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25 runners are set to begin the 'holy grail of UK adventure' at Land's End.

Mee literally took a more circuitous route — roughly 7,000 yards farther than your typical basketball court.

A York-based adventure sports company hopes to inspire the next generation of explorers through a new venture. Rat Race, whose headquarters are in Shipton, specialises in organising ultra marathons, epic assault course races and even sends its test pilots to the furthest corners of the planet. Now it is aiming to help alleviate the boredom for children unable to travel about due to the global pandemic. It has launched Future Explorers – 10 projects to keep young explorers entertained and help them understand more about places around the globe. Founder Jim Mee said: “Our favourit...

A YORK-based company is looking for brave volunteers to take part in a set of epic endurance challenges once lockdown is lifted. Rat Race Adventure Sports, based in Shipton by Beningbrough, is looking for "hardy souls with a trailblazing spirit" for a series of "authentic, world-firsts". The challenges on offer include taking on unclimbed peaks in Greenland to an expedition on Bikini Atoll, infamous for the world’s first nuclear tests. As the expeditions are new they are not yet full-blown ‘events’ from the company, which is well-known for hosting the ‘Dirty Weekend’, ‘Sea...