Author: Tim Moss
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Advice for Next Challenge Grant applicants
Given the volume of applications I receive (about 1,300 in 2015) and the small number that we are able to fund (17 last year, 10 the year before), I thought it would be helpful to give some basic guidance on the sort of thing I am – and am not – looking for in an…
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We’ll Give You Money For Your Adventure If…
The Next Challenge Grant gives money to people with good a idea for an adventure. We’re particularly keen to help those who haven’t done much of this sort of thing before. However, as well as awards for general adventure ideas, there are some extra funds available for specific things. Extra money may be available for…
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The Great Glen Canoe Trail: Not Recommended For Inflatable Boats
2015 Next Challenge Grant Winners Ben Smith and Judith Pope recently completed their paddle the length of the Caledonian Canal in Scotland. Here’s Jude’s account… You can apply for – and donate to – the 2016 Next Challenge Grant here. Paddling the Caledonian Canal in a Packraft Made for Two by Judith Pope In April…
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Meet The People Giving Away Their Money For Someone Else’s Adventure
If you have an idea for an adventure then you should apply for my grant now. I call it ‘my’ grant but I only fund a fraction of it myself. Most of the money comes from other people. There are nine adventurers (people) who are each giving between £100 and £200 towards the grant. I…
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2016 Cycle Touring Festival Line Up Announced (48 hours to get tickets!)
Tickets for next month’s Cycle Touring Festival are only on sale until Friday evening. Buy them online here ➜ Laura’s been working hard to get a fantastic line up of speakers (see below), all of whom are unpaid volunteers as the event is entirely non-profit. You can see a draft programme of events below too.…
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Wouldn’t It Be A Dull Life If Lived Firmly Within The Comfort Zone?
2015 grant winners Jude and Ben are about to tackle the Caledonian Canal in an inflatable boat. Here, Jude shares her dislike of water and the cold but why life would be dull if we always lived within our comfort zones. Jude and Ben’s trip is one of ten expeditions sponsored by a Next Challenge…
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Why Giving Away All My Advertising Revenue Was The Best Thing I Ever Did
I set up this website to help people go on adventures. I hope that it’s been doing that in some way for each of the seven years that I’ve been running it. But, even if it hadn’t been useful for all of that time, I know for a fact that in 2015 it helped at…
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For Want of a Nail on The Great Wall of China
We recently wished good luck to Richard Fairbrother, winner of a 2015 Next Challenge Grant, who set off to hike a remote stretch of the Great Wall of China in winter. He had some difficulties out there in the snow but he’s made it back to civilisation in one piece and shares his story below.…
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Could You Walk the Length of Every National Trail in the UK?
Some of my earliest adventures were on the UK’s long distance trails: the Ridgeway, the South West Coastal Path, the West Highland Way. They’re such a great way to have a real adventure and physical challenge but without the organisational faff and planning involved in making up your own route. They’re often historical, (like the…
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What Happened When We Went Walking In Iceland…
Last summer, Laura and I followed a series of long distance trails in Iceland. Here’s my account… [divide] The bus pulled away leaving us stranded in the middle of nowhere. Concerned passages stared at us from the windows, exchanging looks of bewilderment. ‘Here?’, I’d asked the driver. ‘Yes…’ he’d replied uncertainly, ‘we think’. And that…
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How To Have An Adventure Without Spending Any Money
The number one thing people ask me about is how to get MONEY for an expedition. And the number one reason for people not completing their expeditions has got to be MONEY. It need not be like that. By the end of this blog post I intend to show you how you can have an…
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Win Everything You Need To Cycle Around The World
Anyone can cycle around the world. There are 121 people that have done it here. And 311 who have done it here. Not everyone has a nice bike though. Or panniers. Or fancy clothing. Or a tent, sleeping bag, camping mat, tools, cookset etc etc etc… You don’t necessarily need to have those things but…