Support from the Welsh Sports Association and Sports Council Wales

Each year the Welsh Sport's Association's "Outdoor Pursuits Group", provides annual Grant Aid support for overseas expeditions, on behalf of the Sports Council for Wales. In addition to the Wilderness Award and BMC grant, we were also one of a number of successful recipients for their support.

The WSA/SCW support a wide range of outdoor sports adventures and expeditions whose participants are Welsh based - whether by descent or residence. Examples of previous expeditions have been Simon Burke's and Olly Sanders' trip to Itoorquatmitt, N.E. Greenland for a climbing/kayaking adventure, John Silvester's long distance paragliding trip across Pakistan/Karakorums/China or Martin Groves' trip to Castleguard cave, Banff National Park, Canada to push and explore the far sump.

Please check out http://www.welshsports.org.uk/OverseasExpeditionGrants.asp for more details on the scheme.

Thanks!