Exhibitors
Meet our Explore exhibitors for 2024, who will generously share valuable advice and insights to enhance your next expedition.
Firepot Food
Firepot dehydrated expedition meals are lightweight, compact and home-cooked in our Dorset kitchen using natural ingredients, with no added chemicals or preservatives. Our filling meals bring real flavour to remote places: just add water and eat from the pouch to refuel, wherever you find yourself, whatever your challenge. Our multi-award-winning range includes lactose-free, vegan and gluten-free meals, compostable packaging, and extra-large portion sizes. And in case you're wondering what our meals taste like, we are proud to be the official caterers for Explore 2024.
Endeavour Medical
Endeavour Medical is passionate about delivering quality expedition medicine training that is directly transferrable to real-life situations. Our team is composed of professionals with decades of experience in Leadership, Remote and Global Health for extreme environments including mountain, jungle, polar and desert. Together we offer more than medical knowledge; we explore team dynamics, cultural nuances, and human and environmental factors that enable you to adapt to each unique situation. Through scenario-based training, Endeavour Medical can offer you the knowledge, skills and confidence to approach medical situations in remote locations.
Flaming Phoenix
Flaming Phoenix supplies unique flapjacks made specifically for extreme expedition enthusiasts. Phoenix Bars are 552-calorie, compact, lightweight, high-carb (66 grams), tasty, easy-to-eat and easy-to-digest. Our bespoke flapjacks can also be mixed with water to form a nutritious porridge, and the bar's coconut oil base means it doesn't freeze easily at low temperatures. Made in the UK and with a 1-year shelf-life, Phoenix Bars are nutritionally formulated to promote energy and overall health and to optimise acclimatation and performance at altitude, being high in iron, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamins E, B1 and B7.
Space Health Research
Space Health Research (SHR) provide analogue missions that simulate space exploration in comparable natural environments: geographically remote, with limited resources, and in challenging conditions. Missions usually take place on an uninhabited Scottish island, but any remote environment (e.g. the Polar regions) can be used. SHR work with universities, companies, and space agencies (e.g. NASA, ESA) to research how space tech and science can benefit space exploration and life on Earth. SHR also provide educational activities via their Space Exploration Experience Programme (SEEP), teaching 'space exploration skills' as tested during astronaut selection.
Equal Adventure
Equal Adventure designs and makes adventure sports equipment for and with disabled people. Their holistic process includes running training on inclusion for adventure sports coaches, expedition leaders and within geography fieldwork. If you want bespoke expedition equipment such as bags, electronics, wheelchairs and vehicles, training, or if you have specific needs to make your equipment specific to you, come and find us!
Overland Training Canada
Overland Training Canada is the leading professional off road training company based in British Columbia, Canada. Our operations extend across Canada, USA and further afield. We specialise in all aspects of off road training, particularly off road driving, vehicle recovery, expedition consultancy & training, Rally training, driver assessment, program design and support, press drives, automotive events, and machine operation including snowcats, snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-road Recreational Vehicles.
Plas y Brenin
Plas y Brenin National Outdoor Centre is a world-renowned provider of adventure sports and expedition training. From their base in Snowdonia, Plas y Brenin’s work is focused on developing inspiring leaders, coaches and instructors in the outdoors, be they volunteers or working professionally in the sector, to better support people, from all backgrounds, to explore and enjoy their world. Plas y Brenin also offers an extensive programme of personal skill development courses in rock climbing, hillwalking, mountaineering, water safety, first aid, outdoor risk management, kayaking, canoeing, sea kayaking and mountain biking.
BINCO
Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO) is a non-profit consortium of field biologists and scientists that harnesses the dedication of young researchers, guided by seasoned experts, to drive conservation efforts through the collection of vital biodiversity data. Despite its critical importance, the acquisition of accurate and available primary data on species distribution often remains a weak point in conservation projects and policy decisions, which undermines effective habitat conservation and species protection.
Voices of Maya
Voices of the Maya is an expedition, turned project which aims to contribute to the protection of Maya heritage, culture and its indigenous languages of Q’eqchi’ and Mopan through anthropological research and the creation of accessible educational resources. The project will be delivering its first field school in 2025. Come along and visit the stall to find out more about how you could also be walking in the footsteps of the Ancient Maya.
The Ulysses Trust
The Ulysses Trust's vision is to ensure that every member of the UK’s Volunteer Reserve and Cadet Forces has the opportunity to undertake challenging adventurous and community-related activities, thereby to help the engagement and development of young people in our society, individually, and as effective contributors to their communities and as citizens of this country. Founded in 1992, the charity has raised over £3.5M to support over 40,000 individuals to participate in over 2,980 expeditions – from sailing in the Solent and walking in the Brecon Beacons to climbing Everest and crossing the Antarctic.
Remote Area Risk International
Remote Area Risk International Limited (R2Ri) is a widely respected and trusted specialist risk management and medical consultancy, delivering training, support and services for a wide range of organisations, from government agencies to universities, mountain rescue teams, all branches of the UK military, media safety, adventure travel and expedition companies, aid organisations, and other sectors who all have in common one thing – they operate in remote areas and/or overseas. R2Ri has been set up to operate as a for-profit wing and a not for profit wing – the latter to assist worthy charities, good causes and organisations, including Veterans Charities.
