And the winner is….

Tuesday night played host to our Raleigh India Country Quiz. Venturers pitted themselves against each other and even a Staff team (whose performance was particularly poor) in four rounds covering aspects of Indian culture, history, sports and famous faces। Well done to the winning team - 'Team Friendship'.

Trek Training and Camp Craft















Our venturers have now returned from an intensive two days of trek training, taking them on a 10km around the local area. After a successful journey from Fieldbase, they arrived at the campsite where they had to set up camp for the night.


















The afternoon provided an opportunity for some essential medical training, followed by games and activities to get to know the other members of their group. The trangias were set up and after a delicious evening meal made from typical Raleigh trek foods: noodles, soya protein, pasta and sweetcorn, they all settled down in their alpha groups to reflect upon the day. It wasn't long until most had retreated to their tents to get a good night’s sleep ready for the next day.







Day two took them on a route up to the temple at the top of Chamundi Hill, looking out over Mysore, and back to Fieldbase again, eager to hear our exciting news…

Groups for Phase One are Announced!

The moment we have all been eagerly awaiting has now arrived. Today our venturers found out the names of each person in each Alpha group and which project site they will be setting off to early Saturday morning for Phase One. Over the next three weeks, these groups will live, work and play together, twenty-four hours a day, either on the Community, Environmental or Adventure project.

Read on for the full line-up of each Alpha Group:


Alpha One: Community project at Hosekerasunda

Arya B Raj
Shiju
Chris Dravers
Ali Clark
Flora Perry
Sarah Frodsham
Venetia Andrew
Bruno Weijenborg
Georgia Forbes
Guy Dampier
Georgina Rumbellow
Josephine Riggs
Olivia Hayward

Alpha One Team Photo







Alpha Two: Environmental project at Nagerhole National Park





Qathab
Kareem
Thomasin Lockwood
Sarita Tam
Julia Vandoone
Christina Corder
Kerala Adams-Carr
Maud de Mol van Otterloo
Victoria Cayzer
Laurie Hedges
Will Murray
James Hudson
Bella Watling

Alpha Two Team Photo



Alpha Three: Chattamunnar Trek

Srikanth
Sathyajith
Aaron Henshaw
Charlie Arnot
Monnie Beresford
Tom Boles
Laura Sutcliffe
Tessa Voute
Bryony Moody
Graham Watts
Alice Tyler
Kirsty Champion
Freya Brash


Alpha Three Team Photo

We're off to get ready for tonight - a black tie Valentine's Ball! With limited possessions here at Fieldbase however, our Logistics team have helpfully provided a pile of black bin liners, white card, pink paper and rolls of sticky tape in order to create some exciting outfits.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone from Raleigh India. We're waiting for our cards to arrive...

Thanks for all your messages, we've been passing them on to our Venturers every day and will continue to do so as often as possible while they are out on Phase. Don’t forget to keep checking the blog for updates on how the venturers are getting along and keep posting your messages here!