Saturday August 3 and 4, 2024 Willow Creek and Hatcher Pass The 2024 Alaska Orienteering Festival was the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first two-day competition and camp-out in more than 20 years. Nearly 40 people traveled to the Hatcher Pass/Willow area to compete in a pair of highly challenging new venues using two brand-new maps over … Read more
Wednesday July 31, 2024 Earthquake Park Almost 60 competitors made it out for a fun evening of orienteering thanks to sunny skies and lighter than usual mosquitoes for Earthquake Park. The mass start on a looping course was a fun experiment that paid off as racers crisscrossed throughout the park. A couple close sprints to … Read more
Wednesday July 24, 2024 University of Alaska 35 Orienteers participated in the UAA Relay O and the White Course and enjoyed a sunny evening. The Relay O was a combination of urban college campus and jungle. The White course was urban college campus. In the Relay O: Team Dorn and Springer reigned supreme with top … Read more
Sunday July 14, 2024 Chugach State Park 24 Hearty souls braved rain showers and foggy conditions to cop some of the more interesting orienteering that Alaska has to offer. Stunning vistas, alpine cirques, steep slopes, slippery snow fields, drifting clouds, a mystery boulder control, cold creek crossings, marsh and wet brush all added to the … Read more
Wednesday July 10, 2024 Mirror Lake Middle School Around 50 participants came out to enjoy the courses at Mirror Lake on Wednesday. Both the mosquitos and highly localized rain showers upped the difficulty of successfully navigating at an already challenging area. A misplaced compass, a lost phone and a control picked up too early added … Read more
Over 80 people showed up to enjoy the beautiful sunshine, brave the mosquitoes, and play some Orienteering BINGO on June 26th! Huge thanks to everyone who attended for trying something new! The mass start began shortly after 6, with most people making it back in time to avoid substantial deductions for being late. Everyone was … Read more
Wednesday June 12, 2024 Mile 2.2 Far North Bicentennial Park Over 80 people, most of the regulars and lots of new faces, came out to enjoy the break in the weather to try out the new FNBP orienteering map. The new map was well received, despite the fact that many orienteers struggled on the challenging … Read more
Wednesday June 5, 2024 Prospect Heights Trailhead, Chugach State Park The Rainy Day O turned out to be the Not So Rainy O. 100 participants were rewarded with gorgeous views and some fun exploration of the trails and woods of this under appreciated corner of Chugach State Park. Thank to everyone who came out and … Read more
Wednesday May 29, 2024 Bear Valley Elementary School Loads of orienteers showed up to enjoy the pleasant weather and support Service High Ukraine Club (which made over $1000 in donations!!). The signature course, “The Special Orienteering Operation” set a new record for the most starts (37!) on a given course during the ePunch era. Participants … Read more
Wednesday May 22, 2024 Earthquake Park One hundred people enjoyed the orienteering wonderland of Earthquake Park on a rare mosquito-free evening. Short water crossings tempted some participants to muddy and sulfurous consequences with mixed results. Class winners on the advanced and intermediate courses included Ian Moore (red), Jen Jolliff (red), Sigurd Roenning (green), Jamie Shearer … Read more