Orienteering is a sport where the competitors use a very detailed map and a compass to find their way through pre-specified control points in the landscape.
Orienteering is special because it can be enjoyed by everyone, from a highly competitive endurance sport where the runners are among the strongest endurance athletes of any sport in the world, to a slow walk in the woods at your own pace.
Needless to say, it is a sport where brainwork is essential, it is therefore said that orienteering is like "playing chess while running."
This category emphasizes the sport of orienteering, not the act of navigating in the woods, so you will find related sites in the Recreation : Outdoors hierarchy.
Includes general facts about Hungary, council members of the Hungarian Orienteering Federation, list of local Federations and clubs, links to Hungarian orienteers, results, profiles of the Hungarian National Team, 2000 and 2001 Hungarian Cup results, clic lazarus.elte.hu/tajfutas/index.html
Describes how to use the sun and shadows for determining direction with illustrations. Also includes information on how to use the stars for finding direction and making an improvised compass. www.wilderness-survival.net/chp18.php
Abstracts of articles included in the journal and subscription information. Also describes how to contribute to the periodical. www.ped.gu.se/scijo/scijo.htm
Offers orienteering training events throughout the US. Specializes in school programs, teacher training seminars and corporate team building. Contact information and explanation of services. www.treasurehuntadventures.com
Provides information about the sport of orienteering. In addition, it describes the program and map making services offered by Orienteering Unlimited. www.orienteeringunlimited.com
An illustrated compass tutorial. It teaches how to use a compass in several lessons. From an easy introduction to how to find the way in dense fog or if you haven't got a compass. Also contains suggested exercises. www.learn-orienteering.org/old
Clubs, fixtures, results, news, magazine, forum and links are provided, as well as an explanation of the sport and details of the Irish Orienteering Association. orienteering.ie
Information about Slovak Orienteering in English by Juraj Petrinec. Terrain descriptions, news, archives, contacts, and links. www.clinitria.com/orienteeringsk
Field trips with instruction in map, compass, and Global Positioning Systems. Teaches bearings, triangulate, plot co-ordinate grids, compensate for declination and read topographic maps. www.orienteeringadventures.com
Online manual on map reading and land navigation based on US Army training materials which includes instructions on maps, compasses and other navigational aids. www.wildernessmanuals.com/manual_1/index.html
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