Coastal Walk Challege
Update: Wendy and Paul (and Havoc, of course) are set to finish their mammoth trek in the next few weeks, a full month ahead of schedule! All of us at Terra Nova congratulate them on their efforts and wish them…
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Around the World on a Penny Farthing
Modern day adventurer Joff Summerfield is all set to fulfil a lifetime ambition to cycle around the world. By anyone’s standards, this is an ambitious project, but the single detail that makes his venture all the more remarkable is that…
Polar Venture
In March 2008, a team of two attempted to ski 200km across an ice cap a quarter the size of Wales, unaided and with temperatures reaching as low as -60°C, with an aim of inspiring young people into exploration and…
Rosie around the World
A finish date of 1st June 2008 has now been set! Rosie has successfully reached the East Coast of the USA and will be runnig through Manhattan tomorrow (03/10/07). After this she “only” has Nova Scotia, Greenland and Iceland to…
Caudwell Xtreme Everest
Terra Nova tents have been selected by the Caudwell Xtreme Everest team for their pioneering expedition to complete vital medical research at high altitude. The trip will be followed by the BBC’s Horizon team, and receive primetime screening over 2…
Winter 284 Challenge
Steve Perry took his winter ascent of Britain’s toughest long distance walk down to the wire, finishing on his deadline day of 31st March. Having started on the 1st December 2005 he has been through 121 days of adventure, climbing…
North Sikkim
In October and November 2006 Julie-Ann Clyma and Roger Payne will be attempting first ascents of various peaks above the Singkhamo Glacier in North Sikkim. Sikkim is a small Indian state situated in the Eastern Himalayas and boarders China, Nepal…
Nigel Vardy – 7 x 7 Mountaineering Challenge – Borneo
Once again, Terra Nova has teamed up with mountaineer Nigel Vardy as he attempts to climb the 7 highest mountains on the world’s 7 largest islands. These being: Penny Ice CapBaffin Island GunnbjornsfjeldGreenland Mt. FujiJapan Mt. KinabaluBorneo Gunung KerinciSumatra Carstensz…
Canada to Alaska Sea Kayak Expedition
A team of paraplegic and able-bodied sea kayakers will be the first inclusive team to embark on a 1000 mile, three month journey following the historical ‘Inside Passage’ along British Columbia’s coastline to the fjords and glacial mountains of Alaska.…
Worlds Lightest Tent
Which weighs more – a bag of sugar or a tent? Leading British tent and outdoor clothing manufacturer, Terra Nova Equipment, has designed one of the world’s lightest tents which is equivalent in weight to a bag of sugar. The…