What Is Orienteering?

🏃‍♀️Episode 39🧭 titled "What Is Orienteering?", has World Orienteering Championship Competitor, Tori Borish, share her orienteering journey. Episode Summary: This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion with Tori Borish, an international orienteering competitor. She has been a regular member of the US National Orienteering Team, participating in the World Cup and North American Orienteering Championships​ Listen as Tori explains how orienteering works and her journey to represent our country on the world stage. In this episode we discuss: 00:25 - Introducing Tori Borish 02:01 - Becoming an Orienteer 4:56 - The Basics 6:42 - Competition Types 13:14 - Markers 14:21 - Land Navigation Skills 18:35 - Equipment 21:23 - Hobbyist to Competitor 29:35 - Competition Challenges 33:47 - Watching Others 37:15 - Advice for New Orienteers 39:26 - Learning More 41:04 - Conclusion Resources: • ⁠Orienteering USA (https://orienteeringusa.org/) • ⁠Orienteering Blog (https://usorienteeringteam.wordpress....) ⁠⁠ • Tori's Accolades (https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athl...) This episode includes the track 'RSPN' by Blank & Kytt. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You can find more of Blank & Kytt's music ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bl...) . #Orienteering #LandNavigation #TrailRunning #MapReading #OutdoorAdventure