Minnesota Orienteering Club: 4th Annual Orienteering Skill Development Clinic

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4th Annual Orienteering Skill Development Clinic

Sponsored by: Three Rivers Park District

Minnesota Orienteering Club

REI

Where: Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MN

When: Saturday, March 29, 12 PM - 3 PM

REI will be holding demonstrations of navigational equipment, and there will be drawings for door prizes. Preregister by phone with Three Rivers Park District at (763)-559-6700. Phone hours are M-F 8am-5pm, Sat 8:30am-12:30pm, Sun 12pm-4:30pm. $7 per person, includes parking. On-the-day registration is $10 per person.

Events and opportunities will include the following:

Beginner:

Introduction to orienteering.
Basics of map and compass.
White/Yellow course: About 1 km guided walk with an expert.
Line-O: About 1.5 km.
Yellow course: 5 controls, about 1.5 km.

Intermediate:

Learn how to use a protractor compass.
Learn how to use pace counting to judge distance.
30 Minute score-O.

Intermediate/Advanced:

Attack points course: Learn how to use attack points. About 2.5 km.
Memory-O: Learn how to improve map memory. About 2 km.
Contours only course: Improve your contour reading skills. About 2 km.
30 minute advanced score-O.
Advanced course: About 4 km.
Route planning for adventure racers.

Contact maps@mnoc.org for more information.

Note: All courses close at 4 PM.