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Thirty-five cadets and staff from Squadrons throughout Essex Wing ATC have returned from a successful major two-week expedition in the French and Andorran Pyrenees. The cadets, who had to undertake various training days and weekends in preparation for the demanding expedition, all had the aim of completing their Gold or Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award […]

After nearly two years of planning, cadets and staff of 633 (West Swindon) Squadron celebrated achieving squadron status on 1st December 2009 with a special expedition to climb some of the highest peaks in the Pyrenees. The trip began with an idea 20 months ago to widen the cadet’s expedition experience and complete a 5

Exercise Corsican Tiger was a 17-day adventurous training expedition to the Mediterranean island of Corsica, undertaken by 23 members of Bristol University Officers Training Corps (BUOTC). The aim of the expedition was to push BUOTC Officer Cadets to their physical limits in an arduous mountain environment, to develop their physical robustness, improve their leadership abilities

3RWELSH again ventured to the Alps to conduct via ferrata and klettersteig in the Dolomites of Northern Italy and Southern Austria. This would be an expedition of two halves; long mountain via ferratas in Italy, short technical klettersteigs in Austria – something for everyone we hoped. Summer can come late to the Dolomites so the

From 14 — 24 July 11, soldiers and officers from 38 Signal Regiment undertook Exercise Cockney Paradiso, led by 41(Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron. It consisted of two elements: the summiting of Gran Paradiso (4061m), the highest mountain in the Italian Alps, and the traverse of sections of the nearby Alta Via 2 high level

103 Battalion Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) is a Territorial Army unit which aims to provide support to all current operations by providing fully trained soldiers with a technically skilled ability ranging from vehicle mechanics to electronics technicians to work in high threat, arduous conditions. On the 09 July 11, 30 members of the Battalion

It was the last few weeks of three years together as Officer Cadets at Sheffield University OTC, and what more fitting way to top three challenging years than with one final challenge. So Friday morning, and we embark on the two day drive to Les Alps and the Zermatt valley where we will begin two

Sixteen cadets and five adults from Hereford attended the Sea Cadet Training School at Weymouth to undertake a unit course. The aim of the week was to give cadets the opportunity to experience boating activities on the sea instead of on the River Wye. This would encourage the cadets to broaden their skill-set, enabling them

A team of 6 young people aged 17-19 from Kent Army Cadet Force travelled to the French Pyrenees to take part in an Expeditions and activity week incorporating their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Level Expedition. The planning and preparation was nearly two years from its inception, with the onus on the young people to

Nous avons fini la GR20 – We finished the GR20 It’s easy to agree to something if you don’t know what you have agreed to. And when I agreed, extremely willingly, to do the GR20, I deny even knowing its location. I also didn’t know the meaning of GR20- the Big Excursion, which surely should

Over the period 20th July – 3rd August 2011, Llandovery College CCF mounted a mountaineering expedition to France. The expedition visited two different areas, Fontainebleau, near Paris and Chamonix, in the Alps. Written by a cadet, this is their account of a brilliant expedition: “Stopping off for 2 days at ‘Font’ en route to the

In July and August 2011, Operation Aquarius took place in Northern Ghana, West Africa. It was planned as a Voluntary Service Overseas project with an Expedition phase and a cultural phase on the Cape coast in Southern Ghana. The origins of the expedition go back to early 2009, when the Squadron Staff met Capt David

101 Force Support Battalion REME were set the challenge by the CO of conquering the Three Peaks and travelling to each peak by sail and bike – ‘The Original 3 Peaks Challenge’. The first task was to drive to Largs to collect Sirius, sourced from the RAF, and sail her back to Caernarfon. The crew

Following on from a successful visit to the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) based at East Boston High School (EBHS), earlier in the year, Lordswood CCF was invited to participate in the JROTC’s Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) held at Fort Devens, an active US military base, over the period of 20 – 24

Exercise Dragon Venturer Baidarka II was organised following the relative success of a similar exercise in 2010. The aim of the expedition was to give the cadets an experience of three outdoor activities in British Columbia. Two of these activities would involve camping in wilderness locations which presents a number of challenges. The expedition consisted

In 2009 cadets and staff from 2443 (Okehampton) Squadron ATC completed the National 3 Peaks challenge, climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales, all within 48 hours. It therefore seemed the next step to progress this to the National 4 peaks challenge, completing the 3 peaks challenge again but

After 2 years of study, the culmination of the National Diploma in Public Services course is a 12 day trip to the Pyrenees in the south of France. For all of the students, who are also cadets with Gloucestershire Army Cadet Force, this is an opportunity for them to complete their final assessments in adventurous

West Mercian Wing Air Cadets have successfully completed an overseas expedition to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Air Cadet organisation. The challenging trek saw all members of the group ascend Pic Du Canigou, the highest peak in the eastern Pyrenees, France. The expedition was organised to provide a challenging physical journey that would fulfil