Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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William Leonard - Aberdovey, Wales, 1967

24 November 24

I attended an Outward Bound course here for a month around May 1967 - I really e...

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John Mulrooney - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1990

16 November 24

I was 22 years old and fed up, and my mum read an article in The Observer and pa...

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Claire Mortimer (TEST) - Aberdovey, Wales, 2000

12 November 24

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Richard Variyan - Aberdovey, Wales, 1979

27 October 24

My father, John Variyan, went to Aberdovey in the mid 1950’s. He then was a lead...

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Martin Bennett - Aberdovey, Wales, 1964

18 July 23

It's Sunday morning in early March 1964 looking up the steps of the Warspite Blo...

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Phillip Millward - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1965

16 March 23

Phillip Millward, Wilson Patrol, Eskdale. Course E155 Sep 6- Oct 2 1965. I well...

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Kevin McKale - Aberdovey, Wales, 1980

17 February 23

I was 16 and this was my first trip away from home on my own. The train journey ...

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Ceri Hurford-Jones - Aberdovey, Wales, 1973

9 February 23

Back in July 1973 I was fortunate to be offered a month long place on an Outward...

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Noel Thackaberry - Aberdovey, Wales, 1980

30 January 23

I was a Police Cadet between 1979 and 1981. In 1980 or 1981 I was sent to do my ...

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