Orienteering
Orienteering is a competitive sport testing the skills of land navigation. Some have compared the skills and process of orienteering to a treasure hunt. The object of orienteering is to find specific points that are outlined on a map. The maps are not the typical maps that most people are familiar with, but rather highly detailed specialized … Keep Reading → maps. The course that is navigated is usually some type of wooded area. Orienteering tests the competitors skill in the ability to use the map and compass and generally be able to navigate the quickest way between two points. Each point in the course if marked by a flag and the competitors run from point to point. The most common scoring system is based on the fastest time to complete the course. Orienteering has its origins in the some of the training exercises conducted by the military.
