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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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