Between the 10th and 17th February 2024 Hereford and Worcester ACF (HWACF) took part in Exercise Venturer Snow cub which was an 8 day travel and ski programme in the Pyrenees. This is the first time that HWACF had ever embarked on a Skiing activity and because of to this, we engaged a civilian Company, […]
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Ex TELEMARK TITAN 2024 was the FANYs’ first foray into telemark skiing as part of a fortnight of race training in Pralognan-la-Vanoise, culminating in the British and British Army Telemark Championships. The Corps was keen to take part in the exercise as, since 2019’s Ex Viking Challenge, kindly sponsored by the Ulysses Trust, members had
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JOINT GLACIER 24 was a seven-day adventurous training expedition to the Stubai Valley in Austria. The purpose of the trip was to take eight non-skiers and eight with a variety of experience and instruct them either in skiing or take them to their next qualification level.The purpose of this type of trip is to expose
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Exercise MONTY MERGER 24 (MM24) was the most recent iteration of Headquarters Home Command and Standing Joint Command (UK)’s annual skiing Adventurous Training expedition. Split across two weeks, there were all levels of skiing ranging from beginners through to those developing their instructional capability before attending the Ski Leader courses which will qualify them to
I think this must have been Exeter UOTC 12th year of conducting adventure training in the Dolomites, for me my 7th with EUOTC and my 9th in total which amounts to 23 weeks in the Dolomites This is all thanks to my old mate Garry Mason who, back in 2015 as the second in command
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The 2023 MR Sailex once again generated excellent participation figures with 47 reservists from across the Maritime reserve taking part, representing 12 units. This was the fourth running of the event, which has been supported each year by the Ulysses Trust, without whose support the event would simply not happen. Aims Maritime reserves Sailex has
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Veterans make a huge contribution to the cadet movement as Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) and many help run cadet expeditions, but what’s in it for them? Veterans play a crucial role in the running of many cadet units and The Ulysses Trust recognises how important veterans are in running expeditions too. We are hugely
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Main Expedition Day 1 – Acclimatisation Walk The main expedition began with a day walk acclimatisation day. The cadets were split into 4 groups with routes up and around the Grunten. The Grunten overlooks the lodge and is at the foothold of the Alps; its peak stands at 1738m and can be seen for miles
WHAT WE ACHIEVED​​PHASE 1: ​ Novice climbers, many of whom were completely new to the sport gained the required knowledge to safely climb using a top rope on a sport climbing route. Students with previous experience were able to gain valuable log book days, in preparation for the Rock Climbing Supervisor qualification.​ PHASE 2: ​ Once students had gained sufficient experience and were
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SUMMARY Over 25th Sep – 2nd Nov 2023, the Corps of Royal Engineers (British Army) embarked on a sailing and mountaineering expedition to South Georgia. The expedition had already sailed (using different crews) from the UK to the Falkland Islands in three legs and after South Georgia sailed up to the Caribbean in a further
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Northern Chile Cormorant 2023 ‘Exercise Northern Chile Cormorant’ saw 13 individuals from 206 Multi Role Medical Regiment deploy to Chile to complete one of the most famous and extreme circuits in the world- The ‘O Circuit’ in Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia. This expedition involved personnel trekking 150km in the Patagonia wilderness requiring navigational skills,
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This report covers the activities, locations, accommodation, safeguarding and logistics of the expedition, broken down into phases, to highlight, the experience had by the cadets and cadet force adult volunteers alike from Warwickshire and West Midlands (SS) ACF and Core Education Trust CCF. It must be noted that this expedition was planned to take place
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During September 2023 the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), an army reservist unit in the City of London, took 22 soldiers and officers out to the Mont Blanc Massif, with the objective to summit Gran Paradiso, a 4,061m peak in the Aosta Valley, Italy. This expedition comprised a core component of their Alpine Mountaineering Foundation (AMF)
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159RLC EX DRAGON BARBARIAN NEPAL 7th October to 30th October 2023 Planning a trip such as adventure training in Nepal can take literally years to get everything right and ensure all the important considerations are met. On top of this, finances are possibly the biggest restriction now on any large organisation and especially those in
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Exercise Venturer Oakham Telemark 23 With all the many months of preparation now behind us, 15 cadets and 3 staff set out from Oakham in the early hours of the morning in mid-August for the journey down to Heathrow. With a fire alarm there delaying security, we finally had breakfast and boarded. As we approached
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Next week our CEO Polly Marsh will be taking part in an online presentation to the ‘Speaker for Schools‘ network. Polly will be giving a talk entitled: The Benefits of Challenge and Adventure – simple life changing. Polly will highlight how Adventurous Training helps build confidence, resilience – supports mental health, academic attainment – creates
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The latest edition of our newsletter is out now. This edition is introduced by our CEO, Polly Marsh and includes reports from reservist, officer cadet and cadet expeditions as follows: Exercise report: Northern Amazonas Fortuna 2023. Reservists from 4th Battalion The Royal Yorkshire Regiment explore the Amazon. Exercise report: Mountain Storm 2023. RAF Air Cadets
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11 cadets from Sea Cadets Wells-next-the-Sea, accompanied by 2 adult volunteers spent their October half term on board The Faramir, a 22 mtr sailing ketch owned and operated by The Cirdan Sailing Trust. The cadets, aged between 12 and 14 years, set off from Ipswich Haven Marina and, braving the very changeable weather, made their
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