By Jenny Carew To live in the middle of the Malagasy rainforest for 10 days will certainly come with it’s challenges. Home comforts are stripped bare, and everyday things we take for granted are replaced by natures refreshing, yet challenging alternative. With no electricity in the daytime (only by solar panels), no wifi, phone signal, […]
Be Prepared with Our Madagascar Travel Advice Heading on the trip of a lifetime to Madagascar? Not sure what to expect? At Craghoppers, we can help. We’ve created a handy Madagascar travel guide to get you started. If you’re wondering where to go in Madagascar and what to see and do while you’re there, keep […]
By Jenny Carew We left camp at 6am to hike through thick rainforest before the heat of the day set in. Lemur walks was one of the hardest routes on the expedition. A mixture of steep climbs through rough terrain in the humid rainforest called for frequent re-hydration breaks and intervals to ease burning calf […]
By Jenny Carew The day we entered the rainforest had arrived and there was a sense of anticipation in the air. We planed to leave the hotel in the early morning to ensure we had enough time to travel to the basecamp, set up our tents and settle in to camp before nightfall. We brought […]
By Jenny Carew It was the early hours in the morning, 3am to be precise; I arrived at Manchester Airport, ready to meet the Chester Zoo team. The airport was somewhat deserted at this hour, silent with the odd squeak of trainers as workers began their day and people sleeping on the benches waiting for […]
By Jenny Carew To prepare for our time in the jungle, I joined the Chester Zoo team for multiple training sessions. These made sure that we were ready and equipped to live in the rainforest for 10 days. Over the course of a few weeks we met up for different training sessions, including healthcare, equipment […]
By Jenny Carew So, as the departure date looms for the beginning of the expedition with Chester Zoo, the packing has begun! But what should I take for two weeks of travelling when you have to carry all of your own kit? Lightweight is a priority, alongside items I can wash, dry and don’t have […]
Craghoppers is proud to support Chester Zoo with their conservation projects. Our latest venture, which focuses on Madagascar, aims to help protect the wild lemurs in the rainforest. Join us as we embark on a series of blogs to bring you all of the news from the rainforest and a behind the scenes glance of […]
By Claire Raisin, Field Programmes Coordinator The Chester Zoo 2018 staff expedition, aims to assist our partners, Madagasikara Voakajy (MV), with a number of their ongoing conservation project activities. It will strengthen the zoo’s partnership with MV but also to provide opportunities for staff to get involved with the conservation activities that the zoo supports, […]
Explorer, Expedition Leader and Survival Guide After exploring and hiking the globe for the past 17 years, Chaz now lives his life as an Explorer, Expedition Leader and Survival Guide. His ongoing project ‘The Wildest Journey’ is all about his remote explorations by foot along Africa’s wildest rivers. His main focus behind his journeys is […]
