A bit of a break from expeditions today and an indulgence in another hobby: films. Here’s a list of my favourite six films. Why six? Well, it started with three and just kept growing. They are in no particular order. 1. Magnolia Thi... Read more
An excellent, thoughtful and well-researched article appeared on the BBC News website this week which posed the question: What adventures are left? I would highly recommend you read it. I sent in my comments in response but they’ll probabl... Read more
Wild swimming has attracted significant media attention over the last couple of years writes Laura Moss. Whether it’s Robson Green swimming the infamous Corryvreckan whirlpool, Lewis Gordon Pugh swimming up Everest, or David Walliams swimming t... Read more
It wasn’t that long ago that I first got my hands on a heart rate monitor. I’ve never been sufficiently into the minutiae of fitness training (or dedicated enough?) to apply any kind of science to it, like using a heart rate monitor,... Read more
The Next Challenge blog has been running consistently for three and a half years. For the last two years I have posted new articles twice a week, every week, at 7am every Monday and Thursday. The only exceptions to that were whilst away on exped... Read more
Today we are very lucky to have sea kayaking legend Justine Curgenven from Cackle TV offering advice for anyone considering an expedition by sea kayak. As well as having kayaked around Kamchatka, Tasmania, Tierra del Fuego and Wales (and across... Read more
I recently designed a new website for adventurer and safety expert Lloyd Figgins. Lloyd is currently preparing for the rather bold challenge of running 1,200 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats. But today he is sharing his experiences fr... Read more
Right, last chance to win a free copy of my book How to Get to the North Pole and Other Iconic Adventures. To enter the draw, all you have to do is ‘Like’ The Next Challenge on Facebook. You can do that by clicking the button below.... Read more
Over the last five months I’ve been slowly releasing a series of short extracts from my book as blog posts on this site. It was partly to help promote the book and partly because I know that not everyone will buy a copy so I wanted to shar... Read more
Polar expeditions almost have a language of their own. Below are a few key terms that will help put Arctic travel in context: Pulk – The sled full of equipment and supplies that you drag behind you Last Degree – The distance between the 89... Read more
Climbing is filled with a lot of jargon. Some of the terms in particular define key concepts for mountaineering so getting your head around them can be quite fundamental. Below are a few useful bits of terminology. Protection General mountaineer... Read more
I had a wide range of contributors for the ocean rowing and sailing chapters of my book. See for yourself… Ocean Rowing Contributors Olly Hicks – The first person to row solo from America to England Roz Savage – The only woman... Read more
