This Easter saw quite a few D of E expeditions over a period of a month in both the Peak District and the Lake District; organised by Bruce with help ...
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GNAS Course 2nd – 5th April
Contact Vicky – this course is at Blackland farm and Vicky has reserved some places. Cost – £280 but don’t forget your pay goes up, so that’d be recouped and you’ll be in profit by the end of the season! Contact Vicky (Chief Instructor) for details
Get out there!
Your boss does; so should you! Send in anything about what you’re doing – has anyone done anything this winter? Steve’s hands after a day at Joshua Tree..
Trainee Selection 2012
in January we will be hosting Trainee Selection Day for the 2012 intake. Those of you who have been through the trainee scheme will know what this is like – trainees can look forward to the tender care of Andy Camis (Beachy prior to 2011) for four months of intensive training. Some will make it; [...]
Biking in California
Just thought you’d like to see some California Scenery – send in your pictures and we’ll put them here. This picture is on the Art Smith Trail in the San Jacinto Mountains, southern California.
What are you doing this winter?
Let us know what you’re doing – for example, Matt Hale has passed his ML Assessment (he just has a few mountain days to get for his logbook, then he’s done). As for Steve, he’s climbing in Joshua Tree with wife Julia and also mountain biking in Arizona and Utah. At TrekCo we believe in [...]
Harry Snow Walks on Water – Official
Proof, it it were ever needed, that Harry Snow really does walk on water..
How to Break Slings
Check out this DMM video about the use of slings. Basically they test normal nylon against Dyneema slings, and look at the effects of having slack in your system and tying knots in slings. They compare the results dropping weights using both of the two types of sling too. Conclusions: several; but a) don’t leave [...]
Why do they put these in such windy places?
TrekCo get involved in all sorts of things – yesterday we were talking to wind turbine manufacturers about escape systems via our shop, the Gearshack. We set up a demonstration for an escape kit up in Cumbria and here’s a picture of what it looks like from the top of a 60 metre turbine! I [...]
Great Reasons to Work for TrekCo – #1
Why is it so great to work for TrekCo? The atmosphere, the cameraderie – there are loads of reasons. But some are more quantifiable than others so here starts a mini series of why it’s good to work for us. 1. No commuting – if you stay at Blackland Farm or are on a residential [...]
New Chief Instructor!
We are delighted to announce that Vicky Watson has just been appointed Chief Instructor at TrekCo. That means she’s in charge of..you! Vicky has been working at TrekCo for many years, and is well known to you all as possibly the hardest working and most conscientious person you’ll ever meet. Vicky will be taking on [...]
