How to fund your challenge
This page provides you details of the costs of your challenge.
The costs below are per person.
Self funder
Pay a registration fee of £37.50 when you book.
Then a balance of £157.50
(5 weeks before your challenge).
Raise as much as you can for JDRF.
Minimum sponsorship
Registration fee of £37.50 when you book.
Raise a minimum of £450.00 for JDRF.
Click here for a more detailed explanation of the options available.
Self funder option
The full cost of this challenge is £195.00. You will be required to pay the registration fee of £37.50 at the time of booking and the final balance of £157.50 which is due 5 weeks before departure (15/04/2017). You will receive fundraising advice and sponsorship forms and be asked to raise as much as you can for JDRF. As you have covered the full cost of the challenge, 100% of this fundraising will be retained by JDRF
Minimum sponsorship option
You will be required to pay the registration fee of £37.50 at the time of booking and raise a minimum amount of sponsorship, £450.00 for JDRF. You should send your sponsorship money to JDRF as you raise it. If you have raised the necessary funds, JDRF will then pay the balance of your expedition costs (which will not exceed 35% of the minimum sponsorship target). The charity benefits by keeping the remaining sponsorship money and every pound over and above that you raise.
This is a ground only challenge
This challenge is ground only. This means you will need to organise travel to arrive at the starting point of the itinerary in the host country and to return home at the end of the challenge. You will be provided with details of where and when to arrive and depart but please do budget for the appropriate travel arrangements.
What's included?
Before you go
- Discount on personal equipment from The Outdoor Shop, Outdoorhire, Cotswold Outdoor and Nomad Travel Stores in the UK
- Access to your own password protected account
- Risk assessment and emergency management planning
- Fitness training notes
- Sponsorship forms (online and hard copy)
- A-Z of fundraising ideas
- Fundraising advice
- Travel to and from the challenge start/finish point
On your challenge
- Drinks and snacks available throughout the day
- Hot breakfast buffet
- All challenge management before, during and post event
- Full back-up support including first-aid qualified staff and first-aid supplies
- Drinking water on challenge days
What's not included?
The details
Fundraising deadlines
You will need to send your sponsorship money to the charity as you raise it. If you have raised the necessary funds, the charity will then pay the balance of your challenge costs. The charity benefits by keeping the remaining sponsorship money and every pound over and above that you raise.