Be Expert with Map and Compass

Carina Kjellström Elgin developed her love of nature and of orienteering by literally following in the large footsteps of her father, Björn Kjellström, on almost daily excursions into the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation that neighbored her childhood home. She lives on a farm in Virginia with too many animals. The late Björn Kjellström, an enthusiastic outdoorsman, experienced wilderness traveler, and cross-country skier, was a Swedish champion in orienteering. He was a founder of the Swedish and the U.S. Orienteering Federations, as well as Vice President of the International Ski Federation. He helped invent the modern protractor-based compass (still the industry standard), and cofounded internationally renowned compass company, Silva.

• Preface to the Fourth Edition viiPart 1 The Art (and Science) of Navigation and Orienteering 1The Map and Compass in Your Everyday Life 5The Map and Compass in the Outdoors 7Map and Compass for the Family 10Map and Compass Bringing People Together 11Using the Map and Compass in Education 12The “Passion” of Orienteering 14Part 2 Discovery: Fun with Maps Alone 17What Is a Map? 18What the Map Tells 28Traveling by Map 63Part 3 Exploration: Fun and Learning with the Compass 77The Origin of the Compass 80Compass Design Basics 86Traveling by Compass Alone 89Test Your Compass Skills 102Fishing and Hunting: Special Use of Your Compass 119A Hunter’s Story 126Part 4 Adventure: Fun and Learning with Map and Compass 131The Excitement of the Uncertain 131Traveling by Map and Compass: Orienteering 147Hints on Wilderness Orienteering 168Part 5 Challenge: Competitive Orienteering 173The History of the Sport of Orienteering 176Your First Orienteering Race 203Hints on Competitive Orienteering 214Overcoming Obstacles 217Following Your Routes 220The Postmortem 230Part 6 Organizing an Orienteering Event 233Preparing the Course 235Running an Orienteering Event 253Answers to Tests 265Epilogue 269Index 271