Why Choose a YSES Expedition?

Tommy: "Without a doubt, I now believe that chosing to join this expedition will be one of the best decisions I will ever make . . . It has opened up so many doors that will allow me to experience so much more."

Jamie: "It's all happened so fast that it seems like only yesterday that we were stepping off the plane in Islamabad . . . I still find it hard to believe where I have been and what I've achieved. Often I have been awe-struck at what I have seen and experienced . . . The YSES expedition has been the experience of a lifetime. I have so many memories to treasure and stories to tell."

Laura: "The last four weeks have been an amazing experience - one that I will never forget. It's been brilliant seeing different people, cultures and ways of life . . . It has been a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit an amazing place, to learn new things about myself and to make great new friends with a group of like-minded young people."

Gemma: "I have had the best time of my life. I will never forget the camel ride or sleeping out in the desert, there is something special about spending a night out in the open, with sand as your bed watching for shooting stars. Bogda Feng Base Camp was one of the most magnificent places that I will ever be lucky enough to go to . . . I am so proud to have been part of something that many people can only dream of doing."

Future Expeditions

2008

2009

2010

Past Expeditions

The University Of Leeds Library holds copies of all past YSES expedition reports.

Leeds City Library also hold many of the reports.

Contact Will Patterson for more information.

The Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society has been running expeditions for young people to different countries all over the world since 1966.