Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. It's just nice to be out in the forest, not just running around a track or running on the roads. I just ...

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Frisco – Missing for four days in a rugged section of the Roosevelt National Forest, Terry and Marion Jones emerged unharmed at the Big South Trailhead to ...

Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. Most people tend to avoid wandering into the woods or unfamiliar terrain, ...

“OK, start!” calls the man with the clipboard, nodding toward a portable clock. That’s my cue. Compass in hand, I dash out of the starting gate and up a grassy slope to the west of Lake Balboa, on a ...

This is not a great start to my first orienteering session. My phone has completely lost any signal, the carefully plotted co-ordinates of the meeting point have vanished from Google Maps, and I can't ...

The Nashville Orienteering Club is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization promoting orienteering, map and compass education, and outdoor activity in Middle Tennessee. They host competitive events, ...

Google Maps, MapQuest and even Waze won’t help here. The Los Angeles Orienteering Club is inviting the brave — or at least those willing to put their smartphones away for a day — to take on its ...

When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

In early 2018, at Balmoral in Royal Deeside, the crème de la crème battled it out for the British Orienteering Championships — not just a test of physical ability but of mental dexterity as well.