Orienteering

Tõnis Tulp

Contents History The largest competitions Maps and basics The CP-s SI cards and compasses Race types MTBO and Ski-O Rogaining

History

Orienteering originated in Scandinavia

The first competition on 31 October 1897

The first international competition Norway in 1932

the first national orienteering society, was founded in 1936

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After WW2 orienteering spread throughout the world

IOF was established in 1961 Today there are 67 nationalities in IOF The first world championships were

held in 1966

The largest competitions

O-Ringen in Sweden Held annually since 1965 15000 Jukola relay has been held since the

1940s In 2005 the Jukola Relay attracted

over 1300 teams and clubs from 25 countries took part.

Maps and basics Specially made Maps by orienteers

and professional mapmakers Typically at scales of 1:15,000 or

1:10,000 Predrawn grids to magnetic north. course is marked in purple or red on a

map Triangle indicateing the start and a

double circle indicateing the finish

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Circles for control points. Staggered start, intervals 1-3 minutes Success is heavily dependent on

choosing the fastest route between controls and fitness

Courses are classified by age and difficuly

The CP-s Special number for

each point SI station Composter The international

symbol

SI cards and compasses

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SI-card – punchin system 160+ CPs In 1933 Silva Sweden AB introduced a

new compass design the protractor compass

Thumb compasses

Race types

Relay Score Sprint Night

MTBO and Ski-O

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Orienteering on cross-country skis Special green overprinting of trails Map holder attached to the chest MTPO-bike orienteering Map holder attached to the handlebar

of the bike Smaller scale and less detailed maps

Rogaining

Usually 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours Team sport Each team has to plan the order in

which to visit checkpoints Requires a much larger map area

Questions?