Latest Expedition Reports

TS TIGER, Leicester Sea Cadets, is a unit which forms part of the Sea Cadet Corps, a youth organisation for young people aged 9 – 18 years, based on the traditions and customs of the Royal Navy. Cadets are trained in disciplines on and off… Read more: Leicester Thalatta Voyage 2026

TS TIGER, Leicester Sea Cadets, is a unit which forms part of the Sea Cadet Corps, a youth organisation for young people aged 9 – 18 years, based on the traditions and customs of the Royal Navy. Cadets are trained in disciplines on and off… Read more: Central District Sea Cadets Silver and Gold Expeditions 2026

A group of RAF Air Cadets successfully completed a ten-day Gold Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award sailing expedition with Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (OYTS), developing leadership, resilience and teamwork whilst sailing aboard the 70’ Alba Venturer. The participants met at Leuchars Station, before boarding the… Read more: SNI Gold DofE Sailing Expedition 2026

Twenty-four Officer Cadets from Queen’s University Officers’ Training Corps travelled to southern Spain in July 2026 for a demanding expedition that combined mountain biking and mountaineering in the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountains. Based in the traditional village of Bubión in the Alpujarra region of Granada,… Read more: Cadet Aventura 2026

EX COMAL VENTURER (12th-20th June 2026) was undertaken by 3 officer cadets from the Oxford Unit; Travelling to Boston, USA to chaperone students from Tile Cross Academy and Solihull School on their overseas CCF camp. This exercise aimed to shape and build upon leadership skills… Read more: COMAL Venturer 2026

Following the success of ALPINE VENTURE 2024 and 2025, during which the RAF Mountaineering Association (RAFMA) successfully supported four personnel through the Alpine Mountaineering Foundation (AMF) course (two each year), I was keen to return in 2026 to further develop my alpine experience and continue… Read more: Alpine Venture 2026

An expedition to a tiny island with a whole lot of soul. Before I share this year’s story, let me set the scene for those who haven’t read the reports from Tiree Tiger 2024 and 2025. Tiree is a tiny, windswept island in Scotland’s Inner… Read more: Tiree Tiger 2026

Between 12 and 25 July 2026 some 28 cadets and 12 staff from Trent Wing travelled to the Marmolada Region of the Dolomites in Northern Italy to complete Gold DofE Expeditions thanks to the generous support of the Ulysses Trust, RAF Charitable Trust and the… Read more: Trent Wing Dolomites Gold Expedition 2026

Service Personal from Joint Military Command South West based in Tidworth, Wilshire took part in EX TIGER DOLOMITI during the period 23-30 July 2026. This was a military Adventurous Training expedition for 8 persons and took place in the Dolomites Region of Northern Italy.  The… Read more: Tiger Dolomiti 2026

Ex Mountain Wave was a week-long adventure training expedition in the Scottish Highlands, based out of Dundonnell, giving Officer Cadets from Southwest Officer Training Regiment (SWOTR) the opportunity to begin their journey towards becoming Mountain Leaders. Selection for the Mountain Leader Training course required a… Read more: Mountain Wave 26

Normally, I find these things difficult to write as I am not an eloquent man by nature. However, in this case, as I sit with my coffee in hand looking back on the week, I am bursting with praise, ideas, words, memories, and conclusions from… Read more: Outward Bound July 26

In July and August 2026, thirteen cadets from TS Temeraire undertook a week-long offshore sail training voyage aboard the Cirdan Trust vessel Queen Galadriel. Made possible through the generous support of the Ulysses Trust, Kent Community Foundation, The Cirdan Trust and other supporters, the expedition… Read more: Queen Galadriel 25-31 July 2026

On 22nd March 2026, a group of five students from University Air Squadrons across the country took part in the Royal Air Force Nordic Association’s Nordic Challenge. This is an opportunity led by the RAF Nordic Association with the aim of taking individuals who have… Read more: RAF Nordic Challenge 2026

Ten cadets, 5 boys and 5 girls from Lisnagarvey High School Combined Cadet Force enjoyed the adventure of a lifetime after completing a five-day, 185 mile, offshore sailing expedition between Belfast and Tarbert on Scotland’s west coast, thanks to the generous support of The Ulysses… Read more: Lisnagarvey Tall Ships 2026

Staff Training 2025/26: Through the autumn of 2025 and Spring of 2026 Trent Wing has, with the support of the Ulysses Trust and Trent Wing Welfare Committee, been able to support CFAV training to gain National Governing Body AT Qualifications. This has resulted in 12… Read more: Trent Wing Staff NGB Training 2026

Wing DofE 2026: Over three weekends in April, May and June, Trent Wing has been able to deliver DofE expeditions to over 150 different cadets at Bronze Training / Assessed, Silver Practice, Silver Assessed & Gold practice levels. This would not have been possible without… Read more: Trent Wing DofE 2026

Exercise Cadet Viking Paddle was an Officer Cadet-led 12-day adventurous training exercise from the 14 to the 25th of June 2026 that provided an opportunity for 11 Officer Cadets from East Midlands University Officer Training Corps (EMUOTC) to canoe down the Hårkan River system in… Read more: Cadet Viking Paddle 2026

From 08th – 20th June 2026, six students and one instructor from Liverpool University Air Squadron completed the Traversee Du Massif Vosgien bikepacking route in the Alsace region of France. They were supported by a team of two additional students. The group tackled tough but… Read more: Leg Power 2026

On the opening activity day of Exercise High Wire, eight students from Oxford University Air Squadron stood below the cliffs above Cortina d’Ampezzo, expecting a chairlift to carry them towards their route. The students met their first challenge – the lift was closed. Thus began… Read more: High Wire 26

Between 19 and 26 June 2026, nine students from East Midlands Universities Air Squadron (EMUAS) joined three students from University of Birmingham Air Squadron (UBAS), accompanied by an instructor from each squadron, for Exercise Harkan Ways in Jämtland, central Sweden. The expedition was designed to… Read more: Harkan Ways 2026