Courage to Face a Challenge

Going on an adventure tests your courage to face a challenge. You never quite know exactly what you’ve signed up for and that’s what gives it the edge.

An adventure could be trying anything new or different in life – even a new job, moving to a new place or learning a new skill can be an adventure. However for this purpose we’re talking about outdoor adventures.

Of course there’s the initial challenge of taking on the adventure in the first place. But then you’ll no doubt face challenges along the way – some which you can anticipate and others which throw up surprises.

Whatever happens, you always learn something about yourself in the process. You might take away valuable lessons about what you’d do differently next time.

Having Courage to Face Challenges

Our first big challenge was the trek to Everest Base Camp. Going on this life changing adventure and at altitude spurred us on to explore more.

Each experience gives us confidence to go on and do more, and the appetite to see new places. We have also learnt new skills along the way. For example on the Pyrenees Winter Expedition Skills course we learnt rock-climbing as well as survival in snowy, blizzard conditions. In Australia we tried snow climbing and also did an Alpine Skills course.

We’ve taken on challenges with a theme. For example the Australian 10 Peaks Challenge, and also our own Project Base8000 challenge to trek to the base camps of all the world’s 14 highest mountains over 8000m. There’s nothing like inventing your own challenge!

What do you think?

• How have expanded your comfort zone in the past?
• Do you need a new challenge?

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