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1252 – ‘Bolivian Venture’ – Cordillera Real, Bolivia

Exercise Bolivian Venture was a Defence Medical Services Expedition with combined AT and research goals held in June 2012. Two Tri Service teams of 25 ranging from experienced mountaineer to complete novice were selected from trial weekends throughout 2011-2012. Training in essential mountaineering skills took place in Scotland, Snowdonia and Chilwell prior to departure. The […]

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1267 – ‘Highland Fling’ – Scottish Highlands

SHERWOOD SAILORS DO THE HIGHLAND FLING The twelve Reservists from HMS Sherwood planned and organised Exercise Highland Fling themselves, with funding from the Ulysses Trust, to develop their leadership and team-working skills and resilience. “We took part in a variety of challenging outdoor activities and everyone learnt new skills,” said Lieutenant Kathryn Jacques from Long

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1276 – ‘Eastbourne Unit DofE Gold’ – UK, Dartmoor

A team of six eighteen-year-old Sea Cadet Instructors have recently completed their Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Gold Expedition with the help of generous financial support from the Ulysses Trust. The expedition team and support staff set off to Dartmoor for their DofE Gold qualifying expedition at the start of the Easter weekend. The conditions of

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1257 – ‘Scot-paddle – The Great Glen’ – Fort William To Inverness

Aims and objectives for the expedition: The aim of the expedition was to undertake a coast-to-coast self-sufficient journey by Open Canoe from Neptune’s Steps at Fort William to Inverness, 97km later. Our objectives were to learn a range of wilderness livings skills and to manage an expedition team afloat; providing Sea Cadet adult volunteers with

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1259 – ‘Himalayan Dagger’ – Nepal – Annapurna Circuit

Following a long deployment to Afghanistan, eleven members of 24 Commando Engineer Regiment, along with one member of Sheffield University OTC (instructor), were lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Nepal for a three week adventure in the Nepalese Himalayas. The group left London Heathrow late on the 4 March 2012 arriving in

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1230 – ‘Canford Norwegian Venturer Tiger’ – Norway

After journeying from the depths of Dorset and a good night’s sleep, a filling Norwegian breakfast restores the Canford cadets from their travels. Boots, skis and poles are issued and rapidly the equipment is put to the test in tracks surrounding Hovden. Walking forwards, backwards, standing up (after falling!!), star turns and kick turns soon

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