It was a cool, windy, wet and rainy evening up in the mountains, but 36 eager participants showed up for the meet. No wildlife encounters except for a couple moose thankfully, as there was evidence of bear activity in several areas. Thanks to Audrey Guess for helping with course set up-much in the rain, and … Read more
6/30/21 Klutina Drive � Pia North & South Maps About 57 dedicated orienteerers dotted their i’s and crossed their t’s to enjoy an evening of orienteering on JBER land starting from Klutina Drive on the Pia maps. Numerous black bears were sighted on the course without incident, as well as a few moose. An unfortunate … Read more
In Much Ado About Nothing, Leonato states that “A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers”. In that vein, the Mid-Summer Night’s Dream-O was certainly twice a victory. 88 participants participated in the Score-O chasing down controls and Shakespeare quotes, and even one Shakespeare character. Puck, it turns out, was a … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club event results Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 1.1 Wednesday, June 9, 2021 This meet would not have been possible without the help of the following volunteers: Diana Evans, Anne and Dan Billman, Steve McKeever, Paul Brusseau, and Mark Findlay. Thank you! Far North Bicentennial Park “greened up” considerably since Mile 2.2 … Read more
Mirror Lake Eklutna Inc Land Thanks to the following volunteers for helping put on this meet: Dan and Anne Billman, Lexi Hill, Bill Spencer, Ellyn Brown, Art Harmon, Shelly Laws, Mark Findlay. Running conditions were perfect for Wednesday evening’s orienteering event at Mirror Lake. Competition was stiff in the expert long (red) class, with Ian … Read more
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 2.2 Approximately 120 people enjoyed near-perfect conditions for orienteering in Far North Bicentennial Park pm Wednesday evening. Orienteers were treated to very little undergrowth, relatively dry woods, and almost no mosquitoes. On the longest, most challenging Red course, Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff emerged as … Read more
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Earthquake Park There was a good turnout for the second orienteering meet of the season on a beautiful evening at Earthquake park. Fortunately the mosquitos had not quite emerged. The Moore-Jolliff family made a good showing, as always, with Ian Moore winning the red course, beating out mountain runner Allan Spangler. … Read more
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 University/Medical District The club’s first orienteering race of the year (and the first ‘live’ event since 2019) was held on the new ‘U-Med’ map. The event featured three courses: a 6.2 km ‘Long’, a 4.3 km ‘Medium’, and a 2.2 km ‘Short’. Cory Smith posted the fastest time on the long … Read more
Friday, November 1, 2019 APU 44 hardy souls braved the cold and wet weather to participate in a night-O on the APU campus. Despiste the weather, people had a good time finding controls in the darkening woods that had halloween decorations, light sticks, and treats. Orienteers who wore costumes earned 40 bonus points! Thanks … Read more
Saturday, September 21, 2019 Russian Jack Springs Park This meet was a regular score-o for thirty minutes, then for the final fifteen competitors the event transformed into a game of cat and mouse. Participants could choose to remove a control and bring it back to the start for bonus points. However, orienteers could also choose … Read more