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Overseas Treks
Thursday 1 January 2026
Thursday 31 December 2026
Want to take on an epic overseas trekking challenge in support of young people facing cancer? Need some inspiration?
There are lots of bucket list adventures to choose from:
- Kilimanjaro Summit
- Everest Base Camp
- Great Wall of China
- Machu Picchu
And so many more captivating locations to consider, both short haul and long haul…France, Spain, Patagonia, Burma, Transylvania, Morocco, Kenya, Madagascar, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cambodia, India, Iceland…the list goes on!
Our recommended travel partners:
We work closely with four travel partners. Each offers a huge variety of challenges, on different dates, at different prices. To optimise your experience, we’d recommend exploring each site. If you have any specific questions you can contact the travel partner directly or email us on fundraisingevents@younglivesvcancer.org.uk.
There are typically 2 payment options to choose from:
1. Charity Sponsorship – you pay a registration fee, do lots of fundraising and we cover the cost of your event place!
2. Self fund – you pay the full cost of the event place – fundraise whatever you want, with no set target or deadline, and there’s no cost at all to the charity
We love our trekkers, and we want them to have an awesome experience! Some of the benefits of joining our team are:
- A Young Lives vs Cancer t-shirt so you look awesome and stand out in the crowd
- Our online Event Hub where you can find training plans and useful fundraising tools
- Free physio advice from a Chartered Physiotherapist
- Our closed Facebook group where you can meet other Young Lives vs Cancer sporting legends, share fundraising ideas and training tips
- We’ll shower you with advice, ideas and materials to get the money rolling in, and if you ever need us we’re only a phone call away.
Every day 12 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer. Yet not one of them has the same experience. All young cancer patients have different needs, opportunities and backgrounds and for some, the systems in place and gaps in support mean that their experiences are much more challenging than others. Far too many children and young people with cancer are experiencing inequality as soon as they are diagnosed due to a ‘one size fits all’ approach throughout much of the system. That’s why the support they receive must look beyond their diagnosis. It should provide them with what they need, so that they can go on to thrive no matter what. That’s why we exist.
We don’t receive any government funding so everything we do is thanks to amazing people like you. From funding our brilliant Young Lives vs Cancer Social Workers to our vital financial grants, your support means that we can be there for children and young people facing cancer, and their families, to ensure that having a cancer diagnosis doesn’t mean you lose what makes you, you.
If you have any questions, or simply want to know more about taking part in an overseas trek for Young Lives vs Cancer, please get in touch!
- Chat to our fundraising team online using live chat (use the pink ‘chat to us’ button at the bottom right of the screen) Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm
- Call us on 0300 330 0803, Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm
- Email us at fundraisingevents@younglivesvscancer.org.uk
- Message us via our Facebook or Twitter pages
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