Alumni Stories

Your Outward Bound Stories

Each story is an adventure worth reading.

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Brian Tungate - Ullswater, The Lake District, 1968

2 June 10

I attended course U130 from 17th June 1968 to 13th July 1968. 1 was 17 years old...

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Toby Kersey - Ullswater, The Lake District, 2001

1 June 10

I went with Beacon Hill School Ipswich.It was the first holiday with out my pare...

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Ivor Murrell - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1963

31 May 10

I was sent to Eskdale in May 1963 by the British Sugar Corporation, as a reward ...

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Glenn Abbassi - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1992

28 May 10

At the age of 49 I 'won' a course in a Soroptimist raffle and, somewhat concerne...

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Paul Gillians - Devon on Ashburton, 2001

25 May 10

Very early in the morning at the end of the final three day expedition we decide...

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Derek Saunders - Aberdovey, Wales, 1946

18 May 10

I had never participated in a five mile walking race before. so when I found mys...

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Paddy Murphy - Aberdovey, Wales, 1961

13 May 10

My old Grammar school headmaster thought that a month at Outward Bound would pre...

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Mark Adams - Moray Sea School, Burghead Scotland, 1974

12 May 10

As a very young 16year old , 26 days away from home was a new experience for me,...

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Graham Mealand - Eskdale, The Lake District, 1956

11 May 10

Memorable experiences at Eskdale were immediate,maybe even on the first day when...

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