Join us for our February Social

Swing by and hear Jack Creighton talk about his expedition in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Jack has served 11 years in the British Army Reserve and has a civilian career as an Engineering Geologist.

In September 2023 a team of regular and reservist soldiers and officers from The British Army’s Royal Engineers embarked on Leg 4 of Ex ATLANTIC QUEST 23, part of one of the most ambitious adventurous training expeditions undertaken at Corps level for some years. Meeting the Challenge 72ft yacht “Adventure of Hornet” in the Falkland Islands after its epic three month voyage from the UK, the crew sailed across 870 nautical miles of South Atlantic Ocean to the remote British Overseas Territory of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. The next month was spent dodging icebergs and elephant seals, camping out on huge glaciers or in snowholes, hauling each other out of crevasses, and climbing mountains that only a handful of people, if any at all, have attempted.

BY THE NUMBERS

15 crew (10 climbers, 5 sailors)

40 days aboard

14 days sailing

2,157 nautical miles

26 days in South Georgia

14 mountains summitted (of which 5 are believed to be first ascents)

Doors open at 7:00pm. Event starts at 7:30pm

This event is open to members & non-members.

Free admission.

Stickers for sale (cash only) 1 x $3 or 2 x $5