I have just returned from leading a Nepal Multi Challenge for the Princes Trust . The Trust is a fantastic youth charity that helps change young lives. It was great to see a participant on the challenge that had directly benefitted from their enterprise programme, and their story really helped to frame the positive benefits of the fundraising achieved by all the participants.
Compared to the other adventure challenges we deliver, this has got to be one of the toughest physical and mental tests going. Right from the start participants have to cope with brutal ascents, relentless heat and difficult terrain. I was blessed and impressed with a group that took it all on the chin and threw themselves into it with abandon, even despite severe flight delays that meant very little sleep was had before the challenge began.
Cycling out from Pokhara we found ourselves right in the middle of a Holi festival and spent the day being pelted with paint from mischievous children which added a nice cultural element to the journey.
I love the final day of this challenge – a really tough 95km bike ride (see profile above). Freewheeling the last 10km down into Pokhara is a great way to finish and gives time to really put into perspective what has been achieved over the week.
If you want to test your physical and mental limits, and improve team work and leadership skills, you really can’t get a better challenge than this.
Steve Clark
Director of Operations
