Author Steve Ranger

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...

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...

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...

At TrekCo we have run several GCSE PE courses this year already. Some schools have opted for combinations of climbing, mountain biking and orienteering in the Peak District, and some have come to Sussex. In...

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...

This week has been a big week at TrekCo for Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award practice in the Peak District. Bearing in mind that it's supposed to be training, the purpose was definitely achieved as for most of...

A lovely view for...

Today we had a great day of beautiful sunshine in the Peak District with a group from the West Midlands who were completing an assessment for GCSE PE. The perfect conditions aren't always guaranteed, but it...

Recently TrekCo went on a tour of the DMM factory in North Wales where they have the world's most advanced facilities for making climbing hardware. It's a fascinating process which you can see...