27 Jun 2014
Pioneering expedition and adventure travel company Secret Compass has just unveiled its full expedition destination list for 2014-15. It includes Afghanistan, Arunachal Pradesh, Sierra Leone and Kyrgyzstan.
Tom Bodkin, the adventure travel company's director, said, “Our international team members don't seek to tick the usual boxes; their bucket-lists are often more unusual, bold or ambitious. They've challenged us to create some bold and unique adventures for 2014-15, and here they are - we're looking to add other destinations too including potentially Iran, Burma and Mongolia.”
- Kamchatka (July 2014): a trek to climb active volcanoes on a remote Siberian peninsula.
- Afghanistan (July 2014): a high-altitude exploration of the Wakhan National Park.
- Malawi (August 2014): a trek to summit the country's 3000m+ Mount Mulanje.
- Ethiopia (October 2014): a recce-styled MTB exploration of the Simien Range (UNESCO).
- Kilimanjaro (October 2014): aiding wounded soldiers on a 'Grand Slam' summit attempt.
- Arunachal Pradesh (November 2014): a remote and exploratory trek in the Indian Himalayas.
- Panama (April 2015): trek the notorious Darien Gap jungles hunting for petroglyphs.
- Iraqi Kurdistan (April 15): winter mountaineering trek to the region's highest peaks.
- Sierra Leone (May 2015): a pack-raft descent of the Moa river, from Guinea to the coast.
- Kyrgyzstan (September 2015): a recce-styled MTB expedition to explore the Talas Range.
(Bespoke/filming projects are also underway in Mongolia, Namibia and Greenland).
The daring adventures each set out to achieve the extraordinary in the world's wildest places, with expedition teams open for application from anyone with an active lifestyle, a sense of adventure and a willingness to train if neccessary.
A returning expedition team member and bespoke adventure client, Christine Amour-Levar, said, “You don't often come across a company that shares the same vision and the same commitment to living life to the fullest, outside your comfort zone. Secret Compass is that kind of company.”
With its military background, the adventure travel experts at Secret Compass are adept at planning projects in extreme climates and terrains. Journeys to post-conflict zones that may otherwise be off-limits are made possible through their professionally conducted expeditions, with destinations including Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone.
Marketing director Kerry O'Neill said, “When conducted carefully and sensitively, with skilled UK-based staff and assistance from local experts, expeditions to Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor, the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan and difficult to access Arunachal Pradesh all become possible.”
“We take our team members' safety extremely seriously, doing everything we can to mitigate and manage risks. Many team members have travelled with us before, and their positive experiences are bringing them back to us, as well as leading other adventurers to our door through word of mouth.“
Places on each expedition are limited to 12. With few other companies operating in many Secret Compass expedition countries, teams often fill up rapidly so early application is advised.
Secret Compass also arranges bespoke expeditions and tailor-made adventure travel experiences for individuals, couples, groups, charities and organisations, and manages TV and filming projects in remote and wild environments.
For further information and links, visit the Secret Compass journal today.
For further press information email Kerry O'Neill or visit Secret Compass In the Media.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Secret Compass is a pioneering expedition company creating world-first experiences for teams of like-minded adventurers. Through group and bespoke adventures, Secret Compass helps each team member achieve the extraordinary in the world's wildest places. Founded by ex-British Army Parachute Regiment officers, its expeditions reach the planet's most remote regions in the spirit of exploration's earliest pioneers. Its highly trained professionals deliver well-planned and safe experiences, while encouraging daring leaps out of comfort zones. Secret Compass is passionate about returning tourism to post-conflict zones and emerging economies to stimulate local development and challenge preconceptions.
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Secret Compass also takes film crews, journalists and photographers to remote and previously inaccessible areas thanks to its unrivalled location management expertise. Clients to date include the BBC, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Channel 4, in countries from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan.
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