Mt Difficulty Ascent
Mt Difficulty Ascent
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Saturday 13th June 2026
Mountain Races:
25km
44km
Online Registrations close: Thursday 11th June at 8pm
Gear Check and Late Registration: Friday 12th June between 5pm-8.30pm at the Mt Difficulty Winery, Bannockburn, Cromwell.
Briefing: Friday 12th June 7.30pm at Mt Difficulty Winery
Event start: 8am Saturday 13th June
Event cut off time: 5pm
Prize-giving: 5.30pm Saturday at the Finish-line
Entry fee
Early-bird price - 44km
Adult price - $230
This is available until the 31st March 2026.
Standard price - 44km
Adult price - $260
From the 1st April until 1st June 2026.
Late entry fee $30 extra from the 1st June 2026 - $290.
Online entries close on Thurs 11th June at 8pm.
Early-bird price - 25km
Adult price - $160
This is available until the 31st March 2026
Standard price - 25km
Adult price - $190
From the 1st April until 1st June 2026.
Late entry fee $30 extra from the 1st June 2026 - $220.
Online entries close on Thurs 11th June at 8pm.
This is an ADVENTURE RUN folks, the ‘adventure’ part means you can’t run all of this course.
Required Gear:
small day backpack
rain jacket – it can be just a ‘shell’ but it must be seam-sealed waterproof
merino or thermal long sleeve top
extra fleece/mid weight wool top (250 – 300+ gram)
long thermal tights or trousers (compression leggings are not acceptable/ waterproof over-trousers are acceptable) Poly- prop or merino are the norm
warm beanie or Thir Band! (Multifunctional headwear)
warm gloves
survival /bag
own snacks, gels, energy bars, nutrition etc
water bottles/bladders – enough to carry 1 litre of water and/or Tailwind electrolytes
whistle
gaiters (optional but recommended)
Sturdy shoes with good grip on dirt, mud, rock, snow.
