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camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3373

Raleigh International closing

Did anyone one here have anything to do with Operation Raleigh / Raleigh International.

They announced they were shutting down yesterday after 40+ years.

I spent 4 years volunteering with them in Namibia , Mongolia and Chile, mainly doing logistics, driving, casevac cover and boat handler...

This pic is down in the middle of the Gobi desert.

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20th May 2022 7:51am

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4717

Memories to last

Wasn't Blashford Snell involved in that? 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

22nd May 2022 11:06am

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3373

Yep, he set it up initially

22nd May 2022 1:09pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3521

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

Good grief. How sad, but I haven't heard anything about them in years.

Have there been any reasons for their demise?

22nd May 2022 5:27pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3373

They were still going strong up to covid but that put a bit of a dampener on things.

22nd May 2022 5:30pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3521

Thanks camelman. I'm sure they won't be the last to fall with the Covid aftermath

22nd May 2022 5:38pm

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4717

Click image to enlarge 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

23rd May 2022 9:55pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3373

Some of the sort of stuff encountered getting to location

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23rd May 2022 10:28pm

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4717

Bedford TK ? Great memories. Thanks for the photos! 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

23rd May 2022 11:29pm

Spike197

Member Since: 30 Sep 2015
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1

Photos seem familiar, from an old 4x4 magazine maybe!

25th May 2022 8:40pm

camelman

Member Since: 27 Feb 2013
Location: Peak District
Posts: 3373

Not sure if they've been in a magazine, they were from a Raleigh expedition my brother was on in the 90s.

25th May 2022 9:06pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3521

Nothing to do with Land Rovers, but I am reading Ed China’s book.

He made the money to go on a three month trip to Belize with Raleigh International when he was 26 (well most of it) from the proceeds he got from promoting his sofa car.

25th May 2022 9:20pm

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