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.
An orienteer punching a control point
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
Trail orienteering
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Trail orienteering is an orienteering sport that involves precise reading of an orienteering map and the corresponding terrain. Trail orienteers must identify, in the terrain and in the presence of de
Orienteering
…race against the clock and other competitors while navigating through checkpoints. Variants include automobile, underwater, mountain bike, ski, and trail orienteering. The most common form is foot orienteering, also known as FootO. In formal foot-orienteering competitions, participants are given a specially prepared…
Commgames 2006 Mens Marathon
A sample control card used in trail orienteering