I’m delighted to announce that I’m a Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion for 2020, but these are different times for us all. Getting outside isn’t easy for many people due to the present restrictions imposed due to COVID-19, but we can still enjoy our gardens and go out for exercise. We need patience, understanding and have plenty of time to plan ahead.
We’ve launched the hashtag #getoutsideinside to reflect the present situation and will be posting lots of ideas to keep you busy whilst the lock down is on.
Let’s get through this and get into the hills again soon..!
The lockdown caused by COVID-19 sees many children being schooled at home. Here’s a few links which you may find useful to keep their creative minds going. There all travel or outdoors based and I hope will be of use to you. If you have any suggestions, please drop me a line and I’ll add them to the list… Continue reading “Homeschooling Resources…”
In these difficult times, it’s important that we keep physically and mentally fit, but also work within the rules.
Here’s some important information about the restrictions that have been placed upon us as a nation. They are regularly updated, so please adhere to them and stay safe.
Our time will come…
Ordnance Survey
The British Mountaineering Council
Mountain Rescue
I’ll be speaking at this years Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC next week along with a list of TV Celebrities, Travellers, Campers and Spaniels..! (I don’t think they’ll let me bring my VW through the doors though)
Tickets are available via the show website and it would be great to meet you there…
January is over and 2020 brings a New Year and fresh new decade. At this time of year, the media is filled with adverts for gym memberships, diet plans and holidays, modelling waistlines to die for. Many of you may have looked in the mirror, or God forbid weighed yourselves and realised that you’ve enjoyed just a little too much pudding over the last few weeks. You might be wanting to get back in those favourite trousers, feel happier in yourself and find some of life’s normality again, but how do you do it? Moreover, how do you keep at it?
Here’s a blog for Ordnance Survey…
Having lost my Father, I concentrate much of my life caring for my Mother. She still enjoys getting out walking and enjoys the fresh air, company and exercise. It’s vital that we done forget our elders, but continually respect them…
Here’s a Blog for Ordnance Survey…
On Friday 6th December I officially opened the ‘Big Screen’ In the Vicar Lane Shopping Centre in Chesterfield. The screen aims to promote Chesterfield and the Peak District National Park.
I was recently interviewed by Christian Stahl about how my experiences on the mountains had changed my life. Taking decisions in critical moments is vital when the world is throwing everything at you. Right, wrong, good or bad, you have to live with them for the rest of your life.
Heres the podcast on Christians ‘Beyond Blindness’ Website…
011 – How to take decisions in critical moments of our lives
Here’s the podcast on other sites…
iTunes
Spotify
Stitcher
Castbox
For almost 30 years I’ve led a New Year’s Walk to get family and friends together. For many, it has become a must in their diaries and I often get asked for the date months in advance.
Leading 50+ people isn’t an easy task, so here’s a few of the lessons I’ve learned along the way…
Here’s a blog for Ordnance Survey
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/planning-group-walks/
There will be no party for my 50th birthday, no barbecue or Easter celebration, but I will be racing across South Africa in honour of my Father…
Here’s an article from the Derby Telegraph…
Spring should be a time for celebration as new life bursts forth and drives the grey skies of winter away. As a child I spent many happy days with my father watching the buds burst, flowers rise and listening to the birds call, but this spring is different.
This spring is grey again. On the first day of spring this year, I lost the man who gave me my love of the outdoors. An early morning call was like a tolling bell and within a few hours, he was gone…
I’m delighted to have been accepted as a Brand Ambassador for Grangers, based in my beautiful Derbyshire…
https://grangers.co.uk/blogs/brand-ambassadors/nigel-vardy
I recently recorded a StoryHinge Podcast with Jason Vidaurri about my life in Mountaineering and what life lessons it has taught me.
#89 Nigel Vardy
During 20126 I took part in the ICEMAN POLAR Race in Greenland. A film crew followed the race and produced this short film on the trials and tribulations of Greenland ski racing..!
Heres a blog I wrote about the race itself…
The ICEMAN Polar Race 2016 – Second Time Lucky..?
Adaption after injury is a long and hard battle, but with perseverance, good friends and the right suppliers, you can do the things you love.
Heres a blog I’ve written for Ordnance Survey…
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/the-ability-to-adapt/
I was recently interviewed by the Peak District’s Park Life magazine about my life in Derbyshire and how the national park has shaped my life long love of adventure…
Here’s a link to the online magazine –
https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/learning-about/news/park-life-online
I fished as a youngster and have re-discovered the sport as a way to relax and learn. Stubby fingers and bland nerve responses don’t make it easy, but standing in a river washes all my stress away.
Here’s a blog for Ordnance Survey about my latest life learning experience…
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/learning-to-fly/
I believe strongly in inspiring youngsters and much of my work in schools teaches learning, life and leadership skills. Earlier this year I held two sessions at Lydgate Junior School in Sheffield and the pupils have written wonderful blogs about our time together…
http://www.lydgatejunior.co.uk/year-6/friday-16th-march
http://www.lydgatejunior.co.uk/year-6/thursday-30th-march
I’ll be speaking at a RGS-IBG lecture which promises to be an exciting evening of adventure and drama. I’ll be covering some of my exploits across the globe from high mountain peaks to remote rain forests.
Held at Blencathra Field Studies Centre, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria. CA12 4SG on 15th Sept 2018
“The world may be extensively mapped, and the internet can show images of anything, anywhere, but there is nothing like sticking your head over the ridge, or round the corner to see what’s there with your own eyes”
https://www.rgs.org/events/over-the-horizon/
As human beings, we have a great effect in the countryside we love and thats why I ‘Leave No Trace’. Here a few thoughts in a blog I’ve written for Ordnance Survey…
“As humans, we create many types of waste. We have no right to leave any of them for others or nature to find”
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/treading-lightly/
