Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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James McMaster - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1971

22 July 13

I was a Police Cadet with Northumbria Police and was sent to eskdale OB as part ...

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Michelle Roberts - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1977

10 July 13

I was visiting Ullswater in I believe 1977 to drop off my elder brother on a cou...

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Teresa Bates - Rhowniar, Wales, 1967

9 July 13

I attended the course at the girls school in Rhowniar from 20th May to Friday 14...

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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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