TrekCo’s year in photos Steve Ranger September 22, 2017 Blog, Outdoor stuff, TrekCo Life 2017 has been a great year at TrekCo; here are some pictures showing the range of activities from year group residential camps ...
A Trainee’s Year Steve Ranger September 15, 2017 Outdoor stuff, TrekCo Life Here at TrekCo we are always emphasising the need for training, and every year we take on a new group of keen young trainee instructors. This has been happening every year since 2004 and everyone comments how...
What happens when you’re not here..? Steve Ranger July 19, 2017 TrekCo Life Plenty of planning, cleaning up and tent work - this is what the site looks like when a camp is being taken down! TrekCo staff work constantly for the success of your school residential and this is one 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...
Trainees in the Lake District Steve Ranger May 10, 2017 Blog, TrekCo News This week the TrekCo Trainees of 2017 are enjoying a fantastic week's weather in the Lake District climbing, walking, scrambling and abseiling. The TrekCo Trainee Scheme is, we think, the best in the country -...
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...
2016 in Photos Steve Ranger September 26, 2016 TrekCo Life Now that the 2016 season is slowly drawing to a close, we thought it a good time to make a very small gallery from our annual 4-5,000 pictures just to sum up the year. From early school activity residentials...
The TrekCo Trainee Scheme really is the best! Steve Ranger September 20, 2016 TrekCo News This summer TrekCo went to the French Alps as usual, and showed just why our Trainee Instructor Scheme is the best in our opinion. Trainees had two weeks in the sunny Alps doing via ferrata, canyoning,...
Great weather in the Lakes for Gold DofE Steve Ranger September 10, 2016 D of E St George's School from Weybridge just had a good week in the Lake District completing their Gold DofE expedition. The weather was good in the daytime and any rain came at night - very lucky. All of the...
Newman in the Snow Steve Ranger May 3, 2016 Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life Nothing stops Cardinal Newman students! Over the Bank Holiday weekend we took a group of Year 10 students to the Peak District. Waking on the first morning we had two inches of snow on our tents, and knew it...
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,...