2024 medal and award recipients announced today, Tuesday 7 May We’ve won an award! This morning, the Royal Geographical Society has announced its 2024 medal and award recipients and we are pleased to report that The Ulysses Trust will receive the Geographical Award. On hearing the news our CEO Polly Marsh said, “The whole team […]
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The Expedition started at Dover Priory Train Station, but the learning experience started at the students’ home locations across the UK. Many of the cadets travelled independently by buses, and trains, or a combination of them, to get to Dover Train Station and, for most, this was the first time they had travelled independently, a
In February half term a group of 33 cadets and 3 CCF staff deployed to Norway for a week of Nordic ski touring in the Haardanger Vida region. The plan was for three days of ski training followed by a three day expedition, with a night in a snow hole and a night in a
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“Life isn’t always straight forward – and there will be challenges – but, how you deal with those will be what ultimately shapes you as a person, and that’s your choice to make.”
In October 2023, in-year Army-wide saving measures were announced that effectively turned off the public funding for adventure training for the remainder of the Training Year. Not to be deterred, 3RWELSH looked at options to deliver low-cost training delivered using non-public funds and the result was a week on Scotland’s west coast in near perfect
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Excitement was building, as we travelled from our homely village of Giggleswick through the countryside to the small town of Garelochhead in Scotland. The lengthy journey satisfied us greatly with the gorgeous views, despite the fluctuations in weather, from the sun shining bright to downpours of rain. The discussions about the adventure ahead of us
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In February half term ten cadet NCOs and two staff made the long journey north to the Cairngorms, with the aim of experiencing the joys and challenges of the Scottish mountains in winter. The underlying philosophy was to run things as an expedition in order to further develop the NCOs, with the cadets having their
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In April ten female cadets from Tile Cross Academy (part of Solihull School CCF through the Cadet Expansion Programme) undertook a five-day, four-night, voyage aboard Challenger 2, one of the Tall Ships Youth Trust’s ocean going yachts. After an uneventful minibus journey from Birmingham, the cadets were welcomed aboard the boat, moored alongside Gunwharf Quays
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Walker Riverside Academy is located within the Wallsend area of Newcastle –famed for its historic links with Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman settlements. It is the birthplace of Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals. 7. The Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi grew up in Walker where he played for the famous Walker Central F.C,
The AMA winter meet is a highlight of the year, weather permitting and, for the last two years has been based in Glencoe. This is a world class destination for winter mountaineering and the Glencoe hostel provides an excellent base. On arrival we met our instructor for the week, Andy Hogarth, a runner who climbs
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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
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
