Outdoor stuff

Of all the things that go wrong on our Gold DofE expeditions in the Lake District and the Peak District, issues connected with feet are right up there at the top of the list! Most people don't have these...

We've had great fun on this year's Peak District residential courses so far, with students taking part in climbing, abseiling,...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

A lovely view for...

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...

At TrekCo we treat staff training very seriously. Steve's been on a research trip to the US testing out some mountain biking, and we're running another TrekCo staff bike trip to Utah and Arizona this...

I've been biking in Arizona for the last week or so and have noticed they have great novelty bike stands out here. They are scattered liberally across the countryside and are perfect for a mountain...

The North Face have made an amazing outdoor film called 'Into the Mind' - check out the fantastic trailer - really...

A recent article in Outdoori magazine:   From classroom to campsite Over 60 research studies reviewed by leading academics at Liverpool John Moores University and an online survey showed that 87%...

Steve and Julia are currently climbing in Joshua Tree, where it is 60F and sunny with beautiful rock and perfect friction. There are over 5000 routes at Joshua Tree, and it is without doubt one of the world's...

On Christmas Day morning it’s traditional for Steve Ranger, one of the TrekCo Directors, to go for a dip in the sea wherever he is. This year it was Seaford beach.. and it was pretty chilly – although...