ORIENTEERING

• Orienteering


  A competitive sport that requires an individual to navigate from point to point in unfamiliar terrain
• The term "orienteering" was first used at the Swedish Military Academy Kalberg


  1186
• Military garrisons in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden held orienteering competitions for their personnel


  1895
• Orienteering courses


  • Control card and punching
• Personal equipment for orienteering

  • Orienteering compass
  • Topographic map
  • Race suit/clothing
  • Running shoes
  • Whistle
  • Pen and plastic bag
  • Drinking water

  
• Use of compass and map


  An important skill in orienteering

  
• Planning the activity

  1. Before: Check weather, dress appropriately, prepare gear and supplies, register course

  2. During: Study map, orient compass, find control sites, punch card, run to next site, find finish

  3. After: Check out at finish, develop endurance, research
• General safety protocols when orienteering

  • Bring whistle
  • Bring drinking water
  • Stay at control site if lost or tired
  • Follow indicators for first aid/easiest exit
  • Do not disregard discomfort or illness
• Orienteering is an essential component of mountaineering, which is becoming a popular outdoor activity among Filipinos