Trans Atlantic Flying Safari

This is our intercontinental flying expedition from the UK to Canada via the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. From our meeting in Wick (north coast of Scotland) on Monday 9th of June, until our arrival in Quebec on Friday 21st, we guarantee a fantastic experience. This is the trip all pilots should do once in their lives but very, very few will.By making the trip within envelope of our organisation we can reduce (if not remove) the stress and risk of this voyage.

The idea is not to simply fly through, it is also to enjoy the beautiful and extremely remote stops on the way. Well be concentrating on enjoying the islands as we head towards Canada and all of this with almost 24 hour daylight.

Please contact us if you have an aircraft and are looking for someone to share costs, or want to do a trip but need someone with an aircraft!

www.prepare2go.com

Timber rafting in northern Sweden June 2014

I'll be motorbiking and building a 3d pacman and human sized maze in the USA and Mexico from July 2014. Before I go, I'd love to do timber rafting in Northern Sweden in June.

Dates are flexible but it does need to be in the month of June. I came across this: http://www.naturetravels.co.uk/water-sweden-timber-rafting-klaralven-vv58rs1.htmLooking for people who'd love to build a raft, and free camp and explore the river Klaralven.Looking at the website there's a choice of5-day rafting(50km) 2668-day rafting(100km) 319Flights to Northern Sweden work out to be around 150.Uploaded a picture from the website.

I'm a 34 female (motorbiker and lazy roller derby player). Love adventures and just came across this site.

If interested get in touch and let's make this happen. - hootchy_cootchy@yahoo.co.uk

Mt Kilimanjaro

We will be hiking Mount Kilimanjaro for 9 days on Lemosho route to raise fund to help a children home in moshi for orphans.

Any support or requests for more information can be directed here - wanja3@gmail.com

Ash Dykes - Walking Across Mongolia

May 2014, I am attempting to be the first person to complete a solo unsupported walk, across the brutal unforgiving terrain, of the second-largest landlocked country in the world - Mongolia.

I will be walking from West to East, through the Altai Mountains, Gobi Desert the Mongolia steppe, facing harsh weather conditions from the extreme heat to the extreme cold, sand storms, blizzards and facing some dangerous Mongolian wildlife, from the Grey Wolves, Wild Dogs venomous creatures.

The expedition will take me up to 100 days, I will be pulling all of my own provisions, including food water on a wheeled desert cart, weighing up to 100 - 150kgs. I am also raising funds for the British Red Cross and will be documenting my journey across the country.

Cardiff Explorers' Maria in Siberian Ice Race

Cardiff Explorers organiser Maria Leijerstam will head to Irkutsk in Russia this Thursday to participate in the Siberian Black Ice Race, a 379 mile race across Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world.

This will be no ordinary race. Maria intends to travel across the frozen lake by bike. She will need to carry all her equipment with her, including her tent, stove and food. In order to prepare for the event she has been testing her specially modified Quoroz Titanium Mountain Bike complete with ice tyres, at Planet Ice in Cardiff Bay.

Temperatures on the race may drop to as low as -40C with the wind chill so Maria has been choosing her kit and equipment carefully, making sure her hands and feet are protected from the danger of frostbite. To ensure that she can maintain the energy levels required for this kind of endurance challenge she will be eating a high calorie diet of up to 6000 calories a day.

You can follow her progress on her blog www.marialeijerstam.blogspot.com/Maria will fundraise for Alzheimers UK and you can donate at www.justgiving.com/leijerstam

Good Luck Maria!

Mont Blanc ascent / Voie de la traversee

Dear Explorers Connect lovers! My name is Sebastien Marciak and here is my story. There are so many reasons for why people want to fundraise and for why people want to give.I believe they all have one thing in common: to leave something behind that is not about you. To leave a mark, make an impression, to feel useful, to feel like you are making a difference, to help and just to give without asking for anything back because whether we want it or not it is human nature. It is quite well known that,after a tragedy, people tend to change, realise something they hadnt before or simply just want to do more of their lives.

This is how I felt this summer when my closest friend lost her partner in a brutal road accident down Ayr.23 years old isn't the right age to go and there's definitely more to do for those who stay than wasting time or being ungrateful.Right after it happened, without being able to explain why,I remember saying to myself I am going to climb mountains and the idea turned into an obsession. No such tragedy differs from any other tragedies people suffer but here I am, fundraising for BRAKE (the road safety charity)climbing Mont Blanc by la voie de la traverse; those guys are wonderful and I am really excited to go on this journey for them.I set up a justgiving page, started to tell everybody what I am doing and why I am doing it. I went to the Scottish highlands to train couple of days in the mountains, go nuts at the gym and plan on regularly visiting the magnificence of Glencoe mountains for more training. I most definitely have the bug now!

