Biking is Fun in the Mud – Honest. Steve Ranger February 12, 2016 TrekCo Life Although mountain biking in the UK can be cold and muddy in the UK, Steve swears this day in South Wales was the most fun day of his month - looks like...
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...
As we keep saying, it’s always sunny in Sussex.. Steve Ranger July 6, 2015 Blog, TrekCo Life As the sun sets on another sunny day at Blackland Farm the season is in full swing, with DofE groups every weekend and several residentials every week. Book early to avoid disappointment for...
Staff Meetings at TrekCo Steve Ranger June 18, 2015 Blog, Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life Sometimes the Monday morning staff meeting at school can be, well, let's face it - boring. The Head coming up with their latest scheme to get the school in the news and appease the next set of OFSTED...
Amazing Flag from TGG! Steve Ranger June 18, 2015 TrekCo Life Tonbridge Girls' Grammar School made us a great flag last week which will take pride of place somewhere - currently the staff and Paul are fighting over ownership. They had a great week and are a fantastic...
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...
Parties all Year Round Steve Ranger January 31, 2015 TrekCo Life Birthdays arrive when they arrive, and at TrekCo we are used to organising parties whatever the weather. Today we had a tunnelling party with a chilly group of young people making full use of the underfloor...
Working Outdoors is Tough Steve Ranger November 1, 2014 TrekCo Life This view in the Peak District shows clearly the rigours of working in the great outdoors; waiting for groups at the top of hills is arduous, but has to be done. The flask is needed for the grim conditions to...
French Alps Trip 2014 Steve Ranger September 5, 2014 Blog, D of E, Outdoor Education, Outdoor stuff, TrekCo Life Every summer TrekCo run a trip to the French Alps - we go to the southern Alps where it's sunny and warm, and take Sixth Form students as well as our trainee instructors. This year's participants saw an action...
A Golden DofE Summer Steve Ranger September 4, 2014 D of E, TrekCo Life We've had a great summer of Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions, culminating in several groups participating in the Gold Award Expeditions in the Lake District in late August. The Gold Award is the flagship...
Richard Finds Biking Hard Steve Ranger June 17, 2014 Latest News, TrekCo Life This weekend saw one of TrekCo's regular mountain biking trips; this time to Afan in South Wales. The trainees and some of the young instructors did several of the trails at this fantastic purpose built trail...
Trainees Get Wet! Steve Ranger May 16, 2014 Blog, Latest News, TrekCo Life Every year at TrekCo we take on a crack team of new trainee outdoor instructors. They come to us for four months during which time they go to the Peak District, North Wales, the Lake District and the Alps as...
The Sun Sets on Another DofE Day Steve Ranger April 20, 2014 D of E, TrekCo Life Bruce Lee, our Director of DofE Expeditions, sent in this shot of the sunset in the Peak District last night -'Another Day at the Office'. This week he's been supervising our Open Gold DofE Expedition groups...
Abhi’s Birthday in the Hills Steve Ranger April 6, 2014 TrekCo Life Abhi Rai, one of our senior instructors, celebrated his birthday whilst working on a Gold DofE course - so we bought him a magnificent cake to celebrate. Then we ate it for him as we'd been out all day on the...