A group of friends were debating whether or not to do one of the 'Ultimate' courses at OOCup in Slovenia this year. They remove the paths from the map to make more of navigational challenge. Here's an example from a previous year.
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We use filtered maps a lot in coaching sessions to target specific skills and/or make the exercise more challenging, but they're rarely used in events in this country.
In certain areas with runnable terrain, but lots of paths or walls, it would increase the challenge and breathe new life into well used maps. Perhaps also give your club's marketing team something to help sell your events!
In some areas you'd need to miss off walls, vegetation or water features as well.
Any recent or potential future examples anyone?
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Re: Ultimate Orienteering
It's something that GRAMP has done from time to time during their Level D summer series events when a map isn't up to the technical standards that TD5 expects.
We've also occasionally sent folk out on half a course with the full map then part 2 might have line features removed, so the area looks familiar but still offers a new challenge.
I'm not sure we've done it for a Level C event but I'd certainly not be against it as long as it was well advertised before the event online, at registration and maybe even again at the start.
We've also occasionally sent folk out on half a course with the full map then part 2 might have line features removed, so the area looks familiar but still offers a new challenge.
I'm not sure we've done it for a Level C event but I'd certainly not be against it as long as it was well advertised before the event online, at registration and maybe even again at the start.
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Some 25 years ago or so, I planned SLOW's OK Nuts Trophy at Hankley Common and gave the two top courses (M21A and W21A) pathless maps in order, I thought, to raise the technical challenge.
Many returned saying they thought navigation was easier as they weren't distracted by black lines and could see the shape of the land much better as a result!
NB This was before the days of OCAD maps so the printing challenge was greater ...
Many returned saying they thought navigation was easier as they weren't distracted by black lines and could see the shape of the land much better as a result!
NB This was before the days of OCAD maps so the printing challenge was greater ...
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Re: Ultimate Orienteering
DJM wrote:Some 25 years ago or so, I planned SLOW's OK Nuts Trophy at Hankley Common and gave the two top courses (M21A and W21A) pathless maps in order, I thought, to raise the technical challenge.
Didn't SLOW also offer the option of pathless maps in Richmond Park back in the day - or is my memory playing tricks?
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madmike wrote:Didn't SLOW also offer the option of pathless maps in Richmond Park back in the day - or is my memory playing tricks?
Jan 1994: brown, 11.8km 200m. I took 56:33 including 1:34 at the master maps.
I can't recall being offered a choice on that course but with the bracken down, pathless was definitely clearest.
The OK Nuts black course in December 1994 (16.1km) started on the pathless map of Richmond Park, before heading over to Wimbledon Common where the paths were required (and provided).
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I did the Ultimate at the OO cup two years ago, and if you're into proper technical orienteering it's amazing. They take great care to make it fair and there aren't that many paths anyway.
It's a litle weird initially, and much harder to relocate, but fab once you get into it. Highly recommended
It's a litle weird initially, and much harder to relocate, but fab once you get into it. Highly recommended
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Roger wrote:Jan 1994: brown, 11.8km 200m. I took 56:33 including 1:34 at the master maps.
I managed 58.03 with jet lag having just got back from APOC in New Zealand. But I only took 1.26 for the master maps.
I suppose I should be embarrassed at knowing this sort of thing.
From what I remember it certainly made life easier without paths at Richmond.
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Simon E wrote: I managed 58.03 with jet lag having just got back from APOC in New Zealand. But I only took 1.26 for the master maps.
So what was harder, sitting down for 24 hours or doing the Box Hill Fell Race?
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Roger wrote:The OK Nuts black course in December 1994 (16.1km) started on the pathless map of Richmond Park, before heading over to Wimbledon Common where the paths were required (and provided).
goodness gracious me, was that 1994
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