// Trip reports  
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Trip reports

	Girl Guides: Ultimate British Columbia " 13 young leaders from the..."
	Eton College in Ecuador " The first two days..."
	Ilkley Grammar in Ecuador " From a comfortable base in Quito the Ilkley team started their acclimatisation process..."
	St. Catherine´s – Ecuador 2010 "A slightly delayed departure at Madrid had us arriving in Quito on Saturday morning. We decided to just drop our bags at the hostel, and head..."
	Teign School Tanzania 2010 " Teign School have just returned from an action-packed trip in Tanzania. Our first..."
	Bristol Grammar School Norway 2010 Team 2 " The whole team (minus Tracey) met up in Bristol the night before to ensure we would..."
	Bristol Grammar School, Arctic Adventure " The first of two teams from Bristol Grammar have just retuned from expedition. It was a..."
	British School of Paris Alpine Adventure "This was the third consecutive year that the British School of Paris have based their Year 9 Activity week with Adventureworks in the Ecrin...."
	Trent College - Arctic Norway - June 2010 "The group all assembled at London Heathrow full of anticipation for their adventure to the far north. We flew on time from blue sky towards some..."
	British School of Paris in Orpierre; Village Adventure 2010 "Saturday evening the coach arrived from Paris and the population of the beautiful medieval village of Orpierre was increased from about 300 to..."
	Aaron Goss memorial prize winner Alpine course " My adventure began with a flight from Luton London to Geneva. Catching the connecting bus to Arolla was an interesting experience for a novice..."
	Chipping Sodbury School "After an overnight flight, without much sleep, we arrived in Delhi at 9.15am.....and it was already 30 degrees!! We collected our bags..."
	Ash Manor School Morocco 2009 "On 31st July 2009 the Ash Manor School team of 15 students, 2 teachers and 2 Adventureworks leaders returned home after a fantastic two-week..."
	Knutsford High School Morocco 2009 "The team arrived early at Heathrow airport on Sunday 19th July despite a puncture along the way. All were sporting brand new embroidered maroon..."
	Ilkley Grammar School 2 Borneo 2009 "A short delay for technical and the weather problems saw us arrive mid-evening in KK and drive to our overnight lodge in the heart of the city...."
	Old Swinford Hospital School Borneo 2009 "Old Swinford Hospital, not actually a hospital at all, but a school visited Borneo from 27th June to 23rd July 2009. Sixteen sixth from boys and..."
	Ysgol Glantaf India 2009 "After a smooth departure from the UK we arrived in an extremely hot and muggy Delhi at circa 10.00am (GMT +5.30 hours). Rooms were quickly..."
	Royal Grammar School Worcester and Alice Ottley School Ecuador "This year’s team of ten Ecuadorian adventurers from the Royal Grammar School in Worcester arrived in Quito in the afternoon of Saturday 4th July..."
	Verulam School - Morocco 2009 "Verulam School have just completed a two week expedition to Morocco. The team comprising of 19 boys, 1 girl and 4 leaders began their adventures..."
	Gosfield School - Borneo 2009 "At the end of July, a team of 10 students returned from a month long adventure to the jungles and mountains of Borneo. After recovering..."
	British School of Paris Activity week - Les Ecrins "From 30th May to 6th June 2009 47 students (13-14 yr olds) and 5 teachers from The British School of Paris (BSP) completed “The Adventureworks..."
	Trent College - Iceland "Seventeen students fromTrent College have recently returned from an action packed expedition to the land of ice and fire, Iceland, jointly led..."
	British School of Paris Activity week - Orpierre "What a week! Early Saturday evening the coach arrived from Paris and the population of the beautiful medieval village of Orpierre was..."
	Adventureworks water safety and skills course " Pre-2009 For the past three years, Adventureworks has provided water safety awareness training to all leaders, leading expeditions to..."
	Journey of a Lifetime fundraising expedition "A team of British ladies from the charity ‘Journey of a Lifetime’ became the first team of non-raft experts to descend the Kuamut river in the..."
	Wolverhampton Grammar School Pre expedition training weekend " Both buses arrived at 1600 after a good drive and early start that morning. They had already enjoyed chips in Aviemore before arriving so..."
