miscellaneous resources
"I am still learning." Michelangelo
Theirry Gueorgiou - on being fast
Theirry is a fantastic guy. He pushes the boundaries of high-speed navigation and mental training and in doing so wins gold medal after gold medal after gold medal.
- Thierry Gueorgiou's technique: Full speed - no mistake
- Thierry's Golden Route - 2004 World Champs Gold Medal
Photographing orienteering
- Quick presentation from Adrian Zissos on taking more exciting orienteering photographs
- More detailed information from Martin Flynn on taking great orienteering photos
Adrian Zissos - on where you can and can't go
- Forbidden Features: What they are and what makes them so
- ISOM vs. ISSOM forbidden symbol comparison chart.
RouteGadget - see race maps and runners' route choices
- Canadian RouteGadget website, with maps and courses from events across Canada since 2005
- Manual for adding events to the Canadian RouteGadget website
Mapping and understanding maps
- Remo Madella came to Canada in 2015 and gave a talk about using Tablet &
GPS...
- YouTube video of the presentation
- The slide show from the presentation
- An interview with Remo
- ISOM 2000 reference sheet - map symbols reference (from maprunner.co.uk)
- ISSOM 2007 reference sheet - map symbols reference (for Sprint events)
- Control description reference sheet
- A Danish mapper, Kell Soenniksen, has a site giving practical examples on the use of ISSOM 2007 for sprint orienteering maps.
- László Zentai's paper describing the development of ISSOM.
- Kevin Haywood's Guide to making a map. For juniors, but good for everyone.
Skills Progressions
- Swedish "From Green To Black" (very large (8Mb) PowerPoint presentation)
- "From Green To Black" summary, in English
- All about orienteering - 2-page summary for first timers
Books
- Orienteering Techniques by Gareth Bryan-Jones (about $10). A great book for all levels of orienteer
- Orienteering Skills Techniques Training by Carol McNeill (about $15). Another great book for all levels.
Land Access & Environmental Issues
- Introduction to Orienteering for Land Managers. Provides an overview of the sport and how it is organized that is helpful when talking with landowners and land managers. Based on excellent document by Greg Lennon (USA).
Ski Orienteering
APOC 2002 Canada procedures
APOC 2002 Canada was a large event, with almost 200 volunteers providing races and social events for over 800 competitors from 35 countries and providing over 11 days of competition including APOC, NAOC, and COC championship events. A number of detailed procedure documents were created that might be of use to future event organizers.
- Start line setup & volunteer roles
- Finish line setup & volunteer roles
- Registration & event package
- Volunteer care
Friends all over
Orienteering racing and volunteering has given me the opportunity to travel around the world and make friends in some of the strangest places. This short slideshow is a tribute to the friends I've made and the places I've seen...
If you have suggestions for other resources to include on this page, please email them to adrian 'at' barebones.ca
