What is orienteering? Orienteering combines map and compass reading with exercise. Competitors (“orienteers”) race against a clock to reach checkpoints in outdoor settings that can range from ...

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — Orienteering is a sport that requires navigations skills using only a map and compass to go from point to another, competitors will go at full speed on unfamiliar terrain ...

Well, that’s when a learning opportunity like the Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class comes in handy. Sponsored by the Central Virginia Orienteering Club, the seminar will teach novice ...

Or, at least I thought it would be. Armed with a loaner compass and a paper map, we ventured into the world of orienteering with Cascade Orienteering Club, a local club that’s been around since ...

(No, we’re not talking about Google Maps.) Welcome to orienteering. But, if you’ve never tried it before, how do you plot your entry into orienteering? You’d be forgiven for lacking ...

“You’re moving through difficult terrain while trying to relate the information you’re gathering from the map to what you can see in front of you.” That’s why orienteering is often ...

A map tells you how to visualize new places before ... There have been plenty of top athletes who have gotten into orienteering — for example, former Olympic skier Bill Spencer was in attendance ...

Using Google Maps to find your way around could increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Researchers studied orienteering, an outdoor sport that exercises mind and body ...

He told Around The Rings, “we have a lot of really good sprint orienteering maps in New Zealand. It was always much easier for us to train for that when we were based back home.” He added ...

The aim of the sport is to navigate between checkpoints marked on a special orienteering map. There is no set route so the skill, and fun, comes from trying to find the best way to go, with the ...