Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Peter Smith - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1955

24 February 17

On a cold winters day in February I changed trains at Crewe and felt a massive a...

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Karl Hewitt - Aberdovey, Wales, 1984

24 January 17

I attended Aberdovey in 1984 and must say had 3 of the best weeks of my life on ...

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Harold (Bill) Kingston - Aberdovey, Wales, 1951

21 January 17

When we arrived at Aberdovey station we were met by met by some tough ex navy gu...

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Raymond Malik - Other Outward Bound Centre, 1973

15 January 17

This was all part of working at ICI Dulux Paints in Slough. Two of us selected t...

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Michael Boulton - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1962

14 January 17

Reminded of my Course when my daughter attended a seminar there recently. Visite...

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Terry Bliss - Aberdovey, Wales, 1955

5 January 17

Course 163 October/November 1956 Aberdovey. Hawke Watch. Hi, I see from your ne...

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Terry Keevil - Aberdovey, Wales, 1957

26 December 16

Course 171. Jericho Watch. 27/7/1957 to 22/08/1957 Remembering: Those 6am dips ...

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Robert Ellison - Loch Eil, Scottish Highlands, 1982

21 December 16

This was January 1982 and if you remember one of the coldest winters on record. ...

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Barry Huston - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1968

20 December 16

Course M183. October/November 1968 Recently looked at my Log book and photos, w...

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