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The basic course should be along linear features, but the controls should be large and set back 25-50m from a linear feature. Limited compass use. Legs should be 200-600m. The first couple controls should be especially easy to allow people to familiarize themselves with the map. Orange—4.5-7 kilometers, 50-55 min., intermediate
Thumb compass and protractor compass. The basic equipment required for orienteering is usually listed as a compass and appropriate outdoor clothing. Most national bodies recommend that a whistle be carried for safety reasons. Competitive orienteers usually use specialized equipment: A thumb compass, or protractor compass on a short wrist cord.
One of 24 competitors at the night urban warfare orienteering course during the 2009 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Virginia. Land navigation is the discipline of following a route through unfamiliar terrain on foot or by vehicle, using maps with reference to terrain, a compass, and other navigational tools. [1]
Learning how to use a map and compass is something all hikers and backpackers need to know. Why Should I Learn to Use a Compass? With the advent of GPS, navigating by compass has become something ...
Students learn a variety of skills, including: types of searches, search lines procedures, basic map and compass skills, litter and stokes tie-in and carries, operation of radio direction finder equipment, equipment needed for basic search & rescue, land navigation, basic health and medical skills, and knots. [26]
May 7—You can read maps for years and not see all the information they have to offer. I should know. As a hiker, I rely on maps to help me confidently explore trails.
In fact, many ARDF competitions use existing orienteering maps, in collaboration with the orienteering clubs that created those maps. Course design is an important element of a successful competition. The international rules adopted by the IARU include both requirements and recommendations for basic course design.
The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden, where it originated as military training.Over the course of the late 19th and early 20th century, orienteering emerged first as a military competition in Nordic countries and then as a mass participation sport, before becoming a competitive sport with an international governing body.