prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has...
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Underwater orienteering, also known as scuba orienteering is an underwater sport that uses recreational open circuit scuba diving equipment and consists...
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bearings and pacing, orienteering actually involves a variety of skills, including map reading and route solving. In 1974, the orienteering merit badge was...
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The World Orienteering Championships (often abbreviated as WOC) is an international orienteering competition which has been organized by the International...
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An orienteering map is a map specially prepared for use in orienteering events. It is a large-scale topographic map with extra markings to help the participant...
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The first public orienteering competition in Sweden was held in 1901. At the end of World War I the first large scale orienteering meet was organized...
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Trail orienteering (TrailO) is an orienteering sport that involves precise reading of an orienteering map and the corresponding terrain. Trail orienteers...
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May 26: Baltic Orienteering Championships in Latvia Winners: Artūrs Pauliņš (m) / Sandra Grosberga (f) June 8 & 9: MTB Baltic Orienteering Championships...
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Ski orienteering (SkiO) is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF. A successful...
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IOF governs four orienteering disciplines: foot orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, ski orienteering, and trail orienteering. After the 2022 Russian...
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