“On paper, I had everything I needed to be happy. It wasn't until I joined Jove that I realised something was missing, adventure.”
Chris, Jove Club
2026-27 Calendar · Anyone can book
Adventure trips
From weekend skills courses to week-long expeditions. Small groups, expert guides, real places. You don't have to live in London, or anywhere near it, to come on a trip.
New to the outdoors, or not sure where to start?
Live in London?
Start with the free London run club or a Tuesday session, no application, nothing to lose. Meet people before you commit to anything.
See what's on →Ready for a full trip?
The Jove Weekender is our most popular first trip, a proper introduction with all the reassurance built in. Next date: Mar 19-21, 2027.
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Academy
Navigation, route-finding, terrain movement. The skills that unlock everything else. Where most people start.
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Advanced Skills
Winter mountaineering, scrambling, remote running. Advanced in name, still accessible in practice.
03
Challenge
Fitness and skills pushed hard. Monstrous routes for people who want to test themselves.
04
Expedition
Big multi-day trips into remote terrain. You don’t have to work up to these with us first.
05
Social
Climbing weekends, alpine socials, trips abroad. Adventure without the pressure, at any stage. A few more in the pipeline.
CHARITY CHALLENGEAPR 9-11 · BRECON BEACONS
Pen y Fan, the height of Everest
Everest for Doddie Mark 2
Lewis Moody's playing weight, 103kg, carried the height of Everest in 20 laps of Pen y Fan, shared across a team.
40 MILE CHALLENGEMAY 7-9 · NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS
Challenge
The Lyke Wake Challenge
Forty miles due east across the North Yorkshire Moors, an ancient Viking corpse road, walked since before the Domesday Book. Osmotherley to the North Sea. Guided, vehicle-supported. Complete it in 24 hours and you join the Lyke Wake Club.
Early bird £320, until 8 January 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
SUMMER 2027JUL 2-4 · Snowdonia
Challenge
Welsh 3000s
All 15 Welsh peaks above 3,000ft in one continuous push. ~45km, ~3,800m. Grade 1 scrambling on Crib Goch. We run this once a year.
Early bird £355, until 28 February 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
NO ROADS IN OR OUTAUG 26-30 · KNOYDART · SCOTLAND
Challenge
The Knoydart Challenge
Five days crossing Knoydart, the roadless peninsula on Scotland's west coast. Three nights wild camping, a chain of remote Munros and Corbetts, and a pint at The Old Forge, the most remote pub in mainland Britain. First time we've run this exact route.
Early bird £620, until 26 May 2027
£250 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
JOVE ORIGINALNOV 4-7 · LAKE DISTRICT
Challenge
Lake District Skyline Traverse
Three days, three nights. The main challenge day: ~30km and 2,000m of elevation in a traverse from Grasmere to Coniston.
Early bird £324, until 26 August 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
Bespoke trips · Four people or more
None of these dates work? Have it your way instead.
Any trip here can be run privately for your own group, on your own dates, and we build plenty of things that have never been in the calendar. Birthdays, stags that are not stags, families, clubs. As basic or as bougie as you want it, from a bunkhouse weekend to a lodge with a chef.
London & nearby
Sessions & socials
The regular local stuff. Trail runs, climbing nights and the odd pub meet. Turn up, pay as you go, no application.
LAST FEW PLACES14 NOV · BOX HILL · SURREY
Trail run · Social
Box Hill Trail Run
A train-accessible trail run through the Surrey Hills (7-10km, paced to the group). Finishing with a pub lunch at The Stepping Stones.
FREE EVENT19 NOV · VAUXHALL · LONDON
Climbing · Social
Vauxhall Climbing Night
Bouldering at VauxWall West, two minutes from Vauxhall station. No ropes, no partner and no experience needed. Drop in any time from 6:30pm, pay the wall at the door (£17), pub by 8:30. Most people come on their own.
FREE EVENT5 DEC · WIMBLEDON TO RICHMOND
Trail run · Social
Christmas Trail Run
Roughly 12km from Wimbledon Common across to Richmond, done by lunchtime. You carry a small pack with a waterproof and a warm layer. Mulled wine and mince pies at a checkpoint on the way, then a pub in Richmond.
FREE EVENT16 DEC · VAUXHALL · LONDON
Climbing · Social
Vauxhall Climbing Night
Bouldering at VauxWall West, two minutes from Vauxhall station. No ropes, no partner and no experience needed. Drop in any time from 6:30pm, pay the wall at the door (£17), pub by 8:30. Most people come on their own.
FREE EVENT16 JAN · HAMPSTEAD HEATH
Trail run · Social
Hampstead Heath Trail Run
A free trail run up to Parliament Hill for the best skyline view in London, on to Kenwood House and the ponds (7-10km, paced to the group). Finishing with pints at The Spaniards Inn.
FREE EVENT6 FEB · RICHMOND PARK
Trail run · Social
Richmond Trail Run
A free trail run across the park on the firm winter tracks, past Pen Ponds and through the Isabella Plantation (7-10km, paced to the group). Finishing with pints at The Roebuck on Richmond Hill.
More trail runs, climbing nights and socials are in the pipeline, they go up on What's on as they're booked. They run in and around London. The trips above are open to everyone, wherever you live.