ELEVATION CHALLENGE 2025
Rules and Prizing
Rules
  • Participants must reach a minimum of 5,000 meters to be eligible for prizing.
  • Every 1,888 meters of elevation gain past 5,000 meters is equivalent to one extra prize ballot.
  • Only elevation gain that has been recorded on Strava, with a GPS device, counts towards the monthly total.
  • Your activity must be upload to Strava within 48 hours of completion to be counted towards your total.
  • Running, hiking, walking, and snowshoeing are the only valid disciplines ***No treadmills or manually added activities***
  • Hill repeats must be leg powered on the ascent and descent. Any mechanical assistance will cause that activity to be recorded at 50%.
Strava requirements
  • Strava default activity privacy settings must be set to "Everyone" or "Followers". Using "Only You" will prevent the sync to this website.
  • More requirements may be added once identified.
Prizing
  • There will be a number of draw prizes awarded based on tickets.
  • The competitor with the greatest elevation gain for the month will win a wooden ATRC EC prize plaque.