Dorn Van Dommelen Sadly, due to a permitting conflict, we are canceling the Bartlett Sprint next week. Unbeknownst to the club, a middle school cross country running event was permitted for the same time and place. The next and last official meet of the season is the Kincaid Score-O (6 p.m.), followed by the annual meeting and pizza … Read more
Around 60 orienteers sprinted through the UAA and APU campuses this past Wednesday. Sunny skies and not too many mosquitoes made for pleasant conditions as participants navigated over pavement and around buildings searching for the controls. Many racers hung around afterwards to compare routes and soak up the evening sun. A moose passed right by … Read more
The first sprint since the festival will be this Wednesday, read on: Join us on Wednesday, August 26th, for an evening of sprint orienteering starting on the east end of the University of Alaska Anchorage campus! The fast-paced urban course will put your quick navigation skills to the test. Parking is at the Art Building … Read more
Sorry for the delay in getting the write up out everyone! Thank you to everyone who came out to the Back to School-O! There were about 63 attendees with 5 individuals and 12 teams competing in the Elementary School class and 19 individuals and 4 teams competing in the High School class. We’re still learning … Read more
It’s back to school with a Score-O for the whole family! You’ll have the choice to do one of two maps – Elementary School will focus on the Roger’s Park neighborhood or choose to go to High school with a larger map with more controls further afield. We will do a mass start at 6pm, … Read more
Sunshine rains down on Kincaid as bikers seek the orange and white On Wednesday evening, July 29th, nearly 50 folks, ranging in age from 3 to 74, enjoyed warm, dry and sunny conditions to participate in the club’s annual mountain bike orienteering event. Individuals and teams competed on one of three courses: Super Short (7 … Read more
On Wednesday, 7/29, we will have our annual Bike-O at Kincaid, with the registration & start at the northeast corner of the stadium. As with Bike-O’s the last couple of years, this event will be using the more official bike orienteering map, showing the Kincaid trails as “paths” and “tracks”, with both types designated as … Read more
While we wait for the Master of the Swamps to compose his long-winded description of the event, check out these nice, clean, simple results: SPORTident LiveLox
Do you love the thrill of the chase? Were you top of your (kindergarten) class in drawing with crayons? Are you skilled at bushwhacking, climbing, swimming, not eating chocolate, and following arbitrary directions? From the individual known to his high school as the “Master of Swamps” comes a new type of orienteering meet, one that … Read more
Kudos to all of the festival meet directors, organizers, and volunteers! As VP of Events I’ve had a few people ask me about the summer schedule and its logic. While there’s no formal pattern for meets, in recent memory we have generally held the traditional meets early in the year while the brush is low … Read more