The 2025 Queen and King of the Hill took place simutaneously in Canmore, AB and Squamish, BC from May 17 to June 15, 2025.
The format
Every runner was randomly placed into a randomized single-elimination tournament bracket. They then went head-to-head in pairs to see who could post the fastest time on a hill climb. The runner who submitted the fastest time of his or her pair advanced to the next round. The runner with the slower time of the pair was eliminated.
All the challenges took take place on local Squamish and Bow Valley climbs respectively. Runners had to run the tournament on the segment that is selected each week.
The Squamish Challenges
Week #1- Debeck's Hill
Week #2 - Slhanay via Jungle Boogie/Rogue
Week #3 - Sea-to-Summit Trail
Week #4 - Stawamus Chief Third Peak
The Canmore Challenges
Week #1- McConnell East
Week #2 - Grant MacEwan Subpeak
Week #3 - C-Level Cirque
Week #4 - Lady MacDonald
The Prizes
The top four female and male runners walked away with $1650 in cash prize.
The Results
