By: Blonde Two
Intermediate Navigation Course on Dartmoor Want to top up your navigation skills? Want to remind yourself of how to use a compass? Planning a walk off… Read full article
5 Things You Definitely Need For Night Navigation
By: Blonde Two
Only a fool would venture onto Dartmoor at any time without all of the usual warm gear, safety kit, and common sense, but there are… Read full article
Night Navigation Courses
By: Blonde Two
Over the last few weeks, Blonde One and I have been having a lot of fun setting up some night navigation courses. This, I can… Read full article
The Shortest Night Navigation Ever
By: Blonde Two
I don’t make claim to breaking many records, I can’t run fast, jump high or speed knit, but as a child, I always fancied seeing… Read full article
Holes in the ground – useful navigation features, that tell surprising stories
By: Blonde Two
Last Sunday (you know the one, biting wind, nearly snowing, slight hangover) I went for a walk with a friend on Dartmoor (what better way… Read full article
Brush up on those navigation skills
By: Blonde One
Navigation skills need a brush up? Skill fade is a term that is being heard more and more lately. It is exactly what it describes:… Read full article
Outdoor safety – what does benighted mean?
By: Blonde Two
From time to time we Blondes are sent free outdoor products or include paid links in our posts. These keep the blog wheels rolling and… Read full article
Can my phone step counter help me with navigation?
By: Blonde Two
The question above about using phone step counters to judge distance was one posed, very sensibly, by one of our navigation trainees (it was very… Read full article
Dartmoor Navigation Courses 2022
By: Blonde Two
Learning to navigate using a map and compass is like learning to drive, it gives you freedom. Freedom to explore safely and enjoy walking, running,… Read full article
International Women’s Day – Arc’Teryx Navigation Workshops
By: Blonde Two
Today is going to start as usual, with an (at present very chilly and quick) dip in the sea but after that (well not immediately)… Read full article
Night walking
By: Blonde One
I had the pleasure last week of introducing some Gold DofE students from Trinity School to night navigation. We went just across the River Teign from school… Read full article
A Wild Night Out – Dartmoor Weather
By: Blonde Two
We all knew what was coming on Wednesday night. The wind had been gusting around my house all day and it seemed unlikely that up… Read full article
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