Latest Expedition Reports

Southampton University Officer Training Corps (SUOTC) embarked on an exhilarating and challenging three-day adventurous training expedition 22-25 Jul 25 in the stunning landscapes of Brecon, Wales. This deployment, known as Exercise Solent Warrior, was designed to test the physical endurance, mental resilience, and teamwork of… Read more: Solent Warrior 25 2025

Following our roaring success in the early summer months, the City of London and North East Sector Army Cadet Force (ACF) recently conducted its first expedition leading directly into Annual Camp. This was made possible through the generous support of The Ulysses Trust. As the… Read more: Silver DofE Expedition South Downs Summer 2025

On the 25th of January 2026, 10 Officer Cadets and staff from the North West Officer Training Regiment were lucky enough to embark on a two-week sailing trip around the Canary Islands, all gaining their Competent Crew certificates and learning how to live and work… Read more: Canaries Express 25/6 2026

On 2 February 2026, seven members of 22 Multi role Medical Regiment (MMR) embarked on an expedition that would test their endurance, teamwork, and resilience. Their goal: to summit Mount Toubkal, the highest peak in North Africa, standing at 4,167 metres in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains.… Read more: Northern Atlas 01/26 2026

Tall Ships Venturer was a five-day offshore sailing expedition aboard one of the Tall Ships Youth Trust’s fleet of ocean racing Challenger Yachts. It took place in the first week of March and involved 10 cadets from Tile Cross Academy which is part of Solihull… Read more: Tall Ships Venturer 2026

100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery Ski Expedition 2026 ‘We cannot fail for another year!’Major Jonathan Gray For the last three years 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery has tried but failed to deliver a skiing expedition. This year was different. Even the plan from our transport… Read more: Cockney Regain 26 2026

Ex CADET RJUKAN EMU was a winter adventurous training package conducted in the Telemark region of Norway at the beginning of January 2026. The exercise delivered the Winter Climbing Foundation (WCF) course and Ski Touring Continuation Training to six Officer Cadets from East Midlands Universities’… Read more: Cadet Rjukan Cadet 2026

Ex CADET WINTER EMU was a Winter Mountaineering exercise conducted predominantly from the Dundonnell AT Hut in the Scottish Highlands in December 2025. The exercise delivered the five-day Winter Mountaineering Foundation (WMF) course to 22 Officer Cadets as well as some additional days of continuation… Read more: Cadet Winter EMU 2025

In September 2025, 54 Officer Cadets from six University Air Squadrons embarked on a long-running expedition to the wilderness of northern Sweden. Divided into three groups of around 18, the students each spent a week canoeing down a 60km stretch of the Harkan River in… Read more: Harkan Wilderness 2025

From the 14–21 December 2025, 53 Army Reservists and instructors deployed with 3 MI Bn to the Trois Vallées ski area in the French Alps for an overseas winter adventurous training exercise – Ex Cockney Skadi X. Flying from Gatwick to Lyon, the team transferred… Read more: Cockney Skadi X – 2025

In December 2025, 12 cadets and 2 Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from 1st Saragarhi coy, Pioneer Secondary academy CCF travelled to the Lake District to take part in a week-long residential experience with the Outward Bound Trust at there Howtown centre. It was a cold… Read more: Ullswater Residential Week 2025

In September 2025, 54 Officer Cadets from six University Air Squadrons embarked on a long-running expedition to the wilderness of northern Sweden. Divided into three groups of around 18, the students each spent a week canoeing down a 60km stretch of the Harkan River in… Read more: Harkan Wilderness 2025

In September and October 2025 Trent Wing undertook two DofE Training weekends aimed at Gold / Silver Practice and Assessed Expeditions in the White and Dark Peak areas of the Peak District. Weekend 1 saw some 31 Cadets undertake Silver Practice, 20 Silver Assessed and… Read more: Derbyshire Sector DofE 2025 & Derbyshire Sector Silver/ Gold DofE Practice 2025

I spent the week kayaking with a Civilian instructor who was very knowledgeable and helped me gain a foundation course. I also attended two multi-activity days, where you could choose what you did that day. I chose hill walking to build up my experience and… Read more: Bavarian Hasta – (Serial 1 & Serial 2) 2025

Suffolk ACF – Adventure Training Snowdonia National Park October 2025 Introduction “The view is amazing!” This was the quote from all the cadets on reaching the summit of our mountains we climbed and realising that Suffolk is quite flat! Over the October break, 40 cadets… Read more: AT Wales – October 2025

On September 1st the third annual Exercise Leviathan, once again supported by The Ulysses Trust, set sail from Portsmouth Harbour. Forty young army cadets from JFS CCF, St Benedict’s CCF, City of London and NE Sector ACF and 9 Company ACF spilt into four crews aboard… Read more: Leviathan 2025

During the 2025 October half term 26 Sea Cadets aged 11 to 17 years and 5 adult volunteers from East District Sea Cadets embarked on a 1-week offshore sailing voyage on board the Baltic Trader Queen Galadriel and Bermudan Ketch Faramir, owned and operated by… Read more: East District SCC Offshore 2025

Under new leadership, this year’s MR SAILEX took advantage of the gap in the unseasonal weather experienced in September to make the most of a glorious weekend of sailing on the Solent.  Filling six of the Joint Service’s Sailing vessels, 28 members drawn from 10… Read more: Maritime Reserve Sailing Expedition (SAILEX) 2025

Overview: 9 – 16 Nov 2025 – Ex DRAGON TREPAR. This was a type 3 rock climbing expedition to the Calpe region of southern Spain. The lead organising unit was 3 R Welsh. The Ex OiC (and instructor) was 3 R Welsh UATO, with addition… Read more: Dragon Trepar 2025

On the 8th of September 2025, eleven Officer Cadets from Northumbrian, Yorkshire, and Oxford University Air Squadrons embarked on a major adventurous training expedition to Slovenia. Supported by two members of staff and a designated driver their task was to complete a 227.9km cycle, tackling… Read more: Juliana MTB 2025