Control point (orienteering)
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A control point is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. It is located in the competition area; marked both on an orienteering map and in th
An orienteer about to "punch" at a control
Control on a permanent course
Bromma Church, used as an orienteering control point in 1901
Ticket punch
Orienteering
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Orienteering is a group of sports in which participants use a map and compass to navigate from point to point in unfamiliar terrain as quickly as possible.
Control point (orienteering)
…A control point (CP; also called a control or checkpoint) is a marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports such as rogaining and adventure racing. It is located in the competition area; marked both on an orienteering map and in the terrain…
World Orienteering Championships 2007 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Winners of the middle-distance event: Simone Niggli-Luder (Switzerland) and Thierry Gueorgiou (France).
SportIdent station with electronic puncher (note that the puncher is normally worn on a finger) with a backup needle puncher attached
Thumb compass and protractor compass