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"The Challenge" - are you tough enough?

Ever watched elite athletes climbing the worlds' toughest mountains, racing rally cars through the desert or trekking to the North Pole and thought, "I could do that." Well now's your chance to prove it! BBC Television is looking for Britain's fittest and mentally toughest athletes to take on the biggest challenges in the world of adventure sports.

If you think you've got what it takes to attempt a trans-Atlantic yacht record, run a 200 mile desert ultra-marathon or race non stop for 5 days and nights through the frozen Yukon and you're over 18 years of age (male or female), write with a short biog and a few lines on why you're up to The Challenge to:

The Challenge, room 4454

BBC Whitecity

201 Wood Lane

London

W12 7TS

Or email: applicants.thechallenge@bbc.co.uk