Alumni Stories

What happens after the adventure and challenge of an expedition is over? From Cheetah Conservation in Botswana to setting up their own business, read on about the different paths alumni have taken...

Miranda Grubb

Miranda sailed the seas in 1985 on expedition 85q Zebu. Reminiscing about swimming with sharks and eating burnt toast, she sums up her experience as "an opportunity of a life time that gave me a unique window on the world and view of myself that I have developed and drawn on ever since". Read Miranda's story

Dominic O'Neil

Dominic's journey with Raleigh began in 1993 as a venturer on expedition 93L to Guyana. He then returned to lead another eight expeditions, from Namibia to Mongolia and Chile. Now working for the Department for International Development, read on about the impact Raleigh had on Dominic's life. Read Dominic's story

Rebecca Klein

Following her expedition to Malaysia in 1997, Rebecca went on to become the Managing Director for Cheetah Conservation Botswana. Speaking of what she took away from her Raleigh experience, Rebecca says, "overall, we learnt that we had the ability to make the world a better place". Read Rebecca's story

We'd like to update our alumni stories on a regular basis. And we want to hear from you. Whether you've moved on to bigger and better things or a quieter pace of life, share your story.

Send a completed profile with photos (the more the better) to alumni@raleighinternational.org