Night orienteering
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Orienteering Exercise: Night orienteering
Key information
| Exercise Type: | Compass, Map reading |
|---|---|
| Target Level: | Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level |
| Intensity: | Low, Medium, High |
| Preparation time: | Less than 5 minutes |
| OCAD Required: | No |
| Min participants: | 1 |
Running at night with limited visibility, is a very good map reading exercise as one has to be more exact in ones orienteering. Compass is also more important at night than in daytime. A normal course will do, but e.g. a corridor is even more interesting.
| Aim: | Improve map reading and use of compass. |
|---|---|
| Variants: | Nearly all exercises can be done at night as well - making it more challenging. Corridor orienteering is especially a good candidate. |
| Aids: | Lamp. Don't use the best lamp... |
| Terrain: | Any terrain will do. |
| Preparations: | Charge your lamp! |
| Tips: | |
| Examples: |
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