Next Challenge Grant – Past Winners

Below you can find out about all of the people who have won The Next Challenge Grant.

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Winners of The Next Challenge Grant

Click a link below to read stories from winners who have reported back after completing their adventures.

You can see all their reports here.

Year	Winner	Expedition	Award	Other award	Status
2020	Will Baker	Kayaking around Iceland	£400		TBC
2020	Chloe Peglau	Sailing across the Atlantic	£400		Ongoing
2020	Fran Pearson	Cycling the Severn Way with three kids	£200	Ghyllside voucher	TBC
2020	Gina Slevinsky	Sailing a self-made boat from Spain to Morocco	£200		TBC
2020	George Brill	Swimming around Tioman Island, Malaysia	£200		TBC
2020	Tenny Adamian	Paddle-boarding Lake Sevan, Armenia	£200		TBC
2020	Steve Le Feuvre	Climbing Scottish sea stacks	£200		TBC
2020	Alex McDermott	Walking the Cornish coast	£200		TBC
2020	Alasdair Gorniak	Motorbiking the Great Western Trail	£200		TBC
2020	Rhonda Muir	Walking all 300+ miles of Orkney trails	£150		TBC
2020	Chris Burwash	Canoeing the length of Loch Lomond	£100		TBC
2020	Katie Marston	Paddling across and walking between nine Lake District lakes	£100		TBC
2020	Erin Nugent	Cycling from Shetland to Cornwall		Stanforth bike	TBC
2019	Mark Holmes	Swimming escapes from the UK's three prison islands	£300		TBC - Summer 2020
2019	Mike Creighton	Running across all of the UK's national parks	£200		Ongoing
2019	Jo Laird	Paddle-boarding the biggest lakes in England, Scotland and Wales	£200		Completed
2019	Wyatt Stevens	Walking across the Kolyma mountain range, Russia	£200		Completed
2019	Valerie Rachel	Running the Trans-Labrador Highway	£200		TBC - August 2020
2019	Mark Liney	Fatbiking the Hardangervidda, Norway	£200		Completed
2019	Marjorie Armijos	Walking the Staffordshire Way with a baby	£100		TBC
2019	David Wilson	Circumnavigating Northumberland in 80 hours	£100		TBC - April 2020
2019	Sue Manning	Crossing Scotland with a pony	£100		Completed
2019	Ruth Thomas	Running the Thames Path	£100		TBC - September 2020
2019	Natalie Insall	Teenager walking from the Lakes to the Dales	£50		Completed
2018	Eilidh Archibald	Three munros with a three year old	£60		Ongoing
2018	Oli Warlow	Climbing up and cycling between every route in the Classic Rock guide book	£400		Completed
2018	Anna Blackwell	Kayaking to the Black Sea	£200		Completed
2018	Emma Holmes	Cycle touring the Netherlands in search of new food technologies	£100		TBC - Summer 2020
2018	George Shelton	Running the Isle of Man 'TT' route	£100		Completed
2018	Noel Regachuelo	Bikepacking across the Philippines	£100		Completed
2018	Pip Franks	Teenager canoeing the River Spey	£100		Completed
2018	Sam Hewlings	Hiking Britain's watersheed	£100	Camping mat	Completed
2018	Geraint Hill	Cycling from the Arctic to Baltic, exploring Every Man’s Right	£100	Bikepacking bags	Completed
2018	Val Ismaili	Kayaking the Drin	£100		Completed
2018	Eric Mbotiji	Walking up Mount Cameroon	£100		Completed
2018	Matúš Seči	Circumnavigating Gotland	£100		Completed
2018	Emily Woodhouse	Walking up all of the Dartmor tors	£100		Completed
2018	William Berg	Teenagers walking the Tour du Mont Blanc	£100		Completed
2018	Jhenelle Williams	Cycling across Jamaica	£100		Completed
2018	Hajo Spaethe	An 'IronMan' triathlon in the Canadian Rockies	£50		Completed
2017	Lisa & Libby	Cycling between and running up all the Munros	£600		Completed
2017	Robin Lewis	Walking Japan's tsunami-affected coast line	£400		Completed
2017	Tina Page	Running the Three Peaks	£200		Completed
2017	Guru and family	Walking in the Western Ghats	£100		Completed
2017	Emily and Lua Fitzherbert	Paddling boarding every lake in the Lake District	£100		Ongoing
2017	Joshua Powell	Running a marathon at Marathon in ancient Greek armour	£100		Completed
2017	Dan Keeley	Running from Rome to home (England)	£100	Stove, camping mat	Completed
2017	Valeriy Darmostuk	Walking the Tendrivska spit	£100		Completed
2017	Joanne McCallum	Stand-up paddle boarding across Lough Neagh	£60		Completed
2017	Megan Cumberlidge	Bikepacking the GR247 in Andalusia	£50	Bikepacking bags	Completed
2016	Nick Stanton	Cycling the Berlin Wall	£65		Completed
2016	Ed March-Shawcross	Isle of Arran triathlon	£100		Completed
2016	Kerry Anne Mairs	Five bothies with a five year old	£100		Completed
2016	Kate Symonds-Joy	One woman opera in a lighthouse	£200		Completed
2016	Chase Lewine	Walking the length of New Zealand	£200		Completed
2016	Karl Booth	Mountain biking to the north of Europe	£150		Completed
2016	Thomas Hart	Walking barefoot across South Africa	£200		Completed
2016	Charlie+Sam King	Teenager and brother cycling across Europe	£200		Completed
2016	Graham Clarke	Paddling a self-made raft down the Shannon	£100		Completed
2016	Jenny Tough	Running across the Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan	£100		Completed
2016	Dylan Haskin	Cycling a beach cruiser around the coast of Costa Rica	£150	Stanforth bike	Completed
2016	Bex Band	London Loop on a kick scooter	£100		Completed
2016	Amanda McDonnell	Running across the Channel Islands	£100		Completed
2016	Heather Jones	Welsh Three Peaks hike, bike and swim		Stanforth bike	Completed
2016	Nate Freeman	Walking 50 miles to work		Keen boots	Completed
2015	Richard Fairbrother	Walking the Great Wall in winter	£125		Completed
2015	Elise Downing	Running 5,000 miles around the coast of Great Britain	£800		Completed
2015	Abbie Barnes	Walking all the National Trails	£200		Completed
2015	Mikey Bartley	Cycling eight times up Alpe d'Huez	£100		Completed
2015	Ben & Jude	Packrafting the Caledonian canal	£100		Completed
2015	George Kefford	Teenagers crossing Stradbroke island	£70		Completed
2015	Carmen Braun	100 nights camping in a year		Keen boots	Completed

