2021 FMC Expedition Scholarship and Training Grant recipients announced
The recipients of the 2021 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced:
Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship
Alastair McDowell, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, to support an enchainment of all 24 3000m peaks in New Zealand.
Youth Expedition Scholarships
Shar Mathias, Otago University Tramping Club, for a trip to the Olivine Ice Plateau.
Matai Wells, New Zealand Alpine Club, for a trip to the Volta Glacier in Mt Aspiring National Park.
Luke Carpenter, FMC Individual Supporter, to walk the South Island section of the Te Araroa Trail.
Rachel Smith, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, for a traverse of the Southern Alps from Makarora to Homer Hut.
Rachel Martin (partial award), FMC Individual Supporter, for a crossing of the North Island from the East Coast to the West Coast.
Martin Johnson (partial award), Canterbury Mountaineering Club, for a trip aiming to climb and establish new routes on ‘the buttress’ located east of Mt McCullaugh and to establish a multi-pitch route that reaches the summit of Douglas Spur.
FMC Training Grants
New Zealand Packrafting Association (PRANZ), to develop a packrafting instruction capability in New Zealand.
Canterbury University Tramping Club, to run an Avalanche Awareness Course.
Canterbury Tramping Club, to run a First Aid Course.
Congratulations to all the scholarship and training grant recipients on their successful applications. We wish you a summer full of rewarding adventures, and look forward to your trip reports!
You can learn more about FMC’s Expedition Scholarships and Training Grants on our website.
Photo at top: Impromptu campsite overlooking the Darran Mountains. (c) Elizabeth Ravn. The trip was supported by a 2019 FMC Youth Expedition Scholarship.
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