Author Steve Ranger

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...

A hardy group of over 20 Year 11 students completed their GCSE PE assessment in mountain biking at Deers Leap earlier this week. Torrential rain overnight made the tracks resemble a mud bath in places, but...

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...

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...

Last week saw 17 participants take part in the Gold DofE Expedition in the Lake District, based in Langdale. Working with two MIAs and two MLs, the groups all did well and actually found their way around their...

Being briefed at the start of Day 2 of their Bronze Qualifying expedition, girls from Millais School excitedly anticipate the day ahead after a slightly damp...

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...

Davenies School are doing a multi activity trip climbing, weaselling, abseiling, canoeing, hiking and more this week. After last night's night hike it's a beautiful day at Glenbrook Centre and we 're all off...

Well, maybe not always, but it's been a lovely day here on our first week back after half term. Three schools camping and they're  enjoying games, a night hike and a campfire on a lovely...