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