The fabulously fun 2023 Orienteering Sprint Series is coming up, beginning with the first meet on July 26th at Ruth Arcand Park. The series will consist of six meets, with the final meet of the series being the Championship Final. Each meet will have two courses set, a short course and a long course. Anyone … Read more
Tonight’s meet is a Sprint-O at Ruth Arcand Park. There will be a 2.0K Short course, and a 4.1K for the long course. This is a very interesting area with a nice mix of trails, man made and natural features. Arrive for a start time between 5:00 and 7:00pm. All participants must be back at … Read more
Date: Wednesday, July 19 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:30 pm Location: 13101 Glen Alps Rd Anchorage, AK 99516 The Butterfly-O is back and happening TONIGHT! Here are the notes from the meet director. There will be five courses of varying length and difficulty: White course: 6 controls, 1.3 km … Read more
Both of our meet directors for Mountain-O that was scheduled for this weekend (7/15) came down with an illness, so we are going to need to hopefully reschedule, possibly cancel. Get well soon, Steve and Bill!
Date: Wednesday, July 12 Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Mirror Lake Middle School 22901 Lake Hill Dr, Chugiak, AK 99567 Come orienteer in the beautiful forests north and west of Mirror Lake Middle School. Starts between 5 and 7; finish before 9 pm. Intro to orienteering class starting at … Read more
Unfortunately we need to cancel the meet scheduled for Wednesday, June 28 (tomorrow). Hopefully we’ll see you at our next scheduled meet, on 7/12 at Crevasse Moraine out in Palmer.
The Arctic Orienteering Club will be hosting a traditional orienteering meet at Earthquake Park on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Come and start anytime between 5pm and 7pm (we ask that you be done by 8pm, so we can get the controls picked up before bedtime 😁). Earthquake Park is a small well bounded venue with … Read more
Orienteers, This week’s event is a celebration of all the new, young orienteers who are joining our ranks. For those of you who don’t know, the club is sponsoring a week-long orienteering camp, organized by Jen and Ian, at UAA from June 12-16. In addition to these campers, the club has, of course, a cadre … Read more
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: North Bivouac Trailhead Mile 2.2 Campbell Airstrip Road Traditional Meet with White (beginner) to Red (advanced) courses. Start any time between 5pm and 7pm. You must be done by 9pm. The Mile 2.2 orienteering area is greening up and gorgeous. The grass is … Read more
Where: Ruth Arcand Park shelter When: Start any time between 5pm and 7pm. You must be done by 9pm. Join us at Ruth Arcand Park for the 3rd meet of the season. The vegetation is still low, and many areas within 100′ of the major trails have had dead spruce trees removed. You will barely … Read more