2023 FMC Expedition Scholarship and Training Grant recipients announced

The recipients of the 2023 FMC Expedition Scholarships have been announced:

Simon Bell Memorial Expedition Scholarship

Monique Bon, Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for an expedition into the Humboldt Mountains in Mount Aspiring National Park.

Youth Expedition Scholarships

Sophie Lawson, Otamatea High School, for a trip over the Five Passes in Mt Aspiring National Park.

Nick Pascoe, Whitewater New Zealand, for a mountaineering / packrafting trip from Mt Aspiring / Tititea to the Tasman Sea via the Waiatoto River.

Miro Williams, Otago University Tramping Club, for a mountaineering trip on the ranges surrounding the Waitaha River in Westland.

Mathew Denys, Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, for an expedition to Pt 2024m in the Darran Mountains.

Leo Easton, Motueka High School, for a South to North traverse of Kahurangi National Park.

Josie Dixon, New Zealand Alpine Club, for a traverse of the Dark Cloud Range in Fiordland.

Joe Fitzgerald, Otago University Tramping Club, for a trip into the Thomas River in South Westland.

Isla Ashby & Louise Hammersley, Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club, for a traverse of the Tararua Range.

Eugene Yeo, New Zealand Speleological Society, for an exploration of the Bulmer Cave system on Mt Owen, Kahurangi National Park.

David MacDonald, Otago University Tramping Club, for an alpine traverse of the ranges between Lake Te Anau’s North and South Fiords.

Campbell Browne, New Zealand Alpine Club, for a traverse of the Southern Alps from Arthur’s Pass to Mt Cook.

FMC Training Grants

Rotorua Tramping and Skiing Club, for a navigation and river crossing course.

Christchurch Tramping Club, to run an outdoor first aid course.

Palmerston North Tramping and Mountaineering Club, to run an outdoor first aid course.

Waikato Tramping Club, to run an outdoor first aid course.

Wellington Section New Zealand Alpine Club, to run an outdoor 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: Belltopper Falls, Port Pegasus. (c) Chris Hobbs-Massou. The trip was supported by a 2020 FMC Youth Expedition Scholarship.