Do you have what it takes to climb 29,029 vertical feet - the equivalent of Mount Everest - in 36 hours?
The 29029 events challenge hikers to do exactly that. Set at various mountains around North America, challengers hike up, take the gondola down, and repeat - until reaching the 29029 milestone.
Completing the challenge once sounds impressive, but for some hikers it doesn’t end there. We were commissioned to create unique sports trophies to reward participants who had completed the feat 10 times.
Crafted from a beautiful blend of aluminum, warm red oak wood and vinyl, we developed a set of awards made from sustainably sourced materials and assembled them into an exciting abstract structure.
Using the oak wood as a solid base, we turned the awards into the 29029 logo and a mountainous pointed shape. This was achieved by housing a grey anodized aluminum triangle around the wooden base with one side of the triangle featuring a die-cut 29029 logo within the metal for bespoke branding and exquisite detail.
Inside the outer triangle sits three anodized red aluminum jagged pieces pointing up from the wooden base to further add to the mountain aesthetic.
To help evoke a sense of pride and accomplishment through personalization, a vinyl plate sits on the opposing side of the triangle with UV flatbed prints applied to showcase the athletes names.
For additional intricate details and to represent finishing the challenge 10 times, we laser engraved 10 x 29029 brand logos to the oak wood — enhancing the custom designs to complete not just a symbol of achievement, but a work of art.