Treverton College challenges schools to enter Rhino Peak Challenge

Treverton entered the Rhino Peak Challenge (RPC) last year as the first school team to do so. Kai Broom, Travers Pellew and Jarred van Alphen represented Treverton well, both in raising money and coming in the top five runners.

This year, they have entered again as a team and have challenged other schools to do so as well. So far, Grace College and Maritzburg College have accepted and signed up.

They will be running on September 9. Please donate towards this cause that actively seeks to conserve our natural heritage. In order to complete the RPC, the ‘ambassadors’ must each complete the 21km course to the summit of the Rhino Peak (3056m) and back. There is no time limit and the ‘ambassadors’ may walk or run.

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Over the years, a number of South Africa’s finest trail runners have taken part in the RPC and the current ‘Fastest Known Times’ (FKT) for the RPC are 2:15 for the men and 2:45 for the ladies, set by Kane Reilly and Holly Page respectively.

However, most ‘ambassadors’ set a far more leisurely pace, with times ranging between four and nine hours to complete the challenge.
The real focus of the RPC is of course the fund-raising, and each ‘ambassador’ spends most of their energy on this aspect.

A profile with a payment link is set up on the website for each ‘ambassador’ and donors can then choose which ‘ambassador’ they would like to support. The ‘ambassadors’ reach out to their personal networks for donations, and the event itself also does all it can to raise funds on behalf of the ‘ambassadors’. This formula has proved extremely successful since 2016, with almost R5.2m raised.

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