Two weeks ago, we waved off the first two winners of the 2017 Next Challenge Grant: Libby and Lisa set off run and cycle up every Munro in Scotland. They’ve already ticked off 31 mountains and you can follow the rest of their progress on T... Read more
Two weeks ago I announced the winners of the 2017 Next Challenge Grant. There were sixteen winners spanning a whole range of adventures but the biggest award went to two fell running buddies: Lisa and Libby. The pair are planning to run up and c... Read more
I try to keep an up to date list of every expedition grant, adventure scholarship and challenge bursary available in the UK. My latest list is published in brief below and full details can be found on my Sponsorship Resources page. It’s ha... Read more
Afte years of playing with camping stoves, writing lots of reviews and having recently given two talks on the topic of ‘The Perfect Stove for Cycle Touring’, I thought I should summarise my findings in a blog post. So, what is the pe... Read more
I am absolutely delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 Next Challenge Grant. I set up the grant three years ago to help people get into adventure. It started with me donating £200 of my own money. I then invited 100 members of the public... Read more
An axplanation of all the different types of camping gas canisters, plus clever adaptors that let you use them all and special ‘dual fuel’ stoves Quick links: Types of gas canister | Gas canister adaptors | Dual fuel stoves Screw-on... Read more
Charlie and Sam King were winners of a 2016 Next Challenge Grant. They used their money for a big cycling trip across Europe inspired by their dad who had done a similar ride aged 17 but had recently been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Charlie a... Read more
I’ve been using an MSR WindBurner stove for almost two years now and, having tested many other all-in-one Jetboil style stoves, feel in a good position to write a review. MSR WindBurner Stove System (1.0-litre) Review Design The pot itself... Read more
Cycling between, walking up and swimming on the slopes of Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen y Fan. That was the plan for 2016 Next Challenge Grant winner Heather Jones. She hadn’t planned, however, to get buried by snow in a bivvy bag. Her tri... Read more
I am delighted to announce another inspiring list of adventure ideas for this year’s Next Challenge Grant. Of the 208 ideas submitted, 41 have been selected to complete an application form to win a grant towards their trip. The winners wil... Read more
Applications for the 2017 Next Challenge Grant closed last Friday. We’ll have to wait a while before we find out who’s going to win but, in the meantime, there are still plenty of winners from 2016 who are up to exciting things. One... Read more
Laura and I spent the bank holiday weekend bikepacking across Northumberland National Park. That means we cycled off-road carrying all our camping kit in small bags strapped to our bikes: I’d never been to Northumberland National Pa... Read more
