This week’s Arctic Orienteering Event is the annual High School-O! It’s a super-fun, one hour Score-O with more than 30 control points, and starts at Bartlett High School parking lot 1101 Golden Bear Drive <https://goo.gl/maps/oVd8SfiBoFPFCSMB7>. The course opens for both schools and the public at 10:00 AM and closes in the evening with a final … Read more
The UAA Sprint Orienteering on Aug 3 will start between 5pm-7pm. There will be short and long courses. We will start at the “usual” spot: The parking lot just NW of the old UAA sports building. It is between the pool and King Career Center.
This week’s sprint race or a pleasant walk on the trails is at Ruth Arcand, 3766 Abbott Road. Starts are from 5-7 pm, with all participants returning before 9:00 pm. There is an event scheduled at the pavilion, so we will be using the second or larger parking lot 100 meters farther into the park … Read more
Welcome orienteers to another season of sprints. As we have done the last few years, we will have a sprint series championship based on everyone’s performance over the series. Participate in as many sprints as you can and on the evening of the last sprint, we will have a pursuit championship. Your start time will … Read more
Traditional meet is this Wednesday July 20th at Mile 2.2 Campbell Airstrip Road. Starts from 5pm to 7pm, must be done by 9pm. Courses from beginner to expert. White 1.5 km 8 controls Yellow 2.5 km 9 controls Orange 3.5 km 11 controls Green 4.1 km 13 controls Red 5.5 km 14 controls The bugs … Read more
In case you missed it, there was a nice article published last week in the Anchorage Daily News about orienteering and the recent Billy Goat-O. Great quotes from some of our club members! Link to article on ADN website Download article as PDF
When? Wednesday, July 13, starts between 5 and 7 pm, finish by 9 pm Where? Trailhead at end of Klutina Drive – street parking only, please carpool What? 5 courses with electronic punching, ranging from beginner to advanced levels, 2 to 6 km long Wear: long pants for intermediate to advanced courses. Bring: bug dope, … Read more
Butterflies are looping courses sharing some common controls. Its a way to have competitors on the same terrain but avoid having them group up. You may see a lot of competitors but you won’t know which loop they are on! The plan is to have 5 courses with the following approximate lengths: White: ~1.2 km … Read more
There will be a Navigation Celebration and Billy Goat-O meet in Storck Park starting at Bear Valley School, 15001 Mountain Air Drive. Gather at 5:30pm to register and rent sticks. Mass start at 6:00pm. In normal orienteering, it is frowned upon to tuck one’s map into one’s pants and follow another competitor. The Billy Goat-O is not, … Read more
This week’s meet at Mile 2.2 FNBP is cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We do plan to hold a meet at Mile 2.2 FNBP on Wed July 20th. Our next scheduled meet is a Billy Goat-O next week on Wed 6/29 at Storck Park.