Over the past three months I’ve been lucky enough to sail and film the final leg of the tall ship Oosterschelde’s two year global voyage retracing the famous five year expedition of Charles Darwin and Captain Robert Fitzroy aboard the HMS Beagle. When he set off, Darwin was 22, the same age I am now.…
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Expedition undertaken in April 2025 by Callum Hargrove, Liam Baglole, George Alexander and Solly Kurzman. Across 11 ski days in remote Finnmark, we covered 103.5 km and climbed over 9,000 m of elevation. These numbers only hint at the breadth of the expedition, which demanded constant adaptation, tested our skillsets, and delivered some of the…
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I represent YET on the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) Stakeholder Group, and would like to bring YET members’ and visitors’ attention to an excellent piece of work that IOL has recently released. IOL has published ‘High Quality Outdoor Learning 2025’ which is relevant to anyone who has an interest in outdoor learning, whatever that…
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Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The new All Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation & Access to Nature recently held its inaugural meeting. As one of its first actions, the Chair (Andy McNae MP) and officers of the APPG, have decided to launch an inquiry to examine ideas for changes in policy and legislation…
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Photo by Karl Moran on Unsplash As a representative of the YET on the Scientific Exploration Society (SES) advisory board, I would like to draw some attention to this fantastic fundraising initiative organised by Jeremy Fish, an SES trustee and Operation Raleigh alumnus. The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge is a popular 24-mile circular walking route…
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Dick Griffiths (right) receiving his award from Haydyn Tanner, YET Chair The Stephenson Award is named after Alfred Stephenson, who was the first Chairman of the YET Expedition Screening Panel and a great believer in the value of youth expeditions. He was a noted polar explorer and a member of the highly successful British Graham…
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Nigel Bidgood (left) receiving his award from Ted Gray, YET Awards Lead The Stephenson Award is named after Alfred Stephenson, who was the first Chairman of the YET Expedition Screening Panel and a great believer in the value of youth expeditions. He was a noted polar explorer and a member of the highly successful British…
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The Young Explorers’ Trust is pleased to announce the recipients of grants and awards for expeditions taking place in 2025. The awards are named after explorers who have achieved great feats in the past or were leaders of youth expeditions. Peer Group Awards Stephenson Expedition Award The Desolation Sound Expedition aims to explore by kayak…
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Ben Parker (right) receiving his award at Perse School from Haydyn Tanner, YET Chair The Stephenson Award is named after Alfred Stephenson, who was the first Chairman of the YET Expedition Screening Panel and a great believer in the value of youth expeditions. He was a noted polar explorer and a member of the highly…
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First of all I would like say a big thank you to the Young Explorers’ Trust and its honorary members for providing me with the YET Award 2024. Your support has enabled me to have this wonderful opportunity and experience of a life time. My expedition to Kenya commenced on the 14th of July ‘24…
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