	Bristol Grammar School Team 2 - Peru "Thirteen Bristol Grammar School students, two teachers and I left for Peru early on the 10th of July. The plan was to make our way to the..."
	Leighton Park School - India 2008 "13 young people and 2 staff from Leighton Park School left the UK on August 11th on a journey of a lifetime to explore the mountains of Ladakh..."
	Bristol Grammar School Team 1 Peru 2008 "The first of two teams of students from Bristol Grammar School, led by Adventureworks leader Deborah Laugharne and accompanied by Melanie Evans..."
	Chenderit School India 2008 "On the 12 July twenty expeditionners from Chenderit School left the UK for Ladakh, they returned on the 8 August as High Altitude Himalayan..."
	Eton College - Stok Kangri 2008 "At 09.30 on July 7 2008 the Eton College team and AW Leader Tim Lofthouse flew to Delhi to begin there summer Indian/Ladakh..."
	Fairfield High School Corsica 2008 "Our aircraft banks steeply to the left, descending through ever thinning cloud. Below us lies the Cote d’azur; St.Tropez, Cannes and..."
	Ousedale School Peru 2008 "After some fun & games regarding flight delays and missing of connections, the team (minus two, who we left in Houston due to illness) arrived..."
	Bruntcliffe High School Morocco 2008 "On 25th July 2008 the Bruntcliffe High School team returned from a very successful two-week expedition in Morocco. The first week was..."
	Carterton College - India 2008 "10 students, 2 teachers and I (Paul Westwood), met up early at Heathrow to catch our BA flight to Delhi. The students had named their coach..."
	Benenden Alpine course 2008 "A team of 4 students, 2 school staff, myself from the Adventureworks office and 2 guides, Roger Payne and Julie-Anne Clyma made up the Benenden..."
	Wollaston School, Morocco 2008 "Congratulations Wollaston on a fantastic Duke of Edinburgh Gold expedition. The students and staff of the school have just completed a..."
	Trent College Turkey May 2008 "Arriving in the western side of Istanbul in the late afternoon we were introduced to the interesting approach to driving in this city of fifteen..."
	British School of Paris - Alpine Adventure "From 31st May to 7th June 2008 46 students (13-14 yr olds) and 6 teachers from The British School of Paris (BSP) enjoyed “The Adventureworks..."
	Ecclesfield School Tanzania February 2008 "Ten adventurous students and two teachers from Ecclesfield School in Sheffield have just returned from a half term with a difference in..."
	Ousedale School Pre expedition training weekend "The team arrived on Friday evening to be greeted by their leaders, both for the weekend and their expedition to Peru in July. It was good to get..."
	Wollaston School Pre expedition training weekend "A very cold snowy weekend in the Peaks may not seam the most ideal or valid training for a summer Duke of Edinburgh expedition into the Atlas..."
	Urbina report 2007 by Rodrigo Donso "This year four groups of students came to the footslopes of Chimborazo and stayed in Urbina's Posada La Estaciòn at 3,640m. During their visit..."
	Wellingborough School Leader report "Our 28-day expedition to Sabah in Borneo commenced on the beautiful tropical island of Mamutic in order for the team to acclimatise and relax..."
	Soham and Witchford Colleges - Slovakia 2007 "An early start was had by all as we congregated in Stanstead airport waiting for our flight to Slovakia at 6.30am. A couple of hours later we..."
	Wellingbrough School Borneo 2007 "On a rather cold and very wet Saturday morning, fourteen pupils assembled in the school quad at the start of the latest Wellingborough School..."
	Chipping Sodbury School Ecuador 2007 "The 13 strong team from Chipping Sodbury team gathered at Heathrow airport for the early morning flight to Quito. Everyone was surprisingly..."
	Southfield School for Girls Ecuador 2007 "Ecuador is a really interesting mix of cultures, heavily influenced by the Inca, Spanish and rural Indians, and this is seen everywhere in the..."
	Ladies College Morocco 2007 "Day 1. 18.00 local time. We leave the now deserted airport, round a corner and plunge headlong in to a maelstrom of traffic seemingly intent on..."
