Joyce and Kathy have been working hard setting up a short and a long course on the Hemlock Knob map, one of our newer areas. It’s fun to be up higher than we usually orienteer. Be ready for some fantastic forests, magnificent meadows and great views! If you don’t have an Alaska State Parks pass … Read more
There will be a traditional meet with White (beginner) to Red (advanced) courses at Pia. This location provides access to Far North Bicentennial Park and the tank trails (JBER training lands) on the east side of Anchorage and is a great area for orienteering! NOTE: We are a running a little behind getting things set … Read more
There will be a traditional meet next week at Pia. This location provides access to Far North Bicentennial Park and the tank trails (JBER training lands) on the east side of Anchorage and is a great area for orienteering. Because the courses travel across military land, there are some extra requirements to participate in this … Read more
Mix your love of orienteering with your love of Shakespeare for this year’s Solstice-O! This meet will be a 60-minute Score-O beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Goose Lake picnic pavilion. Instructions followed by a mass start. There will be 10-point, 30-point, and 50-point controls. But you can score an extra 30 points at any … Read more
Thirty six adventurous souls did not let the afternoon showers deter them and were rewarded with an evening of clearing skies and gorgeous orienteering. The Billy Goat format (mass start, following allowed) encouraged close competition and a number of finishers were within a minute or two of each other. The closest finishers, Nancy Pease and … Read more
A virtual course from Wednesday’s in-person Billy Goat meet will be available as a training exercise through Tuesday 6/2/21. The traditional markers will be taken down but there is pink and yellow survey tape at each control. Storck Park is a beautiful and hilly venue with great views and sometimes challenging terrain. This course is … Read more
Date: Wednesday, June 16th Time: Mass start at 6pm; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Storck Park at 7200 Clark’s Road. From the New Seward highway, exit Rabbit Creek Rd. Head east on Rabbit Creek Rd, turn right on to Clark’s Road. In normal orienteering, it is frowned upon to tuck one’s map into one’s … Read more
To participate in the Pia’s Orienteering Meet on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, you must: • Pre-register (takes < 60 seconds!) • Have a 2021 JBER iSportsman Permit, and login to the relevant iSportsman Training Areas (424, 425, 429) on the day of the meet • Sign and submit the JBER use waiver. JBER requires the … Read more
Date: Wednesday, June 9th Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 9:00pm Location: Mile 1.1 on Basher Drive (aka Campbell Airstrip Road), at the parking lot on the southwest side of road We’re back to In-person this week, with traditional orienteering meet at Mile 1.1 at Bicentennial. FNBP is one of our … Read more
Note: We have extended the availability of these challenging courses until Monday 6/14/21 so people have another weekend to get out on this map. If you have gone out on the new map, please use the meet feedback form to let us know what you think about the map and courses! The Arctic Orienteering Club … Read more