As part of our aim to help support people planning their own expeditions we are developing this online resources page. It includes information about other companies, courses or books which we recommend.

If you have other suggestions please send them along (contact us)…

PARTNER COMPANY
Jari Jari Spa - Sabah

• Jari Jari are a highly valued local partner of Fieldskills. Their unique brand of high quality spa treatments are the ideal accompaniment to many of our adventurous challenges and an answer to the prayer of aching muscles.

PARTNER COMPANY
Bike Beyond - Australia

• Bike Beyond have worked with Fieldskills since we started out and together we ran a ground breaking mountain bike trip around Mount Kinabalu. They plan to return to Sabah in 2008 with a further trip so please get in touch with them if you fancy some jungle mountain bike adventures.

FIELDNEWS
Fieldskills newsletter

• Jan newsletter 07: news from SOS Rhino, Orangutan Rehabilitation and new Fieldskills courses click here to download
• May newsletter 07: news from Sabah Adventure Challenge, a man swimming the Amazon and Fieldskills in Collaboration with Leeds Uni click here to download
• Oct newsletter 07: news from Sumatran Orangutan Society, clients out on expedition from Madagascar to Borneo and youth expeditions in Sabah click here to download
• Dec newsletter 07: University Fieldwork training, sailing Lake Tanganika and your chance to join the Sabah Adventure Challenge click here to download
• Apr newsletter 08: Extended University Fieldwork and scientific project safety training, an expedition to the Amazon and the upcoming KK Marathon click here to download
• June newsletter 08: Focus on Papua, wildlife film school and first aid courses in Warwick click here to download

Other Articles
Article in the BMC magazine Summit

• Fieldskills contribute to BMC magazine :we were delighted to offer some advice and information to the British Mountaineering Council for their publication Summit click here to download the first page
  and here to download the second page
• Please click here to find out more about the BMCs work – www.thebmc.co.uk

Other links and resources...

Borneo

• www.borneobooks.com
• British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur – www.britain.org.my
• Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo - published by The Sabah Society
• www.mescot.org/ MESCOT is a project which aims to protect its local environment through community based ecotourism
• Pocket Guide to the Birds of Borneo - published by the Sabah Soicety
• Riverbug white water rafting Riverbug are an excellent local provider of white water rafting and other adventure activities
• www.scubazoo.com Borneo based company specialising in underwater filming
• www.searrp.org South Easy Asia Rainforest Research Programme - the Royal Society project focussed on the Danum Valley which is a key international centre for Tropical Forest research
• Sabah Tourist board - www.sabahtourism.com
• Wild Borneo - ISBN 1845373782
  Check this book out of Amazon.com

Bushcraft

• Ray Mears - Essential Bushcraft; Hodder and Stoughton; ISBN 0340829710
  Check this book out on Amazon.com
• www.woodsmoke.uk.com - great teaching in a beautiful Lake District setting

Canopy Access

• www.globalcanopy.org
• The Global Canopy Handbook - ISBN 0954297008
  Check this book out on Amazon
• The Enchanted Canopy – Andrew Mitchell – ISBN 0006372503
  Check this book out on Amazon.com

Conservation

• www.sosrhino.org
• www.orangutan-appeal.org.uk
• Last Chance to See – Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine – ISBN 0 345 37198 4 - Some light reading but with a serious message and some Douglas Adams style tongue in cheek
  Check this book out on Amazon.com

Expedition Providers

• www.acrossthedivide.com Run expedition style charity and corporate challenges all around the world including, in collaberation with Fieldskills, in Borneo
  
• www.adventurelifesigns.co.uk Youth expedition company sending teams to Borneo through Fieldskills as well as part of the Lifesigns Group for expedition training
  
• www.adventureworks.co.uk Youth expedition company working with Fieldskills in Borneo and in many other destinations worldwide
  
• www.bses.org.uk - youth development charity that organises challenging scientific expeditions to remote, wild environments. Fieldskills work with BSES by training many of their leaders for Tropical Environments.
• www.raleighinternational.org - youth development charity with opportunities both for volunteers and for leaders around the world
• www.ventureco-worldwide.com Three-phase expeditions for Gap Years, Career Gaps and School Expeditions. Groups spend time learning about the host culture and their language before volunteering on a project and finally joining an expedition.
  
