Currie, who spent a month in hospital at the end of last year, is looking forward to getting back into competition but says defending his title will be a tall order.
"This is the first event like this for me since being in hospital last year and it will be the first real test of my fitness levels. But it will be good to be there."
The race begins at The Remarkables skifield with a 2km ski/snowboard course, finishing at the access road.
From there, competitors complete a 17km downhill mountain bike ride to the Frankton end of Lake Wakatipu, before paddling kayaks 7km to Queenstown Bay.
They then run 9km through Arthurs Point to a transition point near the foot of Coronet Peak.
The final leg is a 9km uphill bike ride to the Coronet Peak base building.
Race director Geoff Hunt said the event was always a highlight on the local multisport calendar because it called for a range of skills, and it attracted budding and elite athletes.
The Peak to Peak had chosen the Bruce Grant Youth Trust as its charity this year, Mr Hunt said.
All competitors will be asked to make a donation to the trust, set up to honour Mr Grant, who died in 1995 after reaching the summit of K2.
"The Peak to Peak incorporates the sort of values he [Mr Grant] adhered to, and we are very keen to support the Bruce Grant trust because of the fantastic work it does in the community providing assistance to young sports people," Hunt said.
Trustee Alexa Forbes said the trust was delighted to be the recipient for the event.
"The trust is about raising funds to help young people in the Wakatipu achieve their goals, and the support of the Peak to Peak organisers and athletes is inspirational as well as practical.
"There are no costs associated with the running of the trust, so anyone making a donation can be assured that every dollar collected is a dollar for one of our recipients."
Entries for the event are still open and details can be found at www.southerntraverse.com/Peak2Peak
