Report by Annie Chichester-Constable, recipient of a YET Vivian Fuchs Award Throughout this report I am sharing my experience, stories and photographs from my 3-week expedition to East Greenland over the month of July. Over the course of the trip I spent my time getting to know some incredible new people, experience beautiful scenery and explore…
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Report by Tom Seager, recipient of a YET Everest Award I signed up for the British Exploring Society’s expedition to canoe in the Yukon way back in May 2016; after months of preparation, including medical forms, buying and testing kit, and a training weekend over the Easter Holidays in 2017, 24 July finally arrived, and…
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Report by Bradley Carter In December 2016 I spent a month in Cambodia with HSX (Hampshire Scout Expeditions). There were 7 participants and 4 leaders going, which made for a good sized group. Our expedition started on the Friday the 9th where all the team gathered at the scout hut to do our leaving presentation…
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“The Journey” by Thomas Corlett Recipient of the David Hollier Award 2016 This was a month long expedition through Mongolia by West Lancashire County Explorer Scouts and Leaders. The aim of the expedition was to develop as a group of young people. This involved a large amount of training before the expedition to ensure that…
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Report by Georgina May Recipient of the YET Everest Award In the summer of this year I embarked on a month-long expedition to Ecuador, South America with Camps International. The aim of this venture was to explore different places and also help local communities by participating in sustainable development projects. As well as being extremely…
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Report by Paul McGann Recipient of the Everest Award British Exploring Society – Himalaya 2016 Expedition Report I first would like to thank The Young Explorers Trust for its contribution towards my trip to the Indian Himalayas in the summer of 2016. The money, along with my own fundraising, allowed me to embark on a…
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Report by Navjoth Singh Recipient of the Everest Award The first day of the expedition consisted of travelling from Birmingham to the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, with a quick stop at Paris. We arrived at the hotel at about 2am the following day (8 July 2016). Our first day in Tana was quite a relaxed…
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Report by Michael Wilson Recipient of the Sir Vivian Fuchs Award It’s difficult to put into words the experience gained from the two weeks spent in the exotic land of Iceland; simply amazing is all I can conclude. It was such a rollercoaster of emotion, and being in Hornstrandir, one of the most remote areas…
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Report by Maia Ward Recipient of the YET Stephenson Award Itinerary Day 1: Build up at school Day 2: Travel to Oslo Day 3: Mountain bike to Finse Day 4: Walking on glacier Day 5: Mountain bike to Flam Day 6: Sea kayak on Fjords Day 7: Sea kayak on Fjords Day 8: Sea kayak…
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Report by Ella Scott Recipient of the Sir Vivian Fuchs Award I have just arrived back after spending five weeks of my summer holiday in Tanzania on expedition with Raleigh International. I wanted to say a huge thank you to Youth Explorers Trust for their grant which helped me go on such an amazing experience.…
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