I have done many outdoor activities but am still fairly new to proper mountaineering. I just wanted to share this project and connect with as many people as possible. I am aware I am not the first one to do Mont Blanc but I cannot wait to be there!I am planning on documenting the climb obviously and write an article about the experience. ...To be the guide who will carry the light at the top of Mont Blanc, so for those who are lucky enough to see, remember those who can't see anymore.

Thank you,

Sebastien Marciak

Everest 2014 Climb4Change Expedition

Alex Staniforth, aged 18, is set to become the youngest Briton to climb the Southeast Ridge of Mount Everest, in Nepal whilst aiming to raise 29,035 for CLIC Sargent and the Red Endangered Animal Connection Trust. i.e. 1 per foot of Everest. He will be on the 70 day trip with British expedition leader, Tim Mosedale.

Alex trained on Baruntse, 7,129m last Autumn for a month along with Mera Peak, 6,476m. He has overcome Epilepsy and a host of other obstacles to be spurred on by adventure and his life ambition to summit the worlds' highest peak to show young people they can be the change they want to see in the world. Major sponsors are Textlocal.com, Pingtree and UK Loans, with product support from Craghoppers, Marmot, Icebreaker, MyProtein, LED Lenser, Beet IT and Powertraveller.

Follow the journey at www.alexstaniforth.com/blog.html or Twitter @alex_staniforth

Great Pacific Race

Ocean rowing comes to the Pacific with the start of the Great Pacific Race.

The Great Pacific Race is the biggest, baddest human endurance challenge on the planet. Teams of one, two and four compete against each other in the worlds first rowing race on the Pacific. All boats that take part are purpose built and governed by a set of event rules and mandatory equipment to ensure a safe and level playing field. The race extends a gruelling 2,400 miles (4,000 km) from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in a challenge that takes between one and three months to complete. Of course for some just completing the course is the challenge and we are committed to helping every crew equally to achieve a safe and successful ocean passage.

Success in the Great Pacific Race requires a combination of skills, physical ability and mental toughness combined with willpower and determination. Perhaps surprisingly you don't have to be a rower to row an ocean, as between now and the race start your training will include learning how to row. Make no mistakes, rowing an ocean is a serious mental and physical challenge but, with the right preparation (to gain experience and knowledge), as well as our support on the water rowing an ocean is possible for anyone.

www.newoceanwave.com

Exploring Birding and Biodiversity Hotspots of Argentina

Have you explored where nature's abundance flourishes like nowhere else on earth and biodiversity reaches its maximum expression? Have you seen the wild heart of the planet? Have you gazed on naked grandeur where there's nothing else to gaze on?

Well, now is your chance! Pacific Biodiversity Institute invites avid adventurers and birders to join a research expedition in the provinces of Salta and Jujuy in northwestern Argentina. These provinces are renowned for their rich biodiversity and beautiful landscapes. They are ecologically diverse, with imposing mountains, extensive sub-tropical and tropical forests, rivers, canyons, deserts, salt flats and high lakes.

The area is extremely rich in bird life, and other wild fauna and flora. Salta and Jujuy also contain some of the most colorful and vibrant culture in Argentina. Evidence of Inca and pre-Inca civilizations are found throughout the landscape. These provinces contain some of the most important unprotected wildlands in Argentina.The purpose of the expedition is twofold: 1) to gather more information about this region to aid in its further protection, 2) to introduce new people to this area of incredible contrasts, immense biodiversity, spectacular beauty and great conservation opportunity.

Those interested in joining this trip may contact PBI at expeditions@pacificbio.org. Further details can be found here: http://www.pacificbio.org/expeditions/salta_jujuy2014.html

In March 2-15 2014, we will explore the highest biodiversity areas in Argentina and see a broad spectrum of landscapes You will enjoy close contact with nature, local people and, at the same time, contribute to conservation science activities organized by PBI and local conservation NGOs.The expedition will be led by PBIs immensely talented Argentine conservation biologist, Lucila Castro. Lucila is fluent in both Spanish and English and has a deep knowledge of biology, ecology and Argentine culture. Lucila will give several evening presentations about the wildlife that we may encounter and will aid in bird and other wildlife identification throughout the trip. Gisella Peralta, another biologist working with PBI, will be the assistant leader and will aid in wildlife identification.

At the beginning of the trip, participants will meet Dr. Patricia Marconi, an ornithologist and conservationist. She will participate in hikes into the subtropical forests near Salta. During the last part of the expedition, Dr. Ricardo Torres, a professor of wildlife ecology and a bird expert from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, will join us to explore the tropical forests of Valle Grande and Parque Nacional Calilegua.

www.pacificbio.org

White Ice Cycle

On the 27th December 2013, Maria Leijerstam became the first person in the world to cycle from the edge of the Antarctic continent to the South Pole.

She also set the new World Record for the fastest human powered coast to pole traverse, completing her journey in 10 days, 14hrs and 56 minutes.Maria spent four years planning, creating, training and preparing for this double world record.Full details can be found on the White Ice Cycle website.

http://www.whiteicecycle.com