Middle French Champ

Middle French Champ

Preliminary navigation analysis

 I will examine the mid-distance terrain in more detail. After the first day, the navigation technique for the relay will become clearer.

I would design the relay course as a loop, utilizing the eastern area of the map. This area is well-suited for medium-length legs and offers a variety of route choice options with relatively low difficulty.

There are four important principles to consider in this terrain:

1. 1. Only leave a control point when you have a clear plan.
2. 2. Take advantage of open glades and flat rocks whenever possible.
3. 3. It is crucial to exit the control point accurately. Utilize a compass to navigate precisely to open areas.
4. 4. Use the aiming-off technique when legs of your route are perpendicular to navigation lines

The map contains many long navigation lines that pose challenges in quickly and accurately positionoing oneself while traversing perpendicular them. Solutions is - aiming off.

Legs with diagonally crossing navigational lines are not too difficult, as you can use them to run along. During these run, it is easy to establish your exact position. Do not be ruch when leaving such lines, and prioritize the simplest (shortest) approach to the control point.

Of course, there are many areas on the map where clear navigational lines on the slopes are absent, and there is abundant vegetation that looks similar.

On such short legs, precise exits from Controls are crucial. These should involve bearing sections towards prominent features, such as cliffs, or towards open areas

I recommend carefully analyzing the courses listed on the website. Additionally, I quickly planned another course where I incorporated numerous perpendicular legs to the navigation lines. I found these to be quite challenging as well

Aleksandr Alekseyonok, March 28, 2024.