Cal Gates

My name is Cal, I’m 37 years old and love the trails. I have done a bunch of smaller ultras over the last 10 years ranging from 50km through to 110km, however I'm 110kg so I’ll never be the fastest, quickest or strongest but I’m committed!

In 2022 I ran the GNW250 which goes from Newcastle to Sydney totalling 250+km and over 9,000+m of vertical all to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. With 4 hours sleep over 3 days, we got it done and my Brother Mitch made a film about it called The Blood Run, which we have shown all over Australia raising over $108,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Leukaemia has significantly affected our family so we are proud to be raising money for a worthy cause.

We have just started an adventure and events partnership with the Leukaemia Foundation called Bloody Mission, which is all about Adventuring for those who can’t. From Last Person Standing events and Vertical 5km challenges through to multi day endurance events we want to capture through film, people pushing themselves further for a cause.

Follow along at bloodymission.org 

@bloodymissionorg on instagram and facebook

Cal is a Brand Ambassador for Petzl.