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Fitness Challenges


Mountain Stair Climb

January 24 - January 31

Step up to our new fitness challenge - where every stair takes you higher, pushing yourself to new peaks! The goal is to build on your distances starting with Mount Juneau! Challenge yourself to see how far you can climb over the span of one-week. This challenge will require a stairs of any sort (outdoors, indoors or stair climb machine). Each step you ascend will equal one foot (1 step = 1 foot). Can you make it to the peak of Mount Everest?

  1. Mount Juneau | 3,576 ft
  2. Luna Peak| 8,311 ft 
  3. King Peak| 13,533 ft
  4. Yuzhu Peak | 20,269 ft
  5. Mount Everest | 29,032 ft.  

Distances are based on real mountain peaks with progressively higher ranges as you move through the challenge. Submissions will be required!