On Monday 4th August, eight cadets dragged themselves out of bed in the very, very early hours of the morning to board a plane to Oslo. After travelling most of the day we arrived at Haugastol, the hostel which sat at 1000 metres above sea level. We ate like kings and prepared for the days […]
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Exercise Ice Dragon 2014 was an adventurous training expedition sponsored by the Ulysses Trust. The expedition leader was OCdt Smith of Bangor Company and involved 13 members of Wales Universities Officers Training Corps (WUOTC). The two mountain leaders with the requisite adventurous training qualifications were SM Williams, currently RA and serving as PSI of Bangor
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Exercise Somme Dragon IX, generously supported by the Ulysses Trust and the Berlin Infantry Brigade Military Trust Fund, deployed for France on the 28th of June. Led by Capt Mervyn Jones, Platoon Commander Rossett Platoon, Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF, 32 Cadets from Albuhera Coy aimed to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice as well
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Twenty intrepid Cadets and four adults from Northumbria ACF spent two weeks experiencing working in the jungle environment of Brunei. The pre-exercise training had been conducted at our training centre at Otterburn focussing on team building, tactics, fitness and survival skills, interspersed with surprise meetings with creatures such as spiders and snakes, lizards and scorpions.
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Following six months of planning, preparation, training and practice, a group from ‘C’ Battery, Nottinghamshire Army Cadet Force completed their DofE Gold expedition in Snowdonia last week. Their ambitious route took in the Gwydyr Forest and crossed the immense Carneddau and Glyder mountain ranges before summiting the Snowdon Massif itself. The cadets were completely self-reliant,
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Exercise Polypus Venturer 2 was a sub aqua expedition to Gozo, Malta from the 5th to the 12th July 2014 and was formed from 9 Cadets and 3 Adults of Northumbria Army Cadet Force. Of these 8 of the cadets were new to diving. The primary aim of the expedition was to qualify the non-divers
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The aim of Exercise Alpine Challenge 2014 was to introduce seven fairly inexperienced cadets to Alpine Climbing, with the view of tackling three of highest and most interesting peaks in the Austrian Otztaler. This is one of the many mountain ranges in the Tyrol District and whilst it is not the highest area in the
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At 5am on 22nd July, 45 people met in a quiet street in Rotherham. Their common aim was to experience a range of outdoor adventurous activities. A coach arrived, with fake leather bright orange seats and a driver named Tristan. The journey was to begin which would lead to the Acorn village at Ardres in
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Members of East Midlands Universities Air Squadron (EMUAS), supported by members of the RAFC Cranwell Sub-Aqua Club (CSAC), deployed to Hurghada, Egypt, to conduct a diving expedition aboard a dedicated dive vessel during the period 27 Jun – 5 Jul 14. The aim of this expedition was for all EMUAS students to gain a recognised
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For our 5th annual visit to the Alps with the 1034 (Surbiton) Squadron Air Training Corps, we again chose to go to Arolla in the Vallenois Alps. This is a well known, although remote high mountain centre with the campsite at 1970 metres above sea level. Camping Petit Praz claims to be the highest campsite
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Ex Hebridean Phoenix was the 5MI Bn entry to the Scottish Islands Peaks Race in 2014. The race is an arduous event that combines challenging coastal sailing and fell running. The entry was made to the Inter-Service category where three team members were responsible for the sailing and the remaining two completed the running. The
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The Prime Minister’s Office announced today that Philip Neame, the Ulysses Trust Founder, has been awarded a Points of Light Award for his outstanding contribution to volunteering and for being instrumental in supporting thousands of reservists and cadets to take up a challenge and be inspired. Since 1992 the Ulysses Trust has provided grants of almost
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After asking the question “How DOES all this kit fit in one rucksack?” it was time for 201 Field Hospital and a few lucky others to embark on an arduous expedition to Romania for 9 days trekking the Transylvanian alps followed by 3 stunning cultural days. We met our guide Florin Banner, an ex-Romanian soldier
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Norway is stunning in summer with beautiful slab rock mountains and fresh flowing clear water flowing into the fjords. After several winter trips it was a stark contrast and truly magical to see, when compared to snow capped peaks in the winter. After 10 months of planning it was time to take 12 members of
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South East Scotland Wing cadets and staff have returned from a successful expedition in the German / Austrian Alps. The expedition was based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Southern Germany over nine days. The ultimate goal of the expedition was to fulfil the requirements of their qualifying Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition which culmination of
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You will recall that the Ulysses Trust conducted a survey into cadet Adventurous Training (AT) and the results of that survey are now available for download on our website. In terms of outcomes, there are perhaps no surprises but it is important to understand the full picture. The key themes to emerge were: AT is valued
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The Exercise, attended yearly, provides reservists with expedition training and the opportunity to develop and enhance command, leadership and teamwork skills. The 100 km march is physically demanding, with the reservists being required to complete 30 km, 40 km and 30 km marches on each day of the weekend in the Ypres area of Flanders,
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It’s that time of year again where we publish our Summer Newsletter containing all sorts of news and information about the Ulysses Trust and the outstanding adventurous training activities and expeditions that we have supported over the last few months. In this edition we feature three expeditions namely 4 Para powering their way to victory in
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