Introduction to Orienteering in the Fells
- Leaders
- Jonathan Kwan (coB), Myra Afzal (A), Qiuying Lai (coA), Raymond van Bommel (A coB), Rebecca Engelke (A coB)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- A
- Trip date
- Saturday, January 20th, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Easy/Moderate
- Prerequisites
- Interest in using a compass
You always carry a map and compass on a Winter School trip… but do you know how to use it for navigation?
Orienteering is the sport of navigating from point to point using only a compass and a topographic map. We’re going to go to the Middlesex Fells, hike around, and have some fun doing some orienteering and/or following compass bearings. Exact details TBD but be ready to hike about 3-5 miles with possible bushwhacking.
A mandatory in-person pre-trip meeting will be held at 6pm on Thursday, January 18 on the 4th floor of the Student Center (near the MITOC office).
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 12
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 17, 2024, noon
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 18, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
- Notes
- Shortest route or fastest route?
- What are you looking forward to about this trip?
Signups for this trip are closed.