Topics: Sports : 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."
Equipment
Equipment used in competitive orienteering.
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Events
Orienteering competitions in many parts of the world.
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Organizations
This category offers links to orienteering organizations, such as interntational confederations, national federations and associations, along with regional and local clubs.
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Ski-orienteering
Ski-Orienteering is done on cross-country skis. In a good ski-o-event, the organizers have prepared a very dense network of trails, mostly using snowmobiles, so that the best racers will meet a cross every 15-20 seconds.
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Technology
Orienteering has seen a rapid development in new technologies, touching everything from normal competitions, map making and media attention.
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