win a free entry to the V3000 (64k, 3000m) event
- each person who has achieved platinum medal status by 31st July 2023 will go in the draw to win a free entry to the V5000 (86k 5050m) event
Instagram Prizes
Each month during the year we will award a $25 discount off an entry to The WILD (any distance) to the person who is judged to have posted the most thought provoking/meaningful picture to their Instagram account (Post please, NOT Story) using the hashtag #wildfornaturechallenge.
Relevance to the subject matter - specific challenges that the native flora and fauna around a peak face (or of the good work that humans are doing to lend nature a healing hand) – will be key in selecting winners.
There is no limit to how many monthly prizes you can win, so post away!
Peak criteria:
The following peaks are included in this challenge:
- Alex Knob , West Coast
- Avalanche Peak, Canterbury
- Belmont, Wellington
- Ben Lomond , Otago
- Ben Ohau, Canterbury
- Breast Hill, Otago
- Climie, Wellington
- Colonial Knob, Wellington
- Conical Hill, Southland
- Croesus Knob, West Coast
- Crown Peak, Otago
- Dun Mountain, Marlborough
- Flagstaff, Otago
- Foggy Peak, Canterbury
- Fringed Hill, Tasman and Nelson
- Gibbs Hill, Tasman and Nelson
- Hakarimata, Waikato
- Helicopter Hill, Canterbury
- Hihitahi, Manawatu - Wanganui
- Horokaka, Northland
- Isthmus Peak, Otago
- Kakapiko, Bay of Plenty
- Kakepuku, Waikato
- Kapakapanui, Wellington
- Karangahake, Waikato
- Kaukau, Wellington
- Kaweka, Hawkes Bay
- Kellys Hill, West Coast
- Kirwans Hill, West Coast
- Kohukohunui, Auckland
- Kuripapango, Hawkes Bay
- Little Mount Peel/Huatekerekere, Canterbury
- Lorn Peak, Otago
- Manaia, Northland
- Mangahuia, Manawatu - Wanganui
- Maropea, Manawatu - Wanganui
- Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill, Auckland
- Maungatautari, Waikato
- Maungawhau/Mount Eden, Auckland
- Mitre/Pukemoana, Wellington
- Mount Alaska, Otago
- Mount Arthur, Tasman and Nelson
- Mount Cheeseman, Canterbury
- Mount Fishtail, Marlborough
- Mount Fitzgerald, Canterbury
- Mount Haast, West Coast
- Mount Hector, Wellington
- Mount Herbert/Te Ahu Patiki, Canterbury
- Mount Hikurangi, Gisborne
- Mount Hobson (Gt B Is), Auckland
- Mount Holdsworth, Wellington
- Mount Isobel, Canterbury
- Mount John, Canterbury
- Mount Karioi, Waikato
- Mount Kyeburn, Otago
- Mount Lion, Northland
- Mount Luxmore, Southland
- Mount Matthews, Wellington
- Mount Maunganui (Mauao), Bay of Plenty
- Mount Oxford, Canterbury
- Mount Patriarch, Tasman and Nelson
- Mount Pisa , Otago
- Mount Richmond, Marlborough
- Mount Robert, Tasman and Nelson
- Mount Robertson, Marlborough
- Mount Somers, Canterbury
- Mount St Bathans, Otago
- Mount Sunday, Canterbury
- Mount Taranaki/Egmont, Taranaki
- Mount Thomas, Canterbury
- Otawa, Bay of Plenty
- Otumore, Manawatu - Wanganui
- Papamoa, Bay of Plenty
- Parapara Peak, Tasman and Nelson
- Patuha, Taranaki
- Pirongia, Waikato
- Pouakai, Taranaki
- Puketapu, Otago
- Pureora, Manawatu - Wanganui
