Sport Relief: Nick Grimshaw back after break due to heat exhaustion
He's travelling across the Namib desert in Namibia, alongside other celebrities like Frankie Bridge and Rob Rinder to raise money for mental health services.
The challenge, which started on Monday, will see them cross the desert by walking, cycling and skiing.BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin and Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw cycling through the Namib desert Nick says he"felt great" when they set off, but as soon as he was stopped by a medic for a temperature check just two kilometres before the finish line, he felt"really, really bad".The presenter was told he couldn't finish the day's challenge, and had to take time out to recover.
He saw doctors and received treatment for heat exhaustion, but said not being able to participate was"really hard to deal with".Image copyrightIt was originally supposed to be in the freezing temperatures of Mongolia, but was moved to Namibia because of Coronavirus fears.The celebrities are set to climb the"highest sand dunes in the world" which Nick says he doesn't want to miss.
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