@MagnusWendt
One thing that doesn’t come across if you don’t know anything about orienteering is that it is a cross country race where you need to complete all controls in the shortest possible time. You need to learn to plan the fastest route between A and B which is not necessarily the shortest route depending on vegetation, elevation and so on.. (The type of terrain can be read from the map.). We used to do tons of orienteering when I was in junior high school, especially in the fall. A colleague of mine competes and he tried to explain orienteering to some of our Indian colleagues who lives in a huge city in the middle of the desert. They had a hard time relating to running around in an actual forest. “So, is it a computer game?”
@arkemiffo
When I saw the title of the video I had to laugh. It's one of the things I completely forgot about my school days, to be honest. Really nice subject with some nostalgic moments for a 40 year old. :)
@insertnamehere1792
Bra video... som vanligt haha. Your channel is great!
@davidolofsson3076
3:13 det händer typ alltid mig när jag orienterar på idrotten, sen hittar man den rätta kontrollen gömd några meter borta :) riktigt bra videos du gör!
@Jannolo711
Was amazed when I first heard about it and I loved the idea. Wish we had that in Germany when I was in school!
@brainbreakergaming2246
I'm a local and I've been watching you these last 2 months, man you're too kind for Prolympia. You deserve way more respect! Keep the good videos up < 3
@truenorth365
Using a map and a compass, is one thing that could save your life sometime! Orienteering is common in Swedish learning practices because it is basic knowledge to navigate your surroundings. Useful and as said before, could be life saving. Don´t BSA (Boy Scout of America) teach these skills?
@Meldarion13
Wow that looks way too exciting, I agree there should be more teaching about practical outdoor skills. It's great too see that there are places that teach in that way. Love this video Stefan, keep it up!!
@Emescythe
This was my favorit thing to do in gym class, cause I was not the fastest runner but I was really good at reading the map. 😊
@ASMRctica
So great to see you tried orienteering, and made a video about it. Really like the video 👍
@virrepirre560
Stefan, I love your content. Keep doing what you are doing. As a Swede it is very interesting to get an americans perspective on life in Sweden. Keep rocking, love.
@CottidaeSEA
I'm actually surprised that they got to use a compass. When I went to school, we didn't use them, we just got a map and were told to find the places marked on the maps. We had to find landmarks such as hills in order to navigate, but I'm quite good at finding/remembering north, so I was never thrown off in regards to that at least. Learning how to read maps is quite important in my opinion, as you can easily find places as long as you have a map. Even if you don't, if you get used to it, you'll be able to map out landmarks in your head and navigate based on them. I never get lost. I might not know where I am in particular, but I always know where I am in relation to other places. Oh, and when I'm out in the forest, I always have something that I can use to mark trees. Preferrably a knife of some sort. Generally a good thing to have if you're in a large forest. Near a city, it's not necessary though, as the forests never get that large. You can just walk in one direction and find your way out, one way or another. Where I live (Norrland) that's not really an option though. You might find a road somewhere, but that road could be abandoned or unused, and everything is just far away from each other. So then you'd want to regularly mark trees in order to retrace your steps. Well... or you could keep a compass and a map. That'd work too I guess. If using a new phone, you can even mark locations on the map. I'm just a bit traditional I guess.
@Arthur5260
That is so great! Excellent skill and actually pretty fun.
@sabretoothMajs
You should try Geocaching! It's like orientering with puzzelsolving. It is literally all over the world. Norrköping is a fun place to try it aswell :D
@HelenSch
Love this video! I’ve been doing orienteering for years and I love how its part of school. Reading a map and how to use a compass is such a great skill to have!
@karl5874
The ambient sound of the forest is just lovely
@queenigelkotte
Orientering var min favoritdel av idrott! Så extremt kul, man känner sig verkligen som någon i en film eller ett spel. :) Jag har alltid trott att det var något som man lärde sig överallt, att kunna läsa en karta och hitta i naturen känns som en väldigt viktig sak att kunna! Bra jobbat med att hitta kontrollerna!
@tomtenisse823
I actually miss "orientering". I'm going to the "gymnasiet" now, and we don't do "orientering" anymore. Most people hate running in the woods with a map, but I enjoyed it😂👍
@DigisteveGaming
This is really fun to watch! Especially when i was in the exact same woods a couple of months ago. It’s really cool to see an american’s experience of the things that are no-brainers for us
@eddebrock