Confident Orienteering

    Left, Right, or Straight: Leg Analysis #19 A landscape of this type can be seen in many European countries, such as Italy, Spain, or Portugal, as well as in Turkey. It also resembles Australia. However, this is in North America (USA, California). It’s a vast continent where you can encounter a great variety of landscapes.  Leg 5-6 presented in this analysis is from the C10 distance of the competition CalOFests Stage 3 NRE Long , which took place on  2023-07-19 . link for GPS tracks  The route choice is significantly influenced by the amount of climb. Moreover, a climb that follows a gentle road is much easier than one on a steep slope. Therefore, this factor should also be considered. The right-hand route seems too complicated and physically demanding. The easier approach to the control point is not worth it. (The red sectons represent areas with a climb). After excluding the right-hand route, we are left to consider "straight" or "left" options. The strai...

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