Pick Your Peak Stair Challenge

You can participate on a team or as an individual! (not both)

Team Information: 

• A team can have 4-6 people max
• Every team needs a Captain and a Team Name. Team captains will be responsible for registering the team and submitting weekly team totals  

Set a climbing goal by picking a peak from the table below. Put your selected peak in your personal step tracking sheet. We suggest you 'pick your peak’ based on the average number of flights you think you can climb each day or based on your personal fitness goals. 1 flight of stairs = 3 metres of elevation = 16 steps up (approximately).

Everyone will receive a personal step tracking sheet via e-mail on the first day of the challenge. 

During the Stair Challenge, you can count your movement in two ways:

     1. Climbing stairs: Count every 16 stairs you climb up as a "flight."

           AND/OR

    2. Active minutes: Count every 3 minutes of physical activity (moving as able, cycling, elliptical) as a "flight."

Log your daily flights of stairs on your personal step tracking sheet; 1 point = 1 flight of stairs

Accessibility Options: If you are unable to climb stairs, you can participate by counting every 3 minutes of physical activity as a 'flight"

NEW! Convert your active minutes or stairs climbed to flights with the Flight Calculator

If you are in a team, send your weekly step total to your team captain every Monday morning so they can submit team totals by Monday 12:00 pm. 

Team Captains and Individual climbers submit flights climbed totals here

UBC Vancouver 

Join us for wellbeing walks with the Move U Crew. Door prizes will be handed out! 

We will head over to Wreck Beach Trail 6 as a group, go down to enjoy the view, and head back up. We recommend you wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle

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UBC Okanagan 

Join us for a stair climbing stretch session led by the Move U crew! Door prizes will be handed out! 

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UBC Okanagan participants will be emailed directly. 

Check out these resources:

• Get Active at Home
• @UBCRec Instagram
• UBC Rec YouTube channel

Prizes will be awarded: 

• For participation each week through random draws
• To the highest individual climber after the challenge 
• To the team that has the highest average points per participant after the challenge

You can use an app or gadget of your choice to track your steps. 

We encourage departments to run the challenge at a time that works for them. Download the Pick your Peak toolkit to learn more.