Short, steep and straight to the point. The Wildside Vertical Challenge packs 550 plus metres of climbing into just 2.5 km.
There’s a small sting right out of the gate: the course actually drops before the climbing begins. From there, it turns uphill and progressively gets steeper, with the hardest pitches coming in the second half and gradients reaching 38%.
There’s no long descent to recover on and nowhere to hide from the climb. Just keep moving up until you hit the top at 2,172 metres.
2.5 kilometres. 550 metres up. How hard could it be?
Wildside Vertical is part of the 2027 Canadian Skyrunning National Series™. Your result earns points toward the season-long national rankings.
