Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Chugach State Park A new map, beautiful summer conditions and challenging orienteering faced the eighty runners that came out for Trond’s orienteering meet on Wednesday evening. The meet accessed the Chugach State Park trails and terrain from the Upper Huffman Trailhead. Regan Sarwas won the men’s Red course in 126 minutes. … Read more
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Hilltop Ski Area It was a very pleasant evening for Joyce and Kathy’s Relay-O at Hilltop Ski Area Wednesday night. 125 participants showed up for the challenging and fun 2-leg relay and white course. Brian Kirchner won the 2-leg solo/team event in 45:05. The team of Pete LaFrance and Nathan Kasukonis … Read more
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Far North Bicentennial Park, Mile 1.1 The meet was held on May 30, 2018 at Mile 1.1 Campbell Airstrip Road. Only one participant spotted a grizzly bear who was apparently on a different course because he ran the other way. A moose sauntered through the registration area but he was too … Read more
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Earthquake Park Earthquake Park was the site for this week’s evening of fun and competative orienteering put on by the Arctic Orienteering Club. More than 130 people participated in navigating five courses ranging from easy to challenging. Everyone managed to steer clear, and most got glimpses of, the Moose cow with … Read more
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Campbell Airstrip Road, mile 2.2 Below are the results of the Arctic Orienteering Club’s May 16 orienteering meet in Far North Bicentennial Park in Anchorage. The meet started at the North Bivouac Trailhead off Basher Road. Ian Moore completed the most difficult course in the least amount of time to take … Read more
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Abbott Loop Community Park The first orienteering event of the season was held at the Elmore Trailhead to Bicentennial Park on Wednesday May 9. Over a hundred people made it out to compete on five courses starting with 1 km and 2 km for beginners (white and yellow course). Participants could … Read more
Saturday, September 9, 2017 FNBP Trailside Elementary The Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the end of the season with an afternoon of orienteering in Far North Bicentennial Park. Fifty three participants were greeted with partly sunny skys and challenging terrain in the woods and trails on the southside of FNBP. Ian Moore won the season finale … Read more
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Klutina Drive Wednesday night’s orienteering on Anchorage’s East side had about fifty participants who orienteered around the beautiful woods between Muldoon neighborhoods and the Chugach mountains. Jen Jolliff won the women’s category on the red course and Peter Oswald won the men’s. A big thanks goes to Agneta Kupilik for volunteering … Read more
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Earthquake Park Approximately 50 people enjoyed an evening of slipping and sliding on Earthquake Park’s rain slick trails and bogs. Ian Moore completed the advance course with the fastest time, beating Toby Schwörer by 41 seconds. Thanks to the following volunteers for helping put on this meet: Brian Durrell, meet director; … Read more
Sunday 20 August 2017 Chugach State Park On a wet and cold August Sunday, Ian Moore won the long course of the inaugural Hillside orienteering event, covering the 10.3 km and 23 controls race in 1 hr 50 min 30 secs. Steve Gruhn won the short course in 1:44:53. The event started at Glen Alps … Read more