H.A.C. -Orienteering Multi-cache
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This is a multi cache. The final is a 50 cal ammo can. This is set
in the horseshoe falls area of the park. A really neat place to
hike around in.
Please write about your experience in the log book instead of
just signing and dating it. That is what it's ment for.
Orienteering, the use of map and compass to find locations and plan
a journey, has been a vital skill for humans for thousands of
years. Orienteering is also a recognized sport at the Olympic
Games, and thousands of people participate in the sport each year
in local clubs and competitions.
Requirements:
1. Show that you know first aid for the types of injuries that
could occur while orienteering, including cuts, scratches,
blisters, snakebite, insect stings, tick bites, heat and cold
reactions (sunburn, heatstroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia), and
dehydration. Explain to your counselor why you should be able to
identify poisonous plants and poisonous animals that are found in
your area.
2. Explain what orienteering is.
3. Do the following:
1. Explain how a compass works. Describe the features of an
orienteering compass.
2. In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and follow
it.
4. Do the following:
1. Explain how a topographic map shows terrain features. Point out
and name five terrain features on a map and in the field.
2. Point out and name 10 symbols on a topographic map.
3. Explain the meaning of declination. Tell why you must consider
declination when using map and compass together.
4. Show a topographic map with magnetic north-south lines.
5. Show how to measure distances on a map using an orienteering
compass.
6. Show how to orient a map using a compass.
5. Set up a 100-meter pace course. Determine your walking and
running pace for 100 meters. Tell why it is important to
pace-count.
6. Do the following:
1. Identify 20 international control description symbols. Tell the
meaning of each symbol.
2. Show a control description sheet and explain the information
provided.
3. Explain the following terms and tell when you would use them:
attack point, collecting feature, aiming off, contouring, reading
ahead, handrail, relocation, rough versus fine orienteering.
7. Do the following:
1. Take part in three orienteering events. One of these must be a
cross-country course.*
2. After each event, write a report with (1) a copy of the master
map and control description sheet, (2) a copy of the route you took
on the course, (3) a discussion of how you could improve your time
between control points, and (4) a list of your major weaknesses on
this course. Describe what you could do to improve.
8. Do ONE of the following:
1. Set up a cross-country course that is at least 2,000 meters long
with at least five control markers. Prepare the master map and
control description sheet.
2. Set up a score orienteering course with at least 12 control
points and a time limit of at least 60 minutes. Set point values
for each control. Prepare the master map and control description
sheet.
9. Act as an official during an orienteering event. This may be
during the running of the course you set up for requirement
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10. Teach orienteering techniques to your patrol, troop, or
crew.
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