Crew brief

Moontrekker 2026

Map

LANTAU ISLAND 1 2 4 5 3·6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Start · Mui Wo Football Pitch0 km · 19:30–22:55 CP1 · Shap Long6 km · closes 01:00 · 20:40–23:30 CP2 · Nam Shan10 km · closes 02:00 · 23:00–01:50 CP3 · Pak Kung Au17 km · closes 04:15 · 23:50–03:35 · again 07:20–08:05 CP4 · Ngong Ping22 km · closes 05:45 · 04:30–06:45 Lantau Peak summit24 km · 04:30–06:35 · sunrise ~06:30 Finish · Pui O Beach32 km · closes 09:30 · Director 00:15–01:40 · C Cam from 03:55 · 07:30–09:45 Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes from the official 2026 GPX files. Camera positions indicative.
1Director/A Cam, positions 1–61B Cam, positions 1–61C Cam, positions 1–4△ Lantau Peak summit, 934 mSunrise 40Moonlit 30Intro 20
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Schedule

Director/A Cam
B Cam
C Cam
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
sunrise ~06:30
19:00–19:30Shoot1Call · Mui WoKit check, drone pre-flight.
19:30–20:25Shoot1Start · Mui WoDrone 20:00–20:20: Sunrise 40 waves 20:05 and 20:15 (B Cam on the ground). Backdrop, arrivals.
20:25–20:37→ CP1 + B Cam
20:37–20:50→ Start · Mui Wo
20:50–21:30Shoot1Start · Mui WoBackdrop, Barclays groups, early soundbites.
21:30–21:50RestStart
21:50–22:55Shoot1Start · Mui WoDrone 21:50–22:10 (solos 21:55) and 22:30–22:55 (22:40 + 22:50 waves). FX3 22:10–22:30: Prudential team moment 22:15, soundbites. C Cam has the arch.
22:55–23:10→ Nam Shan (drop C Cam) → CP1
23:10–23:30Shoot2CP1 · Shap Long
23:30–23:50Drive→ Pak Kung Au · B Cam on board
23:50–00:15Drive→ Pui O
00:15–01:40Shoot3Finish · Pui O BeachThe 40 km winner ~00:28, the 30 km winner ~01:23 and the podium behind them; the clock, the line, first medals. Rest in the lulls.
01:40–01:50→ Nam Shan
01:50–02:05→ Pak Kung Au · C Cam on board
02:05–03:35Shoot4CP3 · Pak Kung AuHeadlamps down off Sunset Peak; Prudential teams through CP3 02:56–03:32. B Cam hikes at 02:45.
03:35–03:55Drive→ Pui O · C Cam on board
03:55–04:30Drive→ Ngong Ping
04:30–05:00Shoot5CP4 · Ngong PingPrudential teams before the final climb (04:20–04:55), Big Buddha behind.
05:00–05:45RestNgong Ping
05:45–06:45Shoot5CP4 · Ngong PingDrone: dawn ~06:08, sun over the Peak ~06:35. One flight, then pack and go.
06:45–07:30Drive→ Pui O
07:30–08:25Shoot6Finish · Pui O BeachFirst Prudential finishes; the approach into Pui O; Barclays marquee; Cigna booth; drone of the beach if clear.
08:25–08:55RestFinish
08:55–09:45Shoot6Finish · Pui O BeachFinishes, medals, team shots, Barclays piece-to-camera; last arrivals, soundbites.
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19:30–20:25Shoot1Start · Mui WoPrudential early arrivals and soundbites; the Cigna pen from 19:55 while the Director flies; the Sunrise 40 waves 20:05 and 20:15.
20:25–20:40→ CP1 Shap Long · Director's car
20:40–22:00Shoot2CP1 · Shap LongSunrise 40 field through the village and the checkpoint, first pass.
22:00–22:30RestCP1
22:30–23:30Shoot2CP1 · Shap LongSunrise 40 off the loop; Moonlit 30 solos first through median; Prudential arrivals. Director joins 23:10.
23:30–23:50Car→ Pak Kung Au · Director's car
23:50–01:20Shoot3CP3 · Pak Kung Au40 km solos 00:28–01:17; the first 30 km solos from 00:54.
01:20–01:50RestCP3
01:50–02:45Shoot3CP3 · Pak Kung Au30 km solos to their median 02:22; Prudential outbound. Director + C Cam from 02:05.
02:45–04:15Hike→ Lantau Peak summit2.8 km, +540 m, stone steps, steep. Headlamp, warm layer. The solos pass you on the stairs.
04:15–04:30RestSummit
04:30–06:35Shoot4Lantau Peak summitSolos cresting in the dark from 04:30; teams 05:30–06:55; first light ~06:08, sunrise ~06:30. Leave at 06:35.
06:35–07:20Hike→ Pak Kung Au2.8 km, −540 m, steps. Film the descent with the field: Prudential and Cigna in daylight.
07:20–08:05Shoot5Pak Kung AuLate walkers off the Peak; the road crossing.
08:05–08:25Car→ Pui O · booked car
08:25–09:15Shoot6Finish · Pui O BeachReactions, reunions, group shots.
OffWrap
21:30–21:45Shoot1Call · Mui Wo
21:45–22:55Shoot1Start · Mui WoCigna pens 10 min before each wave (21:45, 22:10, 22:30, 22:40), then the wave from the arch: 21:55, 22:20, 22:40, 22:50.
22:55–23:05→ Nam Shan
23:05–01:15Shoot2CP2 · Nam ShanAlone. 30 km solos first to last (23:34–01:02, median 00:16); the team wave ~01:00; Cigna tracked participants.
01:15–01:50RestCP2
01:50–02:05→ Pak Kung Au · Director's car
02:05–03:35Shoot3CP3 · Pak Kung AuMain body of the field through the pass; Prudential teams 02:56–03:32; Cigna participants outbound.
03:35–03:55Car→ Pui O · Director's car
03:55–06:30Shoot4Finish · Pui O BeachFinish line and Cigna booth: booth busiest 04:00–06:00, first light on the beach. Cigna's tracked six on the approach into Pui O when they ping.
06:30–07:00RestFinish
07:00–09:00Shoot4Finish · Pui O BeachFinishes; the approach; booth, Cigna clients and partners, prizes if presented. Director from 07:30, B Cam from 08:25.
OffWrap
ShootDrive / carWalk / hikeRestNightFirst light to sunrise

