Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Terry Garland - Aberdovey, Wales, 1957

20 December 16

The one thing I can look back and laugh about is the day we went out on the sail...

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Andy Hutchinson - Rhowniar, Wales, 1976

1 December 16

The corporation of my home town (Letchworth) used to sponsor local children to a...

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Anne Keen - Aberdovey, Wales, 2016

9 November 16

Six years ago I was lucky enough to be a teacher attending an Outward Bound Cour...

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John Michael Brook - Aberdovey, Wales, 1950

23 September 16

I was serving on HMS Conway at the time I attended Aberdovey course 95 (May/June...

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John Collins - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1961

20 June 16

I was an Apprentice Mechanical Engineer with Ford Motor Company. In 1961, aged 1...

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robert jack - Ullswater, The Lake District, 2001

14 June 16

As a apprentice fitter, turner I was asked by my boss, would you like to go to a...

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Ann Davies (Nee Atack) - Aberdovey, Wales, 1975

14 June 16

My course was from 15th September to 11th October 1975. I was 18 when I attended...

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Rachel Sheldrake - Loch Eil, Scottish Highlands, 1986

7 June 16

It was a summer evening in 1986 when I arrived at Loch Eil after a very, very lo...

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Dave Lyons - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1976

25 May 16

In August 1976 at the age of 16 I was the youngest member of Mallory Patrol. I'd...

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