Here is a video made by my friend Patrick O’Hara. Filmed in the Haute Marienne region of the French Alps, British Mountain Guide Andy Teasdale talks about risks and decision making in... Read more
Call of the White: Taking the World to the South Pole, is Felicity Aston’s account of her project to create a team of women from eight different Commonwealth countries, with no polar e... Read more
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a prized destination for many travellers. My wife, Laura, was lucky enough to visit there two years ago and I’ve only just dug out her photos to share… T... Read more
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 gr... 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 se... 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... 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... 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... 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 F... 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 kno... 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 use... Read more