	Ladies College Slovakia 2007 "We flew into Bratislava from East Midlands Airport. It was nice and sunny, and we were pleased to have left the rain back in the UK. We were met..."
	Dronfield School Morocco 2007 "16 very excited Dronfield School pupils, 2 teachers and Alex – the Adventureworks leader all met on Saturday morning to take a bus to Heathrow..."
	Coombeshead College Peru 2007 "Coombeshead College students are heading back to England after an exhilarating expedition to the Corderilla blana area of north Peru. They..."
	King Edward's VII Kyrgyzstan 2007 "After meeting the team at London Heathrow, we enjoyed a speedy ‘check in’ thanks to very friendly BA staff. We were on our way, albeit nearly..."
	Fairfield High School Morocco 2007 "At lunch time on 30 July 07 Fairfield school returned to the UK after a successful 15 day expedition to Morocco. The journey began with..."
	Shrewbury High School - Picos d'Europa 2007 "A group of 15 girls, 2 teachers and 2 Adventureworks leaders all met at Birmingham International Airport full of excitement for their expedition..."
	Old Swinford Hospital - Ecuador Volcanoes "From the hustle and bustle of city life in one of Ecuador’s oldest cities, the capital Quito, to the quiet windswept highlands and ice capped..."
	Everest Base Camp Xtreme Everest expedition "Team B, the second of the Xtreme Everest trekking volunteers and medical testing guinea pigs, trekked along the route between testing stations..."
	Aiglon College Ecuador Volcanoes "A group comprising of 2 Teachers, 7 students and 2 parents set off from Geneva airport for the flight to Quito via Amsterdam. It was a young..."
	Queen Mary's College Winter Skills December 2006 "Queen Mary’s College kicked off this seasons winter courses in style with fantastic weather and lots of enthusiasm. Based at the warm and..."
	Malvern College - ex staff and students "Our party, a group of eight friends, assembled at the Summit Hotel at the same time as Mic Roffe’s Jagged Globe “Mera and Island Peak” party...."
	Oundle Gold Cycle expedition "On the 14th October, five girls from Oundle School, Northamptonshire, began their preparations for their Gold expedition to be completed on..."
	Ousedale School 2006 "It had finally reached the 27th July 2006 and twenty-six Ousedale School students and three staff were about to embark on their expedition to..."
	Westholme School "After safely checking our baggage in with Iberia at Heathrow the team were eventually on their way after over a years planning and hard..."
	Journey of a Lifetime (JoLT) "The summer expedition from the Journey of a Life Time Trust, supported by Adventureworks, is now back in the UK after a busy month of travel..."
	Harrow 2006 "On the 12th July the Harrow school team of eight boys, three staff and one Adventureworks leader assembled at Heathrow with high hopes of..."
	Wollaston School 2006 "Imagine - Glacier clad Andean mountains, Amazonian lowlands, colourful markets, old Haciendas, vast paramo, hot springs and Llamas. It’s a place..."
	Queen Mary's College "On Friday 14th July two members of the College gained the summit of Cotopaxi – 5897m, the second highest peak in Ecuador and the highest active..."
	Ysgol Bro Myrddin "The team meet at school on the morning of the 14th July 2006 at 08:00, only to find that one member of the team had only left her walking boots..."
	British School of Paris "The British School of Paris enjoyed a stunning two-week trip in Ecuador. The first phase was spent trekking between Quito and the Cotopaxi..."
	Benenden Alpine Intro and Mont Blanc 2006 "11 pupils and 3 members of staff from Benenden School embarked on a 12 day mountaineering course, assuming little or no climbing experience,..."
	Guilford High School "Past experience has led me to believe that if the summer weather in Britain is good then it will be poor in the Alps. This summer changed my..."
	British School in Paris - D of E Gold Training "This team of boys flew into Liverpool Airport on Saturday October 22. If they had known then what the weather was going to throw at them, they..."
	Broxbourne School - Nubra Valley, India 2005 "A bleary eyed team from Broxbourne School met at Heathrow airport and eventually set off for Delhi to start their expedition to Ladakh. Whilst..."
	Clifton College Alpine Skills "Ten pupils and their teacher, Martin Williams, arrived at Geneva airport fresh eyed and wearing their new Adventureworks fleeces ready for their..."
