Day 5 was one of the best for Team Merrell in the GODZone, featuring a 38km hike across the Glynn Wye Range to the Hurunui River.

We’re proud to report that the hiking section was finished really quickly by our Alphas, and saw them jumping up the leaderboard to 18th position out of the 41 teams that started the race.

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Coming off the mountains, the team are now faced with the 101km kayak down the Hurunui River, where they have to negotiate Grade 3 rapids on route to TA8. Tobias and Ben have paired up, while Graham sits in with Sabrina – they’re expected to be done with this section in around 24 hours, and then it’s onto the home stretch!

Enjoy the gallery above for a taste of the action in New Zealand. Don’t forget you can follow the Merrell Alpha Pack team’s progress live on the GODZone Official site.