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  • Nate’s Big Commute

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    We’ve had some big expeditions come through The Next Challenge Grant: running 5,000 miles around the coast of Great Britain and crossing Kyrgyzstan on foot to name two. But we’ve also had some smaller adventures too like cycling the Berlin Wall and up Alpe d’Huez and today we have another. Nathan Freeman’s idea was as…

  • 2017 Next Challenge Grant Open for Applications

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    The Next Challenge Grant is now open for applications. Apply here. The grant typically awards between £100 and £200 for expeditions and small adventures. It’s open to anyone, anywhere in the world. The money comes from me (£200), several other adventurers (£100-200 each) and, hopefully, donations from a hundred members of the public (£3 each).…

  • 5 Nights in 5 Bothies with a 5 Year Old

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    Anyone who applies for The Next Challenge Grant has to summarise their idea in a single sentence. I get people to do that partly because I think it’s good practice to be get your pitch as succinct as possible. It’s also partly because it takes ages to read the hundreds of applications I get so…

  • Running Across Kyrgyzstan

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    Grant winner Jenny Tough has recently returned from a remarkable trip: running the length of Kyrgyzstan. My first ever expedition was to Kyrgyzstan so I’ve got a soft spot for the place but even without my rose tinted memories it would be hard to conclude that running across a Central Asian mountain range was anything…

  • Cycling the Berlin Wall

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    It barely seemed as if last year’s grant winners had finished their adventures when this year’s lot got under way. Nick and Nell, in particular, did not hang around. They set off the very morning after winning the award. Their challenge was to hire a pair of bikes and pedal them the length of the…

  • Difficulty Isn’t Proportional to Distance – A 5,000 Mile Run Around the Coast of Great Britain

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    At the start of 2013, Elise Downing was not a runner. But a little over two years later, she was setting off to run 5,000 miles. Her remarkable run around the coast of Great Britain kept me constantly entertained, inspired and mind blown for its entire ten months’ duration. How could someone run that far?…

  • Eight Times Up Alpe d’Huez

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    Everest is a mountain. ‘Everesting‘ is the act of climbing 8,848-metres. I once ran up 2,500 flights of stairs thus Everesting the Royal Geographical Society. Somewhat more impressively, 2015 Next Challenge Grant winner Mikey Bartley cycled up the iconic Tour de France climb Alpe d’Huez eight times. Here’s his account of the trip… [divide]  Eight…

  • Could You Camp for 100 Nights in a Calender Year?

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    Last week I announced the winners of the 2016 Next Challenge Grant with a wonderful mix of ideas. But whilst I’ve been reading through this year’s applications, some of last year’s winners have been out there, in the hills, having their adventures. One such person is 23-year-old Canadian student, Carmen Braun. Her idea was as…

  • The Winners of the 2016 Next Challenge Grant

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    I am delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Next Challenge Grant. The full list is below. Last year we supported eight fantastic expeditions. This year we have managed to double that and make awards to no less than 17 different adventures. And it’s thanks to you: the 121 people that donated £3 each,…

  • Whether We Win Or Not, I’m Stoked

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    Last week I announced the shortlist for this year’s Next Challenge Grant. But before any of the applicants even knew whether or not they’d made that shortlist, dozens of them had sent lovely messages about how much they appreciated the grant. I’m just one of over 100 people that support this grant – lots of…

  • Announcing the Shortlist for the 2016 Next Challenge Grant

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    I am delighted to announce the 50 ideas that have made it onto the shortlist for this year’s Next Challenge Grant. The full list is published below. We had around 300 applicants and the quality was excellent. There were so many great ideas from deserving applicants that haven’t made it onto the list. Each of…

  • Cycling Over The Alps On A Bike With No Gears

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    Mikey Bartley was one of the winners of The 2015 Next Challenge Grant. He is planning to cycle up a classic Tour de France mountain in the Alps, eight times in a row, on a bicycle with no gears. [divide] Climbing Alpe d’huez on a track bike: Crazy idea right? by Mikey Bartley So this…