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 ...
McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport of orienteering combines physical activity, navigational skills, and memory ...
Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...
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Survival of the smartest – why orienteering is the new hobby you didn’t know you needed
When hundreds of runners sprinted into the night at Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 – maps in hand, headtorches blazing, hearts thumping – they weren’t just racing. They were scheming, plotting, ...
“OK, start!” calls the man with the clipboard, nodding toward a portable clock. That’s my cue. Compass in hand, I dash out of the starting gate and up a grassy slope to the west of Lake Balboa, on a ...
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