An orientation excursion is an output of hiking with the aim of using methods and Instruments that grant you knowledge about your position or on the address that you must take to get somewhere.
practice guidance: Who and where?
To practice guidance sport there are no great limitations. It really is an ideal formula to know natural places and enjoy fresh air with the whole family.
This sport is for all audiences, which makes it an excellent excuse to carry out family activities or with the friends . You can practice it from child to being old . There are no age limitations as long as the level of difficulty of the route where it is carried out is adapted to the ages and physical conditions of the participants.
But to practice guidance, you don't need to go very far. Actually, this sport can be practiced in any natural place that has a varied land . The funniest places are usually large or small forests that do not allow you to see a very wide horizon to have the possibility of "lost". This is why we do not mean that the activity consists of getting lost but just the opposite. There is a need for a diversified land to have opportunity use guidance techniques .
The favorite places to practice guidance are the forests or mountains since in these places it is very common for people to lose the notion of the poles or the directions. When losing this notion, it is necessary to use certain techniques and tools to Find your way. Among them, we pay special attention to the observation , which is the first faithful companion of this sport. But there are also different tools that are very useful for orient .
the use of compasses and maps
Vast systems to be located on the ground but the compass and maps are par excellence, the best friends of mountaineers, climbers, climbers, climbers, climbers , hikers and mountain cyclists.
With these artifacts wonderful, many have been saved from terrible survival experiences in places they did not know. For this reason, while you like nature, will help you a lot knowing these tools and knowing how to use them.
Maps: The map is the base of any excursion since it presents you in reduced size, a graphical representation of the land and their reliefs. To know how to read them, you need some minimum knowledge that will allow you to decode all the information and use it in your favor.
In order to dominate the steps that you give in nature, the maps indicate latitude, length and degree data . These data correspond to the geographical coordinates that indicate the position of a point on the earth's surface. These coordinates refer to great imaginary lines along the surface of the land globe that start from the horizontal line the most important: the line of Ecuador Strong>, the Greenwich meridian 0 degrees.
This geographical coordinate system is very accurate but despite being universal is not very practical for mountain use. For this reason, the geographical reliefs were added to the role of maps for a best general interpretation. , map readings are done with greater comfort and precision. However, in order to measure the distances of land on a map, it is essential to understand the scales in which they are represented.
compass : The compass is the best friend of the adventurer . Indeed, it is a guidance instrument whose use is simple and whose use allows an excellent guidance on a map . The use of the compass combined with the use of maps will allow you
There are several types of compasses, the simplest is composed of a magnetized needle positioned on a vertical support . Within a small box with a glass face to allow its reading, the needle turns freely directing the magnetized end (indicated by a red, orange or similar color) towards the magnetic north Strong> of the planet.
Currently, there are many types of different compasses but all with the same function. Modern compasses have integrated liquid inside to improve and stabilize the needle movement. However, depending on sports activity that is carried out, there are compathed compasses . For hiking or guidance activity, it will suffice with a simple and light , which has the maps reading elements.
With all these data you will have already realized that a orientation excursion has much to contribute. For this reason we invite you to do this activity with the people who want to share this experience and that fun in great!
