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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Who is Applying for The Next Challenge Grant?

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    The Next Challenge Grant is aimed at those new to adventure, who might not have the means to pull off an expedition on their own. This year, to assess how well it is achieving that goal, I invited everyone who applied to complete a survey. The results are below. Included in the analysis are: Experience…

  • Running Up Every ‘Munro’ Mountain in Scotland

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    At the end of last year, two women achieved a remarkable feat: they ran up 282 mountains, back-to-back over 77 days, running more than 1,000 miles on the way. Libby and Lisa were the biggest winners in last year’s Next Challenge Grant, getting an award of £600. Their challenge was to climb all of the…