Author Steve Ranger

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Thriftwood School from Essex enjoyed a beautiful sunny day out on Bleaklow in the Peak District this week - especially welcome as it had been snowing up there just a week beforehand! They had a great week...

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...

The weather has been really good in the Peak District this week - in contrast to the snow at the start of the Easter holidays. This group from St George's College in Surrey doing their Gold training are just...

We like to be active participants in our sport, and TrekCo have always had a bit of a connection with the south-west of the USA. We have organised hiking, climbing and biking trips there for staff and the...

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...

Heath Park School are braving the wet Peak District weather and are out on the moors climbing and orienteering. Any time of year....

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...

Students undertaking the Mountain Activities course for GCSE PE took part in a mock mountain rescue yesterday on the moors of the Peak District. TrekCo instructors co-ordinated two teams who searched for...