Team Members
John Hegarty
Has led over fifty expeditions including ventures to Bolivia, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Iceland, India, Peru, Thailand and the United States. He is a Churchill Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Member of the National Council of the Young Explorers Trust, a Plato Award holder and an Assistant Principal of a Technology College.
2002 Teaching Award Winner for South England for School and Community Involvement
Clive Burgess
Head of Upper School in a large Weymouth Sports College. Co- Founder of the Dorset Expeditionary Society, he has 20 years experience of youth expeditions in the UK and overseas. He is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society. He has led expeditions to Canada, the USA, South America, Europe. Climbing experience covers Alaska, Colorado, the Alps, Andes, Canada. His most recent climb was on Mt McKinley (Denali), one of the world’s most demanding mountains.
Martyn Hastings
Joint Services Mountain Expedition Leader. 25 years experience of leading young people’s expedition groups worldwide in a variety of mountain environments. Countries include Nepal, Mexico, Ecuador, Malaysia, Spain and Morocco. Leader of 13 previous expeditions to Kenya. Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme assessor.
Josie Hastings
Recently retired Outdoor Education teacher from Budmouth Technology College. Extensive experience of overseas expeditions for young people built up over the last twenty years, specialising in trips to Kenya for the last ten years.
Mark Salmon
Mark is head of physical education and teacher in charge of outdoor education at The Wey Valley School, Weymouth. He has taken part in and lead many expeditions. These have included trips to Nepal, Colorado, Spain, French Alps and Mt. Rainier. Mark is very involved in the delivery of the outdoor and residential programme at the Wey Valley School and is in charge of their Duke of Edinburgh Awards Programme.
In 2006 Mark became a Churchill Fellow for his expedition to Colorado. More information is available at www.bikecolorado.co.uk.
He also founded and runs the Big Fish Adventures website www.bigfishadventures.co.uk dedicated to fostering the spirit of adventure and encourage, through active participation, the development of leadership.
Previous expeditions include ventures to British Columbia, Alaska, Norway, Wyoming, Mt. Rainier, Dolomites and South Africa. Many of these ventures have been approved by outside agencies including the Young Explorers Trust, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and the Dorset Expeditionary Society. Ollie is a keen mountaineer, sea kayaker and open boater. www.olliebray.com
Lucy Demontis
Secretary of the Dorset Expeditionary Society and main contact for all enquiries regarding the Society including Membership, Donations and Leading Edge Expeditions.
Webmaster for www.dorsetexp.org.uk & www.leadingedge.org.uk, www.twitter.com/expeditions.
Produces DESpatches magazine back copies can be downloaded from www.dorsetexp.org.uk
Karen Edgeley
Karen teaches art at the Wey Valley School, Weymouth. She loves walking, painting, wild landscapes and is forever in search of PEACE!
She has participated on numerous expeditions including Cascades 2008 and Nepal 2009. She leads the Nepal 2011 Expedition.
Sarah-Louise Kelly
Leader of the Corsica 2010 Expedition. Sarah has previously led Expeditions to the Dolomites on the Via Ferrata. She also participated on the Cascades 2008 Expedition.
Matthew Christmas
Leader of the Cycle Norway Expedition in September 2010, Matt has previously taken part in Expeditions to India & Tibet.
Director of Sport at The Wey Valley School. Married to Karen. Two children Rosie and Tom. Been involved in sport all his life. Loves mountain biking, real ale and cheese. Richard particpated on the Beast of Briatain Mountain Bike Expedition in 2009.
