Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Bivouac Trailhead in Far North Bicentennial Park Fifty-three hardy souls faced intermittent rain and wind on Wednesday evening to participate in the weekly meet organized by the Arctic Orienteering Club. The orienteers explored the trails and woods of Far North Bicentennial Park on courses ranging from beginner to expert. Cory Smith … Read more
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 University of Alaska, Anchorage Over 70 people came to the University of Alaska Anchorage on Wednesday evening to participate in our skill-building “Choose Your O Adventure” event. There were three different courses, 1-2 kilometers and 6-8 controls in length, with each focusing on a particular orienteering skill. Participants were encouraged to … Read more
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Earthquake Park One hundred enthusiastic orienteers showed up at Earthquake Park for the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first of many Wednesday evening Anchorage meets. Certainly the warm sunny evening, intricate (mosquito free!) terrain of Earthquake Park, and free training help everyone have a good time. Ian Moore won the men’s red (advanced) … Read more
Sunday, May 7, 2017 Crevasse Morraine, Loma-Prieta trailhead, Palmer Hilly and cool: speedy Ian Moore bested Toby Schwörer on long red course, while Springer Moore won Yellow — dad and son each under an hour! Women: Jen Joliff and Dela Grey won red and green courses, respectively. Special thanks to Art Harmon for long course … Read more
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Downtown Deli, Palmer The night orienteering event in Palmer was well received by about 50 participants who had either 30 or 60 minutes to collect points. The winner nearly ‘cleared’ the course, missing only one 10-point control. Many well-lit runners cross-crossed downtown Palmer. The recent snow helped astute runners follow tracks … Read more
Saturday, September 10, 2016 Klutina Drive The Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the end of the season with an afternoon of orienteering on the east-side of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach mountains. While the courses were long, the 44 participants were treated to fantastic weather, no bugs, and beautiful Fall vegetation. Ian Moore won … Read more
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Earthquake Park 53 people came out for the glorious end-of-August weather at Earthquake Park, enjoying warm sunshine and almost no bugs. The meet included traditional red, green and orange courses, as well as a Geolog-O that tested participants’ navigation, map reading, and knowledge about Earthquake Park (supplemented by the “Inside the … Read more
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Service High School Arctic Orienteering hosted an event for high school cross country teams, that was also open to the public. A record number of schools participated, giving hundreds of local students an opportunity to practice map reading skills, work as a team and get an awesome workout. A mama black … Read more
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 University of Alaska, Anchorage Contestants in Arctic Orienteering Club’s Weird-O on Wednesday had to navigate the normal controls as well as do obstacles that included math, a maze, and pulley’s to get some controls. Regan Sarwas topped the long course orienteering field showing he was fastest, or possibly most adept at … Read more
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Kincaid Park Over 60 racers came out for the season’s only “Bike O”. Dominating the long course was Cory Smith with a wining time of 1:02:54. Showing everyone how it is done on the short course was Bill (I don’t need a bike) Spencer with a time of 50:19. Followed with … Read more