Mike Robinson Approximately 282 people came out for this year’s High School Orienteering Score-O meet at Bartlett High School on Wednesday, August 5th. Runners from seven HS cross country running teams cycled through the course during the day, then AOC members met for a mass start that evening. The course was fast and fun, but it came … Read more
Are you smarter and/or faster than a high schooler? Come to Bartlett HS on Wednesday, August 5th and see how you stack up against XC runners from around the district on a Score-O course. Club members are invited to a mass start at 6:00 pm near the BHS track. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to … Read more
Festival Photos Abum Despite gray skies, close to fifty competitors navigated their way around the beautiful flower-studded tundra in Hidden Lakes and Powerline Pass valleys Sunday to complete the Short (6.9k), Long (17+k) and Modified Long Mountain Orienteering courses set by Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff. Ian’s new map offered significantly improved contours, vegetation mapping … Read more
See the Chugach Front Range from all new angles as you navigate your way around its spectacular peaks, flowering alpine meadows and troll-sized boulders. Starting from Glen Alps parking lot, a short walk takes you to the enchanting start/finish area for a 10:00-11:00AM interval start on your “Short” or Long Course. This is what Alaska orienteering … Read more
Festival Photos Abum 52 orienteerers (34 individuals and 8 teams) came out for the 2026 Nationally Ranked Event (NRE) at Mirror & Edmonds Lake Park on Saturday. In weather that ranged from overcast to sprinkling to actually raining back to overcast (not only ducks love that weather, but mosquitoes, too!). People finished their courses in … Read more
Come enjoy the beautiful forest running on a newly-expanded Mirror Lake map. Starting at the Girl Scouts’ Camp Singing Hills on the east side of the Glen Highway on Edmonds Lake, this National Ranking Event boasts white, yellow, orange, brown (short green), green, red and blue (long red) courses through open birch forest. Stick around … Read more
Festival Photos Abum A mere second! Festival Sprints decided by a tick of the clock! 64 souls braved the fine sunny, warm evening Thursday to seek orange and white controls amidst the buildings, fences, streams, paths and woods of the west UAA campus. And nearly all were successful, with just two competitors failing to punch … Read more
The first event of the Alaska Orienteering Festival is this Thursday evening (June 25, 2026) in Anchorage. It’s a sprint on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus and surrounding parkland which provides a mix of urban and forrest terrain. There will be a short course and a long course. Think great spectating and exciting competitor … Read more
Register Now This, right here, is the important notice of the week. If you have not yet signed up for the Alaska Orienteering Festival Events, please do it now. Your club membership will get you a spot for free if you preregister using the code: PASS2026. Registering not only drums up excitement and gets you … Read more
The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and 65 determined competitors and teams showed up Wednesday evening to feed the mosquitoes around Campbell Airstrip! A big thank you to all the orienteers who biked their way to the start, helping ease the squeeze on the small parking area at the CAT bridge. On the … Read more