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Bartlett

Traditional Meet: White (easy) to Red (advanced) courses available Starts from 5PM to 7PM; You must be done by 9PM Meet Director: Dela Grey

Canceled – Meet Director & Volunteer Social

This event is canceled because last minute planning on our part led to an underwhelming number of RSVPs. We will figure out if we are going to hold it later in the season or plan some other event. Who: All meet directors, meet volunteers, and wannabe volunteers What: Pizza, beverages, O meet discussions, and volunteer … Read more

Fossil Creek

The start is at Thompson Lake which is the northeast corner of our Fossil Creek map. To get there you need to enter via the Fort Richardson gate from the Glenn Highway. Turn right on 6th Street, right again on Davis Highway, then left on Pole Line Road which is unpaved and begins just under … Read more

Beginner Training: How to Read an Orienteering Map

Instruction (outdoors) from 5:30 to 6 pm: We’ll quickly cover the basics of orienteering, then discuss map reading and how to use an orienteering map.  Finally, we’ll get you out on a course to try orienteering for 30-60 minutes. Bring: good walking shoes, long pants, other clothes to keep you warm or cool and dry … Read more

Bicentennial Park (mile 2.2)

Start Location: North Bivouac parking lot Starts from 5-7pm, you must be finished by 9pm Traditional Meet with White (novice) to Red (expert) courses available. Meet director: Mike Robinson

Choose Your “O” Adventure

The start will be in the “Sports Campus NW Parking Lot,” on Seawolf Drive, just northwest of the Wells Fargo sports center. This event will be a fun way to practice specific orienteering skills. We will have three different courses of 1-2 kilometers, and 6-8 controls each. Each course will focus on a different orienteering … Read more

Quake-O

Start Location: West end of parking lot Starts from 5-7pm, you must be finished by 9pm Traditional Meet with White (novice) to Red (expert) courses available. Meet director: Regan Sarwas

Orienteering Training

5:30-6:00 Beginner Training – Introduction to orienteering 5-7 Advanced Training – Corridor exercise Instruction (outdoors) from 5:30 to 6:00 pm: We’ll cover everything you need to know to try out the sport of orienteering, answer any questions you may have, then help you get started on a an orienteering course that should take an additional 30-60 minutes. … Read more

Crevasse Moraine

Start Location: Crevasse Moraine Trailhead at the end of Loma Prieta Rd. Starts from 11am-2pm, you must be finished by 4pm Traditional Meet with White (novice) to Red (expert) courses available. Meet director: Chris Tomsen