This April, Secret Compass will take a team of adventure travellers to Madagascar in efforts to become the first to complete an epic peak to sea traverse of this wild African island.
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With the clock ticking on applications there are just 60 days left to join this challenging endeavour.
“Madagascar has long attracted ambitious adventures,” said Tom Bodkin, director of Secret Compass.
“Our 2012 expedition led by Levison Wood was the first to cross Madagascar east to west, and this month Welshman Ash Dykes (25) became the first to cross it north to south.
“Secret Compass’s new Madagascar adventure throws some peaks and rivers into the mix. The team will summit the granite massif of Pic Boby before navigating remote forests to reach the two-person rafts in which the journey will be completed.”
Bodkin concluded, “Team mates are drawn to our expeditions by their demanding nature. Throwing an ambitious world-first in for good measure is the cherry on this Madagascan adventure cake.”
Madagascar: expedition highlights
Climb Pic Boby, Madagascar’s second highest peak at 2,658m
Experience the local Malagasy way of life
Forge a route through wild Madagascan forests
Raft an action-packed river bursting with rapids
Be the first to complete the Madagascar Peak to Sea
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Dates: 30 April – 14 May (15 days)
Cost: £2,599 all inc. except flights (£750pp with Kenyan Airways)
Recommended by The Independent as a top trip for solo travellers
Upcoming expedition destinations
With its military background, Secret Compass is known for its exploratory expeditions to countries – or parts of countries – avoided by many due to their remoteness, reputations or inaccessibility.
Its upcoming destinations include Afghanistan, Armenia, Burma, Ethiopia, Gabon, Iran, Kurdistan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, North Korea, Panama, Siberia, Mongolia, Siberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chad and southern Sinai.
Secret Compass welcomes applications from anyone with a good level of fitness who’s keen to achieve the extraordinary in the world’s wildest places.
To apply to join the Madagascar peak to sea team, visit secretcompass.com/expeditions in the first instance to find fuller information and links to the online application form.
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