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 ...

EVERYONE OCCASIONALLY feels foggy about which way to go in the woods. Especially when an actual fog descends to mask landmarks. However, at a Bay Area orienteering meet, you can discover that it is ...

Donna DeLuca has discovered that getting lost in the woods can be good for you-and the kids, too. Like a growing number of northwest and west suburban sports enthusiasts, the Rolling Meadows resident ...

OKEANA — Community members who want to celebrate the new year with an outdoor, physical activity will want to take advantage of two opportunities to participate in local orienteering events on Dec. 31 ...

Graham Baird of Greeley hates running on the road, though he used to run road races. When the associate geology professor found out about orienteering, he was hooked. Orienteering combines hiking, ...

Aiming off: To deliberately aim to one side of a control or feature so that you know which way to turn upon hitting the feature before seeing the control. Attack point: An obvious feature near the ...

Endurance is key in both speed skating and orienteering. While speed skaters need stamina for prolonged exertion on ice, orienteers must be ready for hours of traversing through diverse terrains. ...