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Alex Staniforth

Alex Staniforth

Record-breaking Adventurer, Endurance Athlete, Young Inspirational Speaker, Author of Icefall and Mental Health Fundraiser

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January 20, 2019

Why hitting the wall might be a wake-up call

Firstly, a happy new year to my followers, old and new. I hope 2019 is as good as you choose it to be. Whether you’ve ran a marathon or not, you’ve

Category iconmental health,  Running Tag iconbulimia nervosa,  chester marathon,  eating disorder,  hitting the wall,  injuries,  london marathon,  male mental health,  marathon setbacks,  marathon training,  mental health,  mental health in men,  running injuries,  running inspiration,  sub 3 marathon

August 26, 2018

Fundraising Tips for a Sponsored Charity Challenge

Be it a marathon, cycle, hike, mountain, skydive, team challenge, volunteering project, or a sponsored silence (which my family are still encouraging)

Category iconChallenge,  Climb The UK Tag iconalex staniforth,  charity,  charity challenges,  charity fundraising,  climb the uk,  fundraising,  justgiving,  marathons,  sponsored challenges,  tips

May 12, 2018

The Mountains are Calling

In November last year, I received a message from Jonny Muir, an Edinburgh-based author and hill runner, asking if I would consider writing the

Category iconBooks,  Climb The UK Tag iconauthor,  climb the uk,  Counties,  county tops,  highest point,  jonny muir,  mountains are calling,  new books,  sandstone press,  scotland running,  uk county tops

April 18, 2018

How I Took on Mental Illness in a Marathon – and Won

Whether it's London, Boston, Manchester or another, they say you can’t run a marathon without telling everyone. Each April brings a sudden spike in

Category iconAdventure,  marathons,  mental health,  Running Tag iconboston marathon,  bulimia,  depression,  eating disorders,  fitness,  goals,  Health,  london marathon,  manchester marathon,  mental health,  running,  sub 3,  sub three marathon,  training,  training for a sub 3 marathon

March 18, 2018

5 Tips to Overcome Setbacks

Besides the usual bank statements and junk mail, don’t you just love getting something in the post? This week my race number for Manchester

Category iconAdventure,  Challenges,  mental health Tag iconachilles tendonitis,  athlete,  how to overcome setbacks,  injuries,  IT band syndrome,  manchester marathon,  marathon,  marathon setbacks,  marathon training,  mental health,  overcoming injuries,  overcoming setbacks,  runner,  running injuries,  setbacks,  wilmslow half marathon

January 4, 2018

Why Your New Year Resolutions Should Scare You

It's that time of year when Facebook is plastered with New Year resolutions, motivational quotes and renewed promises of change ahead. The gym will

Category iconAdventure,  Climb The UK,  Inspiration Tag icon2017,  2018,  achieving goals,  alex staniforth,  ambitions,  climb the uk,  fitness,  goal setting,  goals,  gym,  mental health,  new year,  new years resolutions,  resolutions,  tips

November 29, 2017

Back to Nepal and a Christmas Closer to Home

So, are you going back to Everest?! I should have known that posting photos of Lukla Airport would send the Twitter sphere into a frenzy. It’s like

Category iconAdventure,  Nepal Tag iconama dablam,  base camp,  charity,  everest,  fire,  kyangjuma,  nepal,  phase worldwide,  trekking

November 2, 2017

Pride of Britain Awards 2017 – Flying the Flag for Mental Health

There’s some moments in life you can never really plan for. The Pride of Britain Awards was one of those! I was honoured to win the ‘Regional

Category iconmental health Tag iconAwards,  inspiration,  london,  mental health,  pride of britain,  wellbeing,  young minds

October 10, 2017

Eating Disorders: A Recipe that Needs to be Heard

World Mental Health Day. We seem to have a day for everything – Star Wars Day, National Doughnut Day, or even International Sheep Day.  But this is

Category iconInspiring,  mental health Tag iconadversity,  awareness,  challenges,  charity,  eating disorders,  Health,  mental health,  wellbeing,  wmhday17,  world mental health day,  young minds,  young people

September 28, 2017

How to Recover from a Major Endurance Challenge

Being knackered is something most of us will experience in some level, be it running a marathon, completing a major endurance challenge, a long day at

