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Edward Morgan
ExpAnd Vice-President
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Edward Morgan• From Ashtead, Surrey (Nr
London)• 3rd Year. BSc Geography (Human),
University of St Andrews• Mountaineer and Caver• Vice-President ExpAnd 2011-12• Ambassador for ETE• Fellow Royal Geographical Society• Member of the British School
Exploring Society (BSES Expeditions)• Previous Expeditions: 2009 South West Greenland YE BSES; 2010 South-East Kazakhstan ExpAnd; 2011 Indian Himalayas (Ladakh) TL BSES; 2012?
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• Founded in its current form in 2007.
• In previous generations there have been expeditions to Greenland and Indonesia.
• First ‘recent’ expedition to Tanzania in 2009.
• Second expedition to Kazakhstan in 2010.
• Talks throughout semester: September review of the summer; Geordie Stewart 7 summits.
• Explore Conference!• Microadventure Competition!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8gMGPoDmMk
• Intersemester Ski (or walk) Expedition.
• Summer 2012?
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5th July – 15th August 2010
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Dzungarian Alatau mountain range, South Eastern Kazakhstan
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Why Kazakhstan?
• Go somewhere off the beaten track.• Engage in a useful project. • Establish links in other countries.• Have a good time!
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How was the expedition planned?
• Venue chosen by committee Christmas time.• Establish team.• Establish links in host country.• Fundraise, fundraise, fundraise…and publicise!• Logistics…with the help of our hosts.• Ended with 1200 emails!
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Fundraising
• Initially thought total cost would be £13,500• After revaluation the projected cost came to
£6500.• Fundraised as a group. Cake sales, cinema…• Success with trusts applications• Paid for our own flights and insurance.• Cost of living low, ended with left over funds.
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The Expedition
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What did we learn? What did we achieve?
• Asian Bureaucracy.• Birds are cool.• Watch out for any that has been deep fried.• A biodiversity report sent (and received) to
the Association of the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan.
• A good relationship with a foreign country.
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Thank you for Listening
“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.”
Jacques Cousteau (French Explorer, 1910-1997)