Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Stephen Corrick - Devon on Ashburton, 1968

3 July 13

My enduring memory of my four week O.B. course was arriving at Ashburton on Sund...

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Michael Grounsell - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1965

1 July 13

I have been reading the stories of Jim Norman. He was my team instructor on cour...

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Bill Stiling - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1976

25 June 13

The course I attended was the last from the centre, it then moved to West Scotla...

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Barrie Toghill - Aberdovey, Wales, 1961

24 June 13

First Entry 22nd July 1961 Arrival My first thoughts and feelings on arrival ...

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Dennis Broadhurst - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1969

12 June 13

Hello, I attended the Outward Bound course at Eskdale in November 1969 course E1...

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Teresa Crichton (Salvage) - Rhowniar, Wales, 1980

10 June 13

I remember it well and have some old pics somewhere including my little metal ba...

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james norman - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1964

9 June 13

Another story from Jim Norman -permanent Instructor at Ullswater in the sixties....

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Tony Baldwin - Aberdovey, Wales, 1950

23 May 13

At the age of 16 I had applied to join eagle oil and shipping Co as a deck appre...

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Michael Lewis - Aberdovey, Wales, 1957

10 May 13

As a 16 year old London lad the Outward Bound adventure was a wonderful event an...

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