Orienteering is an exciting and challenging adventure sport. It's easy for anyone to start and fun to do. You learn to navigate, develop confidence and discover new places. Orienteering is a sport that exercises both your mind and body.
Here's what you need to go to your first race.
The presenter, Graham Gristwood, is a member of Forth Valley Orienteers. Graham has 13 Senior British Championship Gold medals.
His international career highlights are a Gold medal in the World Champs Relay in 2008, a Silver in the World Cup Final 2010 and 4th place in the World Champs Sprint 2011. He has competed in 13 World Championships as well as being a member of the British team at the Mountain Running World Champs. He has a wide range of international experience winning the Swedish Relays Champs with Södertälje-Nykvarn Orientering in 2012, and coaching IFK Moras OK. He now runs with the Finnish Club Kalevan Rasti.
Graham has recently been appointed technical director for World Champs 2022/2024 which will take place in Edinburgh.
Filming: Katherine Bett
Editing: Katherine Bett
Music: Alasdair Parkinson
SLOW: http://slow.org.uk/
On the Red Line: https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/
British Orienteering: https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/
Orienteering Map Symbols: https://www.maprunner.co.uk/map-symbols/
WOC2024: https://www.woc2024.org/
Alasdair Parkinson: https://www.youtube.com/@alasdairparkinson8763/videos
