DO YOU HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN AGE GROUP TO PARTICIPATE IN A CHARITY CHALLENGE?

Absolutely not, according to Jonathan Bryan, managing director of Discover Adventure. Participants of all ages are welcome. “We’ve had everyone from 11 years old upwards sign up. The eldest participant was an 81-year-old gentleman called George Harding.

All that we ask of anyone taking part is that they have a sense of adventure and determination, and commit to putting in a sensible amount of training before the trip,” he says.

Peter Robinson, director of Global Adventure Challenges, agrees, citing that “participants are a range of ages, abilities and backgrounds. The one thing they all have in common is the desire to push their boundaries and achieve something incredible, usually