Orienteering
By: Neil Champion
Series: Get outdoors; Get outdoors
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780750250597
Subjects: Orienteering; Juvenile literature
Description: Navigating yourself around a course is an incredible experience. With loads of information on the history of the sport, the equipment, basic skills and techniques, competitions and lots of action-packed photographs, this book will show you how to start orienteering and how to progress to the next level.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is orienteering?; title: How to get started; title: A sport for all; title: Orienteering equipment; title: Understanding the map; title: Using a compass; title: Training body and mind; title: Developing your skills; title: Orienteering techniques; title: When something goes wrong; title: Competitive orienteering; title: Designing a course; title: Orienteering around the world.