The recipients of the 2022 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced:
Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship
Sarah Fisher, Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for an expedition to Rakiura’s Tin Range, Gog and Magog.
Youth Expedition Scholarships
Adam Sanders, Canterbury Mountaineering Club, for a traverse of the Malte Brun Range.
Eliot McKelvey, New Zealand Canyoning Association, for a mountains to sea packrafting expedition from St Arnaud to the Clarence River mouth.
Ellorine Carle, Whitewater New Zealand, for a descent of the Taieri River from the Lammerlaw Range to the coast.
Emily Prout, Canterbury University Tramping Club, for an alpine journey from Homer Hut to the Okuru River.
Nicole Cameron, Canterbury University Tramping Club, for an expedition to New Zealand’s ‘Pole of Inaccessibility’ in the Olivine Wilderness.
Jared Sewell (17 yrs old), Individual Supporter, for a journey along the length of the Te Araroa Trail.
Liam Bartlett, Otago University Tramping Club, for a traverse of the Llawrenny and Terror Peaks in Milford Sound.
Liam Hewson, Otago University Tramping Club, for a traverse of the Tin Range on Stewart Island/Rakiura.
Naeco Laird (14 yrs old), Stratford Tramping Club, for a trip over Zit Saddle and Lathrop Saddle.
Nicholas Jones and Xanthe Smith, Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club, for a journey from Kaikōura to Little Wanganui on the West Coast.
FMC Training Grants
North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for a snow skills course
New Zealand Packrafting Association (PRANZ), to support leadership training.
Otago Section New Zealand Alpine Club, to run a First Aid Course.
Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering 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: Olives in the Olivines. (c) Shar Mathias. The trip was supported by a 2021 FMC Youth Expedition Scholarship.
