Autumn 2018 GCSE PE Climbing Steve Ranger February 19, 2018 Latest News, Outdoor Education Following the great success of our GCSE PE climbing special offer periods, TrekCo will be offering a season of GCSE PE climbing courses ...
2018 Free Teacher Alps Trip Steve Ranger January 24, 2018 Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News Free TrekCo Teacher Alps Trip Since 2012 TrekCo have run 4 free trips to the Alps, open to teachers - try whitewater rafting, canyoning, climbing and via ferrata for free! This trip isn't designed to...
Plan your expeditions now! Steve Ranger December 28, 2017 D of E, Latest News Gold expeditions with TrekCo couldn't be any easier to organise, whether you are a teacher with a large group of ...
TrekCo Trainees in North wales Steve Ranger May 22, 2017 Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News This weekend the trainees went to Snowdonia for training in lead climbing, scrambling and generally working in the wet! They learned more about setting up climbs on the Gribin Facet and went to World's End...
Des Paddles the Green River Steve Ranger May 19, 2017 Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News Des Barlow, our technical advisor for canoeing, recently paddled the Green River in Colorado on a multi day expedition. Des likes to do things the traditional way, so had this photo taken with his...
GCSE PE Climbing Courses this autumn Steve Ranger May 4, 2017 Latest News, Outdoor Education TrekCo will be offering a season of GCSE PE climbing courses at very low prices this autumn - we're offering a set of dates in the Peak District, and another period in Sussex. Typically GCSE PE in Rock...
Facere reservatio e vitare destitutione Steve Ranger January 10, 2017 Latest News Many won't know TrekCo's official motto: 'Facere reservatio e vitare destitutione' or 'Book early to avoid disappointment'. This decades-old, wise saying from the mountains isn't any more true than at this...
Staff Development in Utah Steve Ranger November 6, 2016 Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News This week a small group of staff from TrekCo and Deers Leap Bikes are off on a mountain biking trip in Utah and Arizona. It's tough, but someone has to do it.... This is TrekCo's second staff trip to Utah and...
GCSE PE Climbing takes off Steve Ranger October 23, 2016 Latest News, Outdoor Education At TrekCo we have seen a big increase in enquiries for GCSE PE climbing course for all exam boards. The changes in GCSE PE imposed by the government have meant that from spring 2017 GCSE PE activities such as...
Guardian says DofE helps students – it must be true! Steve Ranger April 26, 2016 D of E, Latest News The Guardian Teacher Network has published the DofE's information about the DofE and its benefits to schools - check out the article here. (This link has now expired,...
GCSE PE Changes Steve Ranger February 15, 2016 Latest News, Outdoor Education The Government recently announced that the number of activities available for GCSE PE is being cut. This applies to students being examined in summer 2018, so of the subjects TrekCo offer, you can only offer...
Beachy Climbs the Matterhorn Steve Ranger September 30, 2015 Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News Many of you will know Ian Beach ('Beachy') as one of TrekCo's longest serving and most popular instructors. Ian now works at TrekCo for part of the year, and we were delighted to be able to support his team...
Teachers enjoy the Alps! Steve Ranger August 10, 2015 Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life This year we offered a free five-day multi activity trip to the French Alps for teachers where they could take part in climbing,abseiling, white water rafting,via ferrata, canyoning and mountain walking in the...
Free Teacher Alps Trip! admingak May 16, 2015 Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo News Free Alps trip for teachers A few years ago, a group of intrepid teachers came on the inaugural free trip to the Alps. This trip isn't designed to get you to come to the Alps with a group as this trip...
2015 Trainees Start in the Lake District Steve Ranger April 19, 2015 Blog, Latest News, TrekCo Life This year's intake of trainee instructors started their 4 month intensive course at TrekCo last week with a week in the Lake District. For most trainees this is their first taste of full on adventurous hard...