Latest Expedition Reports

This year saw the hottest unit camp since records began, with significant fires having taken place across Dorset including the area where we were due to camp. Despite these challenges the highlight of the year still took place- 42 cadets got a chance to go… Read more: Poole Sea Cadets Annual Camp 2025

Fourteen cadet and two staff set off on a Voyage of Discovery. Cadets from Clacton on Sea unit were offered a voyage with the Cirdan Trust but this voyage would have been out of reach for us as a unit without the support of the… Read more: Cirdan Voyage of Discovery 2025

In July, twelve sea cadets from Keighley embarked on an adventurous voyage aboard the James Cook, a vessel owned and operated by the Ocean Youth Trust North. The journey began at North Shields, with the cadets setting sail out to sea before heading to the… Read more: Ocean Youth Trust North Voyage 2025

Organising Body: RAF Mountaineering Association (RAFMA)Location: Bohuslän, Sweden – renowned for its granite crack climbingDates: 1st – 11th September 2025Participants: 12 RAFMA members, regular and reservist, including instructors and climbers of varying experience levels Objectives: Ex Trad Venture 25 was designed to develop the trad… Read more: Trad Venture 2025

In this article, OCdt Rosie Brown and OCdt Annabelle Vaughan describe the many challenges and lessons learnt from the South West OTR climbing and via ferrata trip to the Dolomites. Towards the end of the summer a group of 30 OCdts gathered in Wyvern barracks… Read more: Delago Comici 2025

Warsash Sea Cadets undertook an offshore sail training voyage with Rona Sailing Project, between 7-13th April 2025, involving 8 cadets and 2 volunteers. The voyage took place on Sailing Yacht Merrilyn, a 65-foot schooner. The cadets onboard had varying sailing experience, some new to yachts… Read more: Merrilyn Easter Sailing Voyage 2025

I am pleased to report back on a successful Bronze Duke of Edinburgh assessment weekend – the first Duke of Edinburgh assessment weekend our squadron has run since 2012. Thanks to your support, we were once again able to make this happen at minimal cost… Read more: 1228 (Louth) Sqn Bronze DofE Qualifiying Expedition 2025

Ex HIGHLAND EXPRESS 25 was a ULOTC Offshore Sailing expedition delivered over nine days using JSASTC yachts based in Oban. Over the duration of the expedition, OCdts completed their RYA Competent Crew qualification, in a challenging environment, enjoying the unique geography that Scotland provides. This… Read more: Highland Express 2025

On 15 September 2025, ten Sea Cadets aged 11 to 15, accompanied by two adult volunteers, embarked on an educational voyage aboard the Thames Barge “Thalatta,” departing from Ipswich. Upon arrival, comprehensive safety briefings were provided, including detailed instructions on the correct use of lifejackets,… Read more: Thalatta 2025

In September, Southampton University Officer Training Corps (SUOTC) departed on an adventurous training exercise in Tyrol, Austria. Our team conducted a hut-to-hut hiking expedition from the 8th to the 13th of September. We revisited the challenging Berlinner High Trail route. The expedition aimed to push… Read more: Cadet – Bergziege Jaeger3 2025

12 British Army reservists have returned from an exhilarating adventure training parachuting expedition in Cyprus, supported by the Ulysses trust. The aim was ambitious yet attainable, to qualify all novice participants on the UK Accelerated Freefall (AFF) course, taking them from ground school to freefall… Read more: Dragon Falling 2025

After the last two years of adventures in the Dolomites, this year, for its annual expedition Dorset ACF was staying home based. So immediately thoughts turned to the world class scrambling and rock climbing available in North Wales. However even the biggest fans of the… Read more: Venturer Snowdon 2025

Ex GOLDEN LION is the Adjutant General’s Corps led, summer multi activity Adventurous Training expedition which included Mountain Biking, Summer Mountaineering and Rock Climbing/Klettersteig. The exercise consisted of 60 participants and 15 staff, taking place in and around Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. This year’s exercise… Read more: Golden Lion 25 2025

Leadership on the High Ground: Cadets Conquer Canada’s Rockies MOUNTAIN STORM 25 was the culmination of a year-long programme of selection, preparation, and training by the cadets and well over a year of planning by the staff of this exhilarating expedition. This ambitious expedition involved… Read more: Mountain Storm 2025

On Monday September 8th, nine personnel from Birmingham UOTC set off for the Dolomites to participate in Ex Cadet Slim Gran Festa – a climbing expedition which allowed six Officer Cadets to successfully complete their rock climbing foundation qualification in the Dolomites. All of the… Read more: Cadet Slim Gran Festa 2025

Reservists from 159 Regiment RLC deployed to southern Bavaria for Ex DRAGON BARBARIAN ALPEN (Adventurous Training) in September 2025, completing one of two Foundation courses, Mountain Biking or Summer Mountaineering, and undertaking a two day intro to the other discipline. With Bavaria in the distance… Read more: Dragon Barbarian Alpen 2025

A Maltese Adventure Beneath the Waves Introduction This September, members of 75 Engineer Regiment traded their army boots for fins on a two-week scuba diving expedition in Malta. From wrecks and reefs to tunnels and swim throughs, the team pushed their limits underwater while achieving… Read more: Ypres Dive 25 2025

Twenty-one Army Cadets and three Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from across the United Kingdom had the incredible opportunity this summer to travel to Bavaria in Germany to complete their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. Their journeys began in the beautiful Allgäu region of Bavaria,… Read more: Venturer Bavaria Gold 2025

Exercise WAGONERS ADVENTURE 2 was a 150 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps Level 3 Mountain Biking (MTB) Adventure Training expedition in the vicinity of Morzine, France. Thirteen service personnel from across the Regiment deployed on a 10-day package for novice riders, to challenge individual goals. Implementing… Read more: Wagoners Adventure 2 2025

Summary Since 2019 Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force has had a formal Alliance with the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Army Cadet Force and this year was the turn of GMACF (Greater Manchester Army Cadet force) Cadets to visit Gibraltar. Support from the REME Charity helped the… Read more: Venturer GM Rock 25 2025