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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 scenic terrain, covering 400km with nearly 10,000 metres of climbing,

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 an expedition of challenge, testing, and triumph. Rucksacks were tightened,

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 develop leadership, resilience and self-confidence through a self-supported canoe journey

From the 8th-19th June 2026, a team of six students, one instructor, and two support crew embarked on Ex Slov Traverse, completing a 400km mountain biking route which started at Lake Bled, Slovenia, moved through Italy and finished at Poreč, Croatia. The elevation gain amounted to approximately 6000m which was covered over 8 days. The

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 Jämtland County. This trip aimed to build resilience, teamwork and

On the 8th of September 2025, eleven Officer Cadets from Northumbrian, Yorkshire, and Oxford University Air Squadrons embarked on a major adventurous training expedition to Slovenia. Supported by two members of staff and a designated driver their task was to complete a 227.9km cycle, tackling 4925m of ascent over 5 days across the Juliana Alps.

Between 9th June 2025 and 20th June 2025 6 students and 1 instructor from Liverpool University Air Squadron completed the Traversee Du Massif Vosgien bikepacking route through the Alsace region in France. They were accompanied by a support team of 2 students. They took on challenging but beautiful terrain. The route was 400km long with

Earlier this summer, seven officer cadets from the Manchester and Salford Universities Air Squadron took part in Exercise IRON ROAD – a week-long mountaineering expedition based in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. With support from The Ulysses Trust, the team tackled some of the Dolomites’ most dramatic Via Ferrata routes, building resilience, leadership, and technical climbing skills

Personnel from the University Air Squadrons of Birmingham (UBAS), Wales (UWAS), and Bristol (BUAS) deployed on Ex Harkan Fire to Lit, Sweden over the periods 31 Aug – 6 Sep 24, 6 – 13 Sep 24 and 13 – 20 Sep 24 respectively. The aim was to develop UAS students through the medium of a

DAY ONE 14th – TRAVEL Students travelled from RAF BENSON to Luton airport, arriving at 14:40. We departed at 17:15 using Wizz Air UK. We arrived at split airport at 20:15 then made the journey to Marina Mandelina to move into our charter Yacht for the week. DAT TWO 15th – SUPPLIES AND FIRST SAIL

Exercise ADRIATIC LION was the University of Birmingham Air Squadron (UBAS) and the East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron’s (ESUAS) most recent international adventurous training sailing expedition to the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Over the course of one week, 16 students from UBAS and ESUAS, as well as one day skipper from Bristol University Air Squadron

Introduction Between the 29th June 2024 and the 18th of July 2024, 13 students and 2 staff members from Liverpool University Air Squadron and Manchester and Salford University Air Squadron took part in a bikepacking expedition around the north end of Vancouver Island, tackling mountainous terrain amid an Island heatwave. Students were attempting to complete

In late August, 12 members from the Bristol and Northumbrian University Air Squadrons took part in a high altitude 2-week trekking expedition in the Moroccan High Altas Mountains with the “1ER Batallion de Chasseurs de L’Altlas Force Armees Royales”. The aim of the expedition was to expose us to a challenging and unfamiliar environment where

Introduction: Between the 9th and 16th of June 2024, a team of 12 students and 2 instructors took part in a sport climbing expedition on the sun-kissed island of Mallorca in the Western Mediterranean. By the end of the trip all students had become competent with the fundamentals of sport climbing outdoors. Background: A highly

Intro On the 4th of July 2023 a team of 13 including 2 instructors and 11 students had finished a journey of 167km with 4100m elevation over 9 days fully self-sufficient and headed straight to the hotel showers.  Background  The Arctic Circle Trail expedition was planned back in 2019 by the officer cadets of Northern

August 2022 | Bristol University Air Squadron (BUAS) “Across 4 years on BUAS, this expedition stretched me the most.” Introduction In 2021, A/Plt Off O’Boyle devised an adventurous training (AT) expedition plan to Norway to re-trace the footsteps of a daring WW2 Norwegian Commando mission, Op GUNNERSIDE, inspired by the hit film, The Heroes of