Kilimanjaro CHALLENGE
We specialise in organising challenging outdoor events; we’re based in London, and have been in business for over 20 years. From the outset our focus was on group travel & adventures to stunning destinations across the globe, with a style of fully supported trips that enabled ordinary people to push themselves further. We’re proud of the lengths we go to, to bring our clients unforgettable experiences; but beyond the places we go to, what makes our challenges special is the way our groups bond together, with new friendships forged, and horizons broadened.
Innovation is at our core, and we’ve delivered some of the UK’s most successful mass participation events. Our 2022 Ultra Challenge Series saw 30,000 adventurers covering over 2 million km between them, and we’ve organised successful bespoke events for many clients – including an award winning Lands End to John O’Groats walking relay for 000’s of Tesco colleagues, and an around Britain cycle ride for British Gas.
We deal with 500 or so UK charities, and many participants link their physical challenge with a fundraising challenge – and by the close of 2022 we’ll celebrate cracking the £100 million fundraising-to-date barrier. We have a wide range of clients – from thousands of individuals & groups of friends, to the UK’s biggest charities & FTSE 100 companies. Whoever you are, if you’re up for a challenge, please get in touch.
MORE ABOUT OUR SPECIAL
The Himalayas, Africa, The Americas, Iceland, China – amazing backdrops for real adventures. Add some testing trails & routes, perhaps altitude & ice, or maybe sun & sand – and now it’s a challenge! Then get a group of 20 or so like minded folk together – lay on top quality support including a UK Leader, a Medic, and the best local logistics team – and you have an Action Challenge trip!
Whether it’s a mountain, a base camp, an historic trail, or a cycle tour – and whether you are an individual, a group of friends, a company, a charity, a school or college – we have the perfect challenge for you.
Join an Action Challenge event – and we’ll support you from the moment you sign up. There’s a dedicated ‘Challenge App’ which houses all the details on what to expect & how to prepare – with access to training plans, training walks & weekends, kit hire services, and retailer discounts. You’ll get a video briefing before you head off – and on the challenge itself we have qualified mountain leaders & expedition medics on our overseas group trips, with the best local logistics teams to provide a top quality experience. On our UK mass participation events we have full medical teams, an expert signage team, specialist caterers, and a whole load more – as we strive to deliver the best challenge events in the market place – and we’re famous for it!
Whatever the challenge is, and wherever it takes place – it’s this high level of support which enables thousands of participants each year to push themselves further and achieve something special.
WE create amazing
We’ve had 750 lycra clad riders pedalling from Newcastle to London in 24 hours; 1500 on a spooky London Halloween marathon walk; 000’s of MacMillan supporters on ‘Mighty Hikes’ – and have stages a host of other large scale, innovative, events for our customers.
Our Ultra Challenge Series encapsulates the best of what we do, and has set a new bench mark for endurance style events, enabling 000’s of adventurers to take on 100 km as a walk or run – and to achieve something that many thought they could never do! Our corporate clients get involved as these ‘oven-ready’ high quality events are perfect for a wide range of colleagues – and for the 450+ charity partners, there’s £7 million of fundraising each year to help with their good work.
Our Team
We’ve a highly skilled, experienced and passionate team whom bring the challenges to life – below are some of us!
HOW WE WORK
We’re always seeking to provide better & unforgettable experiences for our customers, to deliver great value, provide the best support – with welfare & safety top of the list, and to enable people to push themselves further. We do our best to minimise any impact on the local environment & communities which we visit, and will often make a donation to an appropriate local organisation to help with the up-keep. Raising much needed funds for good causes is central to our work – and we deal with charities of all sizes on a fair and equitable basis. Visioning, planning, and delivering top quality challenge events needs a top quality team – and we are proud to be able employ hundreds of dedicated professionals to plan & operate our events, as well as developing many new young recruits each year.
OUR CHARITY PARTNERS
Some choose to support a charity and make their Challenge really count. We work with 500 charities and you can choose a cause that’s close to your heart and fundraise for them. Across all our events – Action Challenge helps to raise over £8 million each year for charities – and so far we have helped to raise over £100 million fr good causes.
Corporate Challenges
Energise colleagues, boost wellbeing, engagement & loyalty, and ensure CSR objectives are on-track. We’ve planned & delivered Kilimanjaro climbs for many UK companies – including Harrods, HSBC, Blackrock, DHL, Citibank, Dell & PWC to its summit. We also organise many other corporate challenges – from British Gas & WPP on grand cycling tours, to hundreds of Tesco colleagues relaying the full length of Britain on foot. Whatever challenge your organisation is up for – UK, overseas, mass participation, and of course Kilimanjaro – we can make it happen!
KEEP UP TO DATE
Another week, another 100% Kilimanjaro summit success rate for our team!! A huge congratulations to the whole team, and an extra special shout out to our leader James, who has clocked up his 2nd group summit with us in as many weeks, making it his 3rd so far this year!
As the sun rose over the African plains at 06:30am on the morning of the 16th February our team of 20 Kilimanjaro trekkers reached their summit of Uhuru, Kilimanjaro’s might peak standing 5,895m above sea level.
Congratulations to our team of 25 trekkers who have all successfully summitted Kilimanjaro on the morning of October 17th! It was an amazing achievement & we wish them all the best!
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Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £395
With flights = £4,095 total (£395 deposit & £3,700 balance)
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For ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
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The above is for Flights Included packages, for ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £295
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Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £395
With flights = £3,895 total (£395 deposit & £3,500 balance)
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The above is for Flights Included packages, for ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
Registration deposit (included in costs below): £395
With flights = £3,695 total (£395 deposit & £3,300 balance)
Land only = £2,695 total (£395 deposit & £2,400 balance)
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Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £395
With flights = £4,095 total (£395 deposit & £3,700 balance)
Land only = £3,495 total (£395 deposit & £3,100 balance)
For ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £495
With flights = £4,595 total (£495 deposit & £4,100 balance)
Land only = £3,995 total (£495 deposit & £3,500 balance)
For ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
Registration deposit (included in costs below): £295
With flights = £3,695 total (£295 deposit & £3,400 balance)
Land only = £3,095 total (£295 deposit & £2,800 balance
For ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1,200
Registration deposit (included in costs below): £295
With flights = £3,295 total (£295 deposit & £3,000 balance)
Land only = £2,695 total (£295 deposit & £2,400 balance)
For ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
Deposit (included in costs below) paid online to sign up: £295
With flights = £3,495 total (£295 deposit & £3,200 balance)
Land only = £2,895 total (£295 deposit & £2,600 balance)
The above is for Flights Included packages, for ‘Land Only’ Packages, the fundraising target is reduced by £1200
