Regan Sarwas Sunday July 14, 2024 Chugach State Park 24 Hearty souls braved rain showers and foggy conditions to cop some of the more interesting orienteering that Alaska has to offer. Stunning vistas, alpine cirques, steep slopes, slippery snow fields, drifting clouds, a mystery boulder control, cold creek crossings, marsh and wet brush all added to the … Read more
Wednesday July 10, 2024 Mirror Lake Middle School Around 50 participants came out to enjoy the courses at Mirror Lake on Wednesday. Both the mosquitos and highly localized rain showers upped the difficulty of successfully navigating at an already challenging area. A misplaced compass, a lost phone and a control picked up too early added … Read more
Wednesday June 19, 2024 Abbott Loop Community Park Meet Director blurb coming soon. LiveLox* The clocks on the ePunch controls are about 10 seconds off from GPS time, so it will appear that you punch the control about 10 seconds before you reach the control. I’ll fix that before the next meet. Attackpoint SportIdent * … Read more
Wednesday June 12, 2024 Mile 2.2 Far North Bicentennial Park Over 80 people, most of the regulars and lots of new faces, came out to enjoy the break in the weather to try out the new FNBP orienteering map. The new map was well received, despite the fact that many orienteers struggled on the challenging … Read more
Wednesday June 5, 2024 Prospect Heights Trailhead, Chugach State Park The Rainy Day O turned out to be the Not So Rainy O. 100 participants were rewarded with gorgeous views and some fun exploration of the trails and woods of this under appreciated corner of Chugach State Park. Thank to everyone who came out and … Read more
Wednesday May 29, 2024 Bear Valley Elementary School Loads of orienteers showed up to enjoy the pleasant weather and support Service High Ukraine Club (which made over $1000 in donations!!). The signature course, “The Special Orienteering Operation” set a new record for the most starts (37!) on a given course during the ePunch era. Participants … Read more
Wednesday May 29, 2024 So, another meet in Section 36… I promise it will be different this time. Yes, I really do, because this time, IT’S FOR UKRAINE! This week, we (The Arctic Orienteering Club) will be partnering with the Robert Service High School Ukraine Club to put on a FUNdraising event at Bear Valley … Read more
Wednesday May 22, 2024 Earthquake Park One hundred people enjoyed the orienteering wonderland of Earthquake Park on a rare mosquito-free evening. Short water crossings tempted some participants to muddy and sulfurous consequences with mixed results. Class winners on the advanced and intermediate courses included Ian Moore (red), Jen Jolliff (red), Sigurd Roenning (green), Jamie Shearer … Read more
Saturday May 11, 2024 Bird Valley 56 orienteers braved the rainy, windy weather on Saturday in Bird Valley. The courses were long, in some places snowy, and more than a bit brushy, but there were few complaints and a lot of enthusiasm for this rarely used map. Congratulations to Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff, the … Read more
Wednesday May 8, 2024 Ruth Arcand Park Congratulations to all who attended the training meet at Ruth Arcand! We saw lots of folks learning new orientation skills and heard from several that they especially liked the Compass map (only controls on a whited out map) which gave them the chance to really practice their compass … Read more