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Book 2 Nears the Finish Line

 

Book 2 Nears the Finish Line

Editors Ross Barnett and Clive Allen are now in the final stage of polishing Confident Orienteering Book 2: Planning Reliable Routes.

Ross has already done two full read-throughs, which put me on an emotional high – and it’s still going! Clive has started the final proofread before layout. My wife, Svetlana (the book designer), and I are wrapping up the explanatory graphics for the illustrations. The test readers have also finished reading all the chapters. I’ll share their feedback once we start the layout phase.

If all goes well, in about two weeks we’ll begin laying out Book 2. The goal is to release it in late September or early October. Fingers crossed everything runs smoothly in these last weeks.

Work on Book 3 (Routes executing) is also moving fast. Only two chapters are left – and then the whole Practical Guide  'Confident Orienteering: A Systematic Approach to Minimising Errors' will be complete.

 Editing is already underway on the finished chapters, and I’m also creating maps for the examples.

Here are some behind-the-scenes shots – rough sketches and early drafts (not final versions) for the chapter Route Changes While Executing (working title).

Have you ever thought about – or even broken down – the reasons we change our route mid-leg?
And are you ready for such cases? The reasons can be very different, and each one needs its own approach. That’s exactly what the new chapter is about.





You can get Confident Orienteering: Book 1 – Fundamentals here – available in 8 languages.

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who is creating this Confident Orienteering practical guide together with me. It’s been an amazing – though admittedly long – journey, and it’s still going!

Aleksandr Alekseyonok, August 9, 2025.


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