Sunday, March 27, 2016 Far North Bicentennial Park at Hillside Score-O style event in which orienteers find as many controls as they can in a set period – either 45 minutes or 90 minutes. Each control was worth 10 points, with a 5 minute penalty for each minute overtime. Icy trails were challenging, but frozen … Read more
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Russian Jack Park Originally scheduled as a ski orienteering event, the meet was switched to a foot orienteering course due to the low amount of snow and large amount of ice. Participants sported a wide range of traction devices to handle the challenging conditions. While many of the main trails were … Read more
Sunday, September 20, 2015 Klutina Drive, Pia North and South Maps The club wrapped up the 2016 season with a beautiful day of orienteering on the eastside of Anchorage in the foothills of the Chugach. There was close competition among the men in the middle of the pack on the expert Red course, while the … Read more
Saturday, September 5, 2015 Mirror Lake Middle School Near perfect fall conditions greeted the orienteers who came to Mirror Lake for this traditional meet. Lots of beautiful fall colors, no bugs, and very little brush made excellent orienteering. On the most difficult Red course, Cory Smith earned an 13 minute victory over Kimball Forrest, finishing … Read more
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 Earthquake Park Near perfect conditions greeted the 70 orienteers who came to Earthquake Park for this traditional meet. Lots of sunshine, no bugs, and very little brush made the conditions almost too easy for this hardy crew. On the most difficult Red course, Ian Moore earned an eight minute victory over … Read more
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 Goose Lake The Arctic Orienteering Club held their annual meeting and Score O meet Wednesday evening at Goose Lake with 30 controls spread throughout the APU/UAA campuses and Russian Jack Park. 75 runners and strollers enjoyed the evening sunshine. Ian Moore lead the men with 570 points with Gary Snyder hot … Read more
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 Service High School The 2015 Back to School-O was met with sunny skies and record numbers of participants. 50 community members and seven high school teams took to the Service High School trails to show their map skills. The top scorer of the day was Gary Snyder, with an astounding 700 … Read more
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 University of Alaska, Anchorage Eighty people enjoyed the gorgeous summer weather and fun orienteering at UAA on Wednesday. Dan Baird and Cory Smith took home the victory on the long relay course, covering 8.4 kilometers and 28 contriols in 57 minutes and 42 seconds. David and Jessie Donahue won the short … Read more
Wednesday July 15, 2015 Raspberry Parking Lot, Kincaid Park Sixty plus people came out to Kincaid to celebrate the life of Lars Spurkland and enjoy an evening of Bike Orienteering. Lars was a long time orienteer and vibrant member of the ski, orienteering, and other communities in Alaska. He passed away last December at age … Read more
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Ruth Arcand Park Cory Smith out-sprinted all competitors in the 3.3-kilometer Long Course at Steve’s Ruth Arcand Park Sprint Orienteering Meet Wednesday evening. Smith found all 20 controls in 29 minutes, 23 seconds. Bill and Carey Johnson teamed to beat all competitors on the 1.6-kilometer short course. The couple found all … Read more