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Orienteering


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.





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Hungarian Orienteering - 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, clickable local maps, Hall of Fame, and related links.
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Wilderness Survival: Field-Expedient Direction Finding - Describes how to navigate using readily available materials in a survival situation. Includes diagrams.
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Scientific Journal of Orienteering - Abstracts of articles included in the journal and subscription information. Also describes how to contribute to the periodical.
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World of O - An extensive index of orienteering sites maintained by Norwegian orienteer Jan Kocbach.
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Orienteering and Rogaining Home Page - The oldest of the large orienteering pages on the net. This page has been around for more than six years.
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Navigation With Map and Compass - Links to resources that deal with navigation.
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Treasure Hunt Adventures - Offers orienteering training events throughout the US. Specializes in school programs, teacher training seminars and corporate team building. Contact information and explanation of services.
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Orienteering Unlimited - Provides information about the sport of orienteering. In addition, it describes the program and map making services offered by Orienteering Unlimited.
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How To Use a Compass - How to use a compass in several lessons plus how to navigate in poor visibility and how to navigate without a compass. Suggested exercises. Tips on buying a compass.
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Orienteering for the Young - A booklet about orienteering by James Baker. It explains in several pages how a course for beginners are made.
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How a Compass Works - Explanation of how compasses work and how to make your own, from How Stuff Works.
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Northwest Adventures - Produces multi-discipline, muscle powered adventure races in the Pacific Northwest.
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Orienteering in Ireland - 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.
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Finding North by the Moon - Shows 2 methods.
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Compass Sport - Britain's national orienteering magazine. Full event coverage with worldwide circulation.
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Slovakian Orienteering Homepage - Information about Slovak Orienteering in English by Juraj Petrinec. Terrain descriptions, news, archives, contacts, and links.
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The Western Orienteering and Land Navigation Adventure Company - 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.
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Map Reading and Land Navigation - Online manual on map reading and land navigation based on US Army training materials which includes instructions on maps, compasses and other navigational aids.
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Jamie Stevenson's Personal Page - Features news, training schedule, photos, and calendar for this British sprint world champion.
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Orienteering Online - Offers news, articles, and interviews.
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Orienteering - Information on the sport and the skills needed to play it. Includes diagrams and pictures.
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What is Orienteering? - Description of the sport, as well as map legends, contol symbols and how to teach the game.
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