VENTURE TO VICTORY
CHARITY CHALLENGES
Hello and thanks for visiting. My name is Simon Ford and following the loss of my fiancée to cancer several years ago I set up Venture To Victory with the express purpose of running extreme fundraising challenges in aid of various treatment and support organisations including the NHS, and more localised community groups .
Since that time I've taken incredibly committed teams on challenges all over the world, from the Sahara Desert to the Arctic, and from the rivers of Asia to the mountains of Europe, all with the express purpose of raising funds in the scrap against life changing and life limiting conditionss and the pain that brings.
Have a look around my site. If anything grabs you and you have a mind to help save lives through one ridiculous challenge or other, give me a shout.
SCOTLAND 1st - 5th Sept 2025
BEN NEVIS TO LOCH NESS IN 5 DAYS
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
SUB-ARCTIC SWEDEN 19th - 24th Feb 2026
26 MILES ACROSS SUB-ARCTIC TUNDRA IN 2 DAYS
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
ARCTIC SWEDEN (TBC)
ASCENT OF MOUNT KEBNEKAISE
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
SAHARA DESERT 13th - 17th Oct 2025
HIKE THE ERG CHIGAGA DUNES OVER 100KM
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
ARCTIC SWEDEN 24th March - 2nd Apr 2026
100 KM ACROSS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IN SNOWSHOES
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
SWEDEN 13th - 20th June 2026
5 DAYS THROUGH THE WILDS OF SWEDEN
Challenge type: Charity Fundraising
Hard
Charity Fundraising Adventures
Challenges that will push not only your fitness but your ability to learn different skills under the pressure of the changing environment around you.
Harder
Charity Fundraising Adventures
Not quite in the 'extreme' category but challenges that will push the relatively fit individual to their physical limits and occasionally ask more.
Hardest
Charity Fundraising Adventures
These are real expedition style challenges. The going is arduous and achievable but only if you can work as part of a team on the edge.