Dave Drake, of Luggate, (left) of the team Cardies Crew, has no problems cycling down the Remarkables Access Rd.
Wanaka man Jerry Rowley, of team Fiercely Casual, cycles from the Remarkables to Frankton Beach.
Winton resident Vaughan Gardyne, of team Rough and Ready, cycles across the Kawarau Bridge, with Timaru man David Ward, of team Trucking Tornadoes behind.
Peak to Peak competitors take to Lake Wakatipu on kayaks.
Competitors switch from mountain bikes to kayaks for stage three.
Aaron Nash, of Queenstown, competing in the men's open division, heads for Queenstown Bay.
avid Ward, of Timaru team Trucking Tornadoes, departs Frankton beach.
Kayakers are dwarfed by the lake and mountains of Frankton Arm.
Landing at Queenstown Bay for the 9km run around the CBD and out to Arthurs Point.
Paul Mason, of Invercargill, competes in the men's open.
Queenstown man George Millet, of team G Force.
Alexandra competitor Sophie Mander, of team CODC, sprints on Marine Pde.
qt_peak2peak13_aug7_jpg_4e3e41a663.jpg
Queenstown man James Heaton finishes the kayak stage.
Michael Morgan, of Arrowtown.
Sheena Denmead, of Queenstown.
All smiles despite the tough uphill run through Arthurs Point.
Brett Strachan, of Arrowtown, rides just behind a Placemakers Queenstown business team member, on the uphill Coronet Peak access road.
Christchurch multi-sportsman Ian Huntsman, of team Huntsman-Riach, ahead of Cedric Maret, of team Cardrona HPC.
Wanaka based Brazilian Camila Nicolau, (right) came third in the open female division.
Chris Pearce, of team Four and a Half.
Arrowtown man Mike Duthie, of team Misfits.
Dunedin woman Rebecca Grant, of team Hadden Place.
Race director Geoff Hunt welcomes Queenstown man Geoff McElrea, of the Uncredibles team, at the Coronet Peak finish line.
Glenorchy resident Katherine Cahill, of Paradise Power House, is congratulated by race director Geoff Hunt.
Queenstown man Colin Macdonald, of veterans team Cold Turkeys, is given a pat on the back by race director Geoff Hunt.
Wakatipu women (from left) Sam Wright, of Arrowtown, with Jacqui Morgan and Jill Meyers, both of Queenstown, run with competitor Rike Andree, of Queenstown, towards the Coronet Peak finish line.
Pyjamas Optional competitors and supporters Olive Watherston (7), Chris Dagg, Spik Watherston, Alice Jones (6), Lucy Viggers (8), Paul Viggers, Steve Robs, and Fiona Watherston celebrate at the finish.
Action from the North Face Peak to Peak multisport race in Queenstown yesterday.
Photos by James Beech; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.
