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The Slickrock Trail is probably the most famous, and certainly one of the best, mountain bike rides in the world. And it's a bit more tiring than you think it's going to be! Thirteen miles of riding over pure...

The TrekCo staff trip to the US got off to a great start with climbing and mountain biking at Joshua Tree. The bikers were pretty burnt by the end of the day, and the climbers sampled three crags climbing...

On a chilly Heathrow morning our group of intrepid climbers and bikers assemble to fly to Los Angeles, where they are awaited by Steve with a suspiciously small minibus - will they get 8 people and 8 bikes in?...

TrekCo's staff have the opportunity to go on some great trips. This year's adventure (in addition to the annual Alps trip) is a staff trip to California and Utah. Eight members of the TrekCo team are going...

A sudden late burst of snow on 11th March hit Blackland Farm, but that didn't put off the hardy pupils and teachers of Arundel School who just carried on and enjoyed the day! Taking part in activities...

The cafe at Deers Leap Park, TrekCo's mountain bike park just up the lane from Blackland Farm, has been refurbished and we're going the whole hog with a new coffee machine, imported specialist coffee and much...

TrekCo's meetings are usually held in scenic locations; yesterday we held our big meeting about changes to the website in the New Dungeon Ghyll hotel in Langdale. After work there were still a couple of...

Bruce and Steve spent this morning at a National Trust briefing at Cathedral Quarry in Little Langdale in the Lake District. Anyone taking groups abseiling in the quarry - it is a well known abseiling spot -...

We've had great weather recently, and this Saturday's Groupon Ultimate Extreme Combo day was no exception. The sun greeted our 11 participants in a round of Mountain biking, climbing, canoeing, archery and...

We've offered Groupon days this spring where people can get a voucher for the £105 Ultimate Extreme Combo Day. This amazing action day takes you mountain biking at Deers Leap, followed by a hop over the lane...

TrekCo are well known for our teambuilding days - we invented the Sixth Form teambuilding style induction days for the outdoors, and have been the premier company in the UK running these for over 15 years now....

On Thursday 26th January we held Trainee Selection Day. In good weather the potential trainees, 19 of them, turned up in Wagtail looking ‘interested’. After the usual presentation about the course they did...

The situation with CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checks for people working with children has changed with the new government, and this will affect staff working for outdoor companies. What was going to happen...

We've added a blog to TrekCo World so that you can keep up withthe latest developments and we can post our opinions and whatever we come across about the outdoors and outdoor education. Here's one for...