- Raetea , Northland
- Rainbow Mountain, Bay of Plenty
- Rangitoto, Auckland
- Rangitoto Peak, Bay of Plenty
- Roys Peak, Otago
- Silver Peak, Otago
- Tamahunga, Auckland
- Tauhara, Waikato
- Taumatataua, Hawkes Bay
- Te Aroha, Waikato
- Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay
- Te Rau-o-te-Huia/Mount Donald McLean, Auckland
- The Apprentice, Canterbury
- The Bluff/Motupohue, Southland
- The Hump, Southland
- The Pinnacles, Waikato
- Travers Peak, Canterbury
- Tuhua, West Coast
- Umukarikari, Waikato
- Urchin, Waikato
- Woolshed Hill, Canterbury
Challenge Leaderboard
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Wild Explorer | Peaks Bagged | |
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1 | Sonia Panapa | 40 |
2 | Jennifer Hancock | 36 |
3 | Simon Bartley | 26 |
4 | Brook van Reenen | 25 |
=5 | Anthony Sowerby | 24 |
=5 | Sarah Coxon | 24 |
7 | Georgie Griffiths | 22 |
8 | Raewyn Peters | 21 |
9 | Nat Thompson | 17 |
=10 | Jasmine MNijel | 16 |
=10 | Sam Mowat | 16 |
12 | Steve Anderson | 15 |
=13 | Jamie Hall | 13 |
=13 | Rie Kim | 13 |
15 | Rosie Roams | 12 |
=16 | Isobel Oakley | 11 |
=16 | Max Stenhouse Burgess | 11 |
=16 | Jo Steven | 11 |
=16 | Ben Brown | 11 |
=20 | Ryan Hattle | 10 |
=20 | Kyle Malone | 10 |
=22 | Emily Oliver | 9 |
=22 | Sarah Bauer | 9 |
=22 | Isobel Stout | 9 |
=22 | Justyna Blajerska | 9 |
=22 | Dan Martin | 9 |
=22 | Darrell Henderson | 9 |
=28 | Poppie Johnson | 8 |
=28 | Charlotte Evans | 8 |
30 | Magnus Hammarsal | 7 |
=31 | William Hart | 6 |
=31 | James Brewer | 6 |
=31 | ewald kruger | 6 |
=31 | Matt Hall-White | 6 |
=31 | Tony Sharpe | 6 |
=31 | Grant Allerby | 6 |
=31 | Rob Bathgate | 6 |
=31 | Tim Purchase | 6 |
=31 | Steph Hobbs | 6 |
=31 | Anne-Louise Robertson | 6 |
=41 | Joe Benbow | 5 |
=41 | Ian Gilmour | 5 |
=41 | Steve Tripp | 5 |
=41 | Lisa Ainley | 5 |
=41 | Emma Rogers | 5 |
=41 | Alex Watson | 5 |
=41 | David Brock | 5 |
=41 | Kirsty Hamlin | 5 |
=41 | Sandrine Douarin | 5 |
=41 | Linus Corin | 5 |
=51 | Bryn Jenkins | 4 |
=51 | Jo Bailey | 4 |
=51 | Adam Clifford | 4 |
=51 | Caitlin Knox | 4 |
=51 | Allysia Kraakman | 4 |
=51 | Tamsen Walker | 4 |
=51 | Alicia Paulsen | 4 |
=51 | Pete Marshall | 4 |
=51 | Richele McKenzie | 4 |
=51 | Sean McWilliams | 4 |
=51 | Malcolm Law | 4 |
=51 | Jayne Tankersley | 4 |
=51 | Mikey Ball | 4 |
=51 | June Hart | 4 |
=51 | Rich Martin | 4 |
=66 | Michele Mill | 3 |
=66 | Petra Hnykova | 3 |
=66 | Doug Moore | 3 |
=66 | Katie Ridley | 3 |
=66 | Richard Tumaliuan | 3 |
=66 | Holly Barclay | 3 |
=66 | Natalie Hitchings | 3 |
=66 | Simon Budd | 3 |
=66 | Koleighne Ford | 3 |
=66 | Heather McDonald | 3 |
=66 | Benjamin Still | 3 |
=66 | Kamala Hayman | 3 |
=66 | Keri Bidmead | 3 |
=66 | Lynette ELFICK | 3 |
=66 | Linda Hopper | 3 |
=66 | David Lockhart | 3 |
=66 | Jeremy Wheeler | 3 |
=66 | Keri Devine | 3 |
=66 | Nick Pharo | 3 |
=66 | Mike Monastra | 3 |
=66 | Jonathan Drake | 3 |
=66 | Shonagh North | 3 |
=66 | Jill Goldfinch | 3 |
