{"id":6675,"date":"2022-09-17T19:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T19:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/uncategorized\/13-tips-for-better-orienteering\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:11:03","slug":"13-tips-for-better-orienteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/en\/mountain-and-safety\/13-tips-for-better-orienteering\/","title":{"rendered":"13 tips for better orienteering."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"has-pickled-bluewood-background-color stretch-row\">\r\n<div class=\"asnes-inner__content container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-undefined uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-undefined uagb-columns__gap-0 alignundefined uagb-block-5147b183 user-profile-block\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-5ad076ea\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full floating-image is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2848\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13230353_10153916207795141_3927875161205027213_n-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-5289ea16 user-profile-block\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color\">Written by<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"oystein-ormasen-v-wild-voss\" class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">\u00d8ystein Orm\u00e5sen, Wild Voss<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color\">\u00d8ystein is an NF-certified Skiing Instructor 1 Alpine, \u2018H\u00f8gfjell&#8217; Climbing Instructor 1, Glacier Instructor 1, and a certified course instructor for the guiding courses in DNT. He\u2019s held numerous avalanche, climbing and glacier courses, and has been a mountain guide in Jotunheimen..<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-a8bdafc4\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"wild-voss\" class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Wild Voss<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color\">Wild Voss is a guide company in the Voss region. They extract you from your busy everyday life into the free wilds. The most important thing for them is to share the joy of being able to travel safely, without anxiety, in nature.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-wh-ite-color has-text-color\">Their guides know the mountains around Voss well. They are all keen outdoor people who spend much of their free time in the mountains, in the forest and on rivers and water.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=29&amp;v=OdcoKiY9qOg&amp;feature=emb_logo<\/div><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-eb3a1e9e\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-2856\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-06029-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-06029-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-06029-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-06029-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">There\u2019s nothing like finding you cabin after dark when the weather\u2019s grim. But these conditions require good basic navigation skills with a map and compass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Photo: Jon Hunn\u00e5lvatn T\u00f8n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-planlegg-turen\"><strong>1. Plan your trip<\/strong>.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMark your route on the map in advance. Note places where you have to be extra vigilant, preferably with an exclamation mark. Do you pass cabins on your trip? Mark them too \u2013 preferably with a highlighter. Cabins offer emergency shelter in a crisis situation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2863\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_102813-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_102813-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_102813-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_102813-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">The route drawn on the map \u2013 including points that require attention.\r\nPhoto: WildVoss<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-4qfa1\"><strong>2. Always keep the map in front of you.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-4qfa1\">You\u2019ll want a map folder. Waterproof, light, and close-fitting. I prefer transparent plastic map folders. I keep mine on a cord around the neck and fixed with a cord and carbiner to my waist. I position mine with the area I\u2019m walking in facing my chest. This way, I avoid rain and sleet settling on the map while I walk. If I\u2019m clever (and lucky) I can fold the map so that the last part of the trip\u2019s visible on the reverse side of the plastic folder. Then I just turn the map folder over when I get to the last section.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-3754a\"><strong>3. Use a proper compass&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-3754a\">&#8230;\u00a0and understand how to follow a bearing over long distances. Get a mirror compass. Preferably one with a clinometer built in. Attach the cord of the compass to your jacket pocket, so it\u2019s easily accessible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-undefined uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-undefined uagb-columns__gap-10 alignundefined uagb-block-29cdb73d\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-f37ac57a\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2866\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101733-576x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101733-576x1024-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101733-576x1024-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Good map-folder<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-f1c0a8b5\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2868\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_101926-1-scaled-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Kvalitetskompass med speil og noen hendige ekstrafunksjoner<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-alth\"><strong>4. Read maps in good weather&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-alth\">&#8230;\u00a0and compare the map to reality. A map is a simplified model of reality. Many details of the terrain are left out. If reality and the map don\u2019t say the same thing, give reality the benefit of the doubt over the map.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-31cga\"><strong>5. Make a table.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-31cga\">If you plan to travel a route with a few legs (usually a circuit), make a quick table showing:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-icon-list__outer-wrap uagb-icon-list__layout-vertical uagb-block-299f56f3 list-bullets\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-3caed6cd\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><b>The places where you\u2019ll take new bearings<\/b><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-ab5bfd72\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><b>The distances between them<\/b><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-1f58458d\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><b>The bearings you&#8217;ll take<\/b><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-c7972532\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><b>The time you expect to take going from A to B<\/b><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-20377e36\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><b>Key features of the terrain<\/b><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-5940ead1\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>A &#8220;too far!