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FTER SUCCESSFUL trials in Svalbard – with help from

AGS 2015 Lifetime of Adventure awardee Eric Philips –

endurance cyclist Kate Leeming’s preparations for her

Antarctic cycling adventure continue. To ensure she’s ready to make the first bicycle crossing of the

continent, she’s hitting the gym and cycling on the roads, trails and beaches around Melbourne. She

is also reaching out for sponsors to help her complete her training and gather the equipment needed

before setting off in November. To offer her your support, visit: http://www.kateleeming.com

Alienor Le Gouvello began her ‘Wild at Heart’ journey in November 2015. Her solo horseback

trek began at Healesville, Victoria, and will take her north on the Bicentennial National

Trail, which, at 5330km, is among the world’s longest tracks. Alienor hopes to bring

attention to beautiful Australian brumbies and see them better managed.

Darren Le Roux received a grant in 2012 to assist his PhD project on the

effectiveness of nesting boxes as alternatives to tree hollows. He built 144 boxes of

varying sizes, affixed them to trees and monitored them for two years. The results

suggest that nest boxes can’t fully replicate the features of natural hollows.

From July to September 2015, Natasha Sebire and Gemma Woldendorp

• AGS 2009 Spirit of Adventure awardees – explored the impressive and
  little-known granite walls and towers of the Chukotka region of eastern
  Russia. The area was closed to outsiders for 20 years until recently.
  The intrepid duo climbed three new routes on the walls of the
  Commander and General peaks, ranging from grade
  17 to 23. Along with these successful first ascents,
  the pair filmed the expedition and plan to make a
  short film sometime this year.

We’re catching up with some of our sponsorship recipients

so you can see how your contributions help conserve our

natural history and keep the Aussie spirit of adventure alive.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

Who: Chris Bray Photography (7 nights)

Australia’s Galapagos: A tropical island

paradise of birds, crabs, snorkelling,

blowholes, waterfalls, beaches and more!

ALASKA

Who: Chris Bray Photography (12 nights)

Bears catching salmon so close they’ll splash

you, glaciers, waterfalls, puffins, eagles,

floatplanes, otters, ice and a private ship!

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Natasha Sebire

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Kate Leeming

Darren Le Roux

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