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We provide financial support for members of the UK Volunteer Reserve, UOTC, and Cadet Forces to undertake challenging expeditions and adventurous training.

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@UlyssesTrust & @speakrs4schools are hosting an inspiring talk in May to celebrate World Mental Health Week with Trust ambassador Sally Orange MBE —former British Army Major, multi-record-breaking adventure athlete, and passionate mental health advocate. https://speakers4schools.tfaforms.net/264

The Ulysses Trust @ulyssestrust ·

@UlyssesTrust & @speakrs4schools are hosting an inspiring talk in May to celebrate World Mental Health Week with Trust ambassador Sally Orange MBE —former British Army Major, multi-record-breaking adventure athlete, and passionate mental health advocate. https://speakers4schools.tfaforms.net/264

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Ex Tartan Orca – Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron

Expedition Reports / devadmin

On the 16th July 2015, 12 Officer Cadets embarked on their most adventurous expedition to date. The group was made up of students from Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron (UGSAS) and East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron (ESUAS). Along with their two staff members, the two sister squadrons travelled to Vancouver Island, off […]

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Ex Dragon Mongolian Odyssey – 135 Geographic Squadron Royal Engineers

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Exercise Dragon Mongolian Odyssey was a mountaineering expedition undertaken by 10 members of 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) to the Tavan Bogd Mountain Range on the Mongolia, China, Russian border, with the intention of qualifying junior soldiers with various mountain foundation qualifications, knowledge and experience. The location of the expedition was in the western most point

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Ex Dragon Aventura Peruana – DTUS Trojan Sqn

Expedition Reports / devadmin

On 1 July 2015, 10 members of Trojan Squadron – part of the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme – and 2 Summer Mountaineering instructors set out on Ex Aventura Peruana, a three week mountaineering exercise to Peru. The south of Peru is home to the Andes, a challenging mountain range that offers some of the most

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Dhaulagiri Alpine Dragon 2015 – 103 Regt RA

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Ex DHAULAGIRI ALPINE DRAGON was the training event conducted in Saas Fee, Switzerland during the period of 11-26 Jul 15 for members of the British Services Dhaulagiri Medical Research Expedition. Dhaulagiri is the 7th highest mountain in the world and the expedition will involve a 24 person mountaineering squad with numerous trekking teams. The aim

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Ex Northern Venturer Baidarka – Strathallan School CCF

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Exercise Northern Venturer Baidarka III was a Sea Kayaking expedition to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The expedition was for 19 cadets and 6 adults from Strathallan School Combined Cadet Force and the cadets were drawn from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Army Sections. We were also supported by 6 local guides based out

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(Almost) The Oldest Paperboy Raises £2K For The Trust

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The Trust would like to say a huge thank you to Colonel David Benest OBE who at the beginning of this year surpassed his donation target of £2,000 in support of the Ulysses Trust’s work with Cadet adventurous training.

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Ex Dragon Phoenix – 37 Signal Regiment

Expedition Reports / devadmin

On the 1st of October a team from 37th Signal Regiment headed out to Arizona, USA to take part in Exercise Dragon Phoenix, an expedition with the primary aim of summiting four ‘Ultra-Peaks’ across the state. An ‘ultra-peak’ is defined as a mountain summit with over 1500m (4921 ft) of prominence. In addition, the expedition

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Ex RGS Island Venturer – Royal Grammar School Guildford CCF

Expedition Reports / devadmin

At the beginning of July a team from the Royal Grammar School, Guildford CCF set out on an expedition to the Caribbean Island of Montserrat. Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory that hit the headline news in 1995 due to the reawakening of its volcano leading to a mass-evacuation of the islanders and a subsequent

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Ex Caledonian Canal 2015 – Air Training Corps

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Scotland is an interesting place, one minute its cold and rainy the next it’s warm and sunny. That didn’t stop our team completing our gold Duke of Edinburgh’s expedition. On 28th July, we set off along the Caledonian Canal starting at Loch Dochfour (Dochgarroch) heading to Neptune’s Staircase at Banavie. The aim of the expedition

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Ex Dragon Venturer Cadet Rock – Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Once again a group of Senior Cadets and CFAVs assembled at Manchester Airport to fly to Spain in search of sunshine and dry rock in October. The Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training (CCAT) delivers a rock climbing course each year in Spain, offering Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and Senior Cadets the opportunity to develop their

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Ex Southern Leopard 2015 – Reed’s School Combined Cadet Force

Expedition Reports / devadmin

During October half term, 13 cadets and 3 members of staff made the long trip via Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg to Volharding Game Ranch in the northern district of Limpopo, South Africa. The cadets from Reed’s CCF and our state partnership school, Hinchley Wood were in for an incredible 10 days in the South African

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Operation Global Dragon – Devon & Somerset Wing, Plymouth & Cornwall Wing ATC

Expedition Reports / devadmin

In October 2015, 20 Air cadets and 6 members of staff had the amazing opportunity to attend an 18 day expedition in South Africa. The cadets and staff were from several squadrons throughout Devon & Somerset wing and Plymouth & Cornwall wing. This is a report of our adventures during our time in a truly

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Ex Toubkal Adventure 2015 – 2530 (Uckfield) and 19 (Crawley) Sqns ATC

Expedition Reports / devadmin

Uckfield and Crawley Sqns have just returned from a two week expedition to Morocco thanks to kind sponsorship from the Ulysses Trust, the RAF Charitable Trust, and the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals. The trip had two main aims, to summit the highest peak in the High Atlas Mountains, Jebel Toubkal at 4167m and to

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Winter Newsletter 2015

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As I write, the rain is coming down in droves, the wind is howling, and Falmouth harbour is looking as grey as the RFA supply ships berthed alongside the docks. What better way to brighten up the day than with the Ulysses Trust Winter newsletter, packed full of interesting articles, expeditionary discoveries, and inspirational photographs.

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Transglobe Leg 6 – London UOTC

Expedition Reports / devadmin

In the summer of 2015 I was fortunate to be selected as one of a handful of service skippers for the newly acquired 72’ yachts and in turn for Leg 6, Hobart to Auckland. Flying out to Hobart on New Years eve we had 4 days of yacht preparation and training before setting off on

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Ex Dragon Inca Medic – 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital

Expedition Reports / devadmin

On a cold Sunday afternoon 10 members of 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital met at the Army Reserve Centre in Kings Heath, with a mixture of emotions ranging from excitement to apprehension as to what they had actually volunteered for. The group was very diverse ranging in age from 29-55 and was very much a mixed

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Ex Cockney Toubkal – Royal Yeomanry + East Midlands UOTC

Expedition Reports / devadmin

From the 26th September to the 11th October 2015 the Royal Yeomanry completed an Adventurous Training expedition in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. The main effort of the expedition was to traverse a section of the High Atlas between the Tizi-n-Test pass the the Tizi-n-Tichka pass and hoping to bag as many peaks as

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Ex Atlantic Sail 2 2015 – 104 Regt RA

Expedition Reports / devadmin

104 Regiment Royal Artillery (the Welsh Borderers) is an Army Reserve unit specialising in the operation of Unmanned Aerial Systems, or Drones to the civilian, and for the last 3 years it has had the opportunity of conducting an annual flying camp utilising the facilities offered by the Californian National Guard based out of Camp

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