Shot list

Director/A Cam

Start · Mui Wo19:30–22:55Barclays backdrop and arch, briefing, team photos at the backdrop, Rachel Huf's group; drone of the pitch. Drone 20:00–20:20, 21:50–22:10 and 22:30–22:55 for the waves; FX3 in between. Prudential team moment 22:15 (TBC — corporate teams are on the 21:00 ferry, at the start ~22:00), soundbites, pens and send-off 22:40.
CP1 · Shap Long23:10–23:30Event with B Cam: Moonlit 30 solos through the village and the checkpoint.
Finish · Pui O Beach00:15–01:40Event the 40 km winner (~00:28) and the 30 km winner (~01:23) across the line; the podium behind them, the clock, first medals. Barclays marquee and finish arch at night. Rest in the lulls.
CP3 · Pak Kung Au02:05–03:35Event headlamps down off Sunset Peak; the pass in moonlight. Prudential teams through CP3 02:56–03:32. Cigna participants outbound.
CP4 · Ngong Ping04:30–06:45Prudential teams before the final climb (04:20–04:55), Big Buddha behind. Rest 05:00–05:45. Event drone 05:45–06:45: dawn and the sun coming over the Peak, Big Buddha in frame.
Finish · Pui O Beach07:30–09:45Barclays finishes on the sand, medals, marquee and table wrap, Barclays finishers, piece-to-camera with Rachel Huf (time and place TBC), drone if clear. Prudential finishes, reunions, the group as the last come in (2025: last at 09:37), post-race soundbites.

B Cam

Start · Mui Wo19:30–20:25Prudential early arrivals and soundbites. Cigna pen from 19:55 while the Director flies. Event the Sunrise 40 waves 20:05 and 20:15.
CP1 · Shap Long20:40–23:30Event Sunrise 40 through the village 20:40–21:45, back off the loop from 22:30; Moonlit 30 solos first through their median (22:54–23:30). Prudential solos through CP1: faces at the table.
CP3 · Pak Kung Au23:50–02:45Event 40 km solos 00:28–01:17; 30 km solos from 00:54 to their median 02:22. Prudential participants outbound. Rest 01:20–01:50.
Lantau Peak summit04:30–06:35Prudential solos cresting in the dark from 04:30, teams 05:30–06:55; first light ~06:08, sunrise ~06:30. Cigna participants on the Great Ascent.
Descent · summit → Pak Kung Au06:35–07:20Prudential coming down in daylight: faces, the steps, the ridge behind; walk with the field. Cigna tracked participants on the descent.
Pak Kung Au07:20–08:05Prudential the descent on the way down; late participants off the Peak.
Finish · Pui O Beach08:25–09:15Prudential reactions, reunions, group shots.

