Expedition Reports

High winds, high plateaus, high water and high adventure are the nature of Ex Northern Jacobite Venturer. Our now annual Scottish exploit is in it’s 5th year and is now delivering all five phases of the five year development plan. This is a multi activity week designed to give cadets from Giggleswick School the opportunity […]

Aim The aim of the expedition was to introduce a number of our senior cadets to Nordic ski-touring with the view to completing a challenging 65 km 5 day, fully equipped ski-borne expedition, using DNT mountain huts and snow holes. Location The Hardangervidda is a vast mountain plateau (“vidda”) which is located in South West

A team of twenty cadets and staff embarked on two week expedition to Tanzania during February 2012 with the intention of delivering a worthwhile community support project and an enjoyable trek through the Ngorongoro region to the west of Kilimanjaro in the North of the country. All made possible with the grants provided by Ulysses

‘Rise above the Rest’ say the Royal Air Force. Well that’s what the team aspired to do. Before starting the 6 day ascent up the mountain, the team needed to get used to the local heat and so three days were spent exploring the local culture. A day on Safari in Arusha National Park revealed

As Bavaria plunged into a deep freeze with daytime temperatures plummeting as low as -28 degrees Celsius and snow all-around, this was going to be a testing expedition for both man and machine. The aim of the expeditions was to introduce Alpine Ski Touring and pisted skiing to Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAV’s)

At the beginning of February, 13 members of the RGS Guildford CCF landed in a snowy and cold Munich to begin a winter skills training programme based in the Allgau region of Germany. Having had a team photo with both Ussein Bolt and Mel C, who were both on the plane, the team headed out

A week full of hard work, fun and snow started and ended with an epic 30 hour journey across central Europe, before reaching the small town of Mittersill, Austria. The members of the expedition were split into several groups according to their ability and level of experience: the beginners (non skiers) group spent most of

The time had come once again for our Battalion, 101 Force Support Battalion, The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, to travel to the French Alps for our annual skiing trip: 81 soldiers, keen as mustard, raring to go. 20 hours later, a wet and blustery day in the UK transformed into a very snowy and

As an alternative to Christmas, as an Officer Cadet from London UOTC I flew off to the Caribbean to take part in Exercise Caribbean Wings, spending two weeks sailing around the Windward and Leeward Islands on board a JSASTC CH67 Yacht. The crew of 14 was made up from various parts of the three services.

A group from 100 Regt RA(V) consisting of reservists took part in “Ex White Centurion” a Novice Skiing Expedition to the Zillertal area of Austria. The Exped was based in Zell am Ziller which enabled us to make full use of 668KM of Piste. This was purely a novice based expedition with the aim of

Introduction 1. A party of cadets from Middlesex Wing (ATC) joined members of 90 Signals Unit, RAF Leeming for expedition training over the period 22-28 Jan 12. The exercise was designated Exercise LONG MARCH 2012 and combined a physically challenging march across Poland with ethos and values training. The latter was primarily based on lessons

Intsail 2011 took place around the Ionian Islands off the South coast of Greece in Oct 2011. The annual Intelligence Corps adventurous sail training event is open to all serving Regular and TA personnel. It is a perfect opportunity to improve team building and provides a welcome break from the high tempo of operations. Additionally,

After 18 months in the planning, 15 members of Gloucestershire ACF, and 3 members from Bristol ACF finally embarked on TIGER VENTURER ZENITH, a high altitude trekking expedition in the Annapurna Himalayas and community project in Langdi village, Nepal. The expedition had 2 aims, firstly to trek to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) at 4,130m above

16 Cadets and 6 Cadet Force Adult Volunteers of the Norfolk Army Cadet Force have just returned from the organisation’s fifth trip to South Africa. The main purpose of the trip was to give a new experience and a clear insight into the lifestyles and history of a very different and diverse culture. The expedition

Fourteen members of Kent Wing ATC have just returned from a two week expedition to Kenya thanks to the generous financial support of the Ulysses Trust, RAF Charitable Trust and the Singleton Trust. The first week was spent climbing the 4985m peak of Mt Kenya via the Sirimon Route. Starting at 2700m the first day

Expedition Overview This expedition undertook a number of community, Environmental and Adventure projects. 61 Venturers took part in the expedition, supported by a Volunteer Manager team of 26. Each project was supported by a specialist team, based at Raleigh’s expedition operations centre called Fieldbase. In the field, each project was led by volunteer project managers

The CCAT Spanish rock climbing course (CADET ROCK) was based in Albir, Spain during the period 15-22 Oct 11. The Costa Blanca is a well known destination for Autumn/Winter sun rock climbing devotees. The temperate Mediterranean climate at this time of year, a modest 20°-26° C, is perfect whilst during the peak holiday season is

“Bring on the sunshine” the troops shouted as they exited the plane in Malaga after getting out of their beds at 0300hrs on a Saturday morning. The excitement was curved as they moved by cars through the resorts of the Costa del Sol and into the mountains to a small town called Alora. A quick