=66 | Kerry Bennett | 3 |
=66 | Darren de Groot | 3 |
=66 | Brian Aitken | 3 |
=92 | Peter Savage | 2 |
=92 | Michael Morrison | 2 |
=92 | Dean Harvey | 2 |
=92 | Paul Forbes | 2 |
=92 | Andy Rawlins | 2 |
=92 | Jon Culley | 2 |
=92 | Jamie Calder | 2 |
=92 | Solitaire Durante | 2 |
=92 | Jessie Lott (Reid) | 2 |
=92 | Natalie Ganley | 2 |
=92 | Katie Wright | 2 |
=92 | Steve Beatson | 2 |
=92 | Angela Hewlett | 2 |
=92 | Mike Kerr | 2 |
=92 | Murray Taylor | 2 |
=92 | Kat Webber | 2 |
=92 | Katie Oliver | 2 |
=92 | Matt Halverson | 2 |
=92 | Jody Paddy | 2 |
=92 | Lynda Watson | 2 |
=92 | Jonathan Roughan | 2 |
=92 | Natalie Ball | 2 |
=92 | Tracey McKay | 2 |
=92 | Elspeth Knewstubb | 2 |
=92 | Steve Stewart | 2 |
=92 | Mike McManaway | 2 |
=92 | Kerryn Stewart | 2 |
=92 | Sandi Cooper | 2 |
=92 | Mason Spiers | 2 |
=92 | Rebecca Deutsch | 2 |
=92 | Natasja Wilmot | 2 |
=92 | Debbi Bamfield | 2 |
=92 | Quinn Hawkins | 2 |
=92 | Derek Mc goldrick | 2 |
=92 | Jacki Key | 2 |
=92 | Sophie Beaumont | 2 |
=92 | Tim Carpenter | 2 |
=92 | Denise Limby | 2 |
=92 | Rachael Tobeck | 2 |
=92 | Alun Davies | 2 |
=92 | Scott Ferguson | 2 |
=92 | Billy Powell | 2 |
=92 | Donna Edwards | 2 |
=92 | Annelise La Roche | 2 |
=136 | Blue Tangiora | 1 |
=136 | Mark Craig | 1 |
=136 | Stefanie Parks | 1 |
=136 | Helen Brunner | 1 |
=136 | Neil Trimboy | 1 |
=136 | Caro Orum | 1 |
=136 | Olivia Harris | 1 |
=136 | John Iseli | 1 |
=136 | Matt Barton | 1 |
=136 | Michael Loftus | 1 |
=136 | Jake Trinder | 1 |
=136 | Andy Crosland | 1 |
=136 | Zack Reimer | 1 |
=136 | Bill Emmens | 1 |
=136 | Nikki Kear | 1 |
=136 | julie stewart | 1 |
=136 | Megan Hinton | 1 |
=136 | Isaac Tripp | 1 |
=136 | Rachel Whitcombe | 1 |
=136 | David Hosking | 1 |
=136 | Neil Maclennan | 1 |
=136 | Maximilliano Molina | 1 |
=136 | Natalie Atkin | 1 |
=136 | Samuel Shergold | 1 |
=136 | Sarah Lee | 1 |
=136 | Suzannah Toulmin | 1 |
=136 | Alice Sagar | 1 |
=136 | Sonja Vreugdenhil | 1 |
=136 | Adam Forwood | 1 |
=136 | Conor Keena | 1 |
=136 | Garry Walker | 1 |
=136 | Tim Shaw | 1 |
=136 | Liam Wilson | 1 |
=136 | Tracey McMillan | 1 |
170 | Jordan Van Der Klei | 0 |
=169 | Chrissy Schreiber | 0 |
=169 | helen chisholm | 0 |
=169 | Paul Nicholas | 0 |
=169 | Robert McDonald | 0 |
=169 | Diana Adams | 0 |
=169 | Teresa Norgren | 0 |
=169 | Iain Menmuir | 0 |
=169 | Angela Ruegger | 0 |
=169 | Ardouin Jeans | 0 |
=169 | Lu Rvs | 0 |
=169 | Jodi Kearney | 0 |
=169 | Corey Woodward | 0 |
=169 | Sharon Davis | 0 |
=169 | Dennis de Monchy | 0 |
=169 | Beckie Marshall | 0 |
=169 | Brendon Pascoe | 0 |
=169 | Noeline Best | 0 |
=169 | Jayde Kruger | 0 |
=169 | Heidi Su | 0 |
=169 | Pip Guthrey | 0 |
=169 | Jerry Varghese | 0 |
=169 | Dianne Rawson | 0 |
=169 | Rudolf Plucinsky | 0 |
=169 | Karen Spencer | 0 |
=169 | Rebecca Mehrtens | 0 |
=169 | Amy Whitehead | 0 |
=169 | Mark Rowbotham | 0 |
=169 | Malcolm Webb | 0 |
=169 | Annette Adams | 0 |
=169 | James Stewart | 0 |
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