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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 5
All twelve teams gathered at the water’s edge this morning for the final day of Hillary Challenge 2026, and once again Tongariro turned on perfect racing conditions. A fun tradition on the last day of the week is that the…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 4
Let’s face it, most of the day we were glued to the tracker map, watching teams make decisions and collect points. Team managers and Hillary Outdoors staff headed out on surrounding tracks to watch the teams’ final hours on the…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 3
All twelve teams set off on the two-day Rogaine at 9am this morning from the Tongariro Alpine Crossing Mangatepopo Car Park. Conditions were warm and clear, with a reminder for teams to plan their water collection carefully: the day would…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 1 & 2
Hillary Challenge 2026 kicked off on a chilly -3 °C Monday morning, but Tongariro soon turned on a perfect day for outdoor adventure, with a few students sporting new tan lines by dinnertime. Teams headed out to locations around the…
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Coromandel Centre origin story
By Hillary Campbell, Chief Executive Hillary Outdoors had been trying to establish a third Centre for some time. The Kinloch Centre project began in 2017 and survived several years of planning before COVID finally brought it to an end. A…
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From Students to Instructors: The Class of 2024
“As long as you pack a good lunch, a good raincoat and a good attitude, you’ll survive anything the day can throw at you.” – Leo Jones Somewhere between a frozen pair of shorts, the circulatory system reenacted through operatic…
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The Adventure Continues
Peter Hillary tells a story about his father as a teenager, long before the world knew the name Sir Edmund Hillary. The way the story goes, he was a pimply-faced teenager with an exasperated teacher who really did not…
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Extra Miles and Big Smiles: Long Bay College’s Hillary Challenge Adventure
At Hillary Outdoors, there is nothing we love more than seeing new school teams join the Hillary Challenge journey for the first time. Watching students dive in, embrace the unknown, and give it their all is exactly what Hillary Challenge…
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A chat with Darren about Hillary Challenge 2026
We caught up with Darren to find out more about the Hillary Challenge Regionals 2026 and get some advice for teams. What makes the Hillary Challenge regionals such a unique experience for students? The team size (8 members) is double that of a typical…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 5
All twelve teams gathered at the water’s edge this morning for the final day of Hillary Challenge 2026, and once again Tongariro turned on perfect racing conditions. A fun tradition on the last day of the week is that the…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 4
Let’s face it, most of the day we were glued to the tracker map, watching teams make decisions and collect points. Team managers and Hillary Outdoors staff headed out on surrounding tracks to watch the teams’ final hours on the…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 3
All twelve teams set off on the two-day Rogaine at 9am this morning from the Tongariro Alpine Crossing Mangatepopo Car Park. Conditions were warm and clear, with a reminder for teams to plan their water collection carefully: the day would…
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Hillary Challenge Final 2026 – Day 1 & 2
Hillary Challenge 2026 kicked off on a chilly -3 °C Monday morning, but Tongariro soon turned on a perfect day for outdoor adventure, with a few students sporting new tan lines by dinnertime. Teams headed out to locations around the…
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Coromandel Centre origin story
By Hillary Campbell, Chief Executive Hillary Outdoors had been trying to establish a third Centre for some time. The Kinloch Centre project began in 2017 and survived several years of planning before COVID finally brought it to an end. A…
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From Students to Instructors: The Class of 2024
“As long as you pack a good lunch, a good raincoat and a good attitude, you’ll survive anything the day can throw at you.” – Leo Jones Somewhere between a frozen pair of shorts, the circulatory system reenacted through operatic…
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The Adventure Continues
Peter Hillary tells a story about his father as a teenager, long before the world knew the name Sir Edmund Hillary. The way the story goes, he was a pimply-faced teenager with an exasperated teacher who really did not…
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Extra Miles and Big Smiles: Long Bay College’s Hillary Challenge Adventure
At Hillary Outdoors, there is nothing we love more than seeing new school teams join the Hillary Challenge journey for the first time. Watching students dive in, embrace the unknown, and give it their all is exactly what Hillary Challenge…
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A chat with Darren about Hillary Challenge 2026
We caught up with Darren to find out more about the Hillary Challenge Regionals 2026 and get some advice for teams. What makes the Hillary Challenge regionals such a unique experience for students? The team size (8 members) is double that of a typical…