Latest Expedition Reports

In February 2026 the Army Mountaineering Association headed to Scotland for their annual Winter Meet. Scotland is an ideal location for adventurous, leadership, and resilience training as it naturally lends itself to adventure, being remote in the sense that it is easy to find areas… Read more: Tiger Spindrift 26(A) 2026

A group from Staffordshire and West Midlands (North Sector) Army Cadet Force travelled to Bavaria for a week-long alpine skiing foundation course. The expedition brought together a mixed ability team, with additional participants joining from other counties including Gloucestershire and Scotland, creating a diverse and… Read more: EXallgauski2026

Discover Horizons Unseen! – Army Cadets and Adult Volunteers Set Sail! Ten Army Cadets from across the southwest region and two Cadet Force Adult Volunteers have enjoyed a six-day sailing expedition aboard Challenger 1, navigating the Solent and south coast of England as part of… Read more: Jellalabad Splash 26-01 2026

An ambitious mountaineering expedition has taken British soldiers deep into the mountains of Sikkim, India – marking the first official British Army exercise in the region in thirty years. The venture, known as Ex EAGLE INDIA, formed part of the Regiment’s ongoing commitment to developing… Read more: Eagle India 2026

During February half term (14th -22nd February) 16 Cadets, 10 CFAV’s from Lancashire ACF and 2 CFAV ski instructors had an incredible opportunity to learn to ski in the Bavarian Alps and surrounding resorts. This is the first ski exercise that Lancashire ACF have undertaken… Read more: Bavaria Ski Venture 26 2026

Upland Adventure I and II are multi-activity packages that RGS High Wycombe CCF run in conjunction with a Third Party Provider, Call of the Wild, the package runs over four days for 24 cadets, but is then repeated in total for a second group of… Read more: Upland Adventure I & II 2026

In February 2026, a team drawn from across Headquarters Land Warfare Centre (LWC) and Warminster Garrison undertook Exercise Wyvern Khumbu Challenge 26 (EWKC26) – a demanding High Risk and Remote (HR&R) Adventurous Training expedition to the Himalayas. Over 21 days, between 8–28 February, the team… Read more: Wyvern Khumbu Challenge 26 2026

In February 2026, twelve cadets and four adult volunteers from Matravers School Combined Cadet Force travelled to the Swiss Alps for a week-long winter expedition that none of them will forget. Based in the lakeside village of Schwarzsee, the group undertook a progressive programme of… Read more: Venturer Matravers Snowshoe 26 2026

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