When the first team to conquer Mount Everest were looking for somewhere to train, you would imagine somewhere exotic with challenging and alien terrain much like the Himalayas. Instead they chose the slightly less glamorous option of Snowdonia National Park. Although our accommodation in the drill hall of a 3 ROYAL WELSH TA Centre built […]
1295 – ‘Dragon Aquila Ascent’ – Italy Read More »
Exercise Alpine Wanderer was a trekking expedition, through southern France, Italy and Switzerland, for one Officer, ten Officer Cadets, and two regular soldiers. The aim of the exercise was to increase the navigational skills, physical robustness and experiences of those deploying, in order to build self confidence and team work. All these aims were achieved
1299 – ‘Northern Alpine Wanderer’ – France, Italy, Switzerland Read More »
After almost a year of planning a group of thirty one Air Cadets and nine staff members from across South West Wales have recently returned from an extremely successful two week overseas adventurous training camp in the British colony of Gibraltar. The key activity during this camp was the open water Professional Association of Diving
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Introduction. Odyssey 2012 was a Tri-Service Cadet Adventure Training (AT) expedition conducted in the Brecon Beacons from 11 to 17 Aug 12. Sponsored by the Ulysses Trust, but fully funded by The Worshipful Company of Weavers, it was organised and run by Sqn Ldr White, OC 2620 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment. The aim
1358 – ‘Odyssey 12’ – Brecon Beacons Read More »
3 ROYAL WELSH deployed on LION STAR 7 to Cyprus in August 2012 and to accompany the tactical training, an extensive AT package was planned which included rock climbing, mountain biking, sea kayaking and dingy sailing. The jewel in the AT crown though was to be 5 days of offshore sailing on a charterted 40-foot
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During the summer holidays this year I spent three weeks in Arctic Norway as part of an expedition run by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES). This was kindly supported by the Ulysses Trust. BSES run expeditions for 16 – 20 year olds to a number of extreme environments, focusing on personal development, adventure and
1231 – ‘BSES Arctic Odyssey’ – Sorfjorddalen, Norway Read More »
On 10th July, 22 cadets and 10 staff set off from Liverpool John Lennon Airport for Barcelona. On arrival they collected four 9-seat mini vans and headed north to the small town of Albayna in the foothills of the Pyrenees. We arrived at the base camp, Bassegoda Park, greeted by 3 staff who had left
1285 – ‘Northern Spanish Steps’ – Spanish Pyrenees Read More »
This Adventurous Training (AT) exercise was conceived, organised and run by Reservists within 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital (V), a Territorial Army Unit based in Sheffield and recruiting largely within Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The aim was to allow two members of the unit to gain the Rock Climbing Foundation (RCF) qualification, and up to six members
1329 – ‘Northern Dolomite Medics’ – Dolomites Read More »
For many months we had been anticipating this moment, and now the wait was finally over, we had arrived in the Dolomites! On the 7th July 2012 2Lt Bush, Officer Cadets: Phipps, Wylie, Rutter, Lewis, Pettitt, Matthews, Walsh, Nellis, Miceli, Haines and Reid from the Liverpool University OTC arrived in Calalzo di Cadora ready for
1287 – ‘Northern Peak’ – Dolomites Read More »
Kandertal Valley, The Bernese Alps, Switzerland For our 3rd annual visit to the Alps with the 1034 (Surbiton) Squadron Air Training Corps, we chose to go to Kandersteg in the Bernese Alps. This was a little different to the last two years, being a German speaking part of Switzerland, camping only at 1200 metres, being
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A Crafty’s Perspective On the evening of Thursday 05 July 2012, a number of Territorial Army soldiers from 103 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) met at Hilsea, Portsmouth, with the summary from the Administration Instructions still echoing in the back of their mind: “This expedition will prove to be a challenging but hugely
1262 – ‘Bavaria Ascent’ – Bavaria Read More »
Wednesday 11th July 2012 saw a group of Sea Cadets, both young people and adults, depart the UK for a two week adventure to Western Australia. The aim was to complete the expedition section of their Duke of Edinburgh award – “Gold” (4 days & 3 nights) or “Silver” (3 days & 2 nights). Both
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The Youth Development Charity and expedition organisation British Exploring Society runs yearly expeditions to a range of wilderness environments, from jungle to extreme arctic, which are open to 16-25 year olds. The expeditions have a strong scientific element, as young explorers take a proactive role in research of the wilderness by gathering data and taking
1264 – ‘Arctic Odyssey – Finnmark (BSES)’ – Norway (Nuvsvag Peninsular) Read More »
With over a year’s worth of waiting, fundraising and general preparation the 20th July finally arrived. I, along with the rest of my fire left Heathrow airport and travelled via Madrid to Iquitos, Peru. Even though we knew the climate and conditions would be extreme, nothing could have prepared us for the tropical warmth, mosquitoes
1265 – ‘Amazon – Cocama (BSES)’ – Peru – Cocama Read More »
In July 2012 after many months of fundraising, kit preparation and excitement, I met with around 50 other explorers to take part in a British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) expedition to Northern Norway. During the first few days of the expedition we learnt how to live in an expedition environment, learning many new skills which
1315 – ‘BSES Arctic Odyssey’ – Finnmark, N Norway Read More »
In July 2012, six members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) took part in the second ever international sailing exercise organised by the Corps. The exercise, which received support funding from the Ulysses Trust, was led by an experienced Yachtmaster from the London Scottish Regiment. The crew made the most of their six days
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EX GOZO SPLASH saw 19 students of Cambridge University Air Sqn deploy from RAF Wyton to the Island of Gozo, Malta. The aim of the expedition was to deliver British Sub-Aqua club training and qualifications to all students from novice to Advanced Diver. The event was held over 2 weeks with 10 students attending each
1249 – ‘Gozo Splash’ – Malta – Gozo Read More »
With only 8 weeks planning, the day had arrived for a small detachment of divers from 591 Independent Field Squadron RE to deploy to Gibraltar on Ex Finn SapperSoaker 12. The opportunity to deploy arose because 2 Rifles had to cancel their Exped as Op commitments, including support to the Olympics, meant they unable to
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