If getting lost in the woods sounds like fun to you, you’d love orienteering. The sport involves navigating through unfamiliar terrain, often in a forest, to locations circled on a detailed ...

Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died Tuesday after collapsing during a competition in China on Friday, according to event organizers. He was just 29. The International World Games ...

Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment. Most people tend to avoid wandering into the woods or unfamiliar terrain, ...

Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

For the second year in a row, a team of 10 students from Gov. Thomas Johnson High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program won first place in a national championship for ...

MIDDLEVILLE -- Mike Keating was running through the mosquito-infested woods at Yankee Springs Recreation Area, map and compass in hand. On the fly, he checked his compass bearing and quickly changed ...

When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

A Chinese orienteering team was disqualified for cheating this week during the 2019 Military World Games, which were hosted by China. Orienteering is an endurance sport in which competitors navigate ...