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TrekCo staff get up to all sorts of things in their holidays - we've been in the French Alps doing via ferrata, canyoning, climbing, hiking and whitewater rafting; and running DofE expeditions in the Lake...

Last autumn TrekCo staff went on several trips to aid staff development and their outdoor experience - most notably a trek to Everest...

2017 has been a great year at TrekCo; here are some pictures showing the range of activities from year group residential camps ...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bristly Ridge from Bwlch...

This year's trainees are taking part this weekend in SPA training in North Wales. Currently in the climbing wall at HMS Indefatigable, they'll be out in the crags this afternoon. We always encourage...