Cancelled trips

• 2018: Gemma Bassett, hiking the Via Dinarica. Cancelled due to injury and personal reasons.
• 2018: Paul Newby, walking the worst-selling Ordnance Survey map. Stopped replying to my emails.
• 2018: Maxence Innegraeve, cycling the Paris suburbs. Cancelled due to long-term injury.
• 2017: Gary Marshall, swimming the Yorkshire coastline. Cancelled due to personal reasons.
• 2017: Daniel and Fernando, Camino de Santiago on a tandem. Stopped replying to my emails.
• 2017: Ivaylo, circumnavigating Menorca on foot. Cancelled due to personal reasons.
• 2017: Gordon Macrae, walking the length of Long Island. Left the country.
• 2017: Julia Wickham, walking the length of Portugal. Cancelled due to personal reasons.
• 2017: Tom and Susannah Britten, 12 adventures with a newborn. Illness and injury.
• 2016: Roger Rayner, students building bamboo bikes and cycling coast-to-coast (£100). Stopped replying to my emails.
• 2016: Jade Tseng, cycling Belle Ile on a tandem (£90). Stopped replying to my emails.
• 2015: Katie Tunn, living on an uninhabited island for a month (£100). Cancelled because she took part in a TV show about living on an uninhabited island!
• 2015: Robinson Ellin, cycling to the Anne Frank Museum (£100). Cancelled due to personal reasons.

