Orienteering is a sport combining running or walking and navigational skills, in which the goal is either to find a set number of hidden checkpoints as quickly as possible or find as many checkpoints ...

Graham Baird of Greeley hates running on the road, though he used to run road races. When the associate geology professor found out about orienteering, he was hooked. Orienteering combines hiking, ...

Defending U.S. orienteering champ Brian May stood near the start line Sunday as cool, calm and collected as one would want to be in an unknown wilderness. The Duluth, Minn., man’s mission — to get ...

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — Orienteering is a sport that requires navigations skills using only a map and compass to go from point to another, competitors will go at full speed on unfamiliar terrain, ...

McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport of orienteering combines physical activity, navigational skills, and memory ...

As a Girl Scout, Sharon Crawford never left a trail. It was always safety first. Then she took up orienteering. With a map in one hand and a compass in the other, for decades Crawford has cut her own ...

I am constantly amazed by the number of interesting groups and clubs that I come across in WNY. I’m talking about outfits that specialize in distinct skills and practices, whether it’s pigeon fanciers ...

It is an ideal opportunity for individuals, families or groups of friends to come along and have some fun and friendly competition’ ...

WASHINGTON — All Miki Snell needs in the woods is a map and a sense of direction. And she always has the sense of direction. ‘‘I've never gotten lost,'' Snell said. ‘‘Even when I was a kid, I knew ...