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
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
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