No funds were transferred to any cancelled trips. The money pledged is reinvested into future years.

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2017 Grant winners

1. Lisa & Libby – Cycling and running all the Scottish Munros – £600
2. Robin Lewis – Walking Japan’s tsunami-affected coast line – £400
3. Tina Page – Running the Three Peaks – £200
4. Guru, Druthi, Dyuthi and Adithi  – Walking in the Western Ghats – £100
5. Tom and Susannah – 12 adventures with a newborn – £100
6. Gordon Macrae – Walking the length of Long Island – £100
7. Emily and Lua – Paddling boarding every lake in the Lake District – £100
8. Daniel and Fernando – Cycling Camino De Santiago on a tandem – £100
9. Joshua Powell – Running a marathon at Marathon in ancient Greek armour – £100
10. Dan Keeley – Running from Rome to home (England) – £100 + kit
11. Valeriy Darmostuk – Walking the Tendrivska spit – £100
12. Ivaylo Gueorgiev – Circumnavigating Menorca on foot – £100
13. Gary Marshall – Swimming the Yorkshire coastline – £100
14. Joanne McCallum – Stand-up paddle boarding across Lough Neagh – £60 (full amount)
15. Megan Cumberlidge – Bikepacking the GR247 in Andalusia – £50 + kit
16. Julia Wickham – Hiking the length of Portugal – £50 + kit

Click here to read all articles about the 2017 Next Challenge Grant…

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2016 Grant winners

Winners of The Next Challenge Grant in 2016 were:

• Nick Stanton – Cycling the Berlin Wall (£65)
• Jade Tseng – Pedalling the coast of Belle Ile on a tandem (£90)
• Ed March-Shawcross – Scottish triathlon in miniature (£100)
• Kerry-Anne Mairs – 5 nights in 5 bothies with a 5 year old (£100)
• Kate Symonds-Joy – cycling to the northernmost lighthouse in the UK to perform an opera (£200)
• Chase Lewine – Death Valley to Mount Whitney (£200)
• Karl Booth – Mountain biking to the top of Europe (£150)
• Roger Rayner – Building bamboo bikes with school kids and cycling coast-to-coast (£100)
• Thomas Hart – Walking barefoot across South Africa (£200)
• Charlie & Sam King – Two brothers cycling across Europe (£200)
• Graham Clarke – Paddling the River Shannon on a home-made raft (£100)
• Jenny Tough – Running across Kyrgyzstan (£100)
• Dylan Haskin – Cycling around Costa Rica on a beach cruiser (£150)
• Bex Band – The London Loop on a Scooter (£100)
• Amanda McDonnell – Running across the Channel Islands (£100)
• Heather Jones – Hike, bike and swim the Welsh Three Peaks (Kibo bike)
• Nate Freeman – Walking 50 miles to work (Keen boots)

Click here to read all articles about the 2016 Next Challenge Grant

2015 Grant winners

The Next Challenge Grant first ran in 2015. The winners were:

• Elise Downing – Running the Coast of Great Britain (£800)
• George & Jaxson – Crossing Stradbroke Island – £70
• Richard Fairbrother – Great Wall Winter Walk – £125
• Mikey Bartley – Five Ascents of Alp d’Huez on a Fixed Gear Bike – £100
• Ben Smith & Judith Pope – Pakrafting the Caledonian Canal – £100
• Katie Tunn – A Month on an Uninhabited Island – £100
• Robison Ellin – 48 Hour Cycle to/from Anne Frank Museum – £100
• Abbie Barns – Walking all the National Trails – £200
• Sebastian Schweizer – Swimming the Gulf of Orosei – Kit only
• Carmen Braun – 100 Nights’ Camping in a Calendar Year – Kit only

Click here for full details of the 2015 grant and the winners

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