Where Your Outdoor Adventure Begins !
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Join us at the 2020 Western Canadian Orienteering Championships at the beginning of July.
We are hosting three events on two brand new maps (Banded Peak and Lusk Creek). This could be the start of 11 glorious days of orienteering in the Rocky Mountains at the Canadian Rockies Orienteering Festival (CROF). Get all the details at the CROF website. |
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What is Orienteering? The simple answer would be that it is one of the greatest outdoor activity which involves the mind and body and helps people to connect with nature by building confidence and competence to be outside. Orienteering involves mostly running or walking to find your way through varied terrain such as forests or city parks. Participants navigate to a series of checkpoints marked on a map. The goal is to find each point, and if you are competitive, to do so as quickly as you can. Orienteering is perfect for anyone seeking to add some outdoor adventure to their life. It is super fun because of the cognitive aspect of navigating, route finding and decision making, which always brings a new perspective. Anyone can participate regardless of experience, ability or age and it is very family oriented. At the same time the Orienteering is a challenging sport for runners or adventure racers with a competitive edge.The sport of Orienteering started in Scandinavia over a hundred years ago and has since spread throughout the world with international events and established World Championships. A map, a forest and you. What could be better? |
“What is important is that children have an opportunity to bond with the natural world, to learn to love it before being asked to heal its wounds.” -Jon Young-
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