News - Expeditions

Prometheus is delighted to be supporting the 2016 Mongol Derby for another year through the provision of deployed medics, medical equipment, and remote medical support. The Mongol Derby is the longest and toughest horse race in the world. The 1000km course recreates Ghengis Khaan's legendary empire-busting postal system, with riders...

A team from the Defence Medical Services recently deployed to the relatively unexplored area of the Cordillera Real in Bolivia. The primary aim was to carry out medical research into predictors of acute mountain sickness but it also offered the opportunity to undertake adventurous training, thus developing both physical and...

Following in the footsteps of Dr Malcolm Russell from last year, our Director of Sales, David Preece and Receptionist, Louise Preece travel to Madagascar on July 19th to assist on a two week bio-diversity project being carried out by Op Wallacea . Operation Wallacea is a series of biological and...

On Tuesday 19 July, Dr Malcolm Russell travelled to Madagascar to assist on a three week bio-diversity project in Madagasca being carried out by Op Wallacea . Operation Wallacea is a series of biological and conservation management research programmes that operate in remote locations across the world. These expeditions are...

FOLLOW THAT FIRE ENGINE is an awe inspiring expedition that has never been attempted before. A crew of friends plan to achieve Guinness World Record status by circumnavigating the globe... in a fire engine! The crew will drive a fire engine an impressive 25,000 miles, through 27 countries, over 7...

Exercise Imja Tse, the Defence Medical Services expedition to the Nepalese Himalayas, took place in October 2009. The expedition involved all ranks from the three services trekking and climbing in the Everest region of the Himalayas. Of particular note they trekked up to Kala Patthar to view Mt Everest and...

One of our Directors, Dr Alastair Nicol is shortly to deploy overseas on a very challenging and unique opportunity. He will be providing the medical support on an expedition to the skeleton coast of Namibia, where he will experience first-hand the extremes and challenges of exercise and endurance. The coastline...

GO60 completed an expedition for Land Rover employees from May to July 2008 that allowed participants to capture the spirit of adventure associated with the Land Rover vehicles used. The aim of the project was to help celebrate Land Rover's 60th Anniversary, while also raising over £200,000 for the British...

Having successfully completed Leg 2 of the Land Rover GO 60 Expedition in aid of the Red Cross, Dr David Houston returns home. "The trip was an experience that I knew would be both immensely enjoyable and hard work as we travelled overland from Moscow to Almaty in Kazaksthan in...