ExpAnd VicePresident Edward Morgan From Ashtead Surrey Nr London 3 rd Year BSc Geography Human University of St Andrews Mountaineer and Caver VicePresident ExpAnd 201112 Ambassador for ETE ID: 466091
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Edward Morgan
ExpAnd Vice-PresidentSlide2
Edward Morgan
From Ashtead, Surrey (Nr London)
3
rd
Year. BSc Geography (Human), University of St Andrews
Mountaineer and Caver Vice-President ExpAnd 2011-12 Ambassador for ETE Fellow Royal Geographical Society Member of the British School Exploring Society (BSES Expeditions)
Previous Expeditions: 2009 South West Greenland YE BSES; 2010 South-East Kazakhstan ExpAnd; 2011 Indian Himalayas (Ladakh) TL BSES; 2012?Slide3
Founded in its current form in 2007.
In previous generations there have been expeditions to Greenland and Indonesia.
First ‘recent’ expedition to Tanzania in 2009.
Second expedition to Kazakhstan in 2010.
Talks throughout semester: September review of the summer; Geordie Stewart 7 summits.
Explore Conference!Microadventure Competition! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8gMGPoDmMk
Intersemester Ski (or walk) Expedition.
Summer 2012?Slide4
5th July – 15th August 2010Slide5
Dzungarian Alatau mountain range, South Eastern KazakhstanSlide6
Why Kazakhstan?
Go
somewhere off the beaten track.
Engage in a useful project.
Establish links in other countries.
Have a good time!Slide7
How was the expedition planned?
Venue chosen by committee Christmas time.
Establish team.
Establish links in host country.
Fundraise, fundraise, fundraise…and publicise!
Logistics…with the help of our hosts.Ended with 1200 emails!Slide8
Fundraising
Initially thought total cost would be £13,500
After revaluation the projected cost came to £6500.
Fundraised as a group. Cake sales, cinema…
Success with trusts applications
Paid for our own flights and insurance.Cost of living low, ended with left over funds.Slide9
The ExpeditionSlide10Slide11
What did we learn? What did we achieve?
Asian Bureaucracy.
Birds are cool.
Watch out for any that has been deep fried.
A biodiversity report sent (and received) to the Association of the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan.
A good relationship with a foreign country.Slide12
Thank you for Listening
“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.”
Jacques Cousteau (French Explorer, 1910-1997)