The Next Challenge

Tag: 2018 Grant

  • Walking Sweden’s Largest Island

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    Matus won a Next Challenge Grant for his idea of circumnavigating Sweden’s largest island, Gotland, on foot. He hit some trouble along the way though which meant he couldn’t complete his trip. When he got back home, he tried give his grant money back but I encouraged him to share his story instead. I am…

  • Crossing Frozen Lake Baikal (with someone you met on Facebook)

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    I started this website to help people go on adventures. I use three means to do so: Giving advice Giving money Demonstrating that expeditions don’t always need lots of time, money and expertise The article I am posting today reassures me that #3 is working. In 2009, I was part of a group that made…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Winners of the 2018 Next Challenge Grant

    Winners of the 2018 Next Challenge Grant

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    This is always my favourite blog post of the year: announcing the winners of this year’s Next Challenge Grant. I am always inspired by the wonderful ideas and warmed by the variety of people that come up with them. We have winners from Jamaica to Slovakia, Cameroon to the Philippines, and Paris to Leamington Spa.…

  • Shortlist for the 2018 Next Challenge Grant

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    35 people have been shortlisted for a Next Challenge Grant. The full list is published below. Of the ~200 ideas submitted, 35 have been selected to complete a more detailed application form for the chance to win a grant and/or equipment for their trip. The winners will be announced in April. For the many people…