Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Peter Ambler - Aberdovey, Wales, 1956

4 February 11

The OB experience stayed with me. I attended there in 1956 for 30 days before I ...

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Brian Russell - Aberdovey, Wales, 1968

1 February 11

I joined the OB in Aberdovey, Wales in November 1968 as part of my apprenticeshi...

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Marc Lester - Loch Eil, Scottish Highlands, 2010

25 January 11

As a pupil at secondary school, I attended an Outward Bound course in 1999. I wa...

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George E. Martin - Aberdovey, Wales, 1950

24 January 11

When I was 18, 1950, I won "Best Apprentice"� of the year at "Rubery Owen Co Ltd...

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Kenneth Robertson - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1956

22 January 11

Glasgow schoolboy goes to Burghead in February 1956.Great experience cycled to A...

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George Stewart - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1967

16 January 11

I was invited to attend the Moray Sea School around 1967 by my then employers Wi...

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Ken Roberts - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1985

14 January 11

When I did Outward Bound I was quite a quiet sixteen year old, moving from Wales...

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Dave Daintree - Aberdovey, Wales, 1978

14 January 11

I was a 18 year apprentice with the London Electricity Board when as part of our...

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Anthony Farrar - Tywyn, Wales, 1967

5 January 11

In 1967, I was with the Junior Parachute Company, attached to the Depot, The par...

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