GREEK ORIENTEERING CLUB OF THESSALONIKI
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about the sport in Greece search the site: www.orienteering.org.gr
It's when you use both compass
and map the compass is really good, and you will be able to navigate safely and
accurately in terrain you've never been before without following trails. But it'll take some training and experience,
though. The most
important steps are summarized below.
1. Align the edge of the compass
with the starting and finishing point.
2. Rotate the compass housing
until the orienting arrow and lines point N on the map.
3. Rotate the map and compass
together until the red end of the compass needle points north.
4. Follow the direction of travel
arrow on the compass, keeping the needle aligned with the orienting arrow on
the housing.
Take a map. In our first example, we look at a
map made for orienteering, and it is very detailed. You want to go from A,
to B. Of course, to use this method successfully, you'll have
to know you really are at A. What you do, is that you put your compass on the map so that the edge of
the compass is at A. The edge you must be using, is the edge that is parallel
to the direction of travel arrow. And
then, put B somewhere along the same edge. Of course, you could use the direction arrow itself,
or one of the parallel lines, but usually, it's more convenient to use the
edge. The edge of the compass, or rather the direction
arrow, must point
Οι νέοι ωφελούνται
από το άθλημα με τους ακόλουθους τρόπους: ικανοποιεί την ανάγκη τους για
κίνηση, αναπτύσσει τις διανοητικές τους ικανότητες και τις επιδεξιότητες λήψης αποφάσεων,
τους καθιστά αποφασιστικούς και προσανατολισμένους στον στόχο, αυξάνει την
δημιουργικότητα και την φυσική τους κατάσταση, απαιτεί εντιμότητα και κοινωνική
κατανόηση και ενισχύει την γνώση για τη γεωγραφία της χώρας.