Behind the scenes – Team Fieldbase

The 09A expedition has been made possible due to the hard work of a number of volunteers and the in country staff. So I thought I would give you a little bit of an idea about who does what at Fieldbase, or Raleigh Base Camp as the ventures have started to refer to it as!

Logistics: Lead by Wendy this team consists of John, Lizzie and Szeman

These guys are responsible for all the tools, radios, maps, cooking equipment, food and anything else that the venturers take out to project with them. If you left your shoes or mess tin at home these are the people to sort you out! This is their second home, the Bodega, Spanish for Store.

In addition to this they are our drivers, heading out on the road visiting projects, taking pictures, delivering food to the trekkers, passing on post and blog messages and of course bringing with them the mobile shop, so everyone can stock up on chocolate, crisps or buy that much needed bar of soap!Admin: Jackie is not just a pretty face; she works long hours sorting out all the paper work and admin for the whole expedition. One of her many task was making sure we knew when all the ventures were flying in, very important I am sure you will agree.

Fieldbase Medic: Anna-Louise is our nurse extraordinaire based here at field base for phase one. She is on hand to answer any medical questions any of our Alpha groups have.

Media Team: This consists of Amy (Press Officer) and Laura (Photographer), who are currently out trekking with Alpha 1 and 2. These two are responsible for the blog, the magazine and photos of the expedition.

Deputy Expedition Leader: Anna banana! Currently trekking with Alpha 1, pretty much does a bit of everything but very importantly she does a lot of training and planning the schedule or game plan as she likes to call it.

In Country Staff
Don Martin: Or ‘The Don’ one the greatest guys on earth – He is able to fix anything and everything and works long hours to keep everything ticking over here at field base
Sandra and Rosie: These lovely ladies cook for all the venturers and staff at changeover. No mean feat considering the 120 people and the 6 gas hobs!
Ale: Our lovely Host Country Venture Coordinator, she recruits young people from Costa Rica and Nicaragua to the expedition and she also helps out with business tasks that require a little Costa Rican charm!
Ross: Country Program Manager, who looks after the day to day running of the expedition
Julian: The Head Honcho aka the Country Director

Then of course there is me (Libby). As an honorary fieldbase team member for phase one I a pretty much picking up all the small jobs that need doing, as long as they are sit down jobs, like this blog and laminating. Cleaning is not a sit down job which is very unlucky!!

So hopefully that gives you a little idea about what goes into our expedition here any questions leave a comment and I will endeavour to answer them.