Industry Leader Challenge 2026:
The Glacier
18th to 27th March 2026
Tackle the Glacier
Tackle the most chilling challenge yet: The Glacier in Iceland from 18th to 27th March 2026.
Taking place in the icy wilderness of Iceland’s Langjökull ice cap, this extreme expedition will see 24 of the automotive industry's boldest leaders ski-trekking through sub-zero temperatures, dramatic terrain, and battling isolation in the name of challenge and charity. Up to 12 teams of two will need to raise a minimum of £25,000 per team for Ben.
The Glacier continues ILC’s tradition of taking a group of senior leaders far beyond their comfort zones. The challenge lasts 10 days in total and challengers will spend eight of these on the ice cap, journeying together through one of the most remote environments on Earth. They will face:
- Up to nine hours of ski-trekking each day
- Ski-trekking to 1,450m above sea level
- Temperatures as low as -25°C overnight
- Zero contact with the outside world
- Seven nights of camping in the freezing wilderness.
Participants will wake up early each day to melt snow for water, haul gear across snowfields, face biting winds and navigate vast, shifting glaciers.
So far, teams from LKQ Euro Car Parts and Hella have signed up to take part and this will be the third ILC that Spencer Grinham, Sales Director at Hella, has taken on.
Will you take on The Glacier?
Contact our Director of Growth & Development, Matt Wigginton, to find out more and register interest: matt.wigginton@ben.org.uk.
What is the Industry Leader Challenge?
The Industry Leader Challenge (ILC) is an epic personal challenge taken on each year by an automotive industry leader (or leaders) to fundraise for Ben. The ILC is certainly not for the faint-hearted and requires extraordinary personal endeavour that tests the challenger either mentally or physically – or both. After completing a challenge of their choice (either with a team or alone), the challenger then hands the baton over to another industry leader for the following year.
The ILC was originally inspired by Sarah Sillars OBE who took on her own personal challenge for Ben, successfully climbing Kilimanjaro in 2010 and raising £38,000.