C Cam

Start · Mui Wo21:30–22:55Cigna in the pens 10 minutes before each wave: staff with clients and partners, warm-ups, selfies, branding; then the send-off. Event every wave from the arch: 21:55, 22:20, 22:40, 22:50.
CP2 · Nam Shan23:00–01:50Event alone here: the 30 km solos first to last (23:34–01:02, median 00:16) off the hill into the checkpoint; the team wave ~01:00; the tail to 01:50. Cigna the six tracked participants and any Cigna shirt. Prudential participants through the checkpoint. Rest 01:15–01:50.
CP3 · Pak Kung Au02:05–03:35Event main body of the field through the pass. Prudential teams 02:56–03:32. Cigna participants outbound.
Finish · Pui O Beach03:55–09:00Cigna the tracked six on the approach into Pui O when they ping the WhatsApp group, then across the line. Cigna the booth at its busiest 04:00–06:00: Great Ascent times, towels and socks for sub-60-minute climbs, photo booth, staff with clients and partners; Asia Miles prizes if presented on site. Event the only camera on the line until 07:30: every finisher, first light on the beach. Prudential fast finishers 03:55–07:30.

Protect these

  1. Prudential at the start — team moment 22:15 (TBC) and soundbites on the Director; both waves.
  2. Nam Shan 23:00–01:50 — C Cam alone, the whole 30 km solo field.
  3. Pak Kung Au 23:50–03:35 — B Cam from 23:50; Director + C Cam from 02:05 for the Prudential teams.
  4. The finish 00:15–01:40 — Director for both winners and the podium.
  5. The summit 04:30–06:35 — B Cam on the Peak for the solos, the teams and sunrise, then down with the field.
  6. The Cigna booth 03:55–06:30 — C Cam stays at the finish.
  7. The finish 07:30–09:45 — three cameras from 08:25.
  8. Drone at the start, dawn from Ngong Ping, the finish.

Still to confirm

  • Closing times per the 2026 welcome letter: CP1 01:00, CP2 02:00, CP3 04:15, CP4 05:45, finish 09:30 — whether they are enforced (2025: finishes to 09:37). Pak Kung Au has a small detour this year and the 30/40 km cross the road twice: check camera positions on arrival.
  • Barclays piece-to-camera: who, when, where.
  • Prudential: which ferry the team is on. Corporate teams are directed to the 21:00 sailing (at the start ~22:00), so the team moment is pencilled at 22:15 before the 22:40 wave — confirm with Victoria. Also how many of the 46 are solos (21:55) vs the team wave (22:40).
  • Accepted gaps: CP1 after 23:30 (team wave and Intro 20 are caught at Nam Shan); Pak Kung Au before 23:50 (leaders only); Ngong Ping before 04:30 (30 km solo median 03:44 is missed; the teams 04:20–04:55 are not); the finish 01:40–03:55 (fast 40 km finishers from 03:18 cross with no camera); Pak Kung Au 05:45–07:20 (pre-dawn tail of the descent).
  • Director: no rest between 22:55 and 05:00 except the finish hour 00:15–01:40; about two and a half hours of driving. Drops: C Cam at Nam Shan 23:00, B Cam at Pak Kung Au 23:50, C Cam at Pak Kung Au 02:05 and Pui O 03:55.
  • Drone: six flights (start ×3, Ngong Ping dawn, finish) — batteries charged in the car. Ngong Ping launch spot clear of the cable-car line. Sunrise ~06:30; from Ngong Ping the sun clears the Peak ridge nearer 06:35–06:40. Weather.
  • Cancellation fallback date is Fri 27 Nov (welcome letter) — every delivery date moves with it.
  • One booked car only: B Cam, Pak Kung Au → Pui O, 08:05. Every other transfer is the Director's car.
  • Cigna: the six tracked participants (bibs, kit, WhatsApp ping from Pak Kung Au on the descent); booth location; when the Asia Miles prizes are presented; the 360 camera comes back to C Cam at the booth.
Daedalum Films · daedalumfilms.com · plan v22 · 29 October 2026