Raleigh India Expedition 2010
Here’s a collection of photogrpahs from my recent trip to India as a videographer on a summer expedition with Raleigh. Raleigh is a leading UK based youth and education charity that provides adventurous and challenging expeditions abroad for young people from all backgrounds and nationalities. My overall objective was to provide a wide range of high quality videos for marketing both in country and for use in the UK at Raleigh Head Office.
Paddling in Algonquin Park Canada – 2009
17 days in the Canadian backcountry within Algonquin Park. It was our first ever canoe trip but we’ve already started discussing the possibility of buying our own canoe…but surely then we would also need a van to help us transport it and us around. We better get saving. Here are a selection of our photos illustrating the ups and the downs. A fantastic trip!
Celebrating NYE on the Isle of Skye
A great hiking, eating and relaxing trip with friends to the Isle of Skye over the NY holidays. We stayed in Fistavaig Bay, hiked on the edges of the Cullins and managed to squeeze in a whiskey tasting trip to the Talisker Distillery. Big thumbs up and already planning where we can go next year!
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Paddy’s second trip to Yosemite – 2007
A return trip to Yosemite in 2007 with Rick Abbott and Will Hobbs. Not as successful as the first trip back in 2001, but a lot of fun none the less.
Cross-country skiing in Norway – 2007
For my Dads 60th birthday we were lucky enough to be able to make a short trip to Norway as a family. Paddy and I then stayed on a little longer, rented cross country skis and slowly made our way to a lovely little hut in the middle of nowhere. Perfect.
Serious Fun! A 9 month road trip – 2004/05
We had been together for nearly two years living, loving, climbing, surfing and boarding. Summer 2003 was spent slack lining in the loacl park, this gave us a taste for the stress free lifestyle, a plan was hatched, to bunk off work for 9 months (or as long as lasted). The plan, 1. spend the snow season in Fernie relishing the powder days 2. stock up for a trip down the Baja Peninsular surfing, 3. surviving Baja we aimed to tackle the best climbing America had to offer.
Together & Climbing in Catalunya – 2003
Our first holiday together. I was revising for my final exams but we decided to take a well earned break to go climbing in Catalunya, with Gee, Ollie and Eva. I climbed for 2 weeks and under Patricks expert coaching managed to climb my first 7 pitch route.
Paddy Climbs his first Big Wall – 2001
A successful trip to Yosemite in 2001 with John, Moray and myself. We had a great time and made it up a couple of big wall’s including Zodiac in 4 days without using our hammer.
Hannah’s Moroccan Road Trip – 2002
I went on a 5 week road trip around Morocco with my friend Suey during the summer holidays of my second year at uni. It was quite an experience. A bit like marmite I both loved it and hated it.
Hannah in Tanzania – 2001
My first summer holidays at Uni and I managed to head off to Tanzania & Zanzibar for 5 weeks with my friend Suey. It was my first proper backpacking travelling trip and I loved it.
Hannah’s gap year trip to Belize – 2000
In 2000 I went away with Raleigh International for 3 months to Belize. I was 18 and it was my first real time away from home. I took part in various environmental and community projects including tracking the Fer-De-Lance snake, thatching the roof of a remote visitors centre and plastering the walls of a rural mountain school. It was amazing experience and one that sowed the bug of all things travel and culture. On my return to Blighty I was more than ready to start my degree in Social Anthropology.
