Tom Puzak of Team USA punches in at the “Go Control,” the last control before an all out sprint to the finish. The orange and white flag is called a “control bag” and is used in every discipline of ...

Sherry Litasi’s introduction to orienteering was on a blind date, appropriately enough for a sport that requires navigating unknown territory with only a compass and map. Now president of the Rocky ...

The Kings Gap Environmental Education Center will offer a “Introduction to Orienteering” program for those interested in beginning the sport. The event will be held on March 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

You’re deep in the forest, trying to figure out your way, and you don’t have your phone. All you have is a map, which is covered with hieroglyphics, and an old-fashioned compass. It might sound like a ...

NAVIGATION – A day of orienteering classes and activities geared to novices is set for Sept. 21 to celebrate National Orienteering Week at the Gonzaga University campus. Orienteering is a wild-land ...

Residents who want to get their bearings in the new year might want to check out an orienteering activity that Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis is putting on at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Orienteering is a ...

NAVIGATION —The E astern Washington Orienteering Club will be celebrating National Orienteering Week on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Mirabeau Point in Spokane Valley. In addition to the outdoor event, there ...

When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

Matt Plutz and daughter Abie find a checkpoint at an orienteering event at Swallow Cliff Forest Preserve in the Chicago area. Matt Plutz and daughter Abie find a checkpoint at an orienteering event at ...