Orienteering
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Orienteering
Anyone here ever got into the sport of orienteering?
The sport of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods. And it's timed.
It was a popular sport in Europe. Not sure now, though.
It's a lost art. GPS is the modern way to orienteering now.
But they can malfunction.
I think it's important to learn this skill, especially if you do alot of back country hiking.
A very good book is "Be Expert With Map & Compass" by Bjon Kjellstrom.
The sport of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods. And it's timed.
It was a popular sport in Europe. Not sure now, though.
It's a lost art. GPS is the modern way to orienteering now.
But they can malfunction.
I think it's important to learn this skill, especially if you do alot of back country hiking.
A very good book is "Be Expert With Map & Compass" by Bjon Kjellstrom.
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we have to for raiders. like highschool rotc's version of the army ranger, same training, no pay.
ya we took 2nd out of 54 teams in it, but got lost trying to find the course, go figure.
not so much of a sport to me as it is a basic survival skill
DT
ya we took 2nd out of 54 teams in it, but got lost trying to find the course, go figure.
not so much of a sport to me as it is a basic survival skill
DT
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My 8th grade science teacher, Mr. Collins, who was undoubtedly one of the best teachers Neshaminy Jr. High school ever had, taught us about orienteering back in 1976. He took us into the woods, and fields, and we followed the maps as we raced from marker to marker.
As I recall, it was a real challenge for a 13 or 14 year old to figure out what the heck to do! It was hard work, and it took alot of thinking to get thru the course.
I'll never forget that experience, I can still recall being lost half the time, and we luckily stumbled upon half the markers, otherwise we would have failed the test.
As I recall, it was a real challenge for a 13 or 14 year old to figure out what the heck to do! It was hard work, and it took alot of thinking to get thru the course.
I'll never forget that experience, I can still recall being lost half the time, and we luckily stumbled upon half the markers, otherwise we would have failed the test.
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From: waterbury
i learned about orienterring(sp) 5 yrs ago at this camp in upstate nh its a great skill to have when you go camping. i haven't been in yrs but whne i did it was blast to make your own short cut to other trails through the woods of NH and Maine i think its something that should be learned if you are going to be back packing through a national park
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