Since the accident he has continued to engage in various forms of outdoor recreation, has published multiple books about his recovery, and is now a disability educator specialising in diversity and inclusion.

He made many ascents of outstanding problems in the Lancashire Quarries as well as engaging in extensive exploration of Malham Cove.

This included a major new climb up the East Face of Central Tower Of Paine in Patagonia, the first ascent of the West Face of Mount Asgard on Baffin Island, Trango Tower and multiple attempts on the then-unclimbed Shark's Fin on Meru Peak, in the Indian Himalayan Region.

On Friday 13 February 1998, Pritchard's life changed drastically when he was struck in the head by a falling boulder while attempting an ascent of the Totem Pole, a slender sea stack off the coast of Tasmania.

On the Lowest To Highest Expedition the team members cycled from Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre (-15m) to Kosciuszko -Targangil (2228m), a distance of 2152 km.