Creating a Star Dial – Telling the Time from the Stars
A Guest Blog by Chloé. We stare up at the stars, eyes wide, I didn’t want to miss it this time! The children had shouted…
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A Rumination on Navigation
My thanks to Zina Deretsky for this lovely poem: The Minotaur Sat Remember when our navigation Was instinct, stars and perspiration? The stars were bright…
A Merry Tough Christmas Navigation Riddle
This time of year poses some logistical challenges for Santa and his team. Can you help him? Few people realise that in order to be…
Courses Update
My thanks to everyone who has joined the online course. The cornerstone of the course is the 12 ‘Chapters’ – twelve instructional videos: The Senses,…
Natural Navigation in Brazil
A guest article by Pedro Jovchelevich Natural navigation in tropical biomes – My experience in the southeastern region of Brazil First of all I would…
How to Read Water
Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea A New York Times Bestseller. A Sunday Times “Must Read” book. A must-have book for walkers, sailors,…
Adventure Sports Podcast
I recently did a podcast interview with Mason Gravley of the Adventure Sports Podcast in the US. (Interview begins about 5.40 mins in.) There are…
Scorpius Returns
In this image the three brightest objects in the sky are, from left to right, Venus, the moon and Jupiter. But look carefully to the…
How to Forecast Weather using Twinkling Stars
Rare is the outdoorsperson who is not happy to discuss weather omens – even if it is only to pour scorn on some theory about…