By: Blonde Two
It’s National Get Outside Day on Sunday and an old map has given me an idea for a great way to get outside. I recently… Read full article
Navigation tip – how to find a pinpoint feature
By: Blonde One
Copyright Ordnance Survey If you want to find a pinpoint feature that you’ve seen on a map, you need to have at least one attack… Read full article
Navigation tip: handrailing
By: Blonde One
The handrails that are very useful when navigating are not like this! Handrails for navigation are linear features, either natural or manmade, like a wall… Read full article
Friday’s Phrase
By: Blonde Two
For this week’s Friday’s Phrase we travel to Dartmoor and find ourselves on a misty day, teaching some very lovely and appreciative ladies how to… Read full article
Friday’s Phrase
By: Blonde Two
This week’s Friday’s phrase came to light (completely unintentional but impressive pun) while I was doing a bit of local research for an article for… Read full article
Tuesday’s Ten – Reasons people get lost
By: Blonde Two
Getting lost when you are out walking, running or cycling is, at best, annoying and, at worst, dangerous. It is interesting to note where (according… Read full article
Two Blondes, TV, tonight – you may have questions…
By: Blonde Two
Devon and Cornwall More 4 Did you have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend? We Blondes hope you have managed to get outside and enjoy some… Read full article
Navigating on Dartmoor – don’t get path led
By: Blonde Two
When it comes to navigation skills, you might think that open terrain offers the most likelihood of becoming temporarily misplaced (aka lost) but you would… Read full article
A very exciting grid reference – B2 finds ST 000 000
By: Blonde Two
Title image – copyright Ordnance Survey (OS Maps) Last Sunday Mr B2 and I decided (after a visit appointment) to go and have lunch in… 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
Mountain Training Association
By: Blonde One
As an outdoor instructor it’s really important to keep up your skills. It could be easy to get complacent with your abilities and assume… Read full article
Tuesday’s Ten – How to Avoid Expedition Anxiety
By: Blonde Two
I used to call it ‘Dartmoor tummy’ but expedition anxiety isn’t just limited to leading youngsters on Dartmoor (although that does bring with it a… Read full article
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