How does it work?

Charity Challenges are a hugely popular way of raising vital funds for UK charities big and small. They are in effect very large scale sponsored walks (or cycles or horse rides or bobsleighs or rafting...).

The first thing you need to do is choose an event. People choose an event because it's in aide of a cause close to their heart or because it's doing something they've always wanted to do or because it's in a part of the world that they want to visit. The reason is not important - every charity will just be very pleased to have you join up!

You can view a full list of upcoming events here. Alternatively you can start by looking through all the charities that run Ultimate Challenges and find out more about what they do.

We also have more information on what's involved in a typical trek and a typical bike challenge event.

Most charities will ask you to pay an entry fee to register and you will need to raise a minimum sponsorship level to secure your place on the event.

As a rough guide, a weekend challenge will have an entry fee of £100-£150 and a sponsorship target of £1000-£1500, and a longer challenge up to 10-11 days will have an entry fee of £200-£300 and target sponsorship level of £2000-£3000+.