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Lysterfield Lake Park, VIC
02-06-2019
2:00 pm
  • Want to improve your navigational skills or get familiar with an exciting world of maps? 
  • Looking forward to getting into adventure races but not confident in your navigational skills? 
  • Navigation training is designed for beginner/intermediate navigators as well as for those who have never done any navigation based activities.

Information

  • When: 2,5 hour group session. 14:00 -16:30
  • Where: Main entrance Lysterfield Park (from Horswood rd)
  • What to bring: running/walking gear for the second part, compass (if you have your own)
  • What is included: professionally organised training session, all training materials, compass hire
  • Cost: $49 per person

Group is limited to 15 people. Do not wait to book.

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Content:

This training is designed to give you an idea how to read a map, build your confidence and skills in navigation.

  1. How to orientate a map, magnetic declination
  2. Map types
  3. Contours, how to read the terrain
  4. Orienteering techniques
  5. Route choices
  6. How to prepare your map before the event 

Practice:

This is specially designed exercises which practicing the necessary skills:

  1. Bearing
  2. Distance counting
  3. Exercises to practice basic techniques

 

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