	The Ladies College - Slovakia Mala Fatra 2005 "The group began their Duke of Edinburgh's Award Gold Expedition with a short flight from Guernsey to Stansted airport, where I met them with yet..."
	GR20 Corsica - 2005 "The team, Alex, Kate and Kerry met up at Stansted Airport at some unearthly hour of the morning to board an 0700hrs flight to Nice. With all..."
	Ysgol Friars - Ecuador Volcanoes 2005 "This expedition began in the heartland of Ecuador, the Sierra nestled between the high Corderilla of the East and West Andes, the colourful,..."
	George Ward School - Ladakh, India 2005 "An excited group met up at Heathrow and had a pleasant flight to Delhi, where we were hit by the heat and humidity of India in the monsoon at..."
	Bedford Modern School - Orpierre 2005 "Bedford Modern School - Orpierre July 2005 It is always difficult to write about a fantastic week for those who have not been there – but..."
	Wollaston School - Morocco 2005 (leader report) "The group all assembled at London Heathrow full of anticipation for their adventure to Africa. We flew rather later than expected from a..."
	Fairfield High School - Morocco 2005 (leader report) "Morocco 2005 - Jebel Toubkal(4,167m) Fairfield High School, Herefordshire, achieve success in their journey through the High..."
	Fairfield High School - Morocco 2005 "Well two years beginning with an idea and moving through the planning and fundraising have just culminated in a fantastic expedition to Morocco..."
	AD, Student, The Ladies College "Having only ever gone on Duke of Edinburgh expeditions with teachers before, it was refreshing to be led by someone who treated us like adults..."
	CM, Parent, Harrow "I think it is tremendous that there are organisations such as yours that are prepared to offer school-age students the chance to explore remote..."
	Harrow School - Ecuador 2004 "Social Project in “El Quinual”, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador This document is a small account of the work done by the group from..."
	Ysgol Bro Myrddin - Slovakia 2004 " Our Duke of Edinburgh expedition begins in Praha, Prague to you..."
	St Annes School - Pyrenees 2004 "This was a good trip for a a group of pupils who many had not camped before, and all had not really any experience of mountain walking or long..."
	Open Gold Expedition - Eire 2004 "This year, young people from Guernsey, England and Australia successfully completed a challenging and adventurous journey in the remote Sheefry..."
	RC, Teacher, Bedford Modern School, Picos d’Europa "We had a great expedition, which was tailor made for our requirements and was fully enjoyed by all who took part in it. Our students returned..."
	Bedford Modern School - Picos d'Europa 2004 " This is not a holiday in Spain! This expedition was..."
	Shrewsbury High School - Orpierre 2004 "This Adventureworks trip to the south of France for some Hot Rock and Via Ferrata sport has been a resounding success. The base for this was..."
	Stonar and George Ward School - Morocco 2004 " Following on from the success of last year’s adventurous expedition to Ecuador..."
	Cotham School - Morocco 2004 " An excellent and very smoothly run trip that had..."
	King Edward VII School - Morocco 2004 "Leaving the UK on Saturday December 18th may seem an unusual thing to do, but myself and co leader Bev did this with nine pupils and three staff..."
	Moreton Hall School - Ecuador 2004 " “Do we really have to go home” were the words muttered by some of the team members as they..."
	George Ward School - Nepal 2003 " Sixteen pupils, two staff and two Adventureworks leaders headed for Nepal..."
	Scottish Winter Skills 2003 "Earlier this year in February 'Adventureworks' held a five-day residential course designed to give its six young participants an introduction to..."
	Ysgol Bro Myrddin - Pyrenees 2002 "One of the key aspects of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award is the four-day expedition – walking 80km across a mountainous terrain, and being..."
	Malvern College - Kilimanjaro 2002 "The Malvern College–Kilimanjaro 2002 expedition party, led by Roger Smith and supported by Adventureworks, has returned from Tanzania after a..."
	Langley Park Boys School - Kilimanjaro 2002 "The Langley Park Boys School Expedition to Mt Meru and Kilimanjaro has just returned to the UK. Sixteen students and two staff took part in the..."