52 Peaks Challenge

from a simple idea

How It All Started

Hello everyone!

We are Paul and Annica. We spend most of our free time hiking or climbing the incredible mountain ranges around South East Queensland. We love to escape the city and just be in nature, surrounded by beautiful flora, fauna and incredible views. It’s our sanctuary, our bliss and a place where we can just BE…

In December 2021 we created the 22 Peaks Challenge with the hope of finding ten new friends that share our love for adventure and personal challenge. The premise was simple. Climb 22 peaks in 2022. Each time you claim a peak you do a ‘summit salute’ and post the photo. We then update the scoreboard at the end of each month and celebrate our wins.

from a simple idea

How It All Started

Hello everyone!

We are Paul and Annica. We spend most of our free time hiking or climbing the incredible mountain ranges around South East Queensland. We love to escape the city and just be in nature, surrounded by beautiful flora, fauna and incredible views. It’s our sanctuary, our bliss and a place where we can just BE…

In December 2021 we created the 22 Peaks Challenge with the hope of finding ten new friends that share our love for adventure and personal challenge. The premise was simple. Climb 22 peaks in 2022. Each time you claim a peak you do a ‘summit salute’ and post the photo. We then update the scoreboard at the end of each month and celebrate our wins.

what happened next

Was Off The Charts!

We attracted over 2,100 members to the Facebook group in the first 3 months! I should add that this growth was completely organic. Our Peaker’s just LOVE the Challenge and tell everyone to be a part of it! By November 2021 we had over 3,100 members

The positive impact this challenge has created for people is incredible and the feedback we are getting just blows me away every time. It does make a real difference in people’s lives. And so we decided to scale our impact and take the concept to the whole of Australia and New Zealand. We also added more peaks and awards and renamed it the ’52 Peaks Challenge’

We look forward to meeting more adventure seekers every year as we climb, scramble and summit the most spectacular peaks in Australia and New Zealand.

Welcome to the Challenge

Paul & Annica

what happened next

Was Off The Charts!

We attracted over 2,100 members to the Facebook group in the first 3 months! I should add that this growth was completely organic. Our Peaker’s just LOVE the Challenge and tell everyone to be a part of it! By November 2021 we had over 3,100 members

The positive impact this challenge has created for people is incredible and the feedback we are getting just blows me away every time. It does make a real difference in people’s lives. And so next year we have decided to scale our impact and take the concept to the whole of Australia and New Zealand.

We look forward to meeting more adventure seekers next year as we climb, scramble and summit the most spectacular peaks in the region.

Welcome to the Challenge

Paul & Annica

let us share

Our Personal Story

so much gratitude

What People Are Saying

Thank you for this life-changing experience. To get outdoors, keep fit and healthy, have some fun and explore this amazing world we live in. There is no better feeling than sitting on top of a mountain, taking in the views, and it’s just you and nature. And all of the daily stresses just fade away in that moment. Every mountain peak has been beautiful in its own way. 52 AMAZING ADVENTURES!

Serena T

Thanks Annica Malmkvist and Paul Ferry for this adventure challenge. It’s got me out to a few places I hadn’t been, and despite my introverted tendencies I’ve got to meet some lovely folk along the way. See you on a mountain soon!

Louise B

I love hiking and am forever grateful to you, Annica and Paul, for this bright idea of challenge. So many people were brought together to find that hidden or unknown peak. We exchanged ideas, maps, advice, photos, feelings, and so much more. It was an incredible journey.Once a peakaholic, forever a peakaholic.

Carmen M

Big thanks to you Annica and Paul. Really appreciate the effort you guys put in to making this and the support you have shown members

Tim M

Thank you for this amazing challenge, I discovered so much about South East Qld, I learnt to push myself physically and mentally, doing things I never thought was possible. To all my friends I have met along the way who helped and encouraged me.

Kylie Ann L

I have had the best time this year with amazing people. Loving this group and all that it embodies.

Rachel W

I’ve travelled to places I never would without this challenge so to Paul and Annica, you guys absolutely rock. Your souls are imprinted on my soul… you’ve changed my outlook on life for the better…… I can’t speak highly enough of who you are and what you represent…..

Joel A

Thank you Paul and Annica for being brave enough to make the challenge, to keep us all accountable, for establishing a platform to meet and hike and explore with likeminded people, for making it possible for those just starting out to seek help and guidance, for everything that is 22 Peaks! Forever grateful….

Jade K

I will never take for granted how privileged I am that I get to do this in this beautiful part of the Earth. As I look back on this year, this challenge has been soooo impactful. Thank you both for leading the charge and being an example for all of us.

Caroline S

Thank you Paul and Annica for your tireless hard work in not only putting it all together, but rolling with the exponential growth, keeping momentum throughout the year, tracking everyone’s progress and dealing with a gazillion personalities. You guys deserve a medal.

Amanda F

Annica and Paul, I can’t thank you enough for starting this group. I have found (and climbed) mountains I wouldn’t have otherwise, gained in confidence and best of all have made some amazing friends, who I am now planning some overnight hikes and adventures with.

Naomi R

To Paul and Annica , thank you for creating the challenge and holding the space, this experience has healed me and my family in so many ways, and showed a different way to make the best of this joyride we call life. Thank you for all your support, and for sharing the journey, it has been a pleasure.

Carmen H

This challenge has definitely been about more than just bagging peaks for me. Whenever I could feel myself getting caught up in my head there was always a peak to plan for that would refocus my thoughts and throw me into a healing dose of nature. I am thankful for meeting so many beautiful souls along the 22 peaks journey

Claire G

Thank you so much to Paul & Annica for being the beating hearts of the 22 Peaks Challenge and to everyone else I have meet so far on this amazing adventure – thank you all for your inspiration and helping me find my tribe!

Sel H

Thank you both so much for creating this group. This challenge has pushed me out of my comfort zone, and ive climbed peaks I wouldn’t have even imagined. But most of all I have made some new friends and planning new adventures together. I’m in my happy place! Looking forward to more challenges in 2023

Hinda S

Thanks Paul and Annica for such an amazing challenge and all you both do, you have created such a beautiful community.

Leanne C

Thank You! So grateful for the amazing friends I’ve made, the drive to push my own personal limits, work through injury and overall a great sharing of the love of our beautiful country.