King of the Climb
Find a hill and stack as much elevation gain as you can in one continuous run, trail run or hike. The more you climb, the more tickets you earn.
Once it's installed, find King of the Climb in the Challenges feed.
One effort. Max vert.
Pick a hill, a trail or a mountain and climb as much as you can in a single outdoor activity. Your total elevation gain is your score.
Run it, trail run it or hike it. Hill repeats are allowed and only positive gain counts, so the downhills add nothing. Track it on a GPS wearable and log it in the Harry's app.
More vert. More tickets.
Every qualifying climb earns tickets into Harry's monthly prize draw, and the bigger the climb, the bigger the haul.
Resubmit any time in the window. Your latest approved entry replaces the last one.
One go. Outdoors.
Your climb has to be one continuous outdoor activity, done between Saturday 1 August 2026 and Sunday 1 November 2026. Any of these and it won't count.
Split across more than one activity.
Doesn't countDone indoors or on a treadmill.
Doesn't countAnything other than a run, trail run or hike.
Doesn't countMissing distance, elapsed time, pace or heart rate.
Doesn't countCompleted outside the challenge window.
Doesn't countTracking & Submission
- GPS wearable: COROS, Garmin, Apple Watch, Strava, etc.
- Distance, elapsed time, pace and heart rate must all be available in your activity.
- Upload image proof, like your run data or a selfie, and add your activity link if you have one.
- Only positive gain counts: hill repeats are fine, downhills add nothing.
- Issues? ethan@hardcoreharrys.com.au
How To Enter
King of the Climb is free to enter with the Harry's Challenges app, and the app is free to download. Join it from the Challenges feed, then go find a hill.
Enter in app Already in the app? Open King of the ClimbShow full disclaimer
Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.
You confirm you are in good physical health and assume all liability for any injuries. Hardcore Harry's AU PTY LTD reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates submission rules. Repeated violations may lead to removal from the challenge.What counts as elevation gain?
Elevation gain is the total height you climb during an activity. Every uphill adds to it, and the downhills don't take anything away, so a hill climbed five times counts five times.
That is why hill repeats are the classic way to stack vert. Find the steepest climb near you, go up it, come back down, and go again. Your watch adds up every metre.
Watches with a barometric altimeter usually measure climbing more accurately than GPS alone, so make sure elevation shows in your activity before you log it.
- Vert
- Runner talk for elevation gain, as in "stacking vert".
- Hill repeats
- Running up the same hill again and again to build up elevation gain.
- Positive gain
- Only the climbing counts. Descents are free.
From download to the draw.
- 1
Download Harry's
Free on the App Store and Google Play.
- 2
Join the challenge
Find King of the Climb in the Challenges feed and tap join. It's free to enter.
- 3
Do it. Prove it.
Track it with your watch or a running app, then log it in the Harry's app with a screenshot or your Strava link.
- 4
Climb the board
Every entry goes on the leaderboard, and earns your shot at the prizes.
The King of the Climb challenge, explained.
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How High Can You Go?
King of the Climb runs Sat 1 Aug to Sun 1 Nov 2026. Download Harry's, join for free, and go find a hill.