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2026 Elevation Challenge

ATRC Official Leaderboard

🏔️ Rules Leaderboard

Running, hiking, walking, and snowshoeing are the only allowed activity types.

No treadmills or manually added activities allowed

Only GPS-recorded activities on Strava count towards the challenge total.

Activities must be uploaded to Strava within 48 hours of completion.

Hill repeats must be leg powered on both the ascent and descent.

Any mechanical assistance (e.g., driving or taking a lift back down) will cause that activity to be recorded at 50% value.

🏆 Prizing

The athlete with the greatest total elevation gain wins the official ATRC EC prize plaque.

There will be a number of draw prizes awarded based on your earned ballot tickets.

Must reach a minimum of 5,000 meters to earn your first ballot and qualify for prizes.

Every 1,888 meters of elevation gain past the initial 5,000m earns you one extra prize ballot.

Ballot Breakdown:
1 5,000m
2 6,888m
3 8,776m
4 10,664m
5 12,552m
6 14,440m
7 16,328m
8 18,216m
9 20,104m
10 21,992m
11 23,880m
12 25,768m
13 27,656m
14 29,544m
15 31,432m
16 33,320m
17 35,208m
18 37,096m
19 38,984m
20 40,872m
21 42,760m
22 44,648m
23 46,536m
24 48,424m
25 50,312m
26 52,200m
27 54,088m
28 55,976m