United by shared
experience
The people taking on this challenge together, and the roles still to be filled. Every participant is a volunteer raising money for Veterans Aid.
Alex Dixon
Project lead & climber
Veteran, counsellor in training and the reason this expedition exists.
Expedition team
20 veterans
A mixed-ability team training together towards Kilimanjaro in January 2028.
Film producer / director
Role open
Creative treatment, storytelling, funding model, rights and distribution.
Camera / edit / sound
Roles open
Longitudinal filming, interviews and expedition-safe production.
Expedition operator
Action Challenge
Travel, guiding and mountain logistics, subject to written terms.
Beneficiary
Veterans Aid
Supporting homeless and vulnerable veterans to rebuild their lives.
The 2028 expedition team
20 climbers
Alex Dixon
QRL
Ben May
Army Air Corps
James Salmon
QRL
Martin Barnes
Royal Artillery
Rhys Tidy
Royal Navy
Mark Blackburn
Engineers
Liam Freeman
Coldstream Guards
Carl Hotchkiss
2 PWRR
Dylan Curtis
Martin Ginnelly
Tower Hamlets Mission
Alexander Foley
Alastair Hardinge
Benjamin Vincent
REME
Joseph Hutchins
Royal Marines
Jon Sharkey
Richard Singleton
James Bolton
RAMC · Combat Medical
Anthony Plummer
Robert Prothero
Royal Signals
Ricky Lythgoe
Portraits are being gathered climber by climber as the team confirms. Names appear with permission; personal details are held privately by the expedition organisers.