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Check out the Events page for information regarding future navigation clinics.

Phoenix Orienteering offers a bi-annual Land Navigation class. www.Phoenixorienteering.org.

Ready to give Adventure Racing a try though feel like you could use some extra training? Racelab offers training to both new athletes, and those looking to hone your skills to move to the next level. Check out Racelab.com for more info on their Adventure Racing Program.

FREE ORIENTEERING COURSE!!! There is a new permanent Orienteering course in North Mountain Park at 7th St & Thunderbird in Phoenix. You can pick up a free map at the visitors center, or, you can print our version of it here. We trimmed the map to fit on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, though we did not change the scale or anything that would affect your navigating. Fact is, they're map was unnecessarily long. Start at #1 on the map and work your way through 15. If you are using your compass, make sure you "DON'T" adjust for declination as the north/south lines are already set to magnetic north.

Sierra Adventure Sports also offers custom navigation training. Cost is $75/person for a four hour session in which you'll learn: map basics, compass use, pace counting, setting and following a bearing, AR strategy, etc. Email: Info at Sierra Adventure Sports dot com for more info.

How can I practice my Orienteering? While it isn't necessary to know how to Orienteer in all AR's, it's good to know and fun to learn and it is very common in AR. There are many books and a couple of videos on this that can help. Better yet, go to an Orienteering event put on by the Greater Phoenix Orienteering club or the Tucson Orienteering club: http://www.phoenixorienteering.org/ & http://www.tucsonorienteering.org/ It's inexpensive, and they usually offer a beginners clinic before their meets.