btuson's comments - by leg
| 1. |
Bad route choice Bad compass work Bad distance judgement Time Lost: 01:30 | Bad compass and distance extimation from my attack point at the corner of the field. Overran cntl badly. |
| 2. | Staight downhill through the field of high grass. | |
| 3. | Found a mowed path through the grass leading east. Horseshoe Trail to fifth right. Rough compass SE, attack south from stonewall-trail junction. | |
| 4. | Aimed for the fields to the right. Attack from trail junction. | |
| 5. | Horsehoe trail until ~75m past charcoal terrace. Long attack from the trail by compass, nailed the cntl. | |
| 6. |
Tired | Horseshoe trail to start area, same as #1, but did not overun it this time |
| 7. |
Tired | Straight to the cntl. |
| 8. |
Bad map reading Confused parallel features Bad distance judgement Could not relocate Not thinking clearly Time Lost: 20:00 | Slow over the rocky ground. Thought I had gone much further. Searched for the point about 300m to the west. Multiple relocation errors. Found the point on fifth attempt. Ugghh! This hurt. |
| 9. | Straight across hillside. Sideslope and rocky ground slowed me. A lower line where the hill was less steep would have been faster. Handrailed property line from the cairn and dropped to the cntl. | |
| 10. |
Bad route choice Bad compass work Time Lost: 01:00 | Poor rough compass north to Horseshoe trail. Drifted east. Attacked from one trail junction to far east, but caught my error when I crossed the next trail. Read creeks to locate cntl. |
| 11. |
Tired | Ran trails to property line. Saw another person near the cntl an went to it. |
| 12. |
Bad route choice Hesitated Time Lost: 00:30 | Straight downhill. Slow over rocky ground, should have stayed a bit east. |
| 13. | Ran hard downhill to the cntl. Pinpointed my location from minor trails near cntl. | |
| 14. | Ran trails. Angled into the woods before reaching Horseshoe trail. Looked for creek before cntl. | |
| 15. | Ran hard. One very big error cost me on my first Blue course. |
Total Time Lost - 00:23:00
| Suggested Exercises | |
|---|---|
| endurance | |
| speed | |
| strength | |
| map reading | |
| compass work | |
| distance estimation | |
| relocation/recovery | |
| route choice | |
| route planning | |
| terrain memory | |
| map contact | |
| control flow | |