CTS 10-12: Recreation Leadership: Orienteering

It's difficult to know where you are at sea with no visible landmarks and the stars above you are in constant motion. How did we figure out navigation?

Learning how to use a map and compass to travel in unknown terrain can be fun and rewarding. It could even save your life

A series of videos that teach the basics of map and compass use, triangulation, and strategies for getting unlost!

Have you ever gotten lost? Don't panic, have some bannock! Wilfred Buck, a Knowledge Keeper and science facilitator, tells a story of how he got lost in the bush and shares how he used orienteering to get out safely using his knowledge of sky science

Watching this video will teach you to use a map and taking directional bearings with a compass.

Orienteering is easy for anyone to start and fun to do. You learn to navigate, develop confidence and discover new places.