Thank you for an epic 2023!

Wow, we can't believe that the year is almost over, and what a year it has been. We thought we would take the opportunity to share some of our highlights with you and say a massive THANK YOU! 300 young people have built resilience, developed confidence and received?the one-to-one support they needed this year, thanks to you and your ongoing support.

Watch our short festive film for a round up of some of our best bits of 2023. Also, please take the time to read about how you can give the 'gift of adventure' to help vulnerable young people in 2024.

Watch a round-up of the Youth Adventure Trust's 2023!

Winter Adventures

Many of our young people have told us that without the Youth Adventure Trust, they wouldn't be getting outside or doing any extra curricular activities in their school holidays. In fact 98% of the families we work with are feeling the negative effects of the cost of living crisis, struggling to buy food, heat their homes or spend time with their children.

You can support young people this Christmas and beyond...

Outdoor Gear - ReWorn!

ReWorn is our online charity shop that sells donated second-hand outdoor gear, with all profits supporting?our work with vulnerable young people.?We've recently added new listings of clothing, from fleeces and coats, to trousers and walking boots. Now's the time to gift yourself or a loved one preloved gear that gets you outdoors this winter!

Click here to shop now

Shopping online this festive period?

Raise free donations for us when you shop 6,000+ stores online using Give as you Live Online!?From buying groceries, fashion, gifts and gift cards, to booking travel, accommodation, holidays and restaurants, sign up to support us (it doesn't cost you or us anything) and turn your ordinary online shopping into more adventures for young people!

Click here to sign up

Inspiration Corner

Where we share interesting articles, books, podcasts or events to inspire you to get outside for your own adventures...

Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration?

After expeditions all over the world, YAT Ambassador and adventurer Alastair Humphreys spent a year exploring the small map around his own home, culminating in?his latest book Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness. Always an inspiring speaker, Al will be on mini speaking tour?in Bristol, Peak District and London in the new year.

Click here for tour dates

Vote for Fearless

Endurance athlete and former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin's book, Fearless has been nominated for The People's Book Prize!?If you've heard her speak or have read the brilliant book all about trail-blazing adventurous women, please give your vote now.

Click here to vote now

Give the gift of adventure

We are only able to support young people through this challenging and uncertain time thanks to the support of people who volunteer, donate, fundraise or leave a gift in their Will. We know times are hard at the moment, but if you are able to?make a gift?to support young people, it will make a huge difference. Thank you.

Click here to donate now

Inspiring young lives is a team effort and we couldn’t have done without you.?We're looking forward to sharing with you how our young people build resilience and confidence over the coming years. For now though, we wish you all a healthy and happy Christmas and New Year.

The Youth Adventure Trust team