'10 in 10 Challenge' - Tackling NZ's Great Walks for Starship Children's Hospital

Beginning on the 10th of February 2024 I will attempt 10 of New Zealand’s ‘Great Walks’ to raise as much money as possible for the Starship Children's Hospital. The ’10 in 10 Challenge’ will require I complete one track per day, back-to-back, over a 10-day period. Taking me the length of New Zealand via campervan and over 500km on foot, I will tackle the tracks in the following order:

Feb 10th Waikaremoana Track – 46km

Feb 11th Tongariro Circuit – 43km

Feb 12th Abel Tasman Track – 60km

Feb 13th Heaphy Track – 78km

Feb 14th Paparoa Track – 55km

Feb 15th Routeburn Track - 33km

Feb 16th Milford Track – 54km

Feb 17th Kepler Track – 60km

Feb 18th Humpridge Track – 61km (not official considered a ‘Great Walk’ yet..)

Feb 19th Rakiura Track 32km

This is as much a logistical challenge as it is physical. I will run and walk for between 6 and 14 hours during the day while my team and I will use the night time to commute between trail heads. I am under no illusions that this will be the hardest physical and mental challenge of my life so far.

My first goal is to raise the $6,500 required to fund the challenge, then the real mahi begins – to raise $30,000 for Starship Children's Hospital.

Times are tough for many and as the cost-of-living crisis continues the purse strings tighten. I ask that you dig deep to donate what you can in the spirit of adventure, challenging oneself and most importantly for a genuinely worthy cause.

Funds will be transferred to my personal account - then onto Starship.