The Channel Islands might not be the first destination that springs to mind when planning an expedition but it is eactly where Next Challenge Grant winner, Amanda McDonnell, chose for her ad... Read more
Next Challenge Grant winner Tina Page has just run the British Three Peaks: Snowden, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis. She didn’t just run up them, she ran between them too: 500 miles in tot... Read more
An article appeared in The Times on Saturday that mentioned me and The Next Challenge Grant. You can read it here. At first, I was excited. It’s not every day that you get mentioned in... Read more
On first reading, nothing about ‘cycling a beach cruiser around Costa Rica’ sounds especially tough. It sounds like a fun trip, somewhere warm. The reality, however, is that Next... Read more
2016 Next Challenge Grant winner Thommo Hart recently walked and ran one thousand miles across South Africa, with his friend Simphiwe Ngcobo. They dragged carts filled with their supplies ac... Read more
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 mount... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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 o... Read more
