Plymouth College



Welcome to Plymouth College Outdoor Education Blog. Here we will show the vast variety of activities we offer to students throughout the year including Ten Tors, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Overseas Expeditions, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Paddlesport, Rock Climbing and Mountaineering, Mountain Biking, Power Kiting and much more.

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Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Sixth Form Climbing



The sixth form climbers headed to the life centre this afternoon for games.  Everyone did some bouldering and top roping, whilst some of the more advanced climbers completed a few lead climbs.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Mountain Biking






Today the Ad Bac Students went to Plym Bridge woods for the first day of their mountain biking section. They looked at skills such as downhill technique, going round corners, and lifting the front wheel. Alex got a puncture so used skills learnt in a previous bike maintance session to fix, with the help of Ana. A good day was had by all.

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Sixth Form Climbing





Today the Sixth formers headed off to Dart Rock for an afternoon of climbing.  Everyone did a bit of bouldering and top roping.

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Snowy Dartmoor yet again





Great. More snow out on the moor. Today the Ad Bac students looked at pacing, timing and boxing around obstacles as well as the start of relocation on the map. What a great day with snow, lowish winds and clear air.

Sunday, 3 February 2013

Lower Dart Paddle




Today Mr Starks and Mr Agnew hit the Lower Dart with 4 students and Sarah the Boarding Gappie.We had a great day looking at the basics of handling a whitewater kayak and using the water features such as waves to have some fun.