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
Friday’s Phrase
By: Blonde Two
This week’s Friday’s phrase is one that came from one of the lads on the Ordnance Survey Street2Peak team. We Blondes believe in simplifying the… Read full article
Monday Mash Up
By: Blonde Two
Anything goes on a Monday so, as you all head back to work (and we head somewhere else quite exciting), here’s something a little bit… Read full article
Monday Mash Up – Street2Peak – BBC The One Show
By: Blonde Two
I like a lot of the lines on maps but I think contour lines are my favourite. Their first recorded use was by Charles Hutton… Read full article
The Pope’s Map Room
By: Blonde One
Blonde Two and I have always wanted a map room. We would fill it will all our maps obviously and it would be wallpapered with… Read full article
Ten Tors: The biggest Dartmoor challenge for our teenagers
By: Blonde One
Last weekend was the annual Ten Tors challenge on Dartmoor. It is an event that’s much revered in the South West as being almost… Read full article
Dartmoor’s Ten Tors: tension is mounting
By: Blonde One
It’s a few short days away from the climax of a gruelling training season for Ten Tors participants. The team of 6 brave teenagers from… Read full article
A new map for Blonde One’s classroom
By: Blonde One
Thanks to Gomaps and Dartmoor Search and Rescue Ashburton I have a fabulous new addition to my classroom wall. This map is obviously amazing! Here are… Read full article
Dartmoor Walking Festival 2018
By: Blonde Two
The Dartmoor Walking Festival Walking Festivals are great and the Dartmoor Walking Festival (now in its 3rd year) is no exception. Run entirely by enthusiastic… Read full article
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