Air Rescue Trust Back to Base Challenge

Posted on Friday, 19 July 2024

This August, the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust is challenging you to walk, run, ride, or ski ‘Back to Base’, covering a distance that the helicopter would travel during one of its missions:

  • 9km – from Christchurch Hospital helipad ‘Back to Base’ near Christchurch airport
  • 49km – from Akaroa to Christchurch Hospital and ‘Back to Base’
  • 97km – from Mt Hutt to Christchurch Hospital and ‘Back to Base’
  • 155km – from Timaru Hospital to Christchurch Hospital and ‘Back to Base’

Head to www.airrescue.co.nz/back-to-base for more information and to register.

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