Spring is nearly here

By: Blonde One

Have you noticed the change in weather over the last week or so? If you ignore Storm Ciara, then you might well be thinking… Read full article

Does it rain in Wales more than it does in England?

By: Blonde Two

There can be no doubt about it, Wales is a beautiful place to visit, especially if you enjoy the outdoors. With mountains, moors and coastline… Read full article

Somewhere over the rainbow

By: Blonde One

There’s no doubt about it … rainbows are an amazing thing. They fill us with optimism and hope and we all dream of finding that… Read full article

Storm Names

By: Blonde One

Unfortunately we are entering the time of year when we find our Get Outside plans being thwarted by storms. I seem to have a canny… Read full article

Tuesday’s Ten – Tips for Keeping Your Cool

By: Blonde Two

We busy Blondes write our blog posts ahead of time so you can bet your bottom dollar that today it will be raining and we… Read full article

Women can organise anything… except maybe the weather… #IWD2019

By: Blonde Two

If I had to write a list of the things that we Blondes have organised over the years, it would stretch a long way across… Read full article

Monday Mashup

By: Blonde Two

As we have all learnt the hard way, waterproofing your kit when you are out walking or on expedition is a really important aspect of… Read full article

How much water should I drink? Top tips on staying hydrated when you get outside

By: Blonde Two

When you train a DofE team in the worst rain, wind and cold that Dartmoor can deliver, it is almost inevitable that, when it… Read full article

Friday’s Phrase

By: Blonde Two

After first seeing Torre Abbey Sands covered in snow. ‘There’s snow on the seaweed, it must be snow-weed.’

To Snow Bivvy or Not to Snow Bivvy? That is the Get Outside Question

By: Blonde Two

Written on Thursday… for today… but about Friday… if you understand that, you can understand anything! As you have probably worked out, Blonde One and… Read full article

Unpredictable

By: Blonde One

The latest Trinity expedition can only be described as unpredictable! It involved more dynamic planning than any expedition I have ever run. Some things… Read full article

What to do in lightning

By: Blonde One

(I know the picture isn’t lightning, but it’s a good weather picture generally!) Walking in lightning is never a good idea. The best advice we can… Read full article