The RMOC is hosting its annual National Orienteering Days event this weekend with orienteering competition for all ages and all ability levels in Colorado Springs on Saturday and at Bear Creek ...

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old… ...

Knowing how to use a compass, along with a topographical map of the area, means you can navigate those remote locations with confidence. It also opens up the world of orienteering, the sport of ...

The Los Angeles Orienteering Club will hold its next meet May 19 at Schabarum Regional Park in Rowland Heights. To register or get more information, visit losangelesorienteering.org.

But I haven’t been orienteering for a few years and this, like any skill, degrades without use. But I received a crash course Sunday morning and I was confident.

Hold your compass flat and turn your body or the compass itself until the red part of the magnetic needle rests within the orienteering arrow. Do not turn the compass housing during this step.

The rhyme describing how to position the compass is heard repeatedly as volunteers from the Carolina Orienteering Klubb (COK) in Charlotte and JROTC leaders teach map and compass skills.

6. Suunto AIM-30 NH Compass The only thing you really need to bring to an orienteering meet is a compass, and Suunto makes some of the best around.

A so-called "orienteering compass" includes an elastic strap to attach the compass to the racer's thumb, and a small ruler for measuring the distance between checkpoints on the map.

SUBJECTS: Maths YEARS: 5–6 Orienteering requires knowledge of directions, an ability to read a map and the use of a magnetic compass. Find out about the basics of orienteering. Things to think ...