Issue 8 MM6 Cani-X Cover

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, ORIENTEER HAS TAKEN THE PRINT FORMAT OF AN OLD OS MAP. MOVING IN A PROGRESSIVE DIRECTION, THE MAPAZINE HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A 240-PAGE PRINT MAGAZINE.

THE TERM DEIMATIC BEHAVIOUR REFERS TO THE PATTERNS OF BLUFFING THAT AN ANIMAL CAN DISPLAY IN DEFENCE. THIS FEAT OF NATURE IS SEEN ACROSS ALL FORMS OF WILDLIFE, ESPECIALLY BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS AND SMALL CREATURES LIKE BIRDS AND INSECTS.

For cover 1 of 4, we delved into the underground running scene of Cani-X, shot along the infamous Ridgeway that spans just shy of 90 miles from Avebury up through the Wessex Downs & the Chiltern Hills, ending at Ivinghoe Beacon just north of London. Historically the Ridgeway goes back to Anglo-Saxon times; its meaning refers to the tracks that run along the high ridges & hills.

In use for over 5000 years, the pilgrimage starts from the south at Avebury’s World Heritage Site: a Bronze Age stone circle. Inspired by the ancient history that the Ridgeway holds, we took our own journey along a small section of the Ridgeway.