Mike Robinson Saturday, September 9, 2017 FNBP Trailside Elementary The Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the end of the season with an afternoon of orienteering in Far North Bicentennial Park. Fifty three participants were greeted with partly sunny skys and challenging terrain in the woods and trails on the southside of FNBP. Ian Moore won the season finale … Read more
Wednesday’s meet will start at mile 1.1 of Basher Drive. There will be White (1.7 K), Yellow (2.6 K), Orange (4.2 K), Green (4.7 K) and Red (5.7 K) courses; starts from 5 to 7; finish by 9:00. Our permit requires us to make sure participants are aware of bear and other wildlife issues; please … Read more
Wednesday, June 21 2017 Ruth Arcand Park Over 40 people came to Ruth Arcand Park to participate in a Score-O. The longer Score-O was split into 3 maps, each with a 20-30 minute time limit. Participants could run as many of the maps as they wanted with a mass start at 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30. There … Read more
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Thompson Lake Wednesday’s orienteering race was held at Thompson Lake on Fort Richardson and featured intricate terrain and open woods. Cory Smith continued his winning streak on the advanced Red Course with a time of 1:06:33. Dan Billman was second with a time of 1:47:01. The top female competitor was Sarah … Read more
We’ve been forced to reshuffle some of our August meets. Here is the current schedule: August 17th: Meet cancelled August 24th: Meet cancelled August 31st: Meet at Earthquake Park
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Kincaid Park Over 40 participants braved the windy and cold weather to participate in this Score-O style orienteering meet in Kincaid Park. They used the same course that approximately 950 Anchorage School District students used earlier in the day. The team of Bill and David Spencer had the highest point … Read more
Big-O Orienteering Meet Tuesday, May 3rd Mass Start at 6:30pm Kincaid Park Chalet The Anchorage School District’s Health and Physical Education Department runs an orienteering event each year for elementary and middle school students on Tuesday, May 3rd, and they are keeping the course set up so that the club can enjoy it in the … Read more
Sunday, September 20, 2015 Klutina Drive, Pia North and South Maps The club wrapped up the 2016 season with a beautiful day of orienteering on the eastside of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach. There was close competition among the men in the middle of the pack on the expert Red course, while the … Read more
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Kincaid Park The Arctic Orienteering Club kicked off its summer season with a meet Tuesday evening in Kincaid Park. Participants located as many controls as possible in one hour under blustery conditions. Bill Spencer scored the most points overall despite a two minute time penalty. Men 1. Bill Spencer 970 2. … Read more
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Far North Bicentennial Park The fresh snow made for a beautiful and challenging night of orienteering. The only participant to complete the long course was Gary Snyder. He was able to find all 15 controls in just over 2 hours. Lindsey Flagstad was quickest on the medium route, while Regan Sarwas … Read more