‘It’s when we challenge ourselves that we grow’

Adventurer Ness Knight has travelled the world on extreme expeditions that tested both her strength and endurance. She tells Emma Justice what it takes

Ness Knight has ticked off more ‘firsts’ than most. She’s the first female to have paddleboarded over 1,000 miles on the Missouri River (before jumping on a bike to cycle solo across the USA), the first to have swum the Thames from its source (despite suffering debilitating stomach cramps), and she’s completed 15 marathons in 15 days (running from Big Ben in London to Land’s End in Cornwall). Knight is also the first person to cycle north to south through the mostly uninhabited Namib desert. There, she pushed herself so hard, she collapsed from dehydration in 50-degree heat and was almost eaten by a pride of lions. ‘There’s a little bit of insanity in me,’ she admits, laughing. It’s impressive how much of the road less travelled Knight has, in fact,…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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