The Next Challenge

Category: Next Challenge Grant

  • Kayaking to the Black Sea

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    Anna and Kate had never met each other before they decided to paddle a tandem kayak from England to Romania. But that’s exactly what they did… [one_sixth]–[/one_sixth] [two_third][box] The Next Challenge Grant Kate & Anna’s trip was supported by The Next Challenge Grant, an annual bursary for aspiring adventurers. It’s funded by me – Tim…

  • 2019 Grant Deadline Extended (plus: win £150’s worth of free kit)

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    Two bits of news for you grant fans: 1. 2019 Grant deadline The deadline for the 2019 Next Challenge Grant has been extended. It was previously 31 December 2018 but is now 31 January 2019. In previous years, the grant has taken place over two rounds: an initial application followed by detailed applications from a…

  • Walking all of Dartmoor’s Tors

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    The ‘Ten Tors’ is a notoriously tough challenge that happens every year in Dartmoor. As the name suggests, it involves walking up ten different hills in the National Park. Grant winner Emily Woodhouse had done that before though. Several times. She wanted a bigger challenge. She decided to try walking up every tor on Dartmoor.…

  • From City to Summit – Walking from Boston to Mount Washington

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    My least favourite part of running my own expedition grant is having to turn people down. Which is why I love it so much when someone who doesn’t win a grant still completes their expedition. Here’s one such story from Tom Hennell, who recently walked from Boston city centre to the summit of Mount Washington.…

  • Three Teenagers Tackle the Tour du Mont Blanc

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    I always enjoy reading applications for my grant but but I particularly enjoy applications from young people. The application I received from teenagers Joe, William and Ollie to walk the Tour du Mont Blanc was excellent. I was really impressed with how meticulously they had planned their trip (we’re talking daily itinerary and budget to…

  • Rock Climbing the UK’s 82 Classic Routes (and cycling between them)

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    I usually say that The Next Challenge Grant is for small adventures but every year there are exceptions. Last year, Lisa and Libby ran up every 3,000ft mountain in Scotland and, in 2015, Elise ran five thousand miles around the coast of Great Britain, to name just two such exceptions. This year, Oli Warlow took…

  • 2019 Next Challenge Grant Open for Applications

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    The Next Challenge Grant is once again open for applications and donations. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2018 and grants will be awarded in January 2019. Click here to apply Click here to donate The 2019 Next Challenge Grant This is the fifth of year of the grant. I started it in 2015…

  • A Homemade ‘IronMan’ in the Candian Rockies

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    In his application for The Next Challenge Grant, German student Hajo Spathe wrote: I have never seen a more beautiful place than the Canadian Rockies! Turquoise lakes like emeralds and the Icefield Parkway Highway is just breathtaking.” His idea was to undertake an IronMan-style triathlon in this beautiful land he had discovered. His Canadian ‘RockieMountainsIronman’…

  • Running the Isle of Man TT on foot

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    The ‘TT’ (Tourist Trophy) is a series of motorcycle races that take place on the Isle of Man each year. The route of those races is 37 miles and grant winner George Shelton decided that it would make for a good day’s run. So, earlier this summer, he and his brother Fred set off to…

  • Kayaking Across Kosovo and Albania

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    Grant winner Val Ismaili and his friend Mark (pictured above) have recently completed a kayak descent of the Drin River, which runs for 200 miles through Kosovo and Albania. [one_sixth]–[/one_sixth][two_third][box] The Next Challenge Grant Val’s trip was supported by The Next Challenge Grant, an annual bursary for aspiring adventurers. It’s funded by me – Tim…

  • Running from Italy to England

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    Six years ago, Dan Keeley was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and experienced a dangerous manic episode whilst in Rome. Six months ago, he went back to Rome to exorcise his demons, which he did in remarkable style by running over one thousand miles back home. Here’s Dan’s story… [one_sixth]–[/one_sixth][two_third][box] The Next Challenge Grant Dan’s trip…

  • A Miniature Scottish Triathlon

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    Brothers Ed and Richard dreamed of undertaking an epic expedition, conspiring in the pub to complete a massive triathlon right the way across Scotland. When they woke up the next day, however, they remembered that they had jobs and lives and families, and couldn’t just disappear for weeks on end. But that didn’t put them…