&#8221; point.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA \u201ctoo-far\u201d point is an easily-recognisable landmark you\u2019ll come to if you follow your bearing too far \u2013 a kind of safety net. It could be a road, a high-voltage power line, or something similar.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2883\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_104403-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_104403-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_104403-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_104403-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">An example table.\r\nPhoto: WildVoss<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-cdv7h\"><strong>6. Actively gather information.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-cdv7h\">Perhaps landmarks are invisible because of snow. Perhaps visibility\u2019s poor. Winter mountains can be a difficult milieu for orientation. Search your surroundings for information. Get an higher view for reading the map: climb out of stream valley, to the top of the knoll. If you can\u2019t see much, you\u2019re probably standing in a depression.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-2889\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05875-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05875-1-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05875-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05875-1-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Use prominent features of the terrain to get an overview of the terrain you&#8217;re moving into.\r\nPhoto: Jon Hunn\u00e5lvatn T\u00f8n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-8c338\"><strong>7. Follow shorter compass bearings.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-8c338\">One to two km is enough. Maximise your chances of hitting your waypoints. If your compass skills are shaky,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asnes.com\/asnes-academy\/vinterfriluft\/laer-kart-og-kompass\/\"><u>refresh yourself on the basics.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-6fke7\"><strong>8. Always double check your bearing.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-6fke7\">Does your bearing make sense? Which direction on the compass are you headed? To the northwest? Then the heading should be approximately 315\u00b0. degrees. If you got 320\u00b0 then you\u2019re probably all right. But if you get 135\u00b0 then you\u2019ve put your compass in the wrong direction when you were taking your bearings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-8gmrc\"><strong>9. Use landmarks in front of you<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-8gmrc\">as you follow your compass bearings. This might be a boulder, a cliff wall, a mast, a cabin\u2026 when you\u2019ve found a point to aim at, put the compass away and go there. Repeat the procedure. This makes movement efficient. The mirror compass is really useful here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-undefined uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-undefined uagb-columns__gap-0 alignundefined uagb-block-5fd6380d\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-08e5c77d\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210112_090546-576x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210112_090546-576x1024-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210112_090546-576x1024-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-c7abb197\">\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2898\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210113_085036-1-576x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210113_085036-1-576x1024-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210113_085036-1-576x1024-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-6k4ns\"><strong>10. Don\u2019t run out of energy.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-6k4ns\">It\u2019s mentally and physically demanding to orient yourself when the weather\u2019s bad in the winter mountains. Make sure you eat and drink regularly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-3d4te\"><strong>11. Use your skis as sightlines<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-3d4te\">Following a bearing in poor visibility, without aiming aiming points in the terrain ahead of you, you can keep your course by matching the edge of a ski below you to the direction of the compass ruler. Just hold the compass in front of you and line them up. It\u2019s demanding to walk like this over long distances \u2013 but it works.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-2903\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_110947-576x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_110947-576x1024-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20210225_110947-576x1024-1-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Use the ski to align yourself to your bearing when you walk in poor visibility and have no other references.\r\nPhoto: WildVoss<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-9hsef\"><strong>12. Be imperfect on purpose.<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-9hsef\">When following a bearing towards a sighted target in bad weather, deliberately aim slightly to its side. Yes, you\u2019ll miss the mark. But if you\u2019ve prepared to miss it to its west, then you know that you should look to the east. If you were going straight for it and you miss, you won\u2019t know whether it should be on your east or your west. In the worst case, you\u2019ll have to look both east and west.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"viewer-7nrc\"><strong>13. Create an expectation &#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"viewer-7nrc\">&#8230; about the next leg of your journey. Share it with your partners, or even talk to yourself: \u201cWe\u2019ll continue eastwards on flat terrain with the low ridge formation directly to our left for about a kilometre. There the ridge turns to the north, and the terrain in front of us opens up. There we come to the lake at 1183m. We cross that on a bearing of 88\u00b0 for 800 meters, until we see the cliff wall rise at the eastern end of the lake.\u201d The purpose of anticipating is to catch mistakes early, in case you lose direction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-2910\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05888-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05888-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05888-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Photo_Jon_Hunnalvatn_Ton-05888-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Recognise the terrain, learn the connection between how things look on the map and the reality. 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