Mike Robinson The Mountain-O is happening this Saturday, July 13. NOTE: Due to the weather forecast for rain and extremely high winds at upper elevations tomorrow the Mountain-O will NOT be held, Saturday. Instead it’ll be the next day, this Sunday, July 14. Same times: Registration and starts between 10 am and noon, you must finish by … Read more
Head up the Glenn for a traditional meet at Mirror Lake! The advanced courses offer some of the most runnable forest on any of our maps and have several areas with delightfully intricate features. The many trails around the middle school give lots of options for the yellow and white courses as well. We’ll have … Read more
It is with sadness that we share the news that Kathy Faryniarz pasted away unexpectedly earlier this month. Kathy was a long-time orienteer, former board member, and regular meet director with her close friend Joyce Goodell. Kathy loved to travel and went on many adventures with her friends and her husband Mark Selland. We will … Read more
Over 80 people showed up to enjoy the beautiful sunshine, brave the mosquitoes, and play some Orienteering BINGO on June 26th! Huge thanks to everyone who attended for trying something new! The mass start began shortly after 6, with most people making it back in time to avoid substantial deductions for being late. Everyone was … Read more
When: 5:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday June 19th Where: Abbott Loop Community Park off Elmore Road https://maps.app.goo.gl/6sjBB2DptJ5nfTGB6 Traditional Meet with White (beginner) to Red (advanced) courses. Start anytime between 5pm and 7pm. You must be done by 9pm. If you missed last week’s meet this week will be another chance to test out the new Far … Read more
The All New FNBP-O When: 5:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday June 12th Where: North Bivouac Trailhead at Mile 2.2 of the Campbell Airstrip Road Come and enjoy Classic Long races on the All New Far North Bicentennial Park (FNBP) Map. This is a great way to test the new map and the mappers would love your … Read more
Reveal Party for New FNBP Map @ Cynosure Brewing When: 5:30pm Tuesday June 11th Where: Cynosure Brewing Our mappers led by Dorn Van Dommelen and Ian Moore have been putting in countless hours into creating a new orienteering map for all of FNBP. Join us to celebrate this huge accomplishment and say thank you to … Read more
Note: Given the wet weather this morning, we are making a specific control on each course optional, thereby making the courses shorter (see revision below). The optional control will be indicated on the map and it will still be set in the field if you want to visit it. Competitive racers will want to skip … Read more
Earthquake Park provides some great trails and technical navigation right in the city. We hope you will come out and enjoy it with us. There will be five traditional courses from beginner to advanced. Starts will be from 5pm until 7pm. You must be off the course by 9pm. Course Setter’s Notes: There is great … Read more
This presentation on may be of interest to those trying to become more competitive orienteers. Tuesday May 14th at 4:30pm Alaska Time (8:30 pm EDT) on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ama-bpex-yrv Alex Azarov from Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) will discuss a philosophical approach to building a training program and achieving positive results in competition. With nearly 4 … Read more