• www.wilderness-expertise.co.uk Youth expedition company sending schools teams to Borneo with Fieldskills logistical support. Part of the Expertise consultancy group.
  

Expedition Skills

• www.ExpeditionMedicine.co.uk - Expedition medicine & leadership training for expedition & wilderness medics
• www.rgs.org - The central body with a wealth of information about expeditions and expedition training
• www.theyet.org/
• Expedition Handbook –
  The Royal Geographical Society – ISBN 1 86197 044 7
  Check this book out on Amazon.com
• Mountaincraft and Leadership –
  Eric Langmuir – ISBN 1 85060 295 6
  Check this book out on Amazon.com

Forums and portals

• See the TravelQuest Expedition index for more companies specialising in expeditions and expedition training www.travel-quest.co.uk/tqexpedition.htm

• Guiding Stars

Insect Repellents

• DEET seems to be widely accepted as being the most effective form of insect repellent. However once you’ve seen what it does to the plastic on your watch you might start to wonder what it is doing to your skin. Our standard line on courses has generally been that DEET is accepted to be the most effective though we all have our own repellent which we swear by – citronella, catnip, avon skin so soft… So we've tried to trawl the net in search of some evidence:
  Saying catnip is more effective than Deet
  Saying DEET is best
  Overall however the general opinion appears to be that there is no (or little) clinical evidence in support of non deet products, well summed up here:…
  However please let us know your experiences – I know I am always willing to try some new concoction. As ever Wikipedia is a good jumping off point to more info…
  

Kit and Equipment

• www.cotswoldoutdoor.com Excellent range of equipment along with a 20% discount for Fieldskills clients.

• www.escape2.co.uk Fieldskills UK's local outdoor retailers. Locality and a great range of kit makes them an obvious choice for much of our specialist equipment. They offer all fieldskills clients a discount in store and via their comprehensive website.

• www.nomadtravel.co.uk Nomad specialise in expedition kit. They provide much of Fieldskills' jungle kit and offer a 10% discount to all our clients. Contact us for a discount code if you haven't already got one.

• www.spservices.co.uk SP Services provide specialist medical kit - we often use them for more specialist kit on consultancy jobs. If you are interested in buying medical kit for your exped contact Paul Fryer at SP. Mention Fieldskills and he'll make sure you get a good deal.

Medical and First Aid Training

• www.wildernessmedicaltraining.co.uk - As well as great far from help classes check out their conferences. Fieldskills work with WMT to offer a jungle element to their summer conference in Chamonix
• www.expeditionmedicine.co.uk - Expedition training for medics including a jungle specific course with Fieldskills in Borneo
• www.expeditioncareprogram.com - Partners with Fieldskills in providing first aid certification as well as running extended courses of their own
• Expedition Medicine – The Royal Geographical Society – ISBN 1 86197 040 4
  Check this book out on Amazon.com
• Expedition and Travel Medicine - By Sean Hudson and Caroline Knox - Published by Expedition Medicine LTD

Mountaineering

• www.jagged-globe.co.uk
• The Mountain Skills Training Handbook – Pete Hill and Stuart Johnston – ISBN 0 7153 1848 9
  Check this book out on Amazon.com

Other countries

• www.travellernottourist.com A team member from one of Dom's old expeditions has set up this grass roots project in Peru

Team building

• www.pinnaclechallenge.co.uk Professional Team Building and Outdoor Instruction. As well as offering an excellent range of corporate events, charity abseils and climbing courses Pinnacle also make excellent office mates at Fieldskills UK's new office in Warwick!

Travel advice

• www.allsafetravels.com Follow this link to get a 33% discount on all safe travels service in providing country specific safety news www.gapadvice.org
• www.gapadvice.org
• www.greentraveller.co.uk
• www.maketravelfair.com
• www.yoursafeplanet.co.uk

Tropical Forest

• www.rainforestweb.org
• An Introduction to Tropical Rain Forests – T C Whitmore – ISBN 0 19 850147 1
  Check this book out on Amazon.com
• Tropical Rain Forest in South East Asia – A pictorial journey – Ken Rubeli – ISBN 967 73 0013 X
  Check this book out on Amazon.com
• Portrait of the rainforest – ISBN 0921820992
  Check this book out on Amazon.com

and... a bit of fun

• www.countdown2010.net/daversity
• www.truemajority.org/exxontoaststheplanet