GREAT LEGS
Australian 3-Days 2005, Day 3, Buckenderra South
Australian 3-Days 2005, Day 3, Buckenderra South by Nicki Taws & Anthony Scott
ON Day 3 of the Australian 3 Days event held last Easter near Jindabyne, the first eleven courses had a similar long leg, with slight variations on the control siting at each end. This leg was set with no particular optimum route in mind – the challenge was for the competitor to decide on the most suitable route for themselves and to execute it cleanly.
The red line on the leg tended to lead the eye to the righthand route, down the steep gully, around the side of the steep slope and across the track with various options for going through saddles or over low hilltops depending on where the final control was. The left route was not necessarily obvious at first, particularly as it involved a steep climb out of the gully early on. However once up the top there were fast track options and very little climb left to do. If executed well, the right-hand route had similar climb to the left, however it was easy to drop much further down the gully than intended, resulting in unnecessary climb. 16 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER JUNE 2005
Rob Preston
