The first of our prestigious Expedition Awards was presented by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Johanna Ropner (pictured right) on Thursday 3 October 2024.
The Trust’s Expedition Awards highlight the very best in leadership, challenge, courage and planning. The latest awards were selected from the 88 cadet and reservist expeditions supported by The Ulysses Trust that deployed in 2023. Each recipient receives a certificate which is signed by the Trust Chair, Brigadier Tim Seal TD DL VR and Trust Ambassador Ray Mears.
The winner of the Reservist Category was Exercise Northern Amazonas Fortuna 2023. The award was received on behalf of the unit by Capt Claire Norton (pictured left).
The presentation took place on Thursday 3rd October 2024 at His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenants Awards North Yorkshire Ceremony at Worsley Barracks, York and was hosted by the Reserve Forces and Cadet Association for Yorkshire and Humber.
EXERCISE: Northern Amazonas Fortuna 2023
This expedition was undertaken by 13 reservists and 2 instructors from 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. They undertook a kayaking/canoeing expedition to the Rio Urubu, Amazonas District, Brazil. A physically and mentally demanding expedition, conducted in one of the most bio-diverse and challenging environments on earth. They completed an arduous 227km paddle of the Rio Urubu (a tributary of the Great Amazon River) whilst remaining self-sufficient for 10 days ‘on river’ through uninhabited regions of the Amazon rainforest.
The expedition report can be found here.
Details of other award winners from 2011 are available on our Expedition Awards page.
For further details please contact Paul Randall on M: 0774 141 2371 paul.randall@ulyssestrust.co.uk.
Photo credit for the Award Ceremony photographs: David Lindsay.
