ABOUT BONE HAMMER
BUILT THROUGH ENDURANCE
Bone Hammer Projects is an endurance-driven movement dedicated to creating educational opportunity through challenge, resilience, and community action.
What began as a series of personal endurance initiatives has grown into a mission focused on creating lasting impact for young people through access to quality education.
ENDURANCE FOR EDUCATION
EVERY CHALLENGE
CREATES OPPORTUNITY
Bone Hammer Projects exists to create educational opportunity through endurance-driven initiatives that inspire action, leadership, and community support.
In partnership with Pretoria Boys High School and the South African Hall of Fame, these initiatives help provide boys with access to education, boarding, mentorship, sporting opportunities, academic support, and long-term guidance.
Every challenge undertaken represents more than physical endurance — it represents access, growth, and the opportunity to change a future.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Creating access to life-changing education for boys with limited resources.
ENDURANCE & DISCIPLINE
Using physical challenge to inspire perseverance, resilience, and growth.
LEADERSHIP THROUGH ACTION
Building mentorship, character, and leadership through shared experience.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Uniting students, families, supporters, and mentors around a shared mission.
ONE OPPORTUNITY
ONE BOY.
ONE FUTURE.
GENERATIONAL CHANGE.
Talent exists everywhere. Opportunity does not.
Through educational support, mentorship, structure, and community, Bone Hammer Projects helps create environments where young men can grow into leaders, fathers, providers, and men of character.
Support does not simply fund education — it creates stability, belonging, brotherhood, and long-term opportunity.
EDUCATION
BOARDING
MEALS
MENTORSHIP
SPORTING OPPORTUNITY
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
BROTHERHOOD
R80,000 CAN CHANGE A FUTURE
For approximately R80,000, one boy receives a year of education, boarding, mentorship, and opportunity through the Legacy Program.
Boarding becomes opportunity. Boarding becomes legacy.
- CHRIS OLDNALL
R9.0M+
RAISED SINCE 2021
57
PUPILS FUNDED TO DATE
3
ENDURANCE CHALLENGES COMPLETE
South Africa
WHERE EVERY RAND IS SPENT
MEET CHRIS OLDNALL
THE MAN BEHIND THE MOVEMENT
Chris Oldnall is a Deputy Headmaster at Pretoria Boys High School, endurance athlete, father, mentor, and the driving force behind Bone Hammer Projects.
Through endurance-based initiatives, Chris combines leadership, education, and physical challenge to create meaningful opportunities for boys with limited resources.
His approach is grounded in resilience, brotherhood, accountability, and the belief that challenge can become a vehicle for lasting impact.
PARTNER WITH PURPOSE
FROM PRETORIA TO THE WORLD
Businesses, organisations, and individuals are invited to partner with Bone Hammer Projects in creating educational opportunity through endurance initiatives, sponsorship, mentorship, and community support.
Chris also speaks at schools, organisations, and corporate events on leadership, resilience, pressure, endurance, culture, and purpose-driven performance.
THE PHILOSOPHY
FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION
Bone Hammer Projects is built on the idea that endurance reveals character.
Whether crossing open water, summiting mountains, or cycling across South Africa nonstop, each challenge becomes a lesson in perseverance, leadership, and mental resilience
The movement is not simply about sport or endurance. It is about showing young people what becomes possible when commitment, discipline, and purpose come together.
It is not an option. It's not on the list.
- CHRIS OLDNALL
BUILT TOGETHER
A MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
Bone Hammer Projects brings together students, parents, mentors, athletes, old boys, and supporters around a shared purpose: creating opportunity through endurance and education.
Every initiative is driven not only by the individuals taking on the challenge, but by the wider community standing behind them.
Together, these efforts continue to create meaningful educational opportunities for future generations.
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
EXPLORE THE INITIATIVES
From open-water endurance swims to the summit of Kilimanjaro and the completed Boys Further cycling relay, each initiative forms part of a growing legacy of endurance for education.
TAKE PART
HELP TAKE
EDUCATION
FURTHER
Support the movement, partner with an initiative, or follow the journey as Bone Hammer Projects continues to push endurance beyond personal achievement and toward meaningful impact.