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After a Christmas riddled with Covid and a winter locked inside, I’d had enough: I needed a challenge. As someone who thrives on adventure and diversity, these lockdowns and restrictions were really starting to effect my mental wellbeing and motivation to do anything. So one day at work I mes...

“WHY? WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU RUNNING 100KM?” - MY MUM. It’s a fair question to ask: why would I decide to run 100km in 24 hours? Well, there are a few reasons, with the main reason being that I wanted to do some fundraising along with raising some awareness around how mental health is linked to ou...

Our volunteer Sian shares her time from our first event in Wales. From the idyllic backdrop of Pistyll Rhaedr Fall up to Cadair Berwyn, to discovering a new slower pace and healing power of nature. In the words of Boris himself; You should go outside to exercise - but you shouldn’t go outside to...

We’re proud to say Mind Over Mountains is back! Of course, the last few months have been immensely challenging for our mental health - and with access to support services and our coping mechanisms restricted by lockdown - we were worried about a perfect storm for poor mental health across the UK...

During July, Breca Swimrun launched a series of virtual swimrun challenges for their community, with participants as far as New Zealand taking part. We’re delighted that they chose to support Mind Over Mountains, and raised over £4,000 to help us deliver our Reconnection Rambles. Our trustee and...

Previous Mind Over Mountains event participant Laurence Woodcock shares how he could have never achieved walking all the way to Croatia without the kindness of strangers and why in the isolation of lockdown. it’s more important than ever to look out for each other. In August 2018 I set out from ...