Left, Right, or Straight: Leg Analysis #17
Today, we're going to explore a few legs from an area near the city of Daugavpils, Latvia. This is where the traditional Latvian multi-day event Kāpas 3 Days, was recently held on June 28 -30th. Kāpas is organised annually by the Kapa OK club in different parts of Latvia, typically in the middle of summer.
This year, the first day took place in the sand dunes of pine Forest. In such a unique area, you could also meet in Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia. The origin of such a landscape is most likely connected to the movement of a glacier in the distant past.
One of the favourite 'traps' of course setters in such terrain are small depressions at the tops of hills. Many competitors then mistakenly look for these features in the larger depressions nearby.
Below are a few legs with marked features for tracking along the route.
In elite groups, there are fewer errors compared to youth groups, where the most difficult controls cause a lot of mistakes. See in the figure below leg 5 from M16L course.
Next are a few legs from the M21E course.
On Leg 1, it is important to notice the support and then the hill on the power line. It is also crucial to realise that the control is in a small depression on the hill.
Source: Livelox
If you are looking to reduce the number of errors during courses, you may find this book "Confident Orienteering" very helpful.
The book is available in English, French, Ukrainian and Danish.
Very soon also in Polish.
Aleksandr Alekseyonok, July 19, 2024.
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