borne’s costa rica challenge

Support us on a life-changing adventure to raise money to stop babies being born too soon.

thursday 13 October – friday 21 October 2022

Starting from the Caribbean Sea, 7 Brits and 6 Aussies led by former rugby internationals Will Greenwood and Dean Mumm are making their way across Costa Rica on foot, by bicycle, kayaks and rafts. This east to west jungle route is rarely used, even by locals.

They will kayak up the Pacuare river, trek 40km through forests and to heights of 3000m, cycle over 200km past coffee and sugar cane plantations and raft through white-water rapids before reaching the Pacific Ocean.

There is no escape from the tropical heat and humidity. It is a tough challenge that will test the limits of their physical and mental endurance, but they are committed to raising much needed funds for research to prevent babies from being born too soon.

Give them a motivational boost by supporting their challenge!

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an extreme leader for an epic challenge

The Costa Rica Challenge is designed and led by Alan Chambers MBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Extreme Leaders – a group of extraordinary individuals who lend their unique experience to guide and encourage teams on their unique leadership and resilience building journeys to achieve outcomes way beyond their expectations.

A former Royal Marine with 16 years service, Alan was a member of the first winter expedition to traverse Iceland by ski and led the first successful British unsupported expedition from Canada to the Geographic North Pole. He has since led over a dozen North Pole expeditions with top business leaders, helping them explore and reflect on their own leadership capabilities. Alan was awarded an MBE in 2000 for determination and leadership in constant adversity. He is a qualified diver, parachutist, paramedic and ski survival instructor.

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Will Greenwood MBE

2003 England World Cup winning rugby star, rugby pundit, brand ambassador and motivational speaker, Will Greenwood is a Patron of Borne. His first child Freddie was born at just 22 weeks, too soon to survive.

Will is as passionate about finding answers to prevent preterm birth as he is about changing lives through sport. He is a passionate fundraiser and advocate, and has climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and walked to the North Pole for Borne.

He is joining the Costa Rica Challenge because every child deserves a healthy start to life. There is something we can do to stop families from living through the fear, anxiety and sometimes anguish when pregnancies do not progress as planned.

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