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 September 2017

A wet afternoon in the Plym
















We avoided the rain for the start, but managed to get wet in the river anyway with some students even trying a head stand at the end

Monday 25 September 2017

Stunning afternoon for mountain biking












Summer made a comeback for this afternoon and very welcome it was too, great conditions for mountain biking. 

Sunday 24 September 2017

A misty sea kayak trip













We had a delayed start this morning as we waited for students to show up. Two out of the five made it in, some citing reasonable excuses while others were a no show. The select few headed out to Mount Batten and launched at Batten Bay. We headed out to the break water and once we stuck our heads around the corner we were exposed and the full weather hit us. We were unimpressed with this and so turned and headed for a hidden beach for lunch before deciding that discretion was the better part of valour and we headed home. Great day out rock hopping and being on the sea, not much of a view tho!

Thursday 21 September 2017

A bit choppy out on the sea today











The rain had passed but the wind persisted. The Upper Sixth BTEC students headed to Newton Ferrers and enjoyed the shelter of the harbour before heading out to the mouth of the Erme for a spot of surfing. After poking our noses out on to the sea we turned and headed back to a beach to look at contact tows and a to get to grips with edging. Great day.

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Somewhat soggy slabs





We all went climbing at the Dewerstone this afternoon. Determined to get out on the rock and not hide indoors we braved the weather and got to grips with soggy holds and slippery surfaces.