by Matt McDonald ‘How can it be’, I hear you yelling angrily. The air is getting colder, the days shorter and the feeling of rain turning to sleet throughout our cities is not welcome. It’s tempting to hide indoors […]
Offsetting the Office with Mountain Views
At MAD Challenges we love to walk, climb and explore. Being based in Scotland with so many incredible trails and mountains on our doorstep means an adventure is never far away! We also love to hear tales from other inspiring […]
Inspiration Awards 2017
In case you missed it, two weeks ago we were absolutely thrilled to win the Community Volunteering Award at this year’s Standard Life Aberdeen’s Inspiration Awards! This event recognises people’s commitment and passion for making a difference. The Community Volunteering […]
What’s Your Drinking Handprint?
We believe that businesses are an essential part of shaping a more sustainable future, and that we can help speed this along by supporting businesses that are leading the way. So we get pretty excited when businesses like Brewgooder come […]
MAD Seat – One Month On
Since our record breaking, leg burning, pledge raising Arthur’s Seat event last month, we’ve been reflecting on the amazing achievements of our participants. Between them, they amassed 487 ascents and descents of the Seat, collecting sponsorship through 555 behaviour changes. […]
Award Alert!
We have some exciting news! Our very own co-founder, Meredith Adams, is a finalist in the Standard Life Inspiration Awards for her work on MAD Challenges. The Inspiration Awards recognise teams and individuals for their contribution to local communities and […]
What Have Bogs Ever Done for Us?
As MAD Challenges gears up for a new partnership with Flows to the Future, we share what we leant at their fantastic new touring exhibition. Besides preserving human bodies for thousands of years and puzzling scientists with ancient murder mysteries […]
MAD Seat 2017
We’re thrilled to share that signups for MAD Seat 2017 are live! Now in its 2nd year, this time the event is bigger and bolder. Dare to join us? The concept behind MAD Seat is simple… It’s a straightforward […]
MAD Seat – Coming Soon!
This Friday, June 9th, we’ll be launching signups for our next challenge, MAD Seat – a gruelling 24 hours of hiking up and down Arthur’s Seat! As far as we can tell, no one has created an event like this […]
Shall We Print Out a Map?
One month on, we asked our brilliant MAD Clyde challengers Imogen Beck and Grant Laird to reflect on their experiences of the event. This is what they had to say… ‘Shall we print out a map?’ ‘Nah, it’ll be fine.’ […]