The recipients of the 2019 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced:

Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship

• Luca Karjalainen, Otago University Tramping Club, for a trip to the Olivine Ice Plateau and environs.

Youth Expedition Scholarships

Full award

• Ben Mangan, Canterbury Mountaineering Club and NZAC Canterbury-Westland, for a trip to the
  Gardens of Eden / Allah with the intention to explore new climbing routes on Newton Peak.
• Patrick Marsh, Canterbury University Tramping Club, for a traverse from West Cape to the South Coast Track, Fiordland.
• Sacha Knight, Auckland University Tramping Club, for a traverse from Arthur’s Pass to Mt Cook Village.
• Merlyn Barrer, Nayland College (Nelson), for a bike-walk-kayak west to east Traverse of the Upper South Island.
• Elizabeth Ravn, Individual Supporter, for an off-track, alpine traverse from the Routeburn to the Eglinton with side trips into the Pembroke Wilderness.
• Jamie Macalister, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, for a trip aiming to pioneer new rock-climbing routes on Douglas Spur, Paringa River, Westland.

Partial awards

• Harriett Miller, NZAC Nelson, for a traverse from Whanganui (Kahurangi) to Whataroa.
• Mary Williams, Individual Supporter, for a run of the Rakiura and Te Araroa tracks with emphasis
  on promotion on matters pertaining to mental health.
• Beren Goodwin (17yrs), Hutt Valley Tramping Club, for a trip on the Te Araroa track.

Congratulations to all the scholarship recipients on their successful applications. We wish you a summer full of rewarding adventures, and look forward to your trip reports!

Click here to learn more about FMC’s Expedition Scholarships.

Photo at top: Maddy Whittaker, recipient of a 2018 FMC Youth Expedition Scholarship, on the South Island section of the Te Araroa Track.