Author Steve Ranger

Check out this great video from the students at Woodhouse College in London who completed their expedition in August. They definitely have a future in the...

How Earning the Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Boosts Your University Chances We all know that getting into the university of our dreams can be quite a challenge. But guess what? Completing the Gold Duke...

Almost every Gold DofE expedition brings a boot disaster, and last week's happened high in the Lake District on a lovely day. Despite being August, at 800m high it was only 7C and raining when this...

The DofE can be a steep learning curve in some areas, not least of these being mapreading. Using an old paper map and a compass can be a challenge if you're used to just looking at Google Maps on your phone....

One of the reasons some people have problems on their DofE expedition is boot disaster. It's not always catastrophic boot failure like this, but it happens at least once a month - don't let it be...

Sad news - our Admin Director Harriet is leaving us after 21 years. She is moving on to another post in the travel industry and we wish her the best, and thank her for all those years of service. Many of our...

We've been running DofE Open expeditions this year in Sussex, the Peak District and the Lake District and have been really lucky with the weather. Participants from all over the UK and abroad as well as small...

There's nothing like mountain biking in February on your BTEC Level 3 Outdoor and Adventure Activities course. These intrepid Year 12s are experiencing their first sessions of land base activities, which...

Of all the things that go wrong on our Gold DofE expeditions in the Lake District and the Peak District, issues connected with feet are right up there at the top of the list! Most people don't have these...

Students on our Level 3 BTEC course in Outdoor Adventure Activities are taking their NICAS awards at the moment - the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme. This is just one part of their land-based activity...

The first Gold DofE of 2021 started this morning in Sussex with a cold but bright morning - ideal for walking. This year we have some expeditions in Sussex as well as our normal Peak District and Lake District...

TrekCo have completed all of our work on Covid related matters, and we are Good To Go according to Visit England. We have measures in place to ensure the safety of clients and staff, and these will vary...

The DofE have come up with a set of rule changes which allows for considerable flexibility with expeditions for this year - see: https://www.dofe.org/dofewithadifference/achievement-for-all These changes...

This year we're running DofE expeditions for the whole autumn season in order to catch up with those expeditions which couldn't take place in the summer. Expeditions will be completely flexible, so if any new...

  1st December The second lockdown will end tomorrow, and we are able to run day trips and activity sessions. We have a good number of day trips booked for the winter months including...