{"id":19,"date":"2016-02-10T17:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T17:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.248.92\/~orientee\/orienteering\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2021-01-07T22:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T22:03:07","slug":"what-is-orienteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/what-is-orienteering\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Orienteering?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-149 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/suunto_m3-150x150.png\" alt=\"compass\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/suunto_m3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/suunto_m3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/suunto_m3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/suunto_m3.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>In orienteering a\u00a0map and compass are used to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Orienteering has been likened to a scavenger hunt in the woods, but it&#8217;s much more than that! Orienteering provides many benefits like mental challenges, lifetime skills, physical effort, and loads of fun and excitement!<\/p>\n<h3>The Event:<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-168 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/trailMap-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"map\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/trailMap-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/trailMap-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/trailMap-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>In orienteering, participants receive a map of an area which shows a series of sites to visit. Participants develop strategies to navigate from one site to another.<\/p>\n<h3>The Challenge:<\/h3>\n<p>Find the most efficient route to all of the locations and prove you were there.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-283\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/punches-card-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"punches and card\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/punches-card-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/punches-card.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Proof of arrival:<\/h3>\n<p>In a regular orienteering meet, participants use either a special pin-punch or electronic timing located at each station to punch a control card.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-288\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SI-EPunch.jpg\" alt=\"SI-EPunch\" width=\"175\" height=\"55\" \/>The benefits of Orienteering are many:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Builds self-confidence<\/li>\n<li>Improves map reading<\/li>\n<li>Teaches a lifetime sport<\/li>\n<li>Provides mental challenges<\/li>\n<li>Provides physical challenges<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-285\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/controlstation-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"control station\" width=\"150\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/controlstation-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orienteeringunlimited.com\/orienteering\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/controlstation.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills In orienteering a\u00a0map and compass are used to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Orienteering has been likened to a scavenger hunt in the woods, but it&#8217;s much more than that! 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