Orienteering

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Orienteering
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Overview

• What is Orienteering?
• Why Orienteer?
• The Map
• Basic Orienteering Skills
• Course Walk Through
• Ottawa Orienteering Club

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What is Orienteering?
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The Basic Idea

• Participants must navigate from one point to
  another using a map and compass.

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An Adventure

• Orienteering can be enjoyed as a leisurely walk
  in the woods or as a competitive race.

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An Orienteering Course

• Consists of a start, a series of control sites to
  be visited in order, and a finish.

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Controls

• The circles are centered on the feature to be
  found.
• A control marks the location.
• The description sheet describes the control
  placements and codes.

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Punching

• To verify a visit, the orienteer uses a punch
  hanging next to the flag to mark his or her
  control card.

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Route Choice

• The route from one control to the next is up to
  the orienteer.

Run over the hills
Or through the marsh !
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Why Orienteer?
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Enjoy the Outdoors
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Challenge Yourself Physically
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Challenge Yourself Mentally
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Gain Navigational Skills
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Suitable for all Ages
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As Competitive as You Want
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Alone or in a Group
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The Map
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Magnetic North

• Orienteering maps have grid lines pointing to
  magnetic north.

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The Scale

• Map Scale
• The distance on the map relative to the distance
  in the terrain.
• 1 10,000 1 cm on the map 100 m on the ground
• 1 15,000 1 cm on the map 150 m on the ground

• Contour Interval
• The difference in elevation between two contour
  lines.

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White Open Forest
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Yellow Open Land
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Green Thick Vegetation
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Brown Shape of the Land

• Contour lines represent elevation in the
  landscape.

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Blue Water Features
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Black Man-Made Rock
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Basic Orienteering Skills
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Orienting the Map

• Line up the map to match the features you see.
• Ensure North on your map matches North on your
  compass.

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Folding/Thumbing the Map

• Fold the map parallel to the direction of travel.
• Move your thumb as your position changes.

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Basic Map Reading

• Always keep the map oriented.
• Always stay in contact with the map.
• Constantly take note of features on the map, and
  make sure you can identify them in the landscape
  around you, and vice-versa.
• Navigate along linear features such as trails,
  streams, fences, and vegetation boundaries.

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Relocating

• Stop.
• Orient the map with the compass.
• Try to match the features on the map to the
  terrain around you.
• Try to determine where you could you have gone
  since your last known location.
• Return to the last place of known location or
  bail out to a linear feature.

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Course Walk Through
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Ottawa Orienteering Club
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www.magma.ca/ottawaoc
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Types of Events

• B-Meet
• 4 courses Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Long
  Advanced
• A-Meet
• Pre-registration is required.
• Score-O
• Find as many controls within a certain amount of
  time.
• Mass start.

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What to Bring

• Comfortable walking or running clothes.
• Hiking boots or running shoes.
• Whistle (available to buy).
• Compass if you have one.

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See you in the woods!