Announcements

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

Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Mile 1.1 Campbell Airstrip Rd. Anchorage AK Come on out to Far North Bicentennial Park this Wednesday for the second meet of the season! The snow has melted throughout FNBP and the trees and brush are just starting to bud out. Get out … Read more

Hello orienteers, This summer it seems our meet directors are especially busy with travel and other commitments and we have had a hard time filling in all the holes in the schedule.  But thanks to Jen’s persistent efforts as VP of Events, some flexibility among our usual meet directors, plus some new volunteers, we have … Read more

We kick off our season with a meet at one of our most scenic venues!  Come on out to McHugh Creek on Wednesday evening to enjoy the spectacular views and challenging orienteering.  We’ll have courses for all ages and abilities.  We’ve kept the courses on the shorter side, while still taking you to some of … Read more

Earthquake Park still has a solid 12-18″ of snow so we are cancelling the meet next week 🙁 We will be working to reschedule it for later, so stay tuned!

The first orienteering meet of the season is currently scheduled for May 3rd which is just over two week away. We might have to adjust that date if the snow has not melted enough. Here are a couple of things you can do to get ready for the season: Fill out the season waiver for … Read more