Following a Bulgarian narrow gauge railway. Walking from one white horse to another. A triathlon across Wales. A swim the length of Cumbria. A cycle through the Great Sambisa Forest. A cycle... Read more
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays won a Next Challenge Grant in 2022 to traverse Mount Tantalus, near her home in Canada. Starting from her home at sea level, she crossed the range over two days, encoun... Read more
Mike Creighton won a Next Challenge Grant in 2019 to run across all the national parks in the UK. Health issues means he still has one park left to go, but in the meantime here is his story.... Read more
Kay Emmerson won a Next Challenge Grant in 2022 to bike across Scotland and back. It was exactly the sort of low key, low cost adventure we love to support. This is her trip report. The... Read more
Colin Foord won a Next Challenge Grant in 2022 to walk the iconic Bob Graham Round. Aged 17, he completed the route over 3 days, covering over 100km with 8,200 metres of climbing. The Next C... Read more
Here is a sneak preview of the winning ideas from the 2023 Next Challenge Grant. I will upload details once I’ve heard back from all the winners with their responses and some photograp... Read more
Chloe Boxall won a Next Challenge grant in 2022, to support her plan to fast-pack across the Western Hajar mountains in Oman. Having lived in Oman and explored these mountains, we were insta... Read more
Ali Makoutz won a Next Challenge Grant in 2022 to walk her kids to school, and then keep on going through the foothills of the Sierras. As a nurse and mother of four girls she doesn’t... Read more
The Next Challenge Grant is now open for donations and applications. Click here to donate Click here to apply Now in its eighth year, the Next Challenge Grant has supported over 70 different... Read more
Here are the wonderful people and ideas that won Next Challenge Grants this year. Apologies for the delay in sharing their stories. The 2023 Next Challenge Grant will open for applications v... Read more
Here are the winners of the 2022 Next Challenge Grant (in no particular order): Crossing the Alps on foot – Zoe Mitaut and Juliette Polle Climbing the smallest mountains in Scotland, E... Read more
Charity worker Bethany and music producer Alasdair won a Next Challenge Grant to complete the Great Western Trail on a motorcycle, riding “2UP” (i.e. two people on one bike). The... Read more