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Bartlett Sprint-O

Sprint event with long and short course options Starts from 5PM to 7PM; you must be done by 9PM Meet directors: Dela Grey and Lexi Hill

Intro to Orienteering

Instruction (outdoors) from 5:30 to 6 pm – then questions, register for a course, and go orienteering for 30-60 minutes Bring: good walking shoes, long pants, other clothes to keep you warm or cool and dry during instruction and orienteering, small pack or pockets for your valuables, bug dope, a whistle Optional gear: pepper spray, … Read more

Far North Bicentennial Park-O2

Traditional Meet: Red, Green, Orange, Yellow and White Courses Starts from 5PM to 7PM; you must be done by 9PM Meet Director:  Bill Johnson

Trond’s Storck Park-O

Traditional meet with starts from 5 to 7pm. You must be done by 9pm. Meet Director:  Trond Flagstad The Red course will try using an electronic punch system. Come and see how they do it at the big meets.

JBER-O

To attend this meet you must either be on the Guest List (already submitted to base security) or have your own means of getting on base. You must also have an iSportsman permit and be signed into areas 411 for the evening. Children under 16 do not need to be on the guest list if … Read more

Using a Compass

Same format as the Intro to Orienteering: 5:30 to 6 pm, outdoors, then test your new skills Bring a compass if you have one, or borrow one there Questions? Call Anne Billman 345-1749 or dnabillman@alaska.net  

Far North Bicentennial Park-O

Traditional Meet: Red, Green, Orange, Yellow and White Courses Starts from 5PM to 7PM; you must be done by 9PM Meet director: Eric and Jill Follett

Intro to Orienteering

Instruction (outdoors) from 5:30 to 6 pm – then questions, register for a course, and go orienteering for 30-60 minutes Bring: good walking shoes, long pants, other clothes to keep you warm or cool and dry during instruction and orienteering, small pack or pockets for your valuables, bug dope, a whistle Optional gear: pepper spray, … Read more

Earthquake Park-O

Earthquake Park is perfect for orienteering! There are tons of little lakes, ridges, hills, trails, and other interesting features to navigate by. The brush is thin, and the mosquitoes have yet to hatch! Five courses have been set: white (1.1km with 10 controls), yellow (1.8km with 12 controls), orange (2.4km with 14 controls), green (3.1km … Read more

Mirror Lake-O

The conditions are superb for Wednesday evening’s meet starting from Mirror Lake Middle School. You can start between 5 and 7 but you must be done by 9PM. The ground is dry, the forest is open and runnable, and the leaves are just coming out so the visibility is especially good. AND the mosquitos are … Read more