Category iconAdventure,  Climb The UK Tag iconadventure,  climb the uk,  cycling,  endurance,  fitness,  Health,  recovery,  running,  training

August 18, 2017

Expedition tips: the kit list for a 5,000 mile adventure challenge

Whether it's climbing Everest, rowing the Atlantic, or cycling around the world, we seem to have a fascination about the equipment chosen to get the

Category iconChallenge,  Challenges,  Climb The UK,  Endurance,  England,  Inspiration,  Inspiring,  Viewranger,  Westgrove Group,  YHA Tag iconadventurer,  adversity,  alex staniforth,  charity,  cheshire,  climb the uk,  ClimbTheUK,  Counties,  everest,  highest points,  icefall,  mental health,  motivational speaker,  record,  wellbeing,  young minds,  young people

May 12, 2017

Who Tries, Wins!

The week before a challenge is a feeling I know too well. You plan to have everything boxed off so that you spend the last few days in a state of zen

Category iconChallenge,  Challenges,  Climb The UK Tag icon#CTUK,  adventure,  alex staniforth,  challenge,  climb the uk,  Counties,  icefall,  mental health,  young minds

climb the uk training mental health week

May 8, 2017

I ain’t Prince Harry, but I am speaking out.

You probably already realised, but I ain’t no Prince Harry. Sorry ladies. I’m just a lanky guy with a stammer about to go and climb the highest points

Category iconChallenges,  Climb The UK Tag iconadventure,  alex staniforth,  awareness,  charity,  climb the uk,  ClimbTheUK,  fundraising,  mental health,  mental health week,  wellbeing,  young minds

CLIMB THE UK

April 21, 2017

Climb The UK – A route to all 100 UK counties!

My latest challenge nears closer - reaching the highest point of all 100 UK counties on bike, foot and kayak in just over two months. I will now be

Category iconClimb The UK,  Inspiration Tag iconadventure,  alex staniforth,  challenge,  cheshire,  climb the uk,  Counties,  cycling,  fitness,  mental health,  mental health week,  outdoors,  prince harry,  running,  walking,  yha,  young minds

Climb The UK #CTUK

February 22, 2017

Climb The UK 2017

I’ve dedicated the last few years trying to climb the highest there is. A journey that gave me so much more than expected – the amazing opportunity to

Category iconClimb The UK,  Inspiration Tag iconalex staniforth,  challenge,  ClimbTheUK,  icefall,  mental health week,  young minds

Inspirational Talks with Alex Staniforth

December 24, 2016

I have my challenges, but they don’t have me.

2016 draws to a close and “New Year, New Me” pledges clog my Facebook timeline as we reflect and set new goals: be it to lose weight, start a new job

Category iconChallenges,  Icefall,  Inspiration Tag iconadversity,  alex staniforth,  bear grylls,  cho oyu,  everest,  fundraising,  icefall,  inspiration,  mental health,  speaking,  speech problems,  stammer,  stammering,  stuttering,  walk4nepal,  young minds

Lakpa Thunda Sherpa

November 29, 2016

Lakpa Thundu Sherpa – A legend made and lost in the mountains

This isn't my usual blog post, and certainly not one I wanted to write either. Yesterday my friend Lakpa Thundu Sherpa died in an avalanche on Ama

Category iconCho Oyu 2016 Tag iconama dablam,  Avalanche,  cho oyu,  everest,  expedition,  lakpa thundu sherpa,  nepal,  sherpa

October 2, 2016

Cho Oyu expedition: so close yet so far…

We left ABC on 27th September for Camp 1 where I felt strong and confident. It then emerged that I'd picked up some sort of stomach bug. I decided to

Category iconCho Oyu 2016 Tag icon360 expeditions,  8000m,  adversity,  alex adversity,  alex staniforth,  cho oyu,  Cho2016,  himalayas

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Recent Posts

  • Why hitting the wall might be a wake-up call January 20, 2019
  • Fundraising Tips for a Sponsored Charity Challenge August 26, 2018
  • The Mountains are Calling May 12, 2018
  • How I Took on Mental Illness in a Marathon – and Won April 18, 2018
  • 5 Tips to Overcome Setbacks March 18, 2018

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