Orienteering
Confident map reading, enjoyment of decision-making, physical endurance, agility in the terrain and mental strength are just some of the qualities that an orienteer must have. The same questions must always be answered: Where am I, where do I want to go? What paths are there? Which route is the best? What do I decide in favour of? How do I put my decision into practice? How do I deal with the consequences of my decision? Anyone who has turned a map in their hands or on their mobile phone in the city or on a hike far away from civilisation and tried to find a route or their location from the maze of lines, colours and signs has a checklist for map work at their disposal in the form of NORDA.
N - North direction
Align a map to the terrain or with a compass to the north.
O - Orientation
Reading the map, planning a route ahead or catching yourself, which means finding your current location on the map.
R - Direction
Determine and maintain a direction in the terrain.
D - Distance
Determine a distance from the map and maintain it in the terrain.
A - Up and down
Infer the steepness of the terrain from the distance between the contour lines. Recognise typical terrain